The effects of mifepristone on production of leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and uterine receptivity in rabbits was studied. In ovariectomized rabbits, LIF protein was at an undetectable level in control (score = 0), and upregulated by progesterone alone (score = 4). Estrogen had no additive effect, and may even have had a slightly negative effect when the rabbits were treated with both estrogen and progesterone (score = 3). Meanwhile, mifepristone obviously inhibited the stimulation of progesterone on the production of LIF in rabbit uterus (score = 1). The results also showed that LIF protein has a beneficial effect on uterine receptivity and mifepristone prevents this effect. The transfer of embryos to LIF-treated recipients significantly increased pregnancy (70%) and implantation rate (31%) as compared with control (pregnant rate = 50% and implantation rate = 17%). The transfer of embryos to LIF and mifepristone-treated recipients significantly decreased pregnancy (30%) and implantation rate (9%). The results of this study suggest that mifepristone prevented the effects of progesterone on LIF production and the beneficial effect of LIF on uterine receptivity.
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