This study tested a hypothesis that an acute enhancement of prolactin concentration within the central nervous system (CNS) would affect the LH secretion in ewes, depending on the level of endogenous estrogens in the organism. A 3-h long intracerebroventricular (icv.) infusion of ovine prolactin was made in late follicular-phase ewes, experiment 1, and in ovariectomized (OVX) ewes (experiment 2). No significant differences were found in mean LH concentrations and LH peak number before, during and after prolactin administration (50 microg/100 microl/h) in intact cyclic ewes. No diurnal rhythm in LH was detected in prolactin-infused ewes. From the two doses of prolactin used in OVX ewes (25 and 50 microg/100 microl/h) only the lower dose suppressed significantly the mean plasma LH concentration after the infusion, compared to those noted before (P < 0.01) and during (P < 0.001) prolactin treatment. Prolactin had no effect on LH pulse frequency in OVX ewes, however, a tendency to decrease in LH peak number was observed after administration of a lower dose. Plasma prolactin levels decreased significantly (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001) after the icv. infusion in all groups, indicating a high degree of effectiveness for exogenous prolactin at the level of the CNS.
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