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Berisha B, Thaqi G, Sinowatz F, Schams D, Rodler D, Pfaffl MW. Prostaglandins as local regulators of ovarian physiology in ruminants. Anat Histol Embryol 2024; 53:e12980. [PMID: 37788129 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
Prostaglandins are synthesized from arachidonic acid through the catalytic activities of cyclooxygenase, while the production of different prostaglandin types, prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE), are regulated by specific prostaglandin synthases (PGFS and PGES). Prostaglandin ligands (PGF and PGE) bind to specific high-affinity receptors and initiate biologically distinct signalling pathways. In the ovaries, prostaglandins are known to be important endocrine regulators of female reproduction, in addition to maintaining local function through autocrine and/or paracrine effect. Many research groups in different animal species have already identified a variety of factors and molecular mechanisms that are responsible for the regulation of prostaglandin functions. In addition, prostaglandins stimulate their intrafollicular and intraluteal production via the pathway of prostaglandin self-regulation in the ovary. Therefore, the objective of the review article is to discuss recent findings about local regulation patterns of prostaglandin ligands PGF and PGE during different physiological stages of ovarian function in domestic ruminants, especially in bovine. In conclusion, the discussed local regulation mechanisms of prostaglandins in the ovary may stimulate further research activities in different methodological approaches, especially during final follicle maturation and ovulation, as well as corpus luteum formation and function.
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- Bajram Berisha
- Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo
- Academy of Science of Albania, Tirana, Albania
- Animal Physiology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Animal Physiology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Morphology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Animal Physiology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising Weihenstephan, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Animal Physiology and Immunology, School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Freising Weihenstephan, Germany
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Hamshaw I, Straube A, Stark R, Baxter L, Alam MT, Wever WJ, Yin J, Yue Y, Pinton P, Sen A, Ferguson GD, Blanks AM. PGF 2α induces a pro-labour phenotypical switch in human myometrial cells that can be inhibited with PGF 2α receptor antagonists. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1285779. [PMID: 38155905 PMCID: PMC10752971 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1285779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Preterm birth is the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. There has been an interest in developing prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) antagonists as a new treatment for preterm birth, although much of the rationale for their use is based on studies in rodents where PGF2α initiates labour by regressing the corpus luteum and reducing systemic progesterone concentrations. How PGF2α antagonism would act in humans who do not have a fall in systemic progesterone remains unclear. One possibility, in addition to an acute stimulation of contractions, is a direct alteration of the myometrial smooth muscle cell state towards a pro-labour phenotype. In this study, we developed an immortalised myometrial cell line, MYLA, derived from myometrial tissue obtained from a pregnant, non-labouring patient, as well as a novel class of PGF2α receptor (FP) antagonist. We verified the functionality of the cell line by stimulation with PGF2α, resulting in Gαq-specific coupling and Ca2+ release, which were inhibited by FP antagonism. Compared to four published FP receptor antagonists, the novel FP antagonist N582707 was the most potent compound [Fmax 7.67 ± 0.63 (IC50 21.26 nM), AUC 7.30 ± 0.32 (IC50 50.43 nM), and frequency of Ca2+ oscillations 7.66 ± 0.41 (IC50 22.15 nM)]. RNA-sequencing of the MYLA cell line at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24, and 48 h post PGF2α treatment revealed a transforming phenotype from a fibroblastic to smooth muscle mRNA profile. PGF2α treatment increased the expression of MYLK, CALD1, and CNN1 as well as the pro-labour genes OXTR, IL6, and IL11, which were inhibited by FP antagonism. Concomitant with the inhibition of a smooth muscle, pro-labour transition, FP antagonism increased the expression of the fibroblast marker genes DCN, FBLN1, and PDGFRA. Our findings suggest that in addition to the well-described acute contractile effect, PGF2α transforms myometrial smooth muscle cells from a myofibroblast to a smooth muscle, pro-labour-like state and that the novel compound N582707 has the potential for prophylactic use in preterm labour management beyond its use as an acute tocolytic drug.
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- Isabel Hamshaw
- Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Bioinformatics RTP, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Bioinformatics RTP, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Bioinformatics RTP, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Ferring Research Institute Inc., San Diego, United Kingdom
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- Ferring Research Institute Inc., San Diego, United Kingdom
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- Ferring Research Institute Inc., San Diego, United Kingdom
- Ferring Pharmaceuticals, International PharmaScience Center, Kastrup, Denmark
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- Ferring Research Institute Inc., San Diego, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Science Research Laboratories, Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
- Centre for Mechanochemical Cell Biology, Division of Biomedical Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Przygrodzka E, Monaco CF, Plewes MR, Li G, Wood JR, Cupp AS, Davis JS. Protein Kinase A and 5' AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathways Exert Opposite Effects on Induction of Autophagy in Luteal Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:723563. [PMID: 34820368 PMCID: PMC8607825 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.723563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the absence of pregnancy the ovarian corpus luteum undergoes regression, a process characterized by decreased production of progesterone and structural luteolysis involving apoptosis. Autophagy has been observed in the corpus luteum during luteal regression. Autophagy is a self-degradative process important for balancing sources of cellular energy at critical times in development and in response to nutrient stress, but it can also lead to apoptosis. Mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR) and 5′ AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), key players in autophagy, are known to inhibit or activate autophagy, respectively. Here, we analyzed the signaling pathways regulating the initiation of autophagy in bovine luteal cells. In vivo studies showed increased activating phosphorylation of AMPKα (Thr172) and elevated content of LC3B, a known marker of autophagy, in luteal tissue during PGF2α-induced luteolysis. In vitro, AMPK activators 1) stimulated phosphorylation of regulatory associated protein of MTOR (RPTOR) leading to decreased activity of MTOR, 2) increased phosphorylation of Unc-51-Like Kinase 1 (ULK1) and Beclin 1 (BECN1), at sites specific for AMPK and required for autophagy initiation, 3) increased levels of LC3B, and 4) enhanced colocalization of autophagosomes with lysosomes indicating elevated autophagy. In contrast, LH/PKA signaling in luteal cells 1) reduced activation of AMPKα and phosphorylation of RPTOR, 2) elevated MTOR activity, 3) stimulated phosphorylation of ULK1 at site required for ULK1 inactivation, and 4) inhibited autophagosome formation as reflected by reduced content of LC3B-II. Pretreatment with AICAR, a pharmacological activator of AMPK, inhibited LH-mediated effects on RPTOR, ULK1 and BECN1. Our results indicate that luteotrophic signaling via LH/PKA/MTOR inhibits, while luteolytic signaling via PGF2α/Ca2+/AMPK activates key signaling pathways involved in luteal cell autophagy.
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- Emilia Przygrodzka
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.,Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.,Veterans Affairs Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.,Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Olson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, United States.,Veterans Affairs Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, United States
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Prostaglandin F2 Alpha Triggers the Disruption of Cell Adhesion with Cytokeratin and Vimentin in Bovine Luteal Theca Cells. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11041073. [PMID: 33918916 PMCID: PMC8069824 DOI: 10.3390/ani11041073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary Luteolysis is an important event in the control of the corpus luteum function in bovines. However, some aspects of the luteolytic mechanism remain unclear. We evaluated changes in cell adhesion in luteal cells during regression of corpus luteum. Bovine luteal theca cells (LTCs) were treated in vitro with Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2α). Cytokeratin, vimentin and desmoplakin proteins in LTCs were disrupted by PGF2α, affecting cell adhesion. These results suggest that PGF2α plays an important function in cell adhesion during the regression of corpus luteum. Abstract Intermediate filaments (IFs) maintain cell–cell adhesions and are involved in diverse cellular processes such as cytokinesis, cell migration and the maintenance of cell structure. In this study, we investigated the influence of prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2α) on cytokeratin and vimentin IFs, Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK), and cell-cell adhesion in bovine luteal theca cells (LTCs). The luteal cells were isolated from bovine corpus luteum (CL), and the LTCs were treated with 0, 0.01, 0.1 and 1.0 mM PGF2α. Cytokeratin, vimentin and desmoplakin proteins were disrupted and the ROCK protein was significantly increased in PGF2α-treated LTCs. In addition, cell–cell adhesion was significantly (p < 0.05) decreased in the PGF2α-induced LTCs compared to control group (0 mM PGF2α). In conclusion, PGF2α affected the adhesion of cell to cell via disruption of desmoplakin, cytokeratin and vimentin, additionally increasing ROCK in bovine LTCs. These results may provide a better understanding of the mechanism of bovine CL regression.
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Smallman MA, Filtz TM, Stormshak F. Mifepristone and PGF 2α activate phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis in the ovine corpus luteum. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2021; 153:106538. [PMID: 33545368 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2021.106538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to determine whether mifepristone (RU486) and PGF2α activate the phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis pathway during the midluteal phase of the ovine estrous cycle. In experiment 1, ewes on day 8 of the cycle were given 10 μg RU486 or vehicle into the ovarian artery with removal of the corpus luteum (CL) after 10 min. Blood collected prior to and after treatment was analyzed for progesterone. Aliquots of CL were incubated with 10 μCi of 3H-inositol and in the presence and absence of PGF2α (10 nM) for 15 min. Exposure of CL to RU486 and PGF2α increased phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis (p < 0.05). Serum progesterone was reduced in both control and RU486-treated ewes (p < 0.05) compared to concentrations before treatments. In experiment 2, aliquots of CL collected from ewes on day 8 of the cycle were incubated with 3H-inositol and exposed to RU486 (2 μM) in the presence and absence of PGF2α (1 μM) for 15 min. Treatments stimulated phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis as in Exp 1 (p < 0.05). Progesterone concentrations in incubation medium were increased in response to RU486 and PGF2α (p < 0.05). Collectively, these data suggest that RU486 and PGF2α act to stimulate phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis in the mature ovine CL.
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- Mary A Smallman
- Oregon State University, Department of Animal and Rangeland Science, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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- Oregon State University, College of Pharmacy, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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- Oregon State University, Department of Animal and Rangeland Science, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Witek KJ, Ziecik AJ, Małysz‐Cymborska I, Andronowska A. The presence of CC chemokines and their aberrant role in the porcine corpus luteum. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:632-646. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.13663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Krzysztof Jan Witek
- Department of Hormonal Action Mechanisms Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Hormonal Action Mechanisms Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Hormonal Action Mechanisms Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn Poland
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- Department of Hormonal Action Mechanisms Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn Poland
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Protective effect of SKB_Gutbiotic against castor oil and E.coli induced diarrhea in laboratory animals. Microb Pathog 2020; 143:104078. [PMID: 32142870 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The aim of this study is to evaluate antidiarrheal activity of SKB_Gutbiotic against Castor oil and E.coli induced diarrhea in Swiss albino mice and Sprague Dawley rats. In present study three doses of SKB_Gutbiotic were tested against castor oil induced diarrhea in mice. Its effect on co-administration with l-arginine was studied. SKB_Gutbiotic delayed onset of diarrhea, reduced fecal output and fecal weight. In Gastrointestinal transit time and Castor oil induced enteropooling, SKB_Gutbiotic significantly reduced peristaltic index and volume of intestinal content respectively. In E.coli induced diarrhea model, E.coli suspension was administered for 3 days for inducing diarrhea. SKB_Gutbiotic significantly and dose dependently reduced fecal output, improved fecal consistency, reduced fecal water content and improved WBC count. Histopathological images showed improvement in damage caused to the mucosal epithelium due to E.coli and also improved complete crypt cell architecture and integrity of goblet cells. These results indicated that SKB_Gutbiotic can be used as an antidiarrheal agent against castor oil and E.coli induced diarrhea. It inhibits colonization of E.coli bacteria on colonic epithelium which results into decreased intestinal hypersecretion and motility which is very useful in the management of infectious diarrhea. Thus SKB_Gutbiotic could be an effective alternative to standard antidiarrheal drugs.
