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Blackburn DG, Hughes DF. Phylogenetic analysis of viviparity, matrotrophy, and other reproductive patterns in chondrichthyan fishes. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024. [PMID: 38562006 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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The reproductive diversity of extant cartilaginous fishes (class Chondrichthyes) is extraordinarily broad, reflecting more than 400 million years of evolutionary history. Among their many notable reproductive specialisations are viviparity (live-bearing reproduction) and matrotrophy (maternal provision of nutrients during gestation). However, attempts to understand the evolution of these traits have yielded highly discrepant conclusions. Here, we compile and analyse the current knowledge on the evolution of reproductive diversity in Chondrichthyes with particular foci on the frequency, phylogenetic distribution, and directionality of evolutionary changes in their modes of reproduction. To characterise the evolutionary transformations, we amassed the largest empirical data set of reproductive parameters to date covering nearly 800 extant species and analysed it via a comprehensive molecular-based phylogeny. Our phylogenetic reconstructions indicated that the ancestral pattern for Chondrichthyes is 'short single oviparity' (as found in extant holocephalans) in which females lay successive clutches (broods) of one or two eggs. Viviparity has originated at least 12 times, with 10 origins among sharks, one in batoids, and (based on published evidence) another potential origin in a fossil holocephalan. Substantial matrotrophy has evolved at least six times, including one origin of placentotrophy, three separate origins of oophagy (egg ingestion), and two origins of histotrophy (uptake of uterine secretions). In two clades, placentation was replaced by histotrophy. Unlike past reconstructions, our analysis reveals no evidence that viviparity has ever reverted to oviparity in this group. Both viviparity and matrotrophy have arisen by a variety of evolutionary sequences. In addition, the ancestral pattern of oviparity has given rise to three distinct egg-laying patterns that increased clutch (brood) size and/or involved deposition of eggs at advanced stages of development. Geologically, the ancestral oviparous pattern arose in the Paleozoic. Most origins of viviparity and matrotrophy date to the Mesozoic, while a few that are represented at low taxonomic levels are of Cenozoic origin. Coupled with other recent work, this review points the way towards an emerging consensus on reproductive evolution in chondrichthyans while offering a basis for future functional and evolutionary analyses. This review also contributes to conservation efforts by highlighting taxa whose reproductive specialisations reflect distinctive evolutionary trajectories and that deserve special protection and further investigation.
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- Daniel G Blackburn
- Department of Biology & Electron Microscopy Center, Trinity College, 300 Summit St, Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, USA
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- Department of Biology, Coe College, 1220 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402, USA
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Whittington CM, Buddle AL, Griffith OW, Carter AM. Embryonic specializations for vertebrate placentation. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2022; 377:20210261. [PMID: 36252220 PMCID: PMC9574634 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The vertebrate placenta, a close association of fetal and parental tissue for physiological exchange, has evolved independently in sharks, teleost fishes, coelacanths, amphibians, squamate reptiles and mammals. This transient organ forms during pregnancy and is an important contributor to embryonic development in both viviparous and oviparous, brooding species. Placentae may be involved in transport of respiratory gases, wastes, immune molecules, hormones and nutrients. Depending on the taxon, the embryonic portion of the placenta is comprised of either extraembryonic membranes (yolk sac or chorioallantois) or temporary embryonic tissues derived via hypertrophy of pericardium, gill epithelium, gut, tails or fins. These membranes and tissues have been recruited convergently into placentae in several lineages. Here, we highlight the diversity and common features of embryonic tissues involved in vertebrate placentation and suggest future studies that will provide new knowledge about the evolution of pregnancy. This article is part of the theme issue 'Extraembryonic tissues: exploring concepts, definitions and functions across the animal kingdom'.
