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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 56, 597-601, Copyright © 1997 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Daily changes in plasma and amniotic fluid prolactin during the last third of pregnancy in the baboon

T Nguyen, L Diveky, B Fedirko, SC Pak, M Parsons and L Wilson Jr
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago 60612, USA. nguyent@uic.edu

Alterations in plasma and amniotic fluid prolactin (PRL) levels have not been previously described in the pregnant baboon. In addition, PRL increases dramatically in response to estrogens and thus might be a good marker for expression of estrogen's biologic action. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to characterize the changes in plasma and amniotic fluid PRL with advancing gestational age and assess whether there was a correlation between plasma estradiol and PRL levels. A tethered pregnant baboon model was utilized for these studies. Blood was collected from five animals every day at 0900-1000 h (AM value) and 1800 h (PM value) from 125 to 135 days of pregnancy until delivery. Amniotic fluid was collected every day in the morning. Samples were analyzed by RIA for PRL, estradiol, and progesterone. PRL did not change with advancing gestational age. However, PRL showed a significant diurnal variation, with the PM values significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the AM values. In contrast to findings for PRL, AM values for estradiol and progesterone were on average higher that PM values (p < 0.05). A significant correlation was observed between the log10 estradiol (AM+PM) and log10 PRL (AM) from the following day (r = 0.52; p < 0.05). Finally, amniotic fluid PRL was present in high concentrations (200-400 ng/ml) but did not vary with gestational age. In conclusion, PRL, estradiol, and progesterone show distinct diurnal variations during the last one-third of pregnancy in the baboon. In addition, plasma PRL is positively correlated with estradiol.


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