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Plewes MR, Hou X, Talbott HA, Zhang P, Wood JR, Cupp AS, Davis JS. Luteinizing hormone regulates the phosphorylation and localization of the mitochondrial effector dynamin-related protein-1 (DRP1) and steroidogenesis in the bovine corpus luteum. FASEB J 2020; 34:5299-5316. [PMID: 32077149 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902958r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
The corpus luteum is an endocrine gland that synthesizes and secretes progesterone. Luteinizing hormone (LH) activates protein kinase A (PKA) signaling in luteal cells, increasing delivery of substrate to mitochondria for progesterone production. Mitochondria maintain a highly regulated equilibrium between fusion and fission in order to sustain biological function. Dynamin-related protein 1 (DRP1), is a key mediator of mitochondrial fission. The mechanism by which DRP1 is regulated in the ovary is largely unknown. We hypothesize that LH via PKA differentially regulates the phosphorylation of DRP1 on Ser616 and Ser637 in bovine luteal cells. In primary cultures of steroidogenic small luteal cells (SLCs), LH, and forskolin stimulated phosphorylation of DRP1 (Ser 637), and inhibited phosphorylation of DRP1 (Ser 616). Overexpression of a PKA inhibitor blocked the effects of LH and forskolin on DRP1 phosphorylation. In addition, LH decreased the association of DRP1 with the mitochondria. Genetic knockdown of the DRP1 mitochondria receptor, and a small molecule inhibitor of DRP1 increased basal and LH-induced progesterone production. Studies with a general Dynamin inhibitor and siRNA knockdown of DRP1 showed that DRP1 is required for optimal LH-induced progesterone biosynthesis. Taken together, the findings place DRP1 as an important target downstream of PKA in steroidogenic luteal cells.
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- Michele R Plewes
- Olson Center for Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-3255, NE, USA.,Nebraska Western Iowa Veterans Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA
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- Olson Center for Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-3255, NE, USA
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- Olson Center for Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-3255, NE, USA
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- Olson Center for Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-3255, NE, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Olson Center for Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, 68198-3255, NE, USA.,Nebraska Western Iowa Veterans Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA
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Grycmacher K, Boruszewska D, Sinderewicz E, Kowalczyk-Zięba I, Staszkiewicz-Chodor J, Woclawek-Potocka I. Prostaglandin F 2α (PGF 2α) production possibility and its receptors expression in the early- and late-cleaved preimplantation bovine embryos. BMC Vet Res 2019; 15:203. [PMID: 31200703 PMCID: PMC6570898 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-019-1939-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) is an important component for the physiology of female reproductive processes. In the literature, the data pertaining to the synthesis and action of PGF2α in early embryonic bovine development are limited. In our study, we used the bovine in vitro culture model based on the time of first cleavage to determine the mRNA expression and immunolocalization of PGF2α synthase and its receptor in bovine embryos from the 2-cell stage to the hatched blastocyst stage. We also evaluated PGF2α production at 2, 5 and 7 days of in vitro culture. RESULTS We found a significantly higher proportion of blastocysts obtained from the early-cleaved embryos than from the late-cleaved embryos (37.7% vs. 26.1% respectively, P < 0.05). The PGFS mRNA expression was significantly higher in the late-cleaved group than in the early-cleaved group at the 2-, 4- and 16-cell stages (P < 0.05). For PTGFR, we observed that within the late-cleaved group, the mRNA abundance was significantly higher in embryos at the 2- and 16-cell stages than in embryos at the 4- and 8-cell stages (P < 0.05). We observed that PTGFR mRNA expression was significantly higher in the 2- and 16-cell embryos in the late-cleaved group than that in the early-cleaved group embryos (P < 0.05). Among the blastocysts, the PGFS and PTGFR expression levels showed a trend towards higher mRNA expression in the late-cleaved group than in the early-cleaved group. Analysis of PGF2α production showed that within the early-cleaved group, the content of PGF2α in the in vitro culture medium was significantly higher on day 7 than it was on day 2 (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The mRNA expression levels of PGF2α synthase and its receptor depend on the developmental stage and the embryo quality. Analyses of PGFS and PTGFR expression in bovine blastocysts and of PGF2α embryo production suggest that prostaglandin F2α can act in an autocrine and paracrine manner in bovine in vitro-produced preimplantation embryos. Moreover, the tendency of PTGFR and PGFS mRNA expression to be upregulated in embryos with low developmental potential can indicate a compensation mechanism related to high PGFS and PTGFR mRNA expression levels in low-quality embryos.
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- Katarzyna Grycmacher
- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Gamete and Embryo Biology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747, Olsztyn, Poland.
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Bai WJ, Jin PJ, Kuang MQ, Wei QW, Shi FX, Davis JS, Mao DG. Temporal regulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation, heat shock protein 70 and activating transcription factor 3 during prostaglandin F-induced luteal regression in pseudopregnant rats following heat stress. Reprod Fertil Dev 2018; 29:1184-1193. [PMID: 27169499 DOI: 10.1071/rd15415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of heat stress on heat shock protein (HSP) 70 expression and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and protein kinase (PK) B signalling during prostaglandin F (PGF)-induced luteal regression. During pseudopregnancy, rats were exposed to heat stress (HS, 40°C, 2h) for 7 days and treated with PGF or physiological saline on Day 7; serum and ovaries were collected 0, 1, 2, 8 or 24h after PGF treatment. The early inhibitory effect of PGF on progesterone was reduced in HS rats. HSP70 expression in response to PGF was significantly enhanced in HS rats. PGF-induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 was significantly greater in the HS group; however, HS rats exhibited elevated basal levels of phosphorylation of p38 MAPK, but not ERK1/2. PGF treatment increased expression of activating transcription factor (ATF) 3 at 2h, which was inhibited by heat stress. Evaluating PKB signalling revealed that phosphorylation of p-Akt (Thr308 and Ser473) was reduced at 8 and 24h after PGF treatment in both non-heat stress (NHS) and HS groups, but there were no significant differences between the HS and NHS groups at any of the time points. In conclusion, the present study provides further evidence that heat stress may enhance HSP70 and affect ERK1/2 and ATF3 expression, but not Akt activation, during PGF-induced luteal regression in pseudopregnant rats.
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- Wu-Jiao Bai
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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- VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China
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Ochoa JC, Peñagaricano F, Baez GM, Melo LF, Motta JCL, Garcia-Guerra A, Meidan R, Pinheiro Ferreira JC, Sartori R, Wiltbank MC. Mechanisms for rescue of corpus luteum during pregnancy: gene expression in bovine corpus luteum following intrauterine pulses of prostaglandins E1 and F2α†. Biol Reprod 2017; 98:465-479. [DOI: 10.1093/biolre/iox183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Julian C Ochoa
- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- University of Florida Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander, Cucuta, Colombia
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Animal Science, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Animal Science, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Reproduction and Veterinary Radiology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Animal Science, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Talbott H, Hou X, Qiu F, Zhang P, Guda C, Yu F, Cushman RA, Wood JR, Wang C, Cupp AS, Davis JS. Early transcriptome responses of the bovine midcycle corpus luteum to prostaglandin F2α includes cytokine signaling. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2017; 452:93-109. [PMID: 28549990 PMCID: PMC7388008 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In ruminants, prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2α)-mediated luteolysis is essential prior to estrous cycle resumption, and is a target for improving fertility. To deduce early PGF2α-provoked changes in the corpus luteum a short time-course (0.5-4 h) was performed on cows at midcycle. A microarray-determined transcriptome was established and examined by bioinformatic pathway analysis. Classic PGF2α effects were evident by changes in early response genes (FOS, JUN, ATF3) and prediction of active pathways (PKC, MAPK). Several cytokine transcripts were elevated and NF-κB and STAT activation were predicted by pathway analysis. Self-organizing map analysis grouped differentially expressed transcripts into ten mRNA expression patterns indicative of temporal signaling cascades. Comparison with two analogous datasets revealed a conserved group of 124 transcripts similarly altered by PGF2α treatment, which both, directly and indirectly, indicated cytokine activation. Elevated levels of cytokine transcripts after PGF2α and predicted activation of cytokine pathways implicate inflammatory reactions early in PGF2α-mediated luteolysis.
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- Heather Talbott
- Olson Center for Women's Health/Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 989450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-9450, USA; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985870 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5870, USA.
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- Olson Center for Women's Health/Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 989450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-9450, USA.
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- Biostatistics Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984375 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4375, USA.
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- Olson Center for Women's Health/Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 989450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-9450, USA.
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- Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Core, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5805, USA.
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- Biostatistics Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 984375 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4375, USA.
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- Nutrition and Environmental Management Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 166 (State Spur 18D)/USDA-ARS-PA-USMARC, Clay Center, NE 68933, USA.
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- Animal Science Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, P.O. Box 830908, C203 ANSC, Lincoln, NE 68583-0908, USA.
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- Olson Center for Women's Health/Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 989450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-9450, USA.
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- Animal Science Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, P.O. Box 830908, C203 ANSC, Lincoln, NE 68583-0908, USA.
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- Olson Center for Women's Health/Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 989450 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-9450, USA; Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 985870 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5870, USA; Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 4101 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, NE 68105, USA.
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Plewes MR, Burns PD, Graham PE, Hyslop RM, Barisas BG. Effect of fish oil on lateral mobility of prostaglandin F 2α (FP) receptors and spatial distribution of lipid microdomains in bovine luteal cell plasma membrane in vitro. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2017; 58:39-52. [PMID: 27643975 PMCID: PMC5135567 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Revised: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Lipid microdomains are ordered regions on the plasma membrane of cells, rich in cholesterol and sphingolipids, ranging in size from 10 to 200 nm in diameter. These lipid-ordered domains may serve as platforms to facilitate colocalization of intracellular signaling proteins during agonist-induced signal transduction. It is hypothesized that fish oil will disrupt the lipid microdomains, increasing spatial distribution of these lipid-ordered domains and lateral mobility of the prostaglandin (PG) F2α (FP) receptors in bovine luteal cells. The objectives of this study were to examine the effects of fish oil on (1) the spatial distribution of lipid microdomains, (2) lateral mobility of FP receptors, and (3) lateral mobility of FP receptors in the presence of PGF2α on the plasma membrane of bovine luteal cells in vitro. Bovine ovaries were obtained from a local abattoir and corpora lutea were digested using collagenase. In experiment 1, lipid microdomains were labeled using cholera toxin subunit B Alexa Fluor 555. Domains were detected as distinct patches on the plasma membrane of mixed luteal cells. Fish oil treatment decreased fluorescent intensity in a dose-dependent manner (P < 0.01). In experiment 2, single particle tracking was used to examine the effects of fish oil treatment on lateral mobility of FP receptors. Fish oil treatment increased microdiffusion and macrodiffusion coefficients of FP receptors as compared to control cells (P < 0.05). In addition, compartment diameters of domains were larger, and residence times were reduced for receptors in fish oil-treated cells (P < 0.05). In experiment 3, single particle tracking was used to determine the effects of PGF2α on lateral mobility of FP receptors and influence of fish oil treatment. Lateral mobility of receptors was decreased within 5 min following the addition of ligand for control cells (P < 0.05). However, lateral mobility of receptors was unaffected by addition of ligand for fish oil-treated cells (P > 0.10). The data presented provide strong evidence that fish oil causes a disruption in lipid microdomains and affects lateral mobility of FP receptors in the absence and presence of PGF2α.
