RESUMO
A determinação dos níveis séricos de 17`alfa'-hidroxiprogesterona (17OHP) é essencial no diagnóstico laboratorial da hiperplasia adrenal congênita (CAH) por deficiência de 21-hidroxilase. Essa condição é responsável por pseudo-hermaffroditismo em meninas e precocidade sexual em ambos os sexos. A 17OHP foi quantificada diretamente empregando-se cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência no modo fase reversa (RP-HPLC) em amostras de soro previamente extraídas com éter. Utilizou-se coluna ODS-Hypersil® e fase móvel composta de água-metanol (4:6 v/v) com vazão de 1,0 mL/min. A determinação deu-se em 246 nm. A 17OHP apresentou tempo de retenção de 5,6 min. O método mostrou-se eficaz e eficiente com sensibilidade e linearidade (r²=0,9993) na faixa de concentração estudada de 500 a 100.000 ng/dL...
Assuntos
Transtornos do Desenvolvimento Sexual , Cromatografia Líquida/métodos , Hiperplasia , Radioimunoensaio , EsteroidesRESUMO
Sexual maturation involves restraint of gonadal activity from birth to puberty, while somatic development continues. Fetal gonadal steroidogenesis is very important for the maintenance of pregnancy and foaling in mares. The present study was conducted to evaluate gonadal steroid serum levels in foals after birth. Five fillies born at Equília Stud Farm, Avaré, SP, Brazil, were studied. Blood samples were collected daily in the morning during the first week of life. Progesterone serum levels were measured by a commercial radioimmunoassay (RIA) kit and estradiol serum levels with a sensitized non-commercial RIA. At birth, both progesterone and estradiol serum levels were high (13.46 ñ 5.5 nmol/l and 7.95 ñ 1.5 nmol/l) and decreased to undetectable levels at the end of the first week of life. A negative correlation was found between fillie age and gonadal serum steroid concentration. Results show that fetal gonadal activity persists until birth, and decreases gradual and slowly during the first week of life, as reflected by steroid concentrations in the blood