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Ye H, Soede NM, Kemp B, Wang J, Fleuren M, Laurenssen B, Bouwman E, Langendijk P. Lactation body condition loss impaired conceptus development and plasma progesterone concentration at day 8 post-ovulation in primiparous sows. Theriogenology 2024; 218:174-182. [PMID: 38330861 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.02.003] [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: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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The current study investigated effects of dietary amino acid (AA) availability on lactational body condition loss and metabolic status, in relation to reproductive parameters after weaning up to Day 8 post-ovulation. Primiparous sows (n = 35) were allocated to one of two lactation diets containing either low crude protein (CP, 140 g/kg) with a low percentage (8%) of slow protein in total protein (LL, n = 18) or high CP (180 g/kg) with a high (16%) percentage of slow protein (HH, n = 17). The HH diet was expected to improve AA utilization by supplying more AA, in a more gradual fashion. The diets did not affect sow body condition loss during lactation, while the HH diet tended to increase litter weight gain during the week 3 of lactation (Δ = 1.3 kg, P = 0.09). On Day 14 post-farrowing, HH diet led to higher plasma urea both pre-feeding and post-feeding (Δ = 2.3 mmol/L, P < 0.01, Δ = 2.4 mmol/L, P < 0.01, respectively), whilst plasma creatinine, NEFA and IGF-1 were similar. No dietary effects on reproductive parameters were found, however several relationships were found between body condition and reproductive parameters. Sows with higher body weight on Day 1 or Day 21 post-farrowing had greater follicle size on Day 3 post-weaning (β = 0.03 mm/kg, P < 0.01, β = 0.04 mm/kg, P < 0.01, respectively). At Day 8 post-ovulation, plasma progesterone concentration was negatively related to loin muscle loss (β = -0.67 ng/ml · mm-1, P = 0.02), backfat loss (β = -2.33 ng/ml · mm-1, P = 0.02), and estimated body fat loss (β = -0.67 ng/ml · mm-1, P = 0.02). Both plasma progesterone and the number of corpora lutea were positively related to the energy balance during lactation (β = 0.03 ng/ml · ME MJ-1, P = 0.01, β = 0.01 CL/ME MJ, P = 0.02, respectively). The conceptus size at Day 8 post-ovulation was negatively related to body weight loss (β = -0.01 mm/kg, P = 0.01), estimated body fat loss (β = -0.02 mm/kg, P = 0.03) and estimated body protein loss (β = -0.06 mm/kg, P = 0.04), and was positively related to the energy balance during lactation (β = 5.2*10-4 mm/ME MJ, P = 0.01). In conclusion, body protein and fat losses during lactation reduced subsequent plasma progesterone concentration and conceptus development at Day 8 post-ovulation.
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- Hao Ye
- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, P.O. Box 338, 6700, AH, the Netherlands; State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 00193, China
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, P.O. Box 338, 6700, AH, the Netherlands.
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, P.O. Box 338, 6700, AH, the Netherlands
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- State key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 00193, China
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- Trouw Nutrition R&D, Stationsstraat, 773811, MH, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, P.O. Box 338, 6700, AH, the Netherlands
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- Trouw Nutrition R&D, Stationsstraat, 773811, MH, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, P.O. Box 338, 6700, AH, the Netherlands; Trouw Nutrition R&D, Stationsstraat, 773811, MH, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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Hayes E, Winston N, Stocco C. Molecular crosstalk between insulin-like growth factors and follicle-stimulating hormone in the regulation of granulosa cell function. Reprod Med Biol 2024; 23:e12575. [PMID: 38571513 PMCID: PMC10988955 DOI: 10.1002/rmb2.12575] [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: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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Background The last phase of folliculogenesis is driven by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and locally produced insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), both essential for forming preovulatory follicles. Methods This review discusses the molecular crosstalk of the FSH and IGF signaling pathways in regulating follicular granulosa cells (GCs) during the antral-to-preovulatory phase. Main findings IGFs were considered co-gonadotropins since they amplify FSH actions in GCs. However, this view is not compatible with data showing that FSH requires IGFs to stimulate GCs, that FSH renders GCs sensitive to IGFs, and that FSH signaling interacts with factors downstream of AKT to stimulate GCs. New evidence suggests that FSH and IGF signaling pathways intersect at several levels to regulate gene expression and GC function. Conclusion FSH and locally produced IGFs form a positive feedback loop essential for preovulatory follicle formation in all species. Understanding the mechanisms by which FSH and IGFs interact to control GC function will help design new interventions to optimize follicle maturation, perfect treatment of ovulatory defects, improve in vitro fertilization, and develop new contraceptive approaches.