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- M R Plewes
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 80639
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 80639.
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 80639
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, 80639
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
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- Patricia B. Hoyer
- Department of Physiology, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tueson. AZ 85724
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Guo N, Meng C, Bai W, Wei Q, Shi F, Davis JS, Mao D. Prostaglandin F2α induces expression of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) and activates MAPK signaling in the rat corpus luteum. Acta Histochem 2015; 117:211-8. [PMID: 25614048 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2014.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2014] [Revised: 12/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The current study was conducted to evaluate the expression of ATF3, in association with the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) during prostaglandin F2α analog (PGF)-induced luteal regression in rats. A sequential PMSG/hCG treatment paradigm was used to obtain a single, well-defined generation of corpora lutea (CL) in rats. Rats were treated with PGF for 0-4h on day 7 of pseudopregnancy. Results showed that serum progesterone (P4) concentrations declined in a time dependent manner. Western blot results revealed that ATF3 increased within 2h post-PGF injection. Phosphorylated ERK1/2 (p-ERK) and JNK (p-JNK) increased within 30min and then were gradually reduced in response to PGF. In contrast, the levels of phosphorylated p38 MAPK (p-p38) were not significantly altered. The immunostaining density for p-ERK decreased from the periphery to the center of the corpus luteum following treatment with PGF, while ATF3 was expressed uniformly in the nuclei of luteal steroidogenic cells. These results indicated that treatment with PGF in vivo could induce increases in MAPK phosphorylation, especially in p-ERK, which might be correlated with the increases in ATF3 expression and the decline in P4 concentrations. To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide evidence for temporal relationships between MAPK activation and ATF3 expression during PGF-induced luteal regression in the rat.
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- Nannan Guo
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China
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- VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210095, China.
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Kim SO, Markosyan N, Pepe GJ, Duffy DM. Estrogen promotes luteolysis by redistributing prostaglandin F2α receptors within primate luteal cells. Reproduction 2015; 149:453-64. [PMID: 25687410 DOI: 10.1530/rep-14-0412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) has been proposed as a functional luteolysin in primates. However, administration of PGF2α or prostaglandin synthesis inhibitors in vivo both initiate luteolysis. These contradictory findings may reflect changes in PGF2α receptors (PTGFRs) or responsiveness to PGF2α at a critical point during the life span of the corpus luteum. The current study addressed this question using ovarian cells and tissues from female cynomolgus monkeys and luteinizing granulosa cells from healthy women undergoing follicle aspiration. PTGFRs were present in the cytoplasm of monkey granulosa cells, while PTGFRs were localized in the perinuclear region of large, granulosa-derived monkey luteal cells by mid-late luteal phase. A PTGFR agonist decreased progesterone production in luteal cells obtained at mid-late and late luteal phases, but did not decrease progesterone production by granulosa cells or luteal cells from younger corpora lutea. These findings are consistent with a role for perinuclear PTGFRs in functional luteolysis. This concept was explored using human luteinizing granulosa cells maintained in vitro as a model for luteal cell differentiation. In these cells, PTGFRs relocated from the cytoplasm to the perinuclear area in an estrogen- and estrogen receptor-dependent manner. Similar to our findings with monkey luteal cells, human luteinizing granulosa cells with perinuclear PTGFRs responded to a PTGFR agonist with decreased progesterone production. These data support the concept that PTGFR stimulation promotes functional luteolysis only when PTGFRs are located in the perinuclear region. Estrogen receptor-mediated relocation of PTGFRs within luteal cells may be a necessary step in the initiation of luteolysis in primates.
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- Soon Ok Kim
- Department of Physiological SciencesEastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23501, USA
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- Department of Physiological SciencesEastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23501, USA
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- Department of Physiological SciencesEastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23501, USA
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- Department of Physiological SciencesEastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23501, USA
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Mejia R, Waite C, Ascoli M. Activation of Gq/11 in the mouse corpus luteum is required for parturition. Mol Endocrinol 2014; 29:238-46. [PMID: 25495873 DOI: 10.1210/me.2014-1324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mice with a deletion of Gα(q/11) in granulosa cells were previously shown to be subfertile. They also have a reduced ovulatory response due to a deficiency in the ability of the activated LH receptor to fully induce the granulosa cell progesterone receptor. Because this conditional deletion of Gα(q/11) will interfere with the actions of any G protein-coupled receptor that activates G(q/11) in granulosa or luteal cells, we sought to determine whether the actions of other hormones that contribute to fertility were also impaired. We focused our attention on prostaglandin F2 (PGF2)α, because this hormone is known to activate phospholipase C (a prominent Gα(q/11) effector) in luteal cells and because the action of PGF2α on luteal cells is the first step in the murine parturition pathway. Our data show that the conditional deletion of Gα(q/11) from granulosa cells prevents the ability of PGF2α to induce Akr1c18 in luteal cells. Akr1c18 codes for 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, an enzyme that inactivates progesterone. The PGF2α-mediated induction of this enzyme towards the end of pregnancy increases the inactivation of progesterone and precipitates parturition in mice. Thus, the conditional deletion of Gαq/11 from granulosa/luteal cells prevents the progesterone withdrawal that occurs at the end of pregnancy and impairs parturition. This novel molecular defect contributes to the subfertile phenotype of the mice with a deletion of Gα(q/11) from granulosa cells.
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- Rachel Mejia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (R.M., M.A.), Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242; and Department of Pharmacology (C.W., M.A.), Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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Talbott H, Delaney A, Zhang P, Yu Y, Cushman RA, Cupp AS, Hou X, Davis JS. Effects of IL8 and immune cells on the regulation of luteal progesterone secretion. Reproduction 2014; 148:21-31. [PMID: 24686456 DOI: 10.1530/rep-13-0602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Recent studies have suggested that chemokines may mediate the luteolytic action of prostaglandin F2α (PGF). Our objective was to identify chemokines induced by PGF in vivo and to determine the effects of interleukin 8 (IL8) on specific luteal cell types in vitro. Mid-cycle cows were injected with saline or PGF, ovaries were removed after 0.5-4 h, and expression of chemokine was analyzed by qPCR. In vitro expression of IL8 was analyzed after PGF administration and with cell signaling inhibitors to determine the mechanism of PGF-induced chemokine expression. Purified neutrophils were analyzed for migration and activation in response to IL8 and PGF. Purified luteal cell types (steroidogenic, endothelial, and fibroblast cells) were used to identify which cells respond to chemokines. Neutrophils and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were cocultured with steroidogenic cells to determine their effect on progesterone production. IL8, CXCL2, CCL2, and CCL8 transcripts were rapidly increased following PGF treatment in vivo. The stimulatory action of PGF on IL8 mRNA expression in vitro was prevented by inhibition of p38 and JNK signaling. IL8, but not PGF, TNF, or TGFB1, stimulated neutrophil migration. IL8 had no apparent action in purified luteal steroidogenic, endothelial, or fibroblast cells, but stimulated ERK phosphorylation in neutrophils. In coculture experiments neither IL8 nor activated neutrophils altered basal or LH-stimulated luteal cell progesterone synthesis. In contrast, activated PBMCs inhibited LH-stimulated progesterone synthesis from cultured luteal cells. These data implicate a complex cascade of events during luteolysis, involving chemokine signaling, neutrophil recruitment, and immune cell action within the corpus luteum.
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- Heather Talbott
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5870, USADepartment of Obstetrics and GynecologyOlson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USADepartment of Pathology and MicrobiologyUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5900, USAUnited States Department of Agriculture-U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USADepartment of Animal ScienceUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0908, USAVA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and Olson Center for Women's HealthDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 983255 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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Wright MF, Bowdridge E, McDermott EL, Richardson S, Scheidler J, Syed Q, Bush T, Inskeep EK, Flores JA. Mechanisms of intracellular calcium homeostasis in developing and mature bovine corpora lutea. Biol Reprod 2014; 90:55. [PMID: 24501170 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.113662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Although calcium (Ca(2+)) is accepted as an intracellular mediator of prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2alpha) actions on luteal cells, studies defining mechanisms of Ca(2+) homeostasis in bovine corpora lutea (CL) are lacking. The increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) induced by PGF2alpha in steroidogenic cells from mature CL is greater than in those isolated from developing CL. Our hypothesis is that differences in signal transduction associated with developing and mature CL contribute to the increased efficacy of PGF2alpha to induce a Ca(2+) signal capable of inducing regression in mature CL. To test this hypothesis, major genes participating in Ca(2+) homeostasis in the bovine CL were identified, and expression of mRNA, protein, or activity, in the case of phospholipase Cbeta (PLCbeta), in developing and mature bovine CL was compared. In addition, we examined the contribution of external and internal Ca(2+) to the PGF2alpha stimulated rise in [Ca(2+)]i in LLCs isolated from developing and mature bovine CL. Three differences were identified in mechanisms of calcium homeostasis between developing and mature CL, which could account for the lesser increase in [Ca(2+)]i in response to PGF2alpha in developing than in mature CL. First, there were lower concentrations of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) after similar PGF2alpha challenge, indicating reduced phospholipase C beta (PLCbeta) activity, in developing than mature CL. Second, there was an increased expression of sorcin (SRI) in developing than in mature CL. This cytoplasmic Ca(2+) binding protein modulates the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca(2+) release channel, ryanodine receptor (RyR), to be in the closed configuration. Third, there was greater expression of ATP2A2 or SERCA, which causes calcium reuptake into the ER, in developing than in mature CL. Developmental differences in expression detected in whole CL were confirmed by Western blots using protein samples from steroidogenic cells isolated from developing and mature CL. Localization of these genes in steroidogenic luteal cells was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. Therefore, it is concluded that the cellular mechanisms that allow PGF2alpha to induce a calcium signal of greater magnitude in mature than in developing CL involve 1) greater PLCbeta activity with enhanced generation of IP3, 2) an enhanced Ca(2+) release from the ER via unrestrained RYR2 due to a decrease in SRI expression, and 3) a reduction in calcium reuptake to the ER due to lower expression of ATP2A2. Accordingly, the increase in [Ca(2+)]i induced by PGF2alpha in mature large steroidogenic cells had less dependency from extracellular calcium than in those isolated from immature CL.
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- Marietta F Wright
- Division of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Mao D, Hou X, Talbott H, Cushman R, Cupp A, Davis JS. ATF3 expression in the corpus luteum: possible role in luteal regression. Mol Endocrinol 2013; 27:2066-79. [PMID: 24196350 DOI: 10.1210/me.2013-1274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The present study investigated the induction and possible role of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) in the corpus luteum. Postpubertal cattle were treated at midcycle with prostaglandin F2α(PGF) for 0-4 hours. Luteal tissue was processed for immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and isolation of protein and RNA. Ovaries were also collected from midluteal phase and first-trimester pregnant cows. Luteal cells were prepared and sorted by centrifugal elutriation to obtain purified small (SLCs) and large luteal cells (LLCs). Real-time PCR and in situ hybridization showed that ATF3 mRNA increased within 1 hour of PGF treatment in vivo. Western blot and immunohistochemistry demonstrated that ATF3 protein was expressed in the nuclei of LLC within 1 hour and was maintained for at least 4 hours. PGF treatment in vitro increased ATF3 expression only in LLC, whereas TNF induced ATF3 in both SLCs and LLCs. PGF stimulated concentration- and time-dependent increases in ATF3 and phosphorylation of MAPKs in LLCs. Combinations of MAPK inhibitors suppressed ATF3 expression in LLCs. Adenoviral-mediated expression of ATF3 inhibited LH-stimulated cAMP response element reporter luciferase activity and progesterone production in LLCs and SLCs but did not alter cell viability or change the expression or activity of key regulators of progesterone synthesis. In conclusion, the action of PGF in LLCs is associated with the rapid activation of stress-activated protein kinases and the induction of ATF3, which may contribute to the reduction in steroid synthesis during luteal regression. ATF3 appears to affect gonadotropin-stimulated progesterone secretion at a step or steps downstream of PKA signaling and before cholesterol conversion to progesterone.
