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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 260: E163-E169, 1991;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 260, Issue 2 E163-E169, Copyright © 1991 by American Physiological Society

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Ovarian hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids compared with prostanoids and steroids during ovulation in rats

L. L. Espey, N. Tanaka, R. F. Adams and H. Okamura
Department of Biology, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 78212.

Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid methyl esters (HETEs) are lipoxygenase products of arachidonic acid that are generated along with prostaglandins (PGs) during acute inflammatory reactions. Whereas it is well known that ovarian PG levels increase during the ovulatory process, little is known about ovarian HETEs. This report compares the ovarian changes in 5-, 12-, and 15-HETE with ovarian PGE and PGF, along with progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, 4-androstene-3,17-dione, testosterone, and 17 beta-estradiol. Ovulation was induced in immature Wistar rats by sequential treatment with pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Follicles began rupturing 10 h after hCG treatment. The greatest correlation was among 12-HETE, 15-HETE, and progesterone, which increased to peak levels at 10 h after hCG. In contrast, the ovarian levels of 5-HETE, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, testosterone, and 17 beta-estradiol all declined sharply beginning 4 h after hCG. 2 alpha,4 alpha,7-4,5-Epoxy-17-hydroxy-4,17-dimethyl-3-oxo-androstane-2- carbonitrile (epostane), a potent inhibitor of steroid synthesis and ovulation, sharply reduced the synthesis of all five steroids within 30 min after its injection at 3 h after hCG. Among the five eicosanoids, epostane mainly inhibited 15-HETE. The results suggest that 15-HETE, along with progesterone, may have an important role in ovulation.


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