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Adenylate cyclase activity of the corpus luteum during the oestrous cycle of the pig

Summary. Basal adenylate cyclase values for corpora lutea (CL) removed from cyclic gilts on Days 3, 8, 13 and 18 were 178 ± 61, 450 ± 46, 220 ± 25 and 208 ± 18 pmol cAMP formed/min/mg protein, respectively. Basal activity was significantly elevated on Day 8 (P < 0·001). LH-stimulatable adenylate cyclase values for CL from Days 3, 8, 13 and 18 were 242 ± 83, 598 ± 84, 261 ± 27 and 205 ± 17 pmol cAMP formed/min/mg protein respectively. Serum progesterone concentrations of 12 gilts bled every 2 days through one complete oestrous cycle ranged from 1·1 to 26·9 ng/ml with highest values between Days 8 and 12. The decline in serum progesterone concentrations was coincident with the decrease in basal adenylate cyclase activity. There was no LH-stimulatable adenylate cyclase activity present in the CL at the specific times of the oestrous cycle examined. We conclude that progesterone secretion by the pig CL is apparently dependent on basal activity of adenylate cyclase.