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Immunization of ewes against the amino-terminal peptide (alpha N) of the pro-alpha-subunit of inhibin has been shown to reduce fertility, thought to be due to disruption of ovulation. The aims of this study were to examine the effects of active immunization of ewes against alpha N on circulating concentrations of FSH, LH and on ovarian inhibin and progesterone, and to relate these observations to number of corpora lutea and oocyte recovery rates. Ewes were immunized against one or both of two recombinant full length bovine-alpha N immunogens (FP1 and FP2). Three experiments were performed in which jugular venous plasma was sampled from control and immunized ewes: (1) hourly across the oestrous surge of gonadotrophins (Expt 1); (2) daily for one entire oestrous cycle, and in the subsequent cycle, oviducts were flushed to recover ovulated eggs (Expt 2); and (3) samples were taken at 10 min intervals during the follicular and luteal phases (Expt 3). Binding of 125I-labelled alpha N1-26 to serum was greater (P &lt; 0.05) in immunized groups than in controls for all experiments. The number of eggs per corpus luteum recovered from the oviducts was lower (P &lt; 0.05) in the alpha N-immunized groups (39%) than in controls (88%). There were more (P &lt; 0.05) corpora lutea per ewe in FP2 immunized groups 4 (1.8 +/- 0.45) and 5 (1.75 +/- 0.5) than in the control group (1.13 +/- 0.13), but no increase in group 3 (FP1; 1.4 +/- 0.24).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Pituitary and ovarian function in ewes immunized against the amino-terminal peptide ( N) of the inhibin 43-subunit