Oxytocin-induced PGF2alpha release in mares with and without post-breeding delayed uterine clearance.
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate within 24 h post-ovulation oxytocin-induced PGF(2alpha) release in mares with and without post-breeding delayed uterine clearance (DUC). Twenty-one of 34 mares with a variable amount of intrauterine fluids accumulation were considered to be affected by delayed uterine clearance (DUC group), while the other 13 mares did not show any uterine fluid accumulation, and were considered as controls (WDUC group). Both DUC and WDUC mares were administered with 20 IU oxytocin i.m. 90 min after the ultrasound examination performed 24 h after breeding. Immediately before, 5 and 10 min after oxytocin administration, blood samples were collected for 15-ketodihydro-PGF(2alpha) (PG-metabolite), 17beta-estradiol, and progesterone analysis. Ultrasonography performed 24 h after oxytocin treatment showed a complete uterine clearance in all DUC mares. The oxytocin-induced PG-metabolite increase was detected in 71.4% DUC mares compared with 38.5% in WDUC group, with a positive trend of release, as evidenced from 5 min after oxytocin administration. In WDUC mares, no significant differences in oxytocin-induced PG-metabolite trend of release were observed. In conclusion, the results of the present study showed the importance of PGF(2alpha) involvement in the pathogenesis of post-breeding DUC in the mare.
Publication Date: 2006-06-02 PubMed ID: 16737516DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00820.xGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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The study investigates the effects of oxytocin-induced PGF2alpha (a prostaglandin variant) release on mares (female horses) suffering from delayed uterine clearance (DUC) post-breeding. Results showed that the use of oxytocin successfully increased the release of PGF2alpha, significantly improving the uterine clearance in affected mares.
About the Research
- This research was conducted on mares with and without post-breeding delayed uterine clearance (DUC), a condition where the uterus is not promptly cleared of excess fluid and tissue after breeding.
- A group of 34 mares were split into two; 21 of them with a noticeable amount of intrauterine fluids were classified as the DUC group. The remaining 13 mares without any fluid accumulation, were used as the control group or WDUC (Without Delayed Uterine Clearance) group.
- The research centered around the administration of oxytocin, and how it impacts the release of a prostaglandin variant, PGF2alpha.
Methodology
- All mares in both DUC and WDUC groups were given 20 IU oxytocin intramuscularly, 90 minutes following an ultrasound examination performed 24 hours after breeding.
- Blood samples were collected immediately before, and 5 and 10 minutes after the administration of oxytocin. These samples were analyzed for 15-ketodihydro-PGF2alpha (a metabolite of PGF2alpha), 17beta-estradiol and progesterone.
- A subsequent ultrasound was conducted 24 hours after the oxytocin treatment to check the uterine clearance status.
Results and Conclusions
- After the oxytocin treatment, complete uterine clearance was observed in all mares in the DUC group.
- An increase in the PGF2alpha metabolite post-oxytocin administration was observed in 71.4% of DUC mares, a higher percentage compared to 38.5% in the WDUC group. The increase was particularly noticeable from 5 minutes after oxytocin administration.
- No significant variations in the PG-metabolite release pattern were observed in the WDUC mares.
- The study concludes that the release of PGF2alpha, induced by oxytocin administration, plays a significant role in managing delayed uterine clearance in mares post-breeding.
Cite This Article
APA
Veronesi MC, Carluccio A, Kindahl H, Faustini M, Battocchio M, Cairoli F.
(2006).
Oxytocin-induced PGF2alpha release in mares with and without post-breeding delayed uterine clearance.
J Vet Med A Physiol Pathol Clin Med, 53(5), 259-262.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00820.x Publication
Researcher Affiliations
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Veterinarie - Sez. Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica Veterinaria, Milan, Italy. maria.veronesi@unimi.it
MeSH Terms
- Animals
- Dinoprost / metabolism
- Dinoprost / physiology
- Estradiol / blood
- Female
- Horses / physiology
- Oxytocin / pharmacology
- Pregnancy
- Progesterone / blood
- Ultrasonography
- Uterus / diagnostic imaging
- Uterus / drug effects
- Uterus / pathology
- Uterus / physiology
Citations
This article has been cited 1 times.- Maischberger E, Irwin J, Carrington S, Duggan V. Equine post-breeding endometritis: A review. Ir Vet J 2008 Mar 1;61(3):163-8.
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