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- Dagan Mao
- Olson Center for Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198.
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Shirasuna K, Akabane Y, Beindorff N, Nagai K, Sasaki M, Shimizu T, Bollwein H, Meidan R, Miyamoto A. Expression of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) receptor and its isoforms in the bovine corpus luteum during the estrous cycle and PGF2α-induced luteolysis. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2012; 43:227-38. [PMID: 22560179 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2012.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Revised: 03/17/2012] [Accepted: 03/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) induces luteolysis via a specific receptor, PTGFR. Although PTGFR mRNA expression in the bovine corpus luteum (CL) has been studied previously, changes in PTGFR protein and its localization are not fully understood during the life span of the CL. In addition to full-length PTGFR, several types of PTGFR isoforms, such as PTGFRα (type I) and PTGFRζ (type II), were reported in the bovine CL, suggesting isoform-specific luteal action. Full-length PTGFR mRNA in the bovine CL increased from the early to the mid-luteal phase and decreased during luteolysis, whereas PTGFR protein remained stable. PTGFR protein was localized to both luteal and endothelial cells and was expressed similarly during the life span of the CL. Like full-length PTGFR mRNA, PTGFRα and PTGFRζ mRNA also increased from the early to mid-luteal phases, and mRNA of PTGFRζ, but not PTGFRα, decreased in the regressing CL. During PGF2α-induced luteolysis, the mRNAs of full-length PTGFR, PTGFR,α and PTGFRζ decreased rapidly (from 5 or 15 min after PGF2α injection), but PTGFR protein decreased only 12 h later. Silencing full-length PTGFR using small interfering RNA prevented PGF2α-stimulated cyclooxygenase-2 (PTGS2) mRNA induction. By contrast, PGF2α could stimulate vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA) mRNA even when full-length PTGFR was knocked down, thus suggesting that PGF2α may stimulate PTGS2 via full-length PTGFR, whereas VEGFA is stimulated via other PTGFR isoforms. Collectively, PTGFR protein was expressed continually in the bovine CL during the estrous cycle, implying that PGF2α could function throughout this period. Additionally, the bovine CL expresses different PTGFR isoforms, and thus PGF2α may have different effects when acting via full-length PTGFR or via PTGFR isoforms.
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- K Shirasuna
- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Department of Basic Veterinary Sciences, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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Jerome A, Srivastava N. Prostaglandins vis-à-vis bovine embryonic mortality: a review. ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s2305-0500(13)60085-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Goupil E, Wisehart V, Khoury E, Zimmerman B, Jaffal S, Hébert TE, Laporte SA. Biasing the prostaglandin F2α receptor responses toward EGFR-dependent transactivation of MAPK. Mol Endocrinol 2012; 26:1189-202. [PMID: 22638073 DOI: 10.1210/me.2011-1245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The G protein-coupled prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) receptor [F prostanoid (FP) receptor] has been implicated in many physiological events including cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, reproductive, and endocrine responses. Binding of PGF2α to FP receptor elicits inositol production and protein kinase C-dependent MAPK activation through Gα(q) coupling. Here we report that AL-8810, previously characterized as an orthosteric antagonist of PGF2α-dependent, Gα(q)-mediated signaling, potently activates ERK1/2 in a protein kinase C-independent manner. Rather, AL-8810 promoted ERK1/2 activation via an epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation mechanism in both human embryonic kidney 293 cells and in the MG-63 osteoblast-like cells, which express endogenous FP receptors. Neither AL-8810- nor PGF2α-mediated stimulation of FP receptor promoted association with β-arrestins, suggesting that MAPK activation induced by these ligands is independent of β-arrestin's signaling scaffold functions. Interestingly, the spatiotemporal activation of ERK1/2 promoted by AL-8810 and PGF2α showed almost completely opposite responses in the nucleus and the cytosol. Finally, using [(3)H]thymidine incorporation, we noted differential regulation of PGF2α- and AL-8810-induced cell proliferation in MG-63 cells. This study reveals, for the first time, the signaling biased nature of FP receptor orthosteric ligands toward MAPK signaling. Our findings on the specific patterns of ERK1/2 activation promoted by FP receptor ligands may help dissect the distinct roles of MAPK in FP receptor-dependent physiological responses.
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- Eugénie Goupil
- Polypeptide Hormone Laboratory, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Centre Research Institute, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 2B2
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Goupil E, Tassy D, Bourguet C, Quiniou C, Wisehart V, Pétrin D, Le Gouill C, Devost D, Zingg HH, Bouvier M, Saragovi HU, Chemtob S, Lubell WD, Claing A, Hébert TE, Laporte SA. A novel biased allosteric compound inhibitor of parturition selectively impedes the prostaglandin F2alpha-mediated Rho/ROCK signaling pathway. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:25624-36. [PMID: 20551320 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.115196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) receptor (FP) is a key regulator of parturition and a target for pharmacological management of preterm labor. However, an incomplete understanding of signaling pathways regulating myometrial contraction hinders the development of improved therapeutics. Here we used a peptidomimetic inhibitor of parturition in mice, PDC113.824, whose structure was based on the NH(2)-terminal region of the second extracellular loop of FP receptor, to gain mechanistic insight underlying FP receptor-mediated cell responses in the context of parturition. We show that PDC113.824 not only delayed normal parturition in mice but also that it inhibited both PGF2alpha- and lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm labor. PDC113.824 inhibited PGF2alpha-mediated, G(alpha)(12)-dependent activation of the Rho/ROCK signaling pathways, actin remodeling, and contraction of human myometrial cells likely by acting as a non-competitive, allosteric modulator of PGF2alpha binding. In contrast to its negative allosteric modulating effects on Rho/ROCK signaling, PDC113.824 acted as a positive allosteric modulator on PGF2alpha-mediated protein kinase C and ERK1/2 signaling. This bias in receptor-dependent signaling was explained by an increase in FP receptor coupling to G(alpha)(q), at the expense of coupling to G(alpha)(12). Our findings regarding the allosteric and biased nature of PDC113.824 offer new mechanistic insights into FP receptor signaling relevant to parturition and suggest novel therapeutic opportunities for the development of new tocolytic drugs.
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- Eugénie Goupil
- Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montréal H3A 1A1, Canada
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Arvisais E, Hou X, Wyatt TA, Shirasuna K, Bollwein H, Miyamoto A, Hansen TR, Rueda BR, Davis JS. Prostaglandin F2alpha represses IGF-I-stimulated IRS1/phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/AKT signaling in the corpus luteum: role of ERK and P70 ribosomal S6 kinase. Mol Endocrinol 2010; 24:632-43. [PMID: 20160123 DOI: 10.1210/me.2009-0312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Little is known about the early intracellular events that contribute to corpus luteum regression. Experiments were designed to determine the effects of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) on phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling in the corpus luteum in vivo and in vitro. Treatment of midluteal-phase cows with a luteolytic dose of PGF2alpha resulted in a rapid increase in ERK and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K1) signaling and a rapid suppression of Akt phosphorylation in luteal tissue. In vitro treatment of primary cultures of luteal cells with PGF2alpha also resulted in an increase in ERK and mTOR/p70S6K1 signaling and a diminished capacity of IGF-I to stimulate PI3K, Akt, and protein kinase C zeta activation. Accounting for the reductions in PI3K and Akt activation observed in response to PGF2alpha treatment, we found that PGF2alpha promoted the phosphorylation of serine residues (307, 612, 636) in the insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) peptide sequence in vivo and in vitro. Serine phosphorylation of IRS1 was associated with reduced formation of IGF-I-stimulated IRS1/PI3Kp85 complexes. Furthermore, treatment with inhibitors of the MAPK kinase 1/ERK or mTOR/p70S6K1 signaling pathways prevented PGF2alpha-induced serine phosphorylation of IRS1 and abrogated the inhibitory actions of PGF2alpha on Akt activation. Taken together, these experiments provide compelling evidence that PGF2alpha treatment stimulates IRS1 serine phosphorylation, which may contribute to a diminished capacity to respond to IGF-I. It seems likely that the rapid changes in phosphorylation events are among the early events that mediate PGF2alpha-induced corpus luteum regression.
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- Edward Arvisais
- Omaha Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68105, USA
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Kurusu S, Tokunaga N, Yonezawa T, Kawaminami M. Group IVA phospholipase A(2) activity may mediate prostaglandin F(2alpha)-induced luteal regression in pseudopregnant rats. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2009; 90:55-62. [PMID: 19703580 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2009.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Revised: 08/07/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We investigated role(s) of luteal group IVA phospholipase A(2) (GIVA PLA(2)) in prostaglandin (PG) F(2alpha)-induced regression in pseudopregnant rats. Prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) treatment of day 6 pseudopregnant rats stimulated luteal PLA(2) activity, which was sensitive to inhibitors and associated with increased GIVA PLA(2) immunoreactivity. Intra-bursal treatment with the enzyme inhibitor (AACOCF3) prior to PGF(2alpha) failed to prevent the initial decline in progesterone but induced subsequently a persistent rise that was significantly higher than that of vehicle-treated group. TUNEL-positive signals in luteal cells of control group were reduced by AACOCF3 treatment. TUNEL-positive reaction induced in luteal cells in vitro by combined cytokines and agonistic anti-Fas were both reduced by AACOCF3 and another inhibitor pyrrophenone. Overall data show that luteal GIVA PLA(2) activity and expression increased following PGF(2alpha) administration and that acute chemical inhibition of this activity could reverse, at least partly, PGF(2alpha)-induced functional regression and prevent apoptosis induced by PGF(2alpha)in vivo and by cytokines in vitro.
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- Shiro Kurusu
- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology, Kitasato University School of Veterinary Medicine, Towada, Aomori 034-8628, Japan.
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Goravanahally MP, Salem M, Yao J, Inskeep EK, Flores JA. Differential gene expression in the bovine corpus luteum during transition from early phase to midphase and its potential role in acquisition of luteolytic sensitivity to prostaglandin F2 alpha. Biol Reprod 2009; 80:980-8. [PMID: 19164179 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.069518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF(2alpha)) brings about regression of the bovine corpus luteum (CL). This luteolytic property of PGF(2alpha) is used in beef and dairy cattle to synchronize estrus. A limitation of this protocol is insensitivity of the early CL to luteolytic actions of PGF(2alpha). The mechanisms underlying this differential luteal sensitivity are poorly understood. The developing CL has a maximum number of PGF(2alpha) receptors; therefore, differences in signaling events may be responsible for luteal insensitivity. Hence, differential gene expression at two developmental stages of CL, Day 4 (D-4) and D-10 after estrus, might account for differences in signal transduction pathways associated with luteal sensitivity. This possibility was examined in these studies. Microarray analysis (n = 3 cows per stage) identified 167 genes that were differentially expressed (P < 0.05). These were categorized into genes involved in protein biosynthesis and modification (18.5%), transcription regulation and DNA biosynthesis (18.5%), miscellaneous (17.0%), cell signaling (12.0%), steroidogenesis and metabolism (10.2%), extracellular matrix and cytoskeletal proteins (9.5%), unknown functions (6.0%), protein degradation (5.3%), and antioxidant property (3.0%). Real-time PCR confirmed the differential expression of nine selected genes, including tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygense activation protein zeta polypeptide (YWHAZ) and regulator of G protein signaling 2 24-kDa (RGS2), observed in microarray. Furthermore, the in vivo effect of exogenous PGF(2alpha) (n = 3 cows per stage) on selected genes that were found to be differentially expressed during this developmental transition was examined. PGF(2alpha) increased the expression of a guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein) beta polypeptide 1 (GNB1) in D-4 CL and calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase kinase 2 beta (CAMKK2) in D-10 CL. Therefore, GNB1, CAMKK2, YWHAZ, and RGS2 are candidate genes that may have a significant role in acquisition of luteal sensitivity to PGF(2alpha). Additional evidence supporting the significance of the microarray data was obtained from the observation that the amount of CAMKK2 paralleled the differential mRNA expression observed for this gene when examined by microarray analysis and by real-time RT-PCR. Furthermore, the two types of luteal steroidogenic cells known to be targets for PGF(2alpha) actions were demonstrated to be a cellular source for CAMKK2.