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- Camilla M. Whittington
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Heydon-Laurence A08, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Heydon-Laurence A08, New South Wales 2006, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales 2109, Australia
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- Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, J. B. Winsloews Vej 21, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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Baró-Camarasa I, Marmolejo-Rodríguez AJ, O'Hara TM, Castellini JM, Murillo-Cisneros DA, Martínez-Rincón RO, Elorriaga-Verplancken FR, Galván-Magaña F. Mercury maternal transfer in two placental sharks and a yolk-sac ray from Baja California Sur, Mexico. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 179:113672. [PMID: 35512518 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Total mercury (THg) concentrations were measured in muscle and liver of two placental viviparous sharks, the Pacific sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon longurio) and the brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei); as well as in the muscle, liver, and yolk of the yolk-sac viviparous speckled guitarfish (Pseudobatos glaucostigmus) in Baja California Sur. The aim was to determine which factors could be involved in maternal transfer and resultant maternal and embryonic THg concentration. Higher THg concentrations were found in pregnant females compared to embryos paired tissues. THg concentrations of embryo tissues decreased with total length (TL), except for the muscle of the Pacific sharpnose shark. THg concentrations of embryo muscle was positively related to THg concentration in the muscle of pregnant females. Embryos TL, muscle THg concentration of pregnant females, percentage of THg concentration in embryos, along with the reproductive strategy are relevant factors required to improve our understanding of THg concentration in embryo tissues.
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- Isis Baró-Camarasa
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, Baja California Sur C.P. 23096, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, Baja California Sur C.P. 23096, Mexico
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- Bilingual Laboratory of Toxicology, Dept. of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, C.P. 4461, TX, USA; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alaska Fairbanks, C.P. 99775, AK, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Alaska Fairbanks, C.P. 99775, AK, USA
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. Planeación Ambiental y Conservación, Instituto Politécnico Nacional 195, Playa Palo de Santa Rita Sur, La Paz, Baja California Sur C.P. 23096, Mexico
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- CONACYT-Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste, S.C. La Paz, Baja California Sur C.P. 23096, Mexico
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- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas, La Paz, Baja California Sur C.P. 23096, Mexico.
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Molecular mechanism of nutrient uptake in developing embryos of oviparous cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame). PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265428. [PMID: 35290397 PMCID: PMC8923501 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Forms of embryonic nutrition are highly diverse in cartilaginous fishes, which contain oviparity, yolk-sac viviparity and several types of matrotrophic viviparity (histotrophy, oophagy, and placentotrophy). The molecular mechanisms of embryonic nutrition are poorly understood in these animals as few species are capable of reproducing in captivity. Oviparous cartilaginous fishes solely depend on yolk nutrients for their growth and development. In the present study, we compared the contribution to embryonic nutrition of the embryonic intestine with the yolk sac membrane (YSM). RNA-seq analysis was performed on the embryonic intestine and YSM of the oviparous cloudy catshark Scyliorhinus torazame to identify candidate genes involved in nutrient metabolism to further the understanding of nutrient utilization of developing embryos. RNA-seq discovery was subsequently confirmed by quantitative PCR analysis and we identified increases in several amino acid transporter genes (slc3a1, slc6a19, slc3a2, slc7a7) as well as genes involved in lipid absorption (apob and mtp) in the intestine after ‘pre-hatching’, which is a developmental event marked by an early opening of the egg case about 4 months before hatching. Although a reciprocal decrease in the nutritional role of YSM was expected after the intestine became functional, we observed similar increases in gene expression among amino acid transporters, lipid absorption molecules, and lysosomal cathepsins in the extraembryonic YSM in late developmental stages. Ultrastructure of the endodermal cells of YSM showed that yolk granules were incorporated by endocytosis, and the number of granules increased during development. Furthermore, the digestion of yolk granules in the YSM and nutrient transport through the basolateral membrane of the endodermal cells appeared to be enhanced after pre-hatching. These findings suggest that nutrient digestion and absorption is highly activated in both intestine and YSM after pre-hatching in catshark embryos, which supports the rapid growth at late developmental stages.
