Human Reproduction, Vol 12, 671-676, Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press
S Katagiri, YS Moon and BH Yuen
This study was designed to determine whether the somatostatin analogue,
octreotide, could prevent embryonic loss by normalizing increased uterine
insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) action related to hyperoestrogenaemia
following superovulation. Superovulated immature and
oestradiol-17beta-treated adult rats were infused with 100 or 300 microg/ml
of octreotide respectively, or injected daily with 1 or 10 microg of
octreotide from day 1 to day 3 of pregnancy. On day 3, embryos were
collected from the oviducts and uteri. Uterine luminal fluid was subjected
to embryo culture. The amounts of uterine IGF-I and IGF binding proteins
(IGFBP) were determined by radioimmunoassay and ligand binding assay
respectively. Octreotide infusion normalized uterine IGF-I action following
superovulatory and oestradiol-17beta treatment, by reducing IGF-I
concentrations and increasing IGFBP concentrations. Octreotide infusion
increased the number of normal embryos by 2.7-fold and 1.7-fold in
superovulated and oestradiol-17beta- treated rats respectively, and
reversed the detrimental effects of uterine luminal fluid on embryonic
development caused by superovulatory and oestradiol-17beta treatment. Daily
injections with octreotide had similar but reduced effects in all
parameters examined in both treatment groups. In conclusion, octreotide may
reduce embryonic loss, at least in part, by normalizing IGF-I action
following superovulation.
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A somatostatin analogue decreases embryonic loss following superovulation in rats by normalizing insulin-like growth factor-I action in the uterus
Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
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