Immunization of female rabbits against testosterone stimulates testosterone accumulation by isolated ovarian follicles

Summary Ovarian follicles isolated from female rabbits after active immunization against testosterone-3-oxime bovine serum albumin produced more testosterone than similar follicles from controls.This work was supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada MT 4192.     

Alloxan-induced hyperglycemia increases progestin and androgen accumulation by isolated rabbit follicles in vitro

Summary Follicles isolated from Alloxan-treated rabbits and incubated in vitro, accumulated more progesterone and testosterone than those from saline-treated rabbits. LH augmented the accumulation of these 2 steroids. By contrast, the estradiol response to LH stimulation by follicles from Alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rabbits was diminished when compared to follicles from saline-treated rabbits. Ovaries from hyperglycemic rabbits also appeared to have more cystic follicles.This work was supported by the Medical Research Council of Canada. The technical assistance of Misses P. Dimond and J. Osoko is gratefully acknowledged. Dr B.R. Bhavnani provided the stimulus for this study.     

Alloxan-induced hyperglycemia increases progestin and androgen accumulation by isolated rabbit follicles in vitro

Follicles isolated from Alloxan-treated rabbits and incubated in vitro, accumulated more progesterone and testosterone than those from saline-treated rabbits. LH augmented the accumulation of these 2 steroids. By contrast, the estradiol response to LH stimulation by follicles from Alloxan-induced hyperglycemic rabbits was diminished when compared to follicles from saline-treated rabbits. Ovaries from hyperglycemic rabbits also appeared to have more cystic follicles.     

Immunization of mice against transplantable tumor

Zusammenfassung Nach i.p. Injektionen von mit Tween 80 behandelten Ehrlich-Lettré Ascites Krebszellen immunisierten Mäusen ergab sich bei diesen eine Widerstandsfähigkeit gegenüber Transplantaten von lebensfähigen Tumorzellen, woraus geschlossen wird, dass diese Behandlung die spezifischen Antigene der Zelloberfläche freisetzt.

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The research was supported by a grant from the Medical Research Council of Canada. I wish to thank Mrs.I. Gower for valuable technical assistance.     

Effect of actinomycin D or puromycin on microsomal testosterone hydroxylase activity enhanced by testosterone in female rat liver

Summary The injection of testosterone propionate for 4 successive days into female rats resulted in an increase of the in vitro conversion of the hydroxylated testosterones from testosterone by the hepatic microsomal, fraction, but no change in the content of microsomal cytochrome P-450 occurred. Actinomycin D or puromycin, which was administered for 4 days with injections of testosterone propionate, prevented the enzyme induction.     

In vitro conversion of steroid hormones in bovine ovarian follicles

Summary In bovine ovarian follicles an in vitro conversion of androstenedione and oestrone into oestradiol-17, and of oestradiol-17 into oestrone was observed. There was no in vitro conversion of pregnenolone, progesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone and testosterone.     

Micturition behaviour of neonatally testosterone treated female dogs

Résumé Nous avons montré que si l'on traite des chiens nouveau-nés de sexe féminin par la testostérone, même durant peu de temps, on peut changer leur attitude femelle de miction qui devient, après la puberté, du type charactérisant le mâle adulte, avec élévation d'une patte postérieure. Il semble que la testostérone, avant ou peu après la naissance, joue un rôle dans l'organisation ou l'activation des centres nerveux génétiquement prédéterminés et en relation avec les voies réflexes liées au comportement de l'animal adulte selon son sexe.     

Loss of sexual activity in rabbits actively immunized with testosterone

Zusammenfassung Die aktive Immunisierung mit Testosteron führt trotz bis zu 30fach erhöhten peripheren Testosteron-Konzentrationen und Leydig-Zell-Hyperplasie zu einem Verlust der sexuellen Aktivität männlicher Kaninchen. Als Ursache wird die Neutralisation der biologischen Aktivität des Testosterons durch Bindung an Antikörper angesehen.

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This work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.     

A daily rhythm in hCG binding to ovarian follicles of the cyclic hamster

Summary On each day of the estrous cycle hCG binding to follicle increased from 09.00 to 21.00 h; then hCG binding was static until 09.00 h of the next day. FSH binding did not exhibit rhythmicity. This pattern of hCG binding may be related to the pulsing of LH on each cycle day.Acknowledgments. This work was supported by grants from NICHD (15 526, KO478) to P.F.T. and Center grant to the Kansas Center of Mental Retardation and Human Development (HD 02528). A. K. was supported in part by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (Fulbright Foundation).     

A daily rhythm in hCG binding to ovarian follicles of the cyclic hamster

On each day of the estrous cycle hCG binding to follicle increased from 09.00 to 21.00 h; then hCG binding was static until 09.00 h of the next day. FSH binding did not exhibit rhythmicity. This pattern of hCG binding may be related to the pulsing of LH on each cycle day.     

Effect of immunization of male rabbits against androstenedione

Summary After active immunization of male rabbits against androstenedione and with increasing antibody titre the concentration of androstenedione and testosterone in peripheral blood increased more than 1000-fold resp. 20-fold above values of control animals. On histological examination of the testes a marked Leydig's cell hyperplasia was found, though there was no difference in testis weight.     

Lysozyme activity in female genital tissues of normal and genetically lysozyme-deficient rabbits

Summary The internal genitalia of female normal rabbits and mutant lysozyme-deficient rabbits, which lack genetically the leukocytic isozyme of lysozyme, were assayed for lysozyme activity. The ovaries, uteri, and vaginas of the lysozyme-deficient rabbits had less than 20% of the lysozyme activity of normals. The oviducts, and in particular the caudal portions of the oviducts, had lysozyme activities up to 71% of the levels in normal. These observations suggest that the lysozymes of oviduct and leukocytes of rabbits are under the control of different genes.Supported in part by grants RR00515, RR05465, K04-RR00003, and T32-GM07160 from the National Institutes of Health. We acknowledge the excellent technical assistance of LeeAndra Froseth.     

Lysozyme activity in female genital tissues of normal and genetically lysozyme-deficient rabbits

The internal genitalia of female normal rabbits and mutant lysozyme-deficient rabbits, which lack genetically the leukocytic isozyme of lysozyme, were assayed for lysozyme activity. The ovaries, uteri, and vaginas of the lysozyme-deficient rabbits had less than 20% of the lysozyme activity of normals. The oviducts, and in particular the caudal portions of the oviducts, had lysozyme activities up to 71% of the levels in normals. These observations suggest that the lysozymes of oviduct and leukocytes of rabbits are under the control of different genes.