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- Emily Hayes
- Department of Physiology and BiophysicsUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of MedicineChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of MedicineChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Physiology and BiophysicsUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of MedicineChicagoIllinoisUSA
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Illinois Chicago College of MedicineChicagoIllinoisUSA
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Supplementation of porcine in vitro maturation medium with FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 enhances cytoplasmic maturation in prepubertal gilts oocytes and improves embryo quality. ZYGOTE 2022; 30:801-808. [PMID: 36047469 DOI: 10.1017/s0967199422000284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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In porcine in vitro production (IVP) systems, the use of oocytes derived from prepubertal gilts, whilst being commercially attractive, remains challenging due to their poor developmental competence following in vitro maturation (IVM). Follicular fluid contains important growth factors and plays a key role during oocyte maturation; therefore, it is a common supplementation for porcine IVM medium. However, follicular fluid contains many poorly characterized components, is batch variable, and its use raises biosecurity concerns. In an effort to design a defined IVM system, growth factors such as cytokines have been previously tested. These include leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF), fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), the combination of which is termed 'FLI'. Here, using abattoir-derived oocytes in a well established porcine IVP system, we compared follicular fluid and FLI supplementation during both IVM and embryo culture to test the hypothesis that FLI can substitute for follicular fluid without compromising oocyte nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation. We demonstrate that in oocytes derived from prepubertal gilts, FLI supplementation enhances oocyte meiotic maturation and has a positive effect on the quality and developmental competence of embryos. Moreover, for the first time, we studied the effects of follicular fluid and FLI combined showing no synergistic effects.
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Compromised Cumulus-Oocyte Complex Matrix Organization and Expansion in Women with PCOS. Reprod Sci 2021; 29:836-848. [PMID: 34748173 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-021-00775-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The cumulus-oocyte complex (COC) matrix plays a critical role in the ovulation and fertilization process and a major predictor of oocyte quality. Proteomics studies of follicular fluid showed differential expression of COC matrix proteins in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), indicating altered COC matrix in these women. In the present study, we aimed to understand COC matrix gene induction in humans and its probable dysfunction in women with PCOS. Animal studies have shown that amphiregulin (AREG) and growth differentiation factor-9 (GDF-9) are important in the induction of COC matrix genes which are involved in cumulus expansion. The effects of AREG and GDF-9 on expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha induced protein 6 (TNFAIP6) and hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) on human cumulus granulosa cells (CGCs) and murine COC expansion were evaluated. Further time-dependent effects of growth factor supplementation on these gene expressions in CGCs from PCOS and control women were compared. Follicular fluid from PCOS showed reduced COC matrix expansion capacity, using murine COCs. Expression of COC matrix genes TNFAIP6 and HAS2 were significantly reduced in CGCs of PCOS. Treatment of CGCs with AREG and GDF-9 together induced expression of both these genes in controls and could only restore HAS2 but not TNFAIP6 expression in PCOS. Our results suggest that the reduced potential of follicular fluid to support COC expansion, altered expression of structural constituents, and intrinsic defects in granulosa cells of women with PCOS may contribute to the aberrant COC organization and expansion in PCOS, thus affecting fertilization.
