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Roles of Conceptus Secretory Proteins in Establishment and Maintenance of Pregnancy in Ruminants
Bazer, Fuller W.,Song, Gwon-Hwa,Thatcher, William W. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2012 Animal Bioscience Vol.25 No.1
Reproduction in ruminant species is a highly complex biological process requiring a dialogue between the developing conceptus (embryo-fetus and associated placental membranes) and maternal uterus which must be established during the peri-implantation period for pregnancy recognition signaling and regulation of gene expression by uterine epithelial and stromal cells. The uterus provide a microenvironment in which molecules secreted by uterine epithelia and transported into the uterine lumen represent histotroph, also known as the secretome, that are required for growth and development of the conceptus and receptivity of the uterus to implantation by the elongating conceptus. Pregnancy recognition signaling as related to sustaining the functional lifespan of the corpora lutea, is required to sustain the functional life-span of corpora lutea for production of progesterone which is essential for uterine functions supportive of implantation and placentation required for successful outcomes of pregnancy. It is within the peri-implantation period that most embryonic deaths occur in ruminants due to deficiencies attributed to uterine functions or failure of the conceptus to develop appropriately, signal pregnancy recognition and/or undergo implantation and placentation. The endocrine status of the pregnant ruminant and her nutritional status are critical for successful establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. The challenge is to understand the complexity of key mechanisms that are characteristic of successful reproduction in humans and animals and to use that knowledge to enhance fertility and reproductive health of ruminant species in livestock enterprises.
Formation of Ground State Triplet Diradicals from Annulated Rosarin Derivatives by Triprotonation
Fukuzumi, Shunichi,Ohkubo, Kei,Ishida, Masatoshi,Preihs, Christian,Chen, Bo,Borden, Weston Thatcher,Kim, Dongho,Sessler, Jonathan L. American Chemical Society 2015 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY - Vol.137 No.31
<P>Annulated rosarins, β,β′-bridged hexaphyrin(1.0.1.0.1.0) derivatives <B>1</B>–<B>3</B>, are formally 24 π-electron antiaromatic species. At low temperature, rosarins <B>2</B> and <B>3</B> are readily triprotonated in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid in dichloromethane to produce ground state triplet diradicals, as inferred from electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectral studies. From an analysis of the fine structure in the EPR spectrum of triprotonated rosarin <B>H</B><SUB><B>3</B></SUB><B>3</B><SUP><B>3+</B></SUP>, a distance of 3.6 Å between the two unpaired electrons was estimated. The temperature dependence of the singlet–triplet equilibrium was determined by means of an EPR titration. Support for these experimental findings came from calculations carried out at the (U)B3LYP/6-31G* level, which served to predict a very low-lying triplet state for the triprotonated form of a simplified model system <B>1</B>.</P><P><B>Graphic Abstract</B> <IMG SRC='http://pubs.acs.org/appl/literatum/publisher/achs/journals/content/jacsat/2015/jacsat.2015.137.issue-31/jacs.5b05309/production/images/medium/ja-2015-05309k_0008.gif'></P><P><A href='http://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/ja5b05309'>ACS Electronic Supporting Info</A></P>
A Reinvestigation of the Fragmentation of 2-Carbena-1,3-dioxolane by CASSCF and CASPT2 Calculations
Park, Bong-Jin,Hrovat, David A.,Borden, Weston Thatcher Korean Chemical Society 2004 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.25 No.2
In agreement with the results of previous MP2 calculations by Sauers, B3LYP, CASSCF, and CASPT2 calculations on the parent 2-carbena-1,3-dioxolane show that it fragments to ethylene plus $CO_2$ by a concerted pathway with only a small energy barrier. Not only is fragmentation via stepwise C-O bond cleavage computed to be a much higher energy pathway, but the singlet diradical that would be an intermediate along such a reaction path is not even computed to be a local minimum on the potential energy surface.
Thompson, I.M.,Cerri, R.L.A.,Kim, I.H.,Green, J.A.,Santos, J.E.P.,Thatcher, W.W. American Dairy Science Association 2010 Journal of dairy science Vol.93 No.9
Objectives were to develop a timed artificial insemination (TAI) resynchronization program to improve pregnancy per AI and to evaluate responses of circulating progesterone and pregnancy-associated glycoproteins in lactating cows. Cows (n=1,578) were presynchronized with 2 injections of PGF<SUB>2α</SUB>, given 14 d apart starting on d 45+/-3 postpartum, followed by Ovsynch [2 injections of GnRH 7 d before and 56h after injection of PGF<SUB>2α</SUB>, TAI 16h after second injection (d 0)]. The Resynch-treated cows received an intravaginal progesterone insert from d 18 to 25, GnRH on d 25, and pregnancy diagnosis on d 32, and nonpregnant cows received PGF<SUB>2α.</SUB>, GnRH 56h later, and TAI 16h later (d 35). The control cows were diagnosed for pregnancy on d 32 and nonpregnant cows received GnRH, PGF<SUB>2α</SUB> 39 d after TAI, GnRH 56h later, and TAI 16h later (d 42). Pregnancy was reconfirmed on d 60 after AI. Ovarian structures were examined in a subset of cows at the time of GnRH and PGF<SUB>2α</SUB> injections. Blood samples for analyses of progesterone and pregnancy-associated glycoproteins were collected every 2 d from d 18 to 30 in 100 cows, and collection continued weekly to d 60 for pregnant cows (n=43). Preenrollment pregnancies per AI on d 32 did not differ for cows subsequently treated as Resynch (45.8%, n=814) and control (45.9%, n=764), and pregnancy losses on d 60 were 6.7 and 4.0%, respectively. Resynchronized service pregnancy per AI (36%, n=441; 39.5%, n=412) and pregnancy losses (6.3 and 6.7%) did not differ for Resynch and control treatments, respectively. Days open for pregnant cows after 2 TAI were less for the Resynch treatment than for the control treatment (96.2+/-0.82 vs. 99.5+/-0.83 d). Cows in the Resynch treatment had more large follicles at the time of GnRH. The number of corpora lutea did not differ between treatments at the time of PGF<SUB>2α</SUB>. Plasma progesterone for pregnant cows was greater for Resynch cows than for control cows (18-60 d; 6.6 vs. 5.3ng/mL), and plasma concentrations of progesterone on d 18 were greater for pregnant cows than for nonpregnant cows (5.3 vs. 4.3ng/mL). Plasma pregnancy-associated glycoproteins during pregnancy were lower for cows in the Resynch treatment compared with control cows on d 39 (2.8 vs. 4.1ng/mL) and 46 (1.3 vs. 3.0ng/mL). Cows pregnant on d 32 that lost pregnancy by d 60 (n=7) had lower plasma concentrations of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins on d 30 than cows that maintained pregnancy (n=36; 2.9 vs. 5.0ng/mL). Pregnancy-associated glycoproteins on d 30 (>0.33ng/mL) were predictive of a positive d 32 pregnancy diagnosis (sensitivity=100%; specificity=90.6%). In conclusion, Resynch and control protocols had comparable pregnancy per AI for first and second TAI services, but pregnancy occurred 3.2 d earlier in the Resynch group because inseminations in the Resynch treatment began 7 d before those in the control treatment. Administration of an intravaginal progesterone insert, or GnRH, or both increased progesterone during pregnancy. Dynamics of pregnancy-associated glycoproteins were indicative of pregnancy status and pregnancy loss.