Effects of Levonorgestrel on Reproductive Hormone Levels and Their Receptor Expression in Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

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  • LV Xiao-Hui
    College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University
  • SHI Da-Zhao
    College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University

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The effects of levonorgestrel (LNG) on serum levels of reproductive hormones and their receptor mRNA expression in the ovary and uterus of Mongolian gerbils were examined. The results show that serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) increased, whereas serum estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) decreased profoundly after LNG treatment. LNG down-regulated the mRNA expression of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR), luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR), estrogen receptor (ER) β and progesterone receptor (PR) in the ovary, and ERα and PR in the uterus of Mongolian gerbils. The down-regulated effects were time-dependent and dose-dependent. LNG had no obvious effects on ERα mRNA expression in the ovary. The findings suggest that LNG impairs reproductive hormone receptor expression at the molecular level in Mongolian gerbils. Also, the two ER subtypes may play different roles in the ovary, and ERβ may not be the predominant ER subtype in the uterus of Mongolian gerbils. The ovary and uterus may be the important sites of action of LNG through its direct progesterone-like effects in Mongolian gerbils.<br>

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  • Experimental Animals

    Experimental Animals 60 (4), 363-371, 2011

    公益社団法人 日本実験動物学会

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