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8547478

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-21
pubmed:abstractText
We measured the concentrations of relaxin (Rlx), progesterone, and estradiol-17 beta in serum samples obtained twice or three times weekly from marmosets during the estrous cycle and pregnancy. The cyclic patterns and concentrations of progesterone and estradiol-17 beta were similar to those reported by previous investigators. Rlx was not detected in individual serum samples ( < 0.62-1.25 ng/ml) obtained from nonpregnant marmosets. However, pooling of luteal serum from all animals permitted assay of much larger volumes of serum (0.4 ml vs. 0.1 ml), and a concentration of about 1 ng/ml was detected. Rlx was first detected in serum in the second or third week of the 21-wk marmoset pregnancy, rose to a peak during Weeks 10-14, and then declined slowly as the time of parturition approached. The pattern of Rlx was unlike that observed during pregnancy in Old World monkeys, chimpanzees, or women, and resembled, instead, that seen in rodents, carnivores, and equids. Progesterone and estradiol-17 beta likewise increased throughout pregnancy, and their patterns were similar to those previously described for marmosets by other investigators. The concentrations of the steroids and Rlx in serum of pregnant marmosets was 10-fold or more higher than those found in Old World monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees, or women. Spontaneous abortions in two of the marmosets were accompanied by precipitous falls in serum levels of progesterone, estradiol-17 beta, and Rlx. Following s.c. injection of the luteolytic agent prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) into two marmosets at midpregnancy, serum progesterone and Rlx fell to low levels. These animals received a progestin, 17 alpha-ethyl-19-nortesterone, to preclude abortion. Serum progesterone rose again, but serum Rlx remained low for the duration of pregnancy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-3363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
834-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Patterns of relaxin and steroids in the reproductive cycle of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus): effects of prostaglandin F2 alpha on relaxin and progesterone secretion during pregnancy.
pubmed:affiliation
New York University Medical Center Laboratory for Experimental Medicine and Surgery in Primates (LEMSIP), Tuxedo, New York 10987, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article