Age-associated and deslorelin-induced declines in serum anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations in female cheetahs, Acinonyx jubatus. 2017

Ned J Place, and Adrienne E Crosier, and Pierre Comizzoli, and Jennifer B Nagashima, and Holly Haefele, and Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, and Laurie L Marker
Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA. Electronic address: njp27@cornell.edu.

Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is widely used in human medicine to non-invasively estimate the size of the ovarian follicle reserve and to predict the ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation in the context of assisted reproductive technologies (e.g., IVF). These applications of AMH testing have recently expanded to non-human mammals, with production animals, such as cows, goats and sheep being the primary focus of AMH research. However, few investigations have involved exotic species, and in particular carnivores. In this study, we measured AMH concentrations (0.078-3.078ng/mL) in archived serum samples that had been collected from 36 adult female cheetahs across their reproductive lifespan (2-15years of age). Similar to other mammals, AMH concentration in cheetahs declined with age, and its variability among females of the same age was considerable. The rates at which AMH declined over time in individual cheetahs were also highly variable. Five cheetahs had been contracepted with the long-acting GnRH agonist deslorelin for 6-18months prior to sample collection, and their AMH concentrations were relatively low compared to untreated females. In this first study of AMH in an exotic carnivore, the findings demonstrate that the age-associated decline in AMH is highly variable and that deslorelin appears to suppress AMH concentration in serum. Owing to the increased use of assisted reproductive technologies in ex situ populations of threatened and endangered species, such as cheetahs, the present study's findings will need to be taken into consideration if AMH is to be used successfully to optimize breeding management decisions in exotic species.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002612 Acinonyx A genus of long-legged, swift-moving felines (FELIDAE) from Africa (and formerly Asia) about the size of a small leopard. Cheetahs,Cheetah
D005260 Female Females
D000375 Aging The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time. Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017329 Triptorelin Pamoate A potent synthetic long-acting agonist of GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE with D-tryptophan substitution at residue 6. D-Trp-6-LH-RH,LHRH, Trp(6)-,Triptorelin,6-D-Tryptophan-Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Factor (Pig),AY-25650,CL-118532,Decapeptyl,Decapeptyl Depot,Decapeptyl LP,Decapeptyl Trimestral,GnRH, Trp(6)-,LHRH, Tryptophyl(6)-,Trelstar,Triptorelin Embonate,Wy-42462,AY 25650,AY25650,CL 118532,CL118532,Embonate, Triptorelin,Pamoate, Triptorelin,Trimestral, Decapeptyl,Wy 42462,Wy42462
D054304 Anti-Mullerian Hormone A glycoprotein that causes regression of MULLERIAN DUCTS. It is produced by SERTOLI CELLS of the TESTES. In the absence of this hormone, the Mullerian ducts develop into structures of the female reproductive tract. In males, defects of this hormone result in persistent Mullerian duct, a form of MALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM. Mullerian-Inhibiting Hormone,Anti-Muellerian Hormone,Anti-Mullerian Factor,Antimullerian Hormone,Mullerian Inhibiting Hormone,Mullerian Inhibiting Substance,Mullerian Regression Factor,Mullerian-Inhibiting Factor,Mullerian-Inhibitory Substance,Anti Muellerian Hormone,Anti Mullerian Factor,Anti Mullerian Hormone,Hormone, Anti-Muellerian,Mullerian Inhibiting Factor,Mullerian Inhibitory Substance

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