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The Role of MAPK3/1 and AKT in the Acquisition of High Meiotic and Developmental Competence of Porcine Oocytes Cultured In Vitro in FLI Medium. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222011148. [PMID: 34681809 PMCID: PMC8537457 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011148] [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: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The developmental potential of porcine oocytes cultured in vitro was remarkably enhanced in a medium containing FGF2, LIF and IGF1 (FLI) when compared to a medium supplemented with gonadotropins and EGF (control). We analyzed the molecular background of the enhanced oocyte quality by comparing the time course of MAPK3/1 and AKT activation, and the expression of genes controlled by these kinases in cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) cultured in FLI and the control medium. The pattern of MAPK3/1 activation in COCs was very similar in both media, except for a robust increase in MAPK3/1 phosphorylation during the first hour of culture in the FLI medium. The COCs cultured in the FLI medium exhibited significantly higher activity of AKT than in the control medium from the beginning up to 16 h of culture; afterwards a deregulation of AKT activity occurred in the FLI medium, which was not observed in the control medium. The expression of cumulus cell genes controlled by both kinases was also modulated in the FLI medium, and in particular the genes related to cumulus-expansion, signaling, apoptosis, antioxidants, cell-to-cell communication, proliferation, and translation were significantly overexpressed. Collectively, these data indicate that both MAPK3/1 and AKT are implicated in the enhanced quality of oocytes cultured in FLI medium.
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Costermans NGJ, Teerds KJ, Middelkoop A, Roelen BAJ, Schoevers EJ, van Tol HTA, Laurenssen B, Koopmanschap RE, Zhao Y, Blokland M, van Tricht F, Zak L, Keijer J, Kemp B, Soede NM. Consequences of negative energy balance on follicular development and oocyte quality in primiparous sows†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:388-398. [PMID: 31504218 PMCID: PMC7016286 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Metabolic demands of modern hybrid sows have increased over the years, which increases the chance that sows enter a substantial negative energy balance (NEB) during lactation. This NEB can influence the development of follicles and oocytes that will give rise to the next litter. To study effects of a lactational NEB on follicular development, we used 36 primiparous sows of which 18 were subjected to feed restriction (3.25 kg/day) and 18 were full-fed (6.5 kg/day) during the last 2 weeks of a 24.1 ± 0.3 day lactation. Feed restriction resulted in a 70% larger lactational body weight loss and 76% higher longissimus dorsi depth loss, but similar amounts of backfat loss compared to the full fed sows. These changes were accompanied by lower plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) and higher plasma creatinine levels in the restricted sows from the last week of lactation onward. Ovaries were collected 48 h after weaning. Restricted sows had a lower average size of the 15 largest follicles (−26%) and cumulus–oocyte complexes showed less expansion after 22 h in vitro maturation (−26%). Less zygotes of restricted sows reached the metaphase stage 24 h after in vitro fertilization and showed a higher incidence of polyspermy (+89%). This shows that feed restriction had severe consequences on oocyte developmental competence. Follicular fluid of restricted sows had lower IGF1 (−56%) and steroid levels (e.g., β-estradiol, progestins, and androgens), which indicated that follicles of restricted sows were less competent to produce steroids and growth factors needed for oocytes to obtain full developmental competence.
