Minimal progesterone support required for the maintenance of pregnancy in mice |
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Authors: | Milligan SR; Finn CA |
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Affiliation: | Physiology, Biomedical Sciences Division, King's College, Strand, London, UK. |
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Abstract: | A study of the degree of progesterone support required for the maintenance
of various stages of pregnancy was undertaken in mice. Mated females were
ovariectomized at various stages of pregnancy and progesterone and
oestradiol support provided by s.c. Silastic implants with known release
characteristics. In the earliest stages of pregnancy (days 1-5), very low
concentrations of progesterone (<25% of normal physiological values)
were sufficient to maintain pre-implantation stages and allow implantation.
In the immediate post-implantation period (days 5-9), the development of
implantation sites and decidualization required considerably higher
progesterone support. In mid-pregnancy (days 11-14), progesterone alone
could not maintain pregnancy unless present in very high amounts; however,
the presence of oestradiol during this period lowered the progesterone
requirements to well within the physiological range. This effect of
oestradiol started on day 11 but required the level of oestradiol support
to be kept within strictly defined limits, with high concentrations
inducing abortion. Progesterone alone was able to maintain pregnancy from
day 15. These results indicate that the minimal progesterone support
required for pregnancy in mice varies considerably at different stages of
pregnancy and is at least partly modulated by oestradiol.
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