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- Madhusudan P Goravanahally
- Department of Biology and Animal and Veterinary Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Kamon M, Fujita D, Goto N, Amano H, Sakamoto K. Prostaglandin F2α negatively regulates bone resorption in murine osteoclast development. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2008; 87:26-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2008.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2008] [Revised: 03/25/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Shirasuna K, Watanabe S, Asahi T, Wijayagunawardane MPB, Sasahara K, Jiang C, Matsui M, Sasaki M, Shimizu T, Davis JS, Miyamoto A. Prostaglandin F2alpha increases endothelial nitric oxide synthase in the periphery of the bovine corpus luteum: the possible regulation of blood flow at an early stage of luteolysis. Reproduction 2008; 135:527-39. [PMID: 18296510 DOI: 10.1530/rep-07-0496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Prostaglandin F(2)(alpha) (PGF(2)(alpha)) released from the uterus causes alterations in luteal blood flow, reduces progesterone secretion, and induces luteolysis in the bovine corpus luteum (CL). We have recently discovered that luteal blood flow in the periphery of the mature CL acutely increases coincidently with pulsatile increases in a metabolite of PGF(2)(alpha) (PGFM). In this study, we characterized changes in regional luteal blood flow together with regional alterations in endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression during spontaneous luteolysis and in response to PGF(2)(alpha). Smooth muscle actin-positive blood vessels larger than 20 microm were observed mainly in the periphery of mature CL. PGF(2)(alpha) receptor was localized to luteal cells and large blood vessels in the periphery of mid-CL. PGF(2)(alpha) acutely stimulated eNOS expression in the periphery but not in the center of mature CL. Injection of the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine into CL induced an acute increase in luteal blood flow and shortened the estrous cycle. In contrast, injection of the NOS inhibitor l-NAME into CL completely suppressed the acute increase in luteal blood flow induced by PGF(2)(alpha) and delayed the onset of luteolysis. In conclusion, PGF(2)(alpha) has a site-restricted action depending on not only luteal phase but also the region in the CL. PGF(2)(alpha) stimulates eNOS expression, vasodilation of blood vessels, and increased luteal blood flow in periphery of mature CL. Furthermore, the increased blood flow is mediated by NO, suggesting that the acute increase in peripheral blood flow to CL is one of the first physiological indicators of NO action in response to PGF(2)(alpha).
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- Koumei Shirasuna
- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan
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Korzekwa AJ, Jaroszewski JJ, Woclawek-Potocka I, Bah MM, Skarzynski DJ. Luteolytic effect of prostaglandin F 2 alpha on bovine corpus luteum depends on cell composition and contact. Reprod Domest Anim 2008; 43:464-72. [PMID: 18282218 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2007.00936.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Prostaglandin F(2 alpha) (PGF(2 alpha)) is a main luteolytic factor in vivo; however, its direct luteolytic influence on steroidogenic cells of bovine corpus luteum (CL) is controversial and not fully understood. The aim of the study was to clarify PGF(2 alpha) action on bovine CL in different in vivo and in vitro conditions and to examine whether the contact among all main types of CL cells is necessary for luteolytic PGF(2 alpha) action. In experiment 1, the bovine CL (day 15 of the oestrous cycle) was perfused using in vivo microdialysis system with dinoprost (an analogue of PGF(2 alpha)) for 0.5 h. Dinoprost caused a short-time increase in progesterone (P4), whose concentration decreased thereafter (at 6-, 10-, 12- and 24-h after treatment). In experiment 2, the direct effect of PGF(2 alpha) on P4 accumulation in CL steroidogenic cells cultured in monolayer (day 15 of the cycle) was determined. PGF(2 alpha) after 24 h of incubation increased P4 accumulation in steroidogenic CL cells. In experiment 3 steroidogenic, endothelial CL and immune cells (day 15 of the cycle) were incubated with PGF(2 alpha) in cocultures for 24 h in glass tubes and the levels of P4, stable metabolites of nitric oxide (NO) and leukotriene (LT) C(4) were determined. Although PGF(2 alpha) treatment increased P4 secretion in homogeneous steroidogenic CL cell culture, the decrease in P4 secretion in cocultures of all types of CL cells was observed. The secretion of NO and LTC(4) increased after the treatment of PGF(2 alpha) both in pure cultures of CL cells and in cocultures. The interactions between endothelial and immune cells with steroidogenic CL cells are needed for luteolytic PGF(2 alpha) action within the bovine CL. Our results indicate that the cell coculture model, including the main types of CL cells, is the most approximate to study PGF(2 alpha) role in vitro.
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- A J Korzekwa
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, PAS, Olsztyn, Poland
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Goravanahally MP, Sen A, Inskeep EK, Flores JA. PKC epsilon and an increase in intracellular calcium concentration are necessary for PGF2 alpha to inhibit LH-stimulated progesterone secretion in cultured bovine steroidogenic luteal cells. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2007; 5:37. [PMID: 17760987 PMCID: PMC2041951 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-5-37] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The hypotheses that PKC epsilon is necessary for: 1) PGF2 alpha to inhibit LH-stimulated progesterone (P4) secretion, and 2) for the expression of key prostaglandin synthesizing/metabolizing enzymes were tested in bovine luteal cells in which PKC epsilon expression had been ablated using a validated siRNA protocol. Steroidogenic cells from Day -6 bovine corpus luteum (CL) were isolated and transfected to reduce PKC epsilon expression after 48, 72 and 96 h. A third tested hypothesis was that an increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) is the cellular mechanism through which PGF2 alpha inhibits luteal progesterone. The hypothesis was tested with two pharmacological agents. In the first test, the dose-dependent effects on raising the [Ca(2+)]i with the ionophore, A23187, on basal and LH-stimulated P4 secretion in cells collected from early (Day -4) and mid-cycle (Day -10) bovine CL was examined. In the second test, the ability of PGF2 alpha to inhibit LH-stimulated P4 secretion in Day-10 luteal cells was examined under conditions in which an elevation in [Ca(2+)]i had been buffered by means of the intracellular calcium chelator, Bapta-AM.PKC epsilon expression was reduced 65 and 75% by 72 and 96 h after transfection, respectively. In cells in which PKC epsilon expression was ablated by 75%, the inhibitory effect of PGF2 alpha on LH-stimulated P4 secretion was only 29% lower than in the LH-stimulated group. In contrast, it was reduced by 75% in the group where PKC epsilon expression had not been reduced (P < 0.05). Real time PCR analysis indicated that there were no differences in the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), aldoketoreductase 1B5 (AKR1B5), prostaglandin E synthase (PGES), hydroxyprostaglandin-15 dehydrogenase (PGDH) and PGE2 -9-reductase as a function of PKC epsilon down-regulation. Finally, LH stimulated secretion of P4 at each luteal stage (Day -4 and -10), and PGF2 alpha inhibited this only in Day -10 cells (P < 0.05). When A23187 was used at concentrations greater than 0.1 mumol, the induced elevation in [Ca(2+)]i inhibited the effect of LH on secretion of P4 in Day -4 and -10 cells (P < 0.05, Fig. 5). The inhibitory effect of PGF2 alpha on LH-stimulated P4 in Day -10 cells was reduced if an increase in [Ca(2+)]i was prevented with Bapta-AM. These results support the hypothesis that differential expression of PKC epsilon and an elevation of [Ca(2+)]i are important for acquisition of luteolytic response to PGF2 alpha.
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- Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
- Department of Animal Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Animal and Veterinary Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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The corpus luteum (CL) is one of the few endocrine glands that forms from the remains of another organ and whose function and survival are limited in scope and time. The CL is the site of rapid remodeling, growth, differentiation, and death of cells originating from granulosa, theca, capillaries, and fibroblasts. The apparent raison d'etre of the CL is the production of progesterone, and all the structural and functional features of this gland are geared toward this end. Because of its unique importance for successful pregnancies, the mammals have evolved a complex series of checks and balances that maintains progesterone at appropriate levels throughout gestation. The formation, maintenance, regression, and steroidogenesis of the CL are among the most significant and closely regulated events in mammalian reproduction. During pregnancy, the fate of the CL depends on the interplay of ovarian, pituitary, and placental regulators. At the end of its life span, the CL undergoes a process of regression leading to its disappearance from the ovary and allowing the initiation of a new cycle. The generation of transgenic, knockout and knockin mice and the development of innovative technologies have revealed a novel role of several molecules in the reprogramming of granulosa cells into luteal cells and in the hormonal and molecular control of the function and demise of the CL. The current review highlights our knowledge on these key molecular events in rodents.
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- Carlos Stocco
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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Shirasuna K, Watanabe S, Oki N, Wijayagunawardane MPB, Matsui M, Ohtani M, Miyamoto A. A cooperative action of endothelin-1 with prostaglandin F(2alpha) on luteal function in the cow. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2006; 31:186-96. [PMID: 16303279 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2005.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2005] [Revised: 10/11/2005] [Accepted: 10/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) is the primary luteolysin in the cow, and luteal endothelin-1 (ET-1) interacts with PGF(2alpha) during the process of luteolysis. In contrast, a developing corpus luteum (CL) is refractory to exogenous administration of PGF(2alpha). Thus, the present study was aimed to investigate the functional relationship between ET-1 and PGF(2alpha) in the mid-CL (PGF(2alpha)-sensitive) and early-CL (PGF(2alpha)-refractory). In the mid-CL model, cows (n = 6/treatment) were assigned to receive one of five types of treatments on day 10 of the estrous cycle: (1) an injection of saline; control, (2) a 500 microg of PGF(2alpha) analogue (sufficient dose to induce luteolytis); full-PG, (3) an intraluteal injection of 0.25 mg ET-1; ET-1, (4) a 125 micro g of PGF(2alpha) (insufficient dose to induce luteolytis); 1/4PG or (5) an intraluteal injection of 0.25 mg ET-1 after administration of a insufficient dose of PGF(2alpha) analogue; 1/4PG/ET. In the early-CL model, cows were assigned to receive one of two types of treatments on day 5 of the estrous cycle: (1) a sufficient dose of PGF(2alpha) analogue; PG (n = 5) or (2) an intraluteal injection ET-1 after a sufficient dose of PGF(2alpha); PG/ET (n = 7). In the mid-CL model, 1/4PG/ET resulted in a rapid reduction of progesterone (P) concentrations similar to that in full-PG from the next day. However, the levels of P in 1/4PG/ET (1.5-2.5 ng/ml) kept significantly higher than that in full-PG (< 0.5 ng/ml). ET-1 or 1/4PG did not decrease plasma P concentrations (4-6 ng/ml). The plasma ET-1 levels increased with the full-PG administration. In the early-CL model, both treatments had no effect on plasma P increase and ET-1 levels. The overall results indicate that the intraluteal ET-1 injection after administration of insufficient dose of PGF(2alpha) induces the depression of P secretion in vivo during the mid luteal phase in the cow, supporting the concept that ET-1 is one of a local mediator of functional luteolysis in the cow. The result further indicates that the early-CL is not only PG-refractory but also ET-1-refractory.
