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Endocrinology, Vol 126, 2222-2224, Copyright © 1990 by Endocrine Society

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Activin-A inhibits oxytocin and progesterone production by preovulatory bovine granulosa cells in vitro

L Shukovski and JK Findlay
Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The aim was to examine the effect of activin on luteinization of preovulatory bovine granulosa cells in vitro. Bovine activin-A was found to inhibit the production of oxytocin (OT) and progesterone by bovine granulosa cells from individual preovulatory follicles cultured in serum-free medium. The minimal response on OT production (25% inhibition) occurred with 0.1-1 ng/ml activin-A, and the maximal inhibition (83%) occurred with 10 ng/ml activin-A after 2-3 days in culture. Progesterone showed a similar response (30% inhibition for 0.1- 1 ng/ml and 74% for 10 ng/ml). Inhibin production was not consistently effected by activin-A. Inhibin (75 U/ml) had no detectable effect upon OT or progesterone production. When activin-A was withdrawn from the cell culture after 72 h and the incubation continued for a further 72 h, a recovery in OT was seen on day 4 and 5 after activin-A doses of 0.1-1 ng/ml, but not after higher doses (3 and 10 ng/ml). Progesterone did not show a recovery, but the levels remained constant for 3 days (0.1 and 0.3 ng/ml activin-A) or for 1 day (1-10 ng/ml activin-A) and then fell to control levels by day 6 of culture. We conclude that bovine activin-A has an autocrine action on bovine granulosa cells in vitro, to inhibit basal production of OT and progesterone, consistent with the role of activin-A in delaying the process of luteinization.


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