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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 21, 1169-1173, Copyright © 1979 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

Is Histamine Production by the Blastocyst Required for Implantation in the Rabbit?

S. K. DEY 1, D. C. JOHNSON 1, , and J. G. SANTOS 1

1 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Department of Physiology, Ralph L. Smith Human Development Research Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66103


The histamine producing capacity of rabbit blastocysts and uterine endometrial tissues was determined by measuring their histidine decarboxylase activities (HDC). The production rate of 14CO2 using carboxy labeled L-histidine as substrate was used as the index of HDC. No enzyme was detectable in the 20,000 x g supernatant of endometrial extracts, but significant activity was found in the extracts from Day 5, 6 or 7 blastocysts; the greatest activity was found in Day 6 embryos. Extracts of late Day 6 or Day 7 (Day 6 blastocysts cultured for 24 h) embryos appeared to contain an "inhibitor" of HDC when measured against the enzyme activity of fetal tissues.

The intraluminal injection of DL-agr-methylhistidine dihydrochloride (DL-agr-MH), a specific inhibitor of HDC, on Day 5 of pregnancy, interrupted implantation; normal implantation rates were found in contralateral horns instilled with the same amount of L-histidine. The inhibiting action of DL-agr-MH could be partially overcome by the co-injection of L-histidine. The results are consistent with the view that rabbit blastocysts have an active histamine forming system and that inhibition of the enzyme can alter implantation.

Note:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We thank Ms. E. Hope and Mrs. S. L. Melvin for technical assistance. This research was supported in part by NIH Biomedical Research Support Grants 5 S0l-RR-5373 and HD-12304, and Mid America Cancer Center Program.

Submitted on June 2, 1979
Accepted on September 5, 1979




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