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Buddle AL, Van Dyke JU, Thompson MB, Simpfendorfer CA, Murphy CR, Dowland SN, Whittington CM. Structure of the paraplacenta and the yolk sac placenta of the viviparous Australian sharpnose shark, Rhizoprionodon taylori. Placenta 2021; 108:11-22. [PMID: 33780667 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Viviparity (live-birth) has evolved from oviparity (egg-laying) multiple times in sharks. While most transitions from oviparity to viviparity have resulted in non-placental forms of viviparity, some sharks develop a yolk sac placenta during pregnancy. The Australian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon taylori) is a placental species that suspends embryonic development in a diapause for most of pregnancy. METHODS To identify structures involved in supporting rapid embryonic growth in late pregnancy, we examined uterine and placental morphology by light and electron microscopy. RESULTS Paraplacental uterine regions have morphological specialisations consistent with secretion and fluid transport between uterine tissues and the lumen. Uterine secretions in the lumen may be absorbed by the outgrowths on the embryonic umbilical cord ('appendiculae'), which are densely covered by microvilli. The placenta consists of uterine villi that interdigitate with the yolk sac and enhance the surface area available for fetomaternal exchange. The yolk sac does not invade the uterine epithelium, and the egg capsule remains intact at the placental interface, separating maternal and fetal tissues. Some placental uterine epithelial cells are secretory, and endocytic vesicles in the opposing yolk sac ectodermal cells suggest that nutrient transport is by histotrophic uterine secretion followed by fetal absorption. Respiratory gases, water and possibly small nutrients likely diffuse across the placenta, where maternal and fetal blood vessels are ~2 μm apart. DISCUSSION Placental structure in R. taylori is similar to most other sharks, but there are differences in cellular structures between species that may indicate species-specific placental transport mechanisms.
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- Alice L Buddle
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Heydon-Laurence Building (A08), Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, School of Molecular Sciences, La Trobe University, Wodonga, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Heydon-Laurence Building (A08), Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- College of Science of Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences (Anatomy and Histology), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences (Anatomy and Histology), The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Heydon-Laurence Building (A08), Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
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A placenta as we know now is a relatively new invention in mammals. Data accumulated indicates that a major cell type of the placenta is trophoblast, in which elevated expression of genes derived from various endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) as well as LTR retrotransposons is seen. However, evolutionally significance of ERV expression in placental development has not been well characterized or sorted out. In this review, we describe diversity of placental structures among mammalian species, of which morphological and cells types are far more diverse than those expected from the lines of mammalian orders. We then describe paternally expressed gene 10 (Peg10/Sirh1) and Peg11/Sirh2 as ERVs associated with ancient placenta development, followed by env-related genes such as Syncytin-1, -2, -A, -B, -Rum1, and Fematrin-1 responsible for trophoblast cells fusion, resulting in multinucleate syncytiotrophoblast formation. Because the endogenization of retroviral infections has occurred multiple times in different mammalian lineages, and some of them use similar molecules in their transcriptional activation, we speculate that ERV gene variants integrated into mammalian genomes in a locus specific manner have replaced the genes previously responsible for cell fusion. The role of cell fusion achieved by multiple successive ERV integrations is now called ''baton pass'' hypothesis, possibly resulting in increased trophoblast cell fusion, morphological diversity in placental structures, and survivability of fetuses and/or reproductive advantage in placental mammals.
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- Department of Molecular Life Science, Tokai University School of Medicine
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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Blackburn DG, Starck JM. Morphological specializations for fetal maintenance in viviparous vertebrates: An introduction and historical retrospective. J Morphol 2015; 276:E1-16. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Daniel G. Blackburn
- Department of Biology; and Electron Microscopy Center; Trinity College; Hartford Connecticut 06106
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- Department of Biology; University of Munich; D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried Germany
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Blackburn DG. Evolution of vertebrate viviparity and specializations for fetal nutrition: A quantitative and qualitative analysis. J Morphol 2014; 276:961-90. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Daniel G. Blackburn
- Department of Biology and; Electron Microscopy Center, Trinity College; Hartford Connecticut 06106
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Can a threshold value be used to classify chondrichthyan reproductive modes: systematic review and validation using an oviparous species. PLoS One 2012; 7:e50196. [PMID: 23300523 PMCID: PMC3531418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The maternal-embryonic nutritional relationship in chondrichthyans has been poorly explored. Consequently, accurately discerning between their different reproductive modes is difficult; especially lecithotrophy and incipient histotrophy. This present study is the first to assess changes in mass throughout embryonic development of an oviparous chondrichthyan other than Scyliorhinus canicula. Heterodontus portusjacksoni egg cases were collected and used to quantify the gain or loss of wet mass, dry mass, water content, inorganic and organic matter from freshly deposited eggs (without macroscopically visible embryos) to near full-term embryos. A loss in organic mass of ∼40% found from this study is approximately double the values previously obtained for S. canicula. This raises concerns for the validity of the current threshold value used to discern between lecithotrophic and matrotrophic species. Accordingly, 26 studies published in the primary literature between 1932 and 2012 addressing the maternal-embryonic nutritional relationship in sharks were reviewed. Values for changes in mass reported for over 20 different shark species were synthesised and recalculated, revealing multiple typographical, transcribing, calculation and rounding errors across many papers. These results suggest that the current threshold value of −20% established by previous studies is invalid and should be avoided to ascertain the reproductive mode of aplacental viviparous species.