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- K Shirasuna
- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan
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Arvisais EW, Romanelli A, Hou X, Davis JS. AKT-independent phosphorylation of TSC2 and activation of mTOR and ribosomal protein S6 kinase signaling by prostaglandin F2alpha. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:26904-13. [PMID: 16816403 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m605371200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) is an important mediator of corpus luteum (CL) regression, although the cellular signaling events that mediate this process have not been clearly identified. It is established that PGF2alpha binds to a G-proteincoupled receptor (GPCR) to stimulate protein kinase C (PKC) and Raf-MEK-Erk signaling in luteal cells. The present experiments were performed to determine whether PGF2alpha stimulates the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) signaling pathway in steroidogenic luteal cells. We demonstrate that PGF2alpha treatment results in a timeand concentration-dependent stimulation of the phosphorylation and activation of S6K1. The stimulation of S6K1 in response to PGF2alpha treatment was abolished by the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin. Treatment with PGF2alpha did not increase AKT phosphorylation but increased the phosphorylation of Erk and the tumor suppressor protein tuberous sclerosis complex 2 (TSC2), an upstream regulator of mTOR. The effects of PGF2alpha were mimicked by the PKC activator PMA and inhibited by U0126, a MEK1 inhibitor. The activation of mTOR/S6K1 and putative down stream processes involving the translational apparatus (i.e. 4EBP1 phosphorylation, release of 4EBP1 binding in m(7)G cap binding assays, and the phosphorylation and synthesis of S6) were completely sensitive to treatment with rapamycin, implicating mTOR in the actions of PGF2alpha. Taken together, our data suggest that GPCR activation in response to PGF2alpha stimulates the mTOR pathway which increases the translational machinery in luteal cells. The translation of proteins under the control of mTOR may have implications for luteal development and regression and offer new strategies for therapeutic intervention in PGF2alpha-target tissues.
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- Edward W Arvisais
- Olson Center for Women's Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-3255, USA
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Miyamoto A, Shirasuna K, Wijayagunawardane MPB, Watanabe S, Hayashi M, Yamamoto D, Matsui M, Acosta TJ. Blood flow: a key regulatory component of corpus luteum function in the cow. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2005; 29:329-39. [PMID: 15888379 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2005.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2005] [Revised: 02/22/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) is the primary luteolysin in the cow. During the early luteal phase, the corpus luteum (CL) is resistant to the luteolytic effect of PGF2alpha. Once mature, the CL becomes responsive to PGF2alpha and undergoes luteal regression. These actions of PGF2alpha coincide with changes in luteal blood flow (BF): PGF2alpha has no effect on BF in the early CL, but acutely increases BF in the peripheral vasculature of the mature CL within 30 min of PGF2alpha injection. During spontaneous luteolysis, luteal BF increases on Days 17-18 of the estrous cycle, prior to any decrease in plasma progesterone (P). The increase in luteal BF is synchronous with an increase in plasma PGFM levels, suggesting that pulsatile release of PGF2alpha from uterus stimulates the increase in luteal BF. Serial biopsies of these CL showed that mRNA expression for endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) together with endothelin-1 (ET-1) and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) increases on Days 17-18 when the luteal BF is elevated. On Day 19 when plasma P level firstly decreases, eNOS mRNA returns to the basal level whereas ET-1 and ACE mRNA remains elevated. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA expression increases on Day 19. In support of these data, an in vivo microdialysis study revealed that luteal ET-1 and angiotensin II (Ang II) secretion increases and precedes PGF2alpha secretion during spontaneous luteolysis. In conclusion, we show for the first time that an acute increase of BF occurs in the peripheral vasculature of the mature CL together with increases in eNOS expression and ET-1 and Ang II secretion in the CL during the early stages of luteolysis in the cow. We propose that the increase in luteal BF may be induced by NO from large arterioles surrounding the CL, and simultaneously uterine or exogenous PGF2alpha directly increases ET-1 and Ang II secretion from endothelial cells of microcapillary vessels within the CL, thereby suppressing P secretion by luteal cells. Taken together, our results indicate that an acute increase in luteal BF occurs as a first step of luteolysis in response to PGF2alpha. Therefore, local BF plays a key role to initiate luteal regression in the cow.
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- A Miyamoto
- Department of Agricultural and Life Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, 080-8555 Obihiro, Japan.
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Choudhary E, Sen A, Inskeep EK, Flores JA. Developmental Sensitivity of the Bovine Corpus Luteum to Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) and Endothelin-1 (ET-1): Is ET-1 a Mediator of the Luteolytic Actions of PGF2α or a Tonic Inhibitor of Progesterone Secretion?1. Biol Reprod 2005; 72:633-42. [PMID: 15537863 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.034736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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We examined the responsiveness of large luteal cells (LLC), small luteal cells (SLC), and endothelial cells of the Day 4 and Day 10 bovine corpus luteum (CL) to prostaglandin (PG) F2alpha and endothelin (ET)-1. Using a single-cell approach, we tested the ability of each agonist to increase the cytoplasmic concentration of calcium ions ([Ca2+]i) as function of luteal development. All tested concentrations of agonists significantly (P = 0.05) increased [Ca2+]i in all cell populations isolated from Day 4 and Day 10 CL. Day 10 steroidogenic cells were more responsive than Day 4 cells to PGF2alpha and ET-1. Response amplitudes and number of responding cells were affected significantly by agonist concentration, luteal development, and cell type. Response amplitudes were greater in LLC than in SLC; responses of maximal amplitude were elicited with lower agonist concentrations in Day 10 cells than in Day 4 cells. Furthermore, on Day 10, as the concentration of PGF2alpha increased, larger percentages of SLC responded. Endothelial cells responded maximally, regardless of agonist concentration and luteal development. In experiment 2, we tested the developmental responsiveness of total dispersed and steroidogenic-enriched cells to the inhibitory actions of PGF2alpha and ET-1 on basal and LH-stimulated progesterone accumulation. The potency of PGF2alpha steroidogenic-enriched cells on Day 4 was lower than on Day 10; in contrast, the potency of ET-1 was not different. Therefore, ET-1 was a tonic inhibitor of progesterone accumulation rather than a mediator of PGF2alpha action. The lower efficacy of PGF2alpha in the early CL more likely is related to signal transduction differences associated with its receptor at these two developmental stages than to the inability of PGF2alpha to up-regulate ET-1.
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- Ekta Choudhary
- Department of Biology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6057, USA
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Narayansingh RM, Senchyna M, Vijayan MM, Carlson JC. Expression of prostaglandin G/H synthase (PGHS) and heat shock protein-70 (HSP-70) in the corpus luteum (CL) of prostaglandin F2 alpha-treated immature superovulated rats. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2005; 82:363-71. [PMID: 15381959 DOI: 10.1139/y04-032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In this study we examined the mechanism of corpus luteum (CL) regression by measuring changes in expression of prostaglandin G/H synthase-1 (PGHS-1) and -2 (PGHS-2) in day 4 CL and inducible heat shock protein 70 (HSP-70) in day 4 and day 9 CL of immature superovulated rats. The rats were superovulated and treated with 500 microg of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) on day 4 or day 9 after CL formation. Ovaries and serial blood samples were removed during the 24-hour period following treatment. Plasma progesterone was determined by radioimmunoassay while mRNA abundance and protein expression were assessed by semiquantitative RT-PCR and immunoblot analysis, respectively. One hour after PGF2alpha, both day 4 and day 9 rats exhibited a significant decrease in progesterone secretion; however, there was a greater decrease in day 9 rats. In ovarian samples removed on day 4, there was a significant increase in mRNA for PGHS-2 at 1 hour after PGF2alpha. PGHS-1 mRNA content remained unchanged. Immunoblot analyses showed an increase in PGHS-2 protein expression only at 8 h. There were no changes in PGHS-1 protein expression. In day 9 rats, ovarian HSP-70 protein levels increased by 50% after PGF2alpha injection; however, on day 4 there was no change in expression of this protein over the sampling period. These results suggest that expression of PGHS-2 may be involved in inhibiting progesterone production and that expression of HSP-70 may be required for complete CL regression in the rat.
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Sen A, Choudhary E, Inskeep EK, Flores JA. Effects of selective protein kinase c isozymes in prostaglandin2alpha-induced Ca2+ signaling and luteinizing hormone-induced progesterone accumulation in the mid-phase bovine corpus luteum. Biol Reprod 2004; 72:976-84. [PMID: 15601909 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.037432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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A single-cell approach for measuring the concentration of cytoplasmic calcium ions ([Ca(2+)](i)) and a protein kinase C-epsilon (PKCepsilon)-specific inhibitor were used to investigate the developmental role of PKCepsilon in the prostaglandin F(2alpha)(PGF(2alpha))-induced rise in [Ca(2+)](i) and the induced decline in progesterone accumulation in cultures of cells isolated from the bovine corpus luteum. PGF(2alpha) increased [Ca(2+)](i) in Day 4 large luteal cells (LLCs), but the response was significantly lower than in Day 10 LLCs (4.3 +/- 0.6, n = 116 vs. 21.3 +/- 2.3, n = 110). Similarly, the fold increase in the PGF(2alpha)-induced rise in [Ca(2+)](i) in Day 4 small luteal cells (SLCs) was lower than in Day 10 SLCs (1.6 +/- 0.2, n = 198 vs. 2.7 +/- 0.1, n = 95). A PKCepsilon inhibitor reduced the PGF(2alpha)-elicited calcium responses in both Day 10 LLCs and SLCs to 3.5 +/- 0.3 (n = 217) and 1.3 +/- 0.1 (n = 205), respectively. PGF(2alpha) inhibited LH-stimulated progesterone (P(4)) accumulation only in the incubation medium of Day 10 luteal cells. Both conventional and PKCepsilon-specific inhibitors reversed the ability of PGF(2alpha) to decrease LH-stimulated P(4) accumulation, and the PKCepsilon inhibitor was more effective at this than the conventional PKC inhibitor. In conclusion, the evidence indicates that PKCepsilon, an isozyme expressed in corpora lutea with acquired PGF(2alpha) luteolytic capacity, has a regulatory role in the PGF(2alpha)-induced Ca(2+) signaling in luteal steroidogenic cells, and that this in turn may have consequences (at least in part) on the ability of PGF(2alpha) to inhibit LH-stimulated P(4) synthesis at this developmental stage.
