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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) participate in the cascade of luteolysis. Thus, in the present study the interactions of ET-1 and TNFalpha with prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) on the release of progesterone and oxytocin (OT) within the corpus luteum (CL) were investigated. A microdialysis system (MDS) was surgically implanted in ovine CL (one MDS line/CL; 5-10 lines/ewe) formed after super-ovulation. A 4-h perfusion with PGF(2alpha) (0.01-1 micromol l (-1)) induced no clear effect on progesterone release, but acutely stimulated OT release in a dose-dependent manner. A perfusion of PGF(2alpha) (1 micromol l (-1)) increased ET-1 release over a period of 12 h. Two perfusions of ET-1 (0.1 micromol l(-1)) or a perfusion of ET-1 followed by TNFalpha (200 ng ml(-1)) decreased progesterone release (56-64% at 36-48 h). When the CL were pre-perfused with PGF(2alpha) (1 micromol l(-1)), two consecutive perfusions of ET-1 decreased progesterone release more rapidly. Similarly, a pre-perfusion with PGF(2alpha) followed by consecutive perfusions of ET-1 and then TNFalpha rapidly decreased progesterone release, with the inhibition most pronounced (35%) at 36-48 h. The simultaneous infusion of ET-1 with PGF(2alpha) induced a rapid decrease in progesterone release (36% at 36-48 h). In a further study, the possible second messenger systems involved in PGF(2alpha) action on the release of progesterone, OT and ET-1 were investigated. A perfusion with 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA; 10 micromol l(-1)), A23187 (10 micromol l(-1)), or PGF(2alpha) + A23187 increased progesterone release during infusion, but decreased it after perfusion. All treatments induced a massive release of OT during infusion, and increased ET-1 release after infusion. These results show that ET-1 is capable of suppressing progesterone release in the PGF(2alpha)-primed ovine CL in vivo and thus ET-1 works as a local luteolysin together with PGF(2alpha) during the process of functional luteolysis. During structural luteolysis, TNFalpha may interact with PGF(2alpha) and ET-1 to cause a rapid drop in progesterone release and accelerate the process of luteolysis. This result supports the contention that ET-1 and TNFalpha interact with PGF(2alpha) as local luteolytic mediators in the ewe as previously suggested.

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Local interaction of prostaglandin F2α with endothelin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-α on the release of progesterone and oxytocin in ovine corpora lutea in vivo: a possible implication for a luteolytic cascade