Effect of castration on plasma luteinizing hormone in postpubertal boars.

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R J Kittok,J E Kinder,R K Johnson,

Two experiments were conducted to test the working hypothesis that mean plasma concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) increase as a result of an increase in the frequency and amplitude of the pulsatile releases of LH in postpubertal boars after removal of gonadal steroid hormones by castration. It was further hypothesized that these changes in secretion of LH would be the result of changes in sensitivity of the pituitary to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). In Experiment 1, plasma LH was monitored in 10 postpubertal crossbred boars (13 to 14 mo old and weighing 159 +/- 6.0 kg) at 12-min intervals for 6 h before and 1 h after GnRH (375 ng/kg of body weight) on Days -1, 7, 14, 21 and 29 relative to castration. In Experiment 2, plasma LH was monitored in four castrated and five intact postpubertal boars (11 to 12 mo old and weighing 150 +/- 5.1 kg) after each of three doses of GnRH (94, 188 and 375 ng/kg) were administered to each animal. Sample collection occurred 5 wk after castration. Mean LH and frequency of pulsatile releases of LH increased as a result of castration (P<0.0001), with changes evident by Day 7 after castration. However, the amplitude of the LH pulses increased minimally after castration (P<0.10). The response to exogenous GnRH increased throughout Experiment 1 (P<0.0001), even though the amplitude of the pulsatile releases of LH (response to endogenous GnRH) did not change. Castrated animals in Experiment 2 had a greater response of LH to GnRH stimulation than intact boars (P<0.05). The dose-response curve of castrated animals was not parallel (P<0.001) to that of intact boars, and indicated that sensitivity of the pituitary to GnRH had increased in the absence of gonadal steroids. Thus, the hypotheses stated above can be accepted with the exception that castration may have a minimal effect on LH pulse amplitude. Based on the results of these experiments, we suggest that gonadal steroid hormones modulate both the size of releasable stores of LH and pituitary sensitivity to GnRH in boars.

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Journal: Theriogenology

VOLUME: 32

Page Numbers: 105-13

Journal Abbreviation: Theriogenology

ISSN: 0093-691X

DAY: 26

MONTH: Jul

YEAR: 1989

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