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  • Title: Differential effect of kinase A and C blockers on lordosis facilitation by progesterone and its metabolites in ovariectomized estrogen-primed rats.
    Author: González-Flores O, Ramírez-Orduña JM, Lima-Hernández FJ, García-Juárez M, Beyer C.
    Journal: Horm Behav; 2006 Mar; 49(3):398-404. PubMed ID: 16256992.
    Abstract:
    Dose response curves for lordosis behavior was obtained for progesterone (P) and its two ring A-reduced metabolites: 5alpha-pregnanedione (alpha-DHP) and 5alpha,3alpha-pregnanolone (5alpha,3alpha-Pgl) by infusing these progestins in the right lateral ventricle (rlv) of ovariectomized (ovx) estradiol-treated rats (2 microg estradiol benzoate; EB), 40 h before intracerebro-ventricular (icv) injection. Effective doses 50 (ED50) revealed that ring A-reduced progestins were more potent than P itself to induce lordosis behavior. Two dose levels, one producing the maximal effect and the other one producing a submaximal response (ED50-ED60), were selected for testing the capacity of RpAMPS, a kinase A blocker, and H7, a kinase C blocker, to modify the response to the three progestins. rlv injection of RpAMPS significantly depressed the lordosis response to the two dose levels of P and alpha-DHP but failed to significantly inhibit that of 5alpha,3alpha-Pgl. The administration of H7 prevented the effect of both 5alpha-reduced progestins without affecting the response to P. The results suggest that P and its ring A-reduced metabolites stimulate lordosis behavior through different cellular mechanisms: P acting mainly through the cAMP-kinase system; alpha-DHP through both kinase A and kinase C signaling pathways and 5alpha,3alpha-Pgl through the kinase C system.
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