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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 33, 277-285, Copyright © 1985 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Follicular fluid effects on progesterone secretion are not due to follicle-stimulating hormone or steroids

F Ledwitz-Rigby, SH Petito, JK Tyner and BW Rigby

An antiserum raised against porcine follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) was unable to eliminate the stimulatory action of fluid from large antral porcine follicles on progesterone secretion by granulosa cells from small antral porcine follicles. The same titers of the antiserum were completely effective at eliminating the effect of 2 micrograms of NIH-FSH-P12, whereas maximal stimulation of progesterone secretion was observed with 0.5 micrograms FSH/ml. The androgen and estrogen concentrations measured in charcoal-treated inhibitory follicular fluid from small porcine antral follicles and from stimulatory follicular fluid from large follicles were added separately and together to culture media supplemented with serum to determine if these low concentrations (5 X 10(-11) to 5 X 10(-10) M) of steroids could mimic the actions of follicular fluid on progesterone secretion. Neither the inhibitory nor the stimulatory actions of the follicular fluids could be mimicked by these low concentrations of steroids. Higher concentration of steroids (10(-8) to 10(-7) M range) did stimulate progesterone secretion as reported by others. Our data indicate that the actions of charcoal-treated follicular fluids on granulosa cell progesterone secretion cannot be explained by difference in FSH or steroid contents between the inhibitory and stimulatory fluids and serum.


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