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Storrie MT, Walker TI, Laurenson LJ, Hamlett WC. Gestational morphogenesis of the uterine epithelium of the gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus). J Morphol 2009; 270:319-36. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Heiden TCK, Haines AN, Manire C, Lombardi J, Koob TJ. Structure and permeability of the egg capsule of the bonnethead shark,Sphyrna tiburo. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 303:577-89. [PMID: 15945073 DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In the viviparous bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, a fluid-filled, acellular egg capsule surrounds fertilized eggs and developing embryos throughout gestation. Like other placental shark species, the capsule remains intact even at the placental implantation site. Although its intervention between the uterine and embryonic tissues of the placenta has long been thought to mediate physiological exchange, little information is available concerning even its basic structure or permeability to solutes. The 1 mum thick capsule wall consists of an inner layer of gelatinous material and an outer layer consisting of at least three laminae of orthogonally arranged fibrous material. These fibers are irregular and often branched. Permeability experiments showed that solutes less than 1,355 Da diffuse across the egg capsule whereas those greater than 6,000 Da do not pass through the membrane. Solute movement across the capsule is a concentration-dependent phenomenon indicating diffusion rather than active transport. Experimental data also suggest that there is an increase in the permeability of the egg capsule to low molecular weight materials during mid- and late gestation. These observations are discussed in relation to the function of the egg capsule as a mediator of maternal-embryonic interactions in matrotrophic sharks.
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- Tisha C King Heiden
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA.
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Romagnoli R, Cateni C, Guarino FM, Bigliardi E, Paulesu LR. Potential role of interleukin-1 at the peri-ovulation stage in a species of placental viviparous reptile, the three-toed skink, Chalcides chalcides (Squamata: Scincidae). Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2003; 1:60. [PMID: 14585105 PMCID: PMC239890 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2003] [Accepted: 09/18/2003] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We recently showed that interleukin-1 (IL-1) is secreted by the placenta of a species of squamate reptile, the three-toed skink, Chalcides chalcides. In this study, we used immunohistochemical techniques to investigate the expression of IL-1 (in the two isoforms, IL-1alpha and IL-1beta) and its specific membrane receptor IL-1 RtI in uterine oviduct during the peri-implantation period. We found that both IL-1 and its receptor were expressed in uterine tissues before and after ovulation (in the pre-ovulatory stage, even before the yolk had formed in the ovary). However, while IL-1alpha was mostly localized in the uterine mesenchyme tissue, IL-1beta and IL-1RtI were present in the uterine epithelium. Our data provide a further comparison between the reproduction of mammals and squamate reptiles.
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- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary and Comparative Biology, University of Naples, 80134 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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Cateni C, Paulesu L, Bigliardi E, Hamlett WC. The interleukin 1 (IL-1) system in the uteroplacental complex of a cartilaginous fish, the smoothhound shark, Mustelus canis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2003; 1:25. [PMID: 12646051 PMCID: PMC151797 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2003] [Accepted: 02/14/2003] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Cartilaginous fish are the oldest extant jawed vertebrates and the oldest line to have placentae. Their pivotal evolutionary position makes them attractive models to investigate the mechanisms involved in the maternal-fetal interaction. This study describes the tissue expression of the cytokine interleukin-1 (IL-1) alpha, IL-1 beta and its specific membrane receptor, IL-1 receptor type I (IL-1R tI) in a placental cartilaginous fish, the smoothhound shark, Mustelus canis. The presence of this cytokine has been reported in many mammalian placentae, as well as in the placenta of a squamate reptile and this study extends these observations to the cartilaginous fishes. The uteroplacental complex in M. canis consists of a yolk sac modified into a functional yolk sac placenta and complimentary uterine attachment sites. Immunohistochemistry for IL-1 alpha, IL-1 beta and the receptor reveals leucocytes of both the mother and fetus to be positive, as well as the apical aspect of paraplacental cells and the apical vesicles in the umbilical cord epithelium. Yolk sac endoderm is also positive with all the stains while the ectoderm is positive only for IL-1 alpha. Immunoreactivity in the uterine epithelium was obtained for IL-1 alpha and the receptor. The egg envelope is always negative. In light of the recent finding of IL-1 beta gene in a cartilaginous fish and of the high level of conservation of proteins implicated in IL-1 action, our data suggest that IL-1 system is a key mediator of the materno-fetal interaction since the oldest extant placental vertebrates.
