Platelet activating factor (PAF) has been reported to play a significant role in ovulation, establishment and maintnance of early pregnancy. The object of this study was to investigate the influence of PAF on progesterone secretion in rabbit by
measurement of pheripheral blood concentration of progesterone. PAF had no effect on progesterone secretion and did not induce decidual reaction in nonovulatory rabbit. But 8th day of hCG induced pesudopregnant rabbit, PAF significantly increase
progesterone secretion. Progesterone level was significantly increased at 0.5 and 4 hours after treatment with 10E-8M PAF on days 2, 4, 6, 8 of gestation as compared than those treated with normal saline. When PAF was injected 2 days after
coitus,
progesterone levels on days 4, 6, 10, 14 of gestation was significantly increased than those with saline injected group. These results suggest that PAF increase progesterone secretion from the hCG-primed ovary and during pregnancy in rabbit.
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