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- Aritro Sen
- Department of Biology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Karadas B, Kaya T, Bagcivan I, Kaloglu C, Guvenal T, Cetin A, Soydan AS. Comparison of effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on myometrial contraction and constriction of ductus arteriosus in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2004; 485:289-98. [PMID: 14757153 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.11.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The aim of this study was to compare the tocolytic effect of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, DFU (5,5-dimethyl-3(3-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-methylsulphonyl)phenyl-2(5H)-furanone), indomethacin and nimesulide on myometrial strips isolated from rats in both lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm labour and term labour. We also compared the constrictor effects of DFU and indomethacin on the fetal ductus arteriosus. Myometrial strips were obtained from preterm and term labour Wistar albino rats and were mounted in organ baths for the recording of isometric tension. DFU, nimesulide and indomethacin significantly inhibited KCl-, oxytocin-, prostaglandin E(2)- and prostaglandin F(2 alpha)-stimulated contractions of myometrial strips isolated from rats in preterm and term labour. The E(max) value of indomethacin was significantly lower than those for DFU and nimesulide (P<0.05), with no change-log (10) EC(50) values. There was no significant difference between in -log (10) EC(50) and E(max) values of DFU and nimesulide for any of the tissues (P>0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference between -log (10) EC(50) and E(max) values for each of these three agents in myometrial tissues isolated from rats in preterm and term labour (P>0.05). Fetal ductus arteriosus was significantly constricted by DFU (10 or 100 mg/kg) in preterm and term rats, although DFU (10 or 100 mg/kg)-induced constriction ratios were significantly lower than those for indomethacin (P<0.05). These data demonstrate that DFU, a specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, could be considered as a new therapeutic agent for preterm labour. However, careful attention should be given to constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus.
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- Baris Karadas
- Department of Pharmacology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, 58140, Sivas, Turkey
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Kaya TT, Koyluoglu G, Karadas B, Yildiz T, Bagcivan I, Ceran C, Gökgöz S. Effect of peritonitis on gallbladder smooth muscle contractility in guinea pigs. J Surg Res 2004; 120:219-24. [PMID: 15234216 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2003.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND The mechanisms involved in the impaired gallbladder contractile response in peritonitis are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of peritonitis on the contraction and relaxation responses to different agonists in gallbladder smooth muscle in guinea pig. MATERIALS AND METHODS Peritonitis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in 10 guinea pigs. Another group of 10 guinea pigs underwent a sham operation and acted as controls. Twenty-four hours after the operation, the guinea pigs were killed, and gallbladder strips were placed in organ bath. The contraction responses to KCl, carbachol, and histamine, and relaxation responses to cyclooxygenase inhibitors (indomethacin, nimesulide, and DFU) on KCl-induced contractions were recorded. RESULTS There was no significant difference between the contractile responsiveness to KCl, but maximum contractile responses (E(max)) to carbachol and histamine were significantly reduced. Indomethacin, nimesulide, and DFU concentration dependently inhibited on KCl-induced contractions of gallbladder smooth muscle. E(max) values of indomethacin, nimesulide, and DFU were significantly reduced in the peritonitis group compared with controls (P < 0.05). The inhibitor effects of nimesulide and DFU were considerably similar, but inhibitor effect of indomethacin was significantly less than that measured for nimesulide and DFU in both control and peritonitis groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The contraction responses to carbachol and histamine and relaxation responses to COX inhibitors on gallbladder smooth muscle are significantly decreased by peritonitis. Although the mechanism of the decrease in contraction and relaxation responses in CLP-induced peritonitis is completely unknown, we speculate that impaired smooth muscle responses may be related to an alteration in the regulation of receptor/postreceptor excitation-response coupling and/or through changes on Ca(2+) influx.
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- Tijen Temiz Kaya
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, 58030 Sivas, Turkey
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Karadas B, Kaya T, Guvenal T, Cetin M, Divrik I, Cetin A. Comparison of the effects of nimesulide and 5,5-dimethyl-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-methylsulphonyl) phenyl-2(5H)-furanone (DFU) on contractions of isolated pregnant human myometrium. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2004; 113:172-7. [PMID: 15063955 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2002] [Revised: 03/12/2003] [Accepted: 06/09/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effects of 5,5-dimethyl-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-methylsulphonyl) phenyl-2(5H)-furanone (DFU) and nimesulide, selective COX-2 inhibitors, on the amplitude and frequency of KCl-, oxytocin-, and PGF(2alpha)-stimulated contractions of isolated pregnant human myometrial strips. METHODS Isolated myometrial strips were obtained from 20 pregnant women undergoing elective cesarean section. These strips were mounted in organ baths for recording of isometric tension. The effects of cumulative concentrations of nimesulide and DFU on KCl-, oxytocin-, and PGF(2alpha)-stimulated myometrial contractions were measured, and values for -log(10)EC(50) and mean maximal inhibition (E(max)) were compared. Nimesulide (10(-8) to 10(-4)M) and DFU (10(-8) to 10(-4)M) inhibited in a concentration-dependent manner the KCl-, oxytocin-, and PGF(2alpha)-stimulated contractions of myometrial strips, with a significant effect on the amplitude (10(-7) to 10(-4)M) and the frequency (10(-6) to 10(-4)M). RESULTS The inhibitor effect of DFU was more potent than nimesulide on KCl-, oxytocin-, and PGF(2alpha)-stimulated myometrial contractions, however, the inhibitor effects of nimesulide and DFU was much greater on KCl-stimulated contractions than on oxytocin- and PGF(2alpha)-stimulated myometrial contractions (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between E(max) values of nimesulide and DFU in all tissues (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION DFU is a more potent inhibitor than nimesulide on KCl-, oxytocin-, and PGF(2alpha)-stimulated contractions of pregnant human myometrium. The inhibitor effects of nimesulide and DFU were predominantly on KCl-stimulated contractions.
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- Baris Karadas
- Department of Pharmacology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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Scenna FN, Edwards JL, Rohrbach NR, Hockett ME, Saxton AM, Schrick FN. Detrimental effects of prostaglandin F2α on preimplantation bovine embryos. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2004; 73:215-26. [PMID: 15287153 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2004.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Two studies were performed to determine effects of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) on continued development of pre-compacted (in vitro-produced) and compacted (in vivo-derived) bovine embryos. In Experiment 1, pre-compacted embryos were placed in KSOM media supplemented with polyvinyl alcohol (0.3%) and assigned to the following treatments: (1) control; (2) PGF-1 (1 ng/mL PGF2alpha); (3) PGF-10 (10 ng/mL PGF2alpha); (4) PGF-100 (l00 ng/mL PGF2alpha); or (5) PGE-5 (5 ng/mL PGE2). Following 4 days of incubation in assigned treatments, continued development of pre-compacted embryos to blastocysts was reduced by addition of PGF2alpha in culture medium (P = 0.002). Development did not differ between control and PGE2 treatments (P > 0.10). In Experiment 2, compacted morula' s were placed in KSOM-PVA supplemented media and assigned to one of four treatments: (1) control; (2) PGF-0.1 (0.1 ng/mL PGF2alpha); (3) PGF-1 (1 ng/mL PGF2alpha); and (4) PGF-10 (10 ng/mL PGF2alpha). After 24h in culture, embryos were washed and placed in KSOM-BSA (0.5%) without PGF2alpha for an additional 48 h until assessment for development. Continued development of compacted morula to blastocyst was not affected by addition of PGF2alpha to the culture medium (P > 0.10). However, hatching rates of embryos cultured with PGF2alpha were lower (P = 0.05). In conclusion, it is suggested that PGF2alpha has a direct negative effect on continued embryonic development of pre-compacted and compacted bovine embryos.
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- F N Scenna
- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, 205 C Brehm Animal Science Bldg, Knoxville, TN 37996-4574, USA
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Hockett ME, Rohrbach NR, Schrick FN. Alterations in embryo development in progestogen-supplemented cows administered prostaglandin F2α. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2004; 73:227-36. [PMID: 15287154 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2004.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The objective was to examine effects of elevated prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF) on embryo development in cows supplemented with exogenous progestogen. Cows were artificially inseminated at estrus (Day 0) and a synthetic progestogen supplemented in the feed from Days 3 to 8. Cows were allotted randomly to receive either 15 mg PGF (TRT) or saline (CON) at 06:00, 14:00 and 22:00 h from Days 5 to 8. Blood samples were collected at 06:00 and 22:00 h from Days 5 to 8 for determination of progesterone and 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF2alpha (PGFM). Single embryos were recovered on Day 8, assigned a quality score, and stage of development recorded. Progesterone was lower from Days 5 to 8 in TRT versus CON cows (P = 0.0001). Concentrations of PGFM from Days 5 to 8 were elevated in TRT compared to CON cows (P = 0.0001). Embryo quality was reduced in TRT cows compared to CON cows (P = 0.059). Percentage of embryos considered transferable was decreased by administration of PGF (P = 0.003). Sixty-four percent of TRT embryos were retarded in development at Day 8, whereas 80% of CON embryos had developed to expanded blastocysts (P = 0.003). In conclusion, treatment of progestogen-supplemented cows with PGF reduced quality and retarded development of embryos. Decreased fertility in conditions causing elevated concentrations of PGF may result from altered embryo development and quality.
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- M E Hockett
- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, 205 C Brehm Animal Science Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4574, USA
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Sen A, Browning J, Inskeep EK, Lewis P, Flores JA. Expression and Activation of Protein Kinase C Isozymes by Prostaglandin F2α in the Early- and Mid-Luteal Phase Bovine Corpus Luteum1. Biol Reprod 2004; 70:379-84. [PMID: 14522831 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Western blotting was used to identify the array of protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes expressed in the early (Day 4) and midcycle (Day 10) bovine corpus luteum (CL). PCKalpha, betaI, betaII, epsilon, and micro isozymes were detected in total protein samples prepared from both Day-4 and Day-10 corpora lutea. In contrast, specific antibodies for PKCgamma, eta, lambda, and theta isozymes failed to detect protein bands in the luteal samples. PKCbetaII and epsilon isozymes were expressed differentially at these two developmental stages of the bovine CL. In the Day-4 luteal samples, PKCepsilon was barely detectable; in contrast, in the Day-10 samples, the actin-corrected ratio for PKCepsilon was 1.16 +/- 0.13. This ratio was higher than the detected ratio for PKCbetaI and micro at this developmental phase of the CL (P < 0.01), but it was comparable with the ratio detected for the PCKalpha and betaII. The amount of PKCbetaII was, although not as dramatic, also greater in the Day-10 CL (actin-corrected ratio was 0.85 +/- 0.2) than in the Day-4 CL (0.35 +/- 0.09 [P < 0.01]). The actin-corrected ratios for all other PKC isozymes, alpha (Day 4 = 0.93 +/- 0.16, Day 10 = 0.97 +/- 0.09), betaI (Day 4 = 0.54 +/- 0.073, Day 10 = 0.48 +/- 0.74), and micro (Day 4 = 0.21 +/- 0.042, Day 10 = 0.21 +/- 0.38) were not different at these 2 days of the cycle. An experiment was designed to test whether activation of specific isozymes differed between CL that do or do not regress in response to PGF(2alpha). Bovine CL from Day 4 and Day 10 of the estrous cycle were collected and 1 mm CL fragments were treated in vitro for 0, 2.5, 5, 10 or 20 min with PGF(2alpha) (0.1, 1.0, and 10 nM) or minimal essential medium-Hepes vehicle. Translocation of PKC from cytoplasm to membrane fraction was used as indication of PKC activation by PGF(2alpha). Evidence for PKC activation was observed in both Day-4 and Day-10 luteal samples treated with 10 nM PGF(2alpha). Therefore, if PKC, an intracellular mediator associated with the luteal PGF(2alpha) receptor, contributes to the lesser sensitivity of the Day-4 CL, it is likely due to the differential expression of the epsilon and betaII isozymes of PKC at this stage and not due to an inability of the PGF(2alpha) receptor to activate the isozymes expressed in the early CL.