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- Chiara Cateni
- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
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Hamlett WC, Jezior M, Spieler R. Ultrastructural analysis of folliculogenesis in the ovary of the yellow spotted stingray, Urolophus jamaicensis. Ann Anat 1999; 181:159-72. [PMID: 10332520 DOI: 10.1016/s0940-9602(99)80003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The ovary of the yellow spotted ray, Urolophus jamaicensis, is embedded in the epigonal gland, a lymphomyeloid organ. The covering of the ovary is composed of a germinal epithelium that is cuboidal and dome-shaped with microvilli. Adjacent cells have elaborate intercellular folds that create dilated intercellular spaces. In previtellogenic follicles, the follicle cells are simple cuboidal and contain modest amounts of synthetic or transport organelles. As vitellogenesis proceeds, the epithelium becomes multilaminar. Follicle cells are columnar as yolk precursors are transported from the maternal circulation, through the follicle cell cytoplasm, to the oocyte. Large, round cells occur in the follicle wall that contain lipid-like substances. These cells decrease in size and number as folliculogenesis proceeds and eventually disappear prior to ovulation. Columnar follicular cells and the oocyte have cellular extensions that impinge upon the zona pellucida. Transosomes are follicle cell extensions that indent the oocyte membrane. Tips of transosmes become enclosed by a layer of oocyte plasmalemma. The tips of transosomes pinch off and become resident in the ooplasm. Dense staining material occurs on the inner surface of the transosome membrane derived from the follicle cell. In Other animals, this material has been described as ribosome-like. This study is the first to document the presence of transosomes in a group other than Aves or reptiles. Follicle cells are supported by an extremely thick basal lamina. Subjacent to the lamina is the vascularized theca with fibroblasts embedded in a collagenous network. There is no differentiation into definitive theca interna and externa. In vitellogenic eggs, extensive inward folding of the follicular epithelium occur thereby generating more surface area for the transport of yolk precursors to the oocyte. Atretic follicles are common.
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- W C Hamlett
- South Bend Center for Medical Education, Indiana University School of Medicine, Notre Dame, USA
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Hamlett WC, Knight DP, Koob TJ, Jezior M, Luong T, Rozycki T, Brunette N, Hysell MK. Survey of oviducal gland structure and function in elasmobranchs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-010x(199811/12)282:4/5<399::aid-jez2>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Fishelson L, Baranes A. Observations on the Oman Shark,Iago omanensis (Triakidae), with emphasis on the morphological and cytological changes of the oviduct and yolk sac during gestation. J Morphol 1998; 236:151-165. [DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(199806)236:3<151::aid-jmor1>3.0.co;2-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hamlett WC, Musick JA, Eulitt AM, Jarrell RL, Kelly MA. Ultrastructure of uterine trophonemata, accommodation for uterolactation, and gas exchange in the southern stingray, Dasyatis americana. CAN J ZOOL 1996. [DOI: 10.1139/z96-157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The southern stingray, Dasyatis americana, displays aplacental viviparity, embryos being retained in the maternal uterus throughout gestation and initially nourished by the yolk sac contents. During gestation the uterus develops vascularized appendages, trophonemata, that secrete viscous nutrient histotroph that is subsequently ingested by the embryo as it grows to term. There is a 3750% increase in wet mass from the egg to the term fetus. Trophonemata are 1.5 cm long, narrower at the base, and spatulate at the tip. Surface epithelial cells form a pattern of surface cables, each with a small blood vessel at its core. In females containing fertilized eggs, the epithelium is simple and cuboidal. In contrast, in uteri containing late-term fetuses, the epithelium is squamous. Epithelial cells, with periodic acid – Schiff positive cytoplasmic vesicles, form invaginated crypts. Epithelial cells produce proteinaceous, mucous, and lipid secretions, thus we have coined the term uterolactation to describe this phenomenon.
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