Abstract
A bioassay for inhibin based on the suppression of gonadotrophin releasing hormone (Gn-RH)-stimulated secretion of FSH by primary monolayer cultures of rat anterior pituitary cells is described. The cultures were exposed to standard or test materials for 3 days. The levels of FSH in the media were measured by radioimmunoassay after exposure for 6 h to a maximally stimulating concentration of Gn-RH (10 nmol/l). The standard was prepared from ovine testicular lymph. Several preparations of proteins from gonadal tissues or secretions suppressed the levels of FSH in parallel with the standard. The levels of LH were also reduced but higher doses of active material were required. Non-specificity from cell damage and inactivation of Gn-RH have been excluded. The secretion of gonadotrophins by the pituitary cells was also inhibited by androgens, but not in parallel with the standard and secretion of LH was affected more than that of FSH. Control lymph protein preparations from castrated sheep had no detectable activity. The assay was sensitive and had adequate precision and practicability. It has proved useful for monitoring preliminary steps in the purification of inhibin.
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