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- Aritro Sen
- Department of Biology, Eberly College of Arts & Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA
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Ohtani M, Takase S, Wijayagunawardane MPB, Tetsuka M, Miyamoto A. Local interaction of prostaglandin F2α with endothelin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-α on the release of progesterone and oxytocin in ovine corpora lutea in vivo: a possible implication for a luteolytic cascade. Reproduction 2004; 127:117-24. [PMID: 15056776 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) participate in the cascade of luteolysis. Thus, in the present study the interactions of ET-1 and TNFα with prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) on the release of progesterone and oxytocin (OT) within the corpus luteum (CL) were investigated. A microdialysis system (MDS) was surgically implanted in ovine CL (one MDS line/CL; 5–10 lines/ewe) formed after super-ovulation. A 4-h perfusion with PGF2α (0.01–1 μmol l −1) induced no clear effect on progesterone release, but acutely stimulated OT release in a dose-dependent manner. A perfusion of PGF2α (1 μmol l −1) increased ET-1 release over a period of 12 h. Two perfusions of ET-1 (0.1 μmol l−1) or a perfusion of ET-1 followed by TNFα (200 ng ml−1) decreased progesterone release (56–64% at 36–48 h). When the CL were pre-perfused with PGF2α (1 μmol l−1), two consecutive perfusions of ET-1 decreased progesterone release more rapidly. Similarly, a pre-perfusion with PGF2α followed by consecutive perfusions of ET-1 and then TNFα rapidly decreased progesterone release, with the inhibition most pronounced (35%) at 36–48 h. The simultaneous infusion of ET-1 with PGF2α induced a rapid decrease in progesterone release (36% at 36–48 h). In a further study, the possible second messenger systems involved in PGF2α action on the release of progesterone, OT and ET-1 were investigated. A perfusion with 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA; 10 μmol l−1), A23187 (10 μmol l−1), or PGF2α + A23187 increased progesterone release during infusion, but decreased it after perfusion. All treatments induced a massive release of OT during infusion, and increased ET-1 release after infusion. These results show that ET-1 is capable of suppressing progesterone release in the PGF2α-primed ovine CL in vivo and thus ET-1 works as a local luteolysin together with PGF2α during the process of functional luteolysis. During structural luteolysis, TNFα may interact with PGF2α and ET-1 to cause a rapid drop in progesterone release and accelerate the process of luteolysis. This result supports the contention that ET-1 and TNFα interact with PGF2α as local luteolytic mediators in the ewe as previously suggested.
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- M Ohtani
- The Field Center of Animal Science and Agriculture, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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Pepperell JR, Porterfield DM, Keefe DL, Behrman HR, Smith PJS. Control of ascorbic acid efflux in rat luteal cells: role of intracellular calcium and oxygen radicals. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2003; 285:C642-51. [PMID: 12724141 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00587.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In luteal cells, prostaglandin (PG)F2a mobilizes intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca]i), generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), depletes ascorbic acid (AA) levels, inhibits steroidogenesis, and ultimately induces cell death. We investigated the hypothesis that [Ca]i mobilization stimulates ROS, which results in depletion of cellular AA in rat luteal cells. We used a self-referencing AA-selective electrode that noninvasively measures AA flux at the extended boundary layer of single cells and fluorescence microscopy with fura 2 and dichlorofluorescein diacetate (DCF-DA) to measure [Ca]i and ROS, respectively. Menadione, a generator of intracellular superoxide radical (O2-), PGF2a, and calcium ionophore were shown to increase [Ca]i and stimulate intracellular ROS. With calcium ionophore and PGF2a, but not menadione, the generation of ROS was dependent on extracellular calcium influx. In unstimulated cells there was a net efflux of AA of 121.5 +/- 20.3 fmol x cm-1 x s-1 (mean +/- SE, n = 8), but in the absence of extracellular calcium the efflux was significantly reduced (10.3 +/- 4.9 fmol x cm-1 x s-1; n = 5, P < 0.05). PGF2a and menadione stimulated AA efflux, but calcium ionophore had no significant effect. These data suggest two AA regulatory mechanisms: Under basal conditions, AA efflux is calcium dependent and may represent recycling and maintenance of an antioxidant AA gradient at the plasma membrane. Under luteolytic hormone and/or oxidative stress, AA efflux is stimulated that is independent of extracellular calcium influx or generation of ROS. Although site-specific mobilization of calcium pools and ROS cannot be ruled out, the release of AA by PGF2a-stimulated luteal cells may occur through other signaling pathways.
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- John R Pepperell
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, 101 Dudley St., Providence, RI 02905, USA.
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Skarzyński D, Młynarczuk J, Kotwica J. Involvement of high-density lipoprotein in stimulatory effect of hormones supporting function of the bovine corpus luteum. Acta Vet Hung 2003; 51:111-20. [PMID: 12688132 DOI: 10.1556/avet.51.2003.1.11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The hypothesis that epinephrine (noradrenaline, NA) enhances utilisation of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) by bovine luteal cells and that this process involves phospholipase (PL) C and protein kinase (PK) C intracellular pathway was tested. Luteal cells from days 2-4, 5-10 or 11-17 of the oestrous cycle were preincubated for 20 h. Subsequently DMEM/Ham's F-12 medium was replaced by fresh medium and the cells were treated for 6 h as follows: In Experiment I with HDL (5-75 micrograms cholesterol per ml), NA, isoprenaline (ISO) or luteinising hormone (LH). In Experiment II cells were incubated for further 24 h in deficient medium (without FCS) and next treated as in Experiment I. In Experiment III cells were stimulated with NA, ISO or LH alone and together with HDL. In Experiment IV cells were treated with PLC inhibitor (U-73122) or with PKC inhibitor (staurosporine) or stimulator (phorbol 12-myristrate 13-acetate) and with either NA, insulin or LH. Only luteal cells from days 5-10 of the cycle responded on HDL and beta-mimetics (P < 0.05). LH stimulated progesterone secretion from the luteal cells during all stages of the cycle (P < 0.001). Cells incubated in deficient medium and supplemented with HDL secreted as much progesterone as those stimulated by LH in all stages of the cycle. Beta-mimetics were unable to enhance the stimulatory effect of HDL. Blockade of PLC had no influence on progesterone secretion from cells treated with either NA or LH, but this did impair the stimulatory effect of insulin (P < 0.05). Similarly, blockade of PKC by staurosporine impaired (P < 0.05) the effect of insulin only but not that observed after LH or NA treatment. We suggest that: (a) noradrenergic stimulation does not enhance utilisation of cholesterol from HDL for progesterone secretion; (b) the fasting of luteal cells seems to activate enzymes responsible for the progesterone synthesis; (c) effect of NA on progesterone secretion from luteal cells does not involve the PLC-PKC pathway.
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- D Skarzyński
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-718 Olsztyn-Kortowo, Poland
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Kim N, Han J, Kim E. Effects of prostaglandin F2alpha on membrane currents in rabbit middle cerebral arterial smooth muscle cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2003; 284:H1018-27. [PMID: 12578820 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.01022.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although PGF(2alpha) affects contractility of vascular smooth muscles, no studies to date have addressed the electrophysiological mechanism of this effect. The purpose of our investigation was to examine the direct effects of PGF(2alpha) on membrane potentials, Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (K(Ca)) channels, delayed rectifier K(+) (K(V)) channels, and L-type Ca(2+) channels with the patch-clamp technique in single rabbit middle cerebral arterial smooth muscle cells (SMCs). PGF(2alpha) significantly hyperpolarized membrane potentials and increased the amplitudes of total K(+) currents. PGF(2alpha) increased open-state probability but had little effect on the open and closed kinetics of K(Ca) channels. PGF(2alpha) increased the amplitudes of K(V) currents with a leftward shift of the activation and inactivation curves and a decrease in the activation time constant. PGF(2alpha) decreased the amplitudes of L-type Ca(2+) currents without any significant change in threshold or apparent reversal potentials. This study provides the first finding that the direct effects of PGF(2alpha) on middle cerebral arterial SMCs, at least in part, could attenuate vasoconstriction.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/drug effects
- Calcium Channels, L-Type/metabolism
- Cell Separation
- Chelating Agents/pharmacology
- Delayed Rectifier Potassium Channels
- Dinoprost/pharmacology
- Egtazic Acid/pharmacology
- Female
- In Vitro Techniques
- Male
- Membrane Potentials/drug effects
- Membrane Potentials/physiology
- Middle Cerebral Artery/cytology
- Middle Cerebral Artery/drug effects
- Middle Cerebral Artery/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Peptides/pharmacology
- Potassium/metabolism
- Potassium Channels/drug effects
- Potassium Channels/metabolism
- Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated/drug effects
- Potassium Channels, Calcium-Activated/metabolism
- Potassium Channels, Voltage-Gated
- Rabbits
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- Nari Kim
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busanjin-gu, Busan, 614-735, Korea
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Walton SL, Burne THJ, Gilbert CL. Prostaglandin F2alpha-induced nest-building behaviour is associated with increased hypothalamic c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression. J Neuroendocrinol 2002; 14:711-23. [PMID: 12213132 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2002.00831.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Intramuscular injection of the naturally occurring prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) to sexually mature female pigs induces luteolysis and rapidly elicits a behavioural response consistent with pre-partum nest-building. Intramuscular injection of the synthetic prostaglandin F2alpha (cloprostenol) also induces luteolysis but no nest-building behaviour is observed. The effects of PGF2alpha, but not cloprostenol, on nest-building behaviour may be mediated via peripheral PGF2alpha receptors (FP) or via direct action on central FP receptors. We have previously shown FP receptor mRNA to be localized in porcine paraventricular nucleus (PVN), supraoptic nucleus (SON) and pars dorso-medialis of the suproptic nucleus (SOD), suprachiasmatic nucleus, choroid plexus and anterior and intermediate pituitary lobes. In this experiment, we examined hypothalamic expression of the immediate early genes c-fos and c-jun mRNA after treatment with PGF2alpha or cloprostenol. Twenty-one 8-month-old nulliparous female pigs (gilts) were injected intramuscularly with a luteolytic dose of PGF2alpha (15 mg), cloprostenol (175 microg) or saline control, their behaviour was recorded and they were killed 60 min later. Coronal hypothalamic sections and control ovarian tissues were incubated with 45-mer oligonucleotide probes complementary to porcine c-fos and c-jun genes using standard in situ hybridization histochemistry techniques. Significantly higher c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression was found in PGF2alpha-treated compared to saline or cloprostenol-treated pigs in the PVN, SON and SOD. Significantly higher c-fos and c-jun mRNA expression was found in corpus lutea of PGF2alphaand cloprostenol-treated pigs compared to saline controls. Treatment with PGF2alpha induced nest-building behaviour whereas treatment with cloprostenol and saline did not. This suggests that PGF2alpha, or one of its metabolites, and not cloprostenol, crosses the blood-brain barrier and acts directly on hypothalamic receptors to mediate its effect on nest-building behaviour.
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- S L Walton
- Department of Neurobiology, The Babraham Institute, Babraham, Cambridge, UK.
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Narayansingh RM, Senchyna M, Carlson JC. Treatment with prostaglandin F2alpha increases expression of prostaglandin synthase-2 in the rat corpus luteum. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2002; 70:145-60. [PMID: 12428685 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-6980(02)00062-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Recent studies indicate that the corpus luteum (CL) may be a source of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) for regression. We investigated expression of mRNA and protein for prostaglandin G/H synthase (PGHS) in the CL of immature superovulated rats following administration of PGF2alpha. We observed an increase in mRNA for PGHS-2, the induced isoform, at 1 h and protein at 8 and 24 h after treatment. One hour after PGF2alpha, there was also a progressive decrease in plasma progesterone concentration. There were no changes, however, in expression of PGHS-1, the constitutive isoform, over the 24 h sampling period. These results indicate that PGHS-2 increases following PGF2alpha treatment and that expression of this enzyme in the rat CL may contribute to the luteolytic mechanism.
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