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- N G J Costermans
- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.,Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), Wageningen University & Research, Akkermaalsbos 2, 6708WB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- TopigsNorsvin Research Center B. V., Beuningen, The Netherlands
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- Human and Animal Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Adaptation Physiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Johnson C, Kastelic J, Thundathil J. Role of Akt and mammalian target of rapamycin signalling in insulin-like growth factor 1-mediated cell proliferation in porcine Sertoli cells. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 32:929-940. [PMID: 32586423 DOI: 10.1071/rd19460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The critical role of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) 1 in promoting Sertoli cell proliferation invivo and invitro has been established, but its downstream signalling mechanisms remain unknown. In addition to mitogenic effects, a role for IGF1 in mediating cholesterol biosynthesis within testes has been implied. The aims of this study were to investigate the roles of: (1) phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling in IGF1-mediated Sertoli cell proliferation; and (2) IGF1 in mediating cholesterol biosynthesis in Sertoli cells. Primary cultures of Sertoli cells were prepared from 1-week-old porcine testes. On Day 3 of culture, Sertoli cells were treated with 300ng mL-1 IGF1, alone or in combination with inhibitors of IGF1 receptor (2μM picropodophyllotoxin), Akt (1μM wortmannin) or mTOR (200nM rapamycin). Cells were cultured for 30min and phosphorylation levels of Akt, mTOR and p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K) were determined by immunoblotting. Cell proliferation and quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays were conducted using cells cultured for 24h. IGF1 increased phosphorylation of Akt, mTOR and p70S6K and cell proliferation, and these effects were inhibited by inhibitors of IGF1R, Akt and mTOR. Furthermore, IGF1 upregulated the expression of cholesterol biosynthetic genes (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR), 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase (HMGCS1) and cytochrome P450, family 5, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 (CYP5A1)), but not sterol regulatory element-binding transcription factor 1 (SREBF1). Increased phosphorylation of p70S6K, a major downstream target of mTOR, and upregulated expression of genes involved in cholesterol biosynthesis are indicative of the key role played by IGF1 in regulating the synthesis of cholesterol, the precursor for steroid hormones.
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- Chinju Johnson
- Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Department of Production Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1, Canada; and Corresponding author.
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Peltoniemi O, Yun J, Björkman S, Han T. Coping with large litters: the management of neonatal piglets and sow reproduction. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2021; 63:1-15. [PMID: 33987579 PMCID: PMC7882835 DOI: 10.5187/jast.2021.e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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As a result of intensive breeding, litter size has considerably increased in pig production over the last three decades. This has resulted in an increase in farrowing complications. Prolonged farrowing will shorten the window for suckling colostrum and reduce the chances for high-quality colostrum intake. Studies also agree that increasing litter sizes concomitantly resulted in decreased piglet birth weight and increased within-litter birth weight variations. Birth weight, however, is one of the critical factors affecting the prognosis of colostrum intake, and piglet growth, welfare, and survival. Litters of uneven birth weight distribution will suffer and lead to increased piglet mortality before weaning. The proper management is key to handle the situation. Feeding strategies before farrowing, management routines during parturition (e.g., drying and moving piglets to the udder and cross-fostering) and feeding an energy source to piglets after birth may be beneficial management tools with large litters. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)-driven recovery from energy losses during lactation appears critical for supporting follicle development, the viability of oocytes and embryos, and, eventually, litter uniformity. This paper explores certain management routines for neonatal piglets that can lead to the optimization of their colostrum intake and thereby their survival in large litters. In addition, this paper reviews the evidence concerning nutritional factors, particularly lactation feeding that may reduce the loss of sow body reserves, affecting the growth of the next oocyte generation. In conclusion, decreasing birth weight and compromised immunity are subjects warranting investigation in the search for novel management tools. Furthermore, to increase litter uniformity, more focus should be placed on nutritional factors that affect IGF-1-driven follicle development before ovulation.
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- Olli Peltoniemi
- Department of Production Animal Medicine,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki,
Saarentaus 04920, Finland
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- Department of Animal Science, College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University,
Gwangju 61186, Korea
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki,
Saarentaus 04920, Finland
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- Department of Production Animal Medicine,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki,
Saarentaus 04920, Finland
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Singh RK, Nasonkin IO. Limitations and Promise of Retinal Tissue From Human Pluripotent Stem Cells for Developing Therapies of Blindness. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:179. [PMID: 33132839 PMCID: PMC7513806 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The self-formation of retinal tissue from pluripotent stem cells generated a tremendous promise for developing new therapies of retinal degenerative diseases, which previously seemed unattainable. Together with use of induced pluripotent stem cells or/and CRISPR-based recombineering the retinal organoid technology provided an avenue for developing models of human retinal degenerative diseases "in a dish" for studying the pathology, delineating the mechanisms and also establishing a platform for large-scale drug screening. At the same time, retinal organoids, highly resembling developing human fetal retinal tissue, are viewed as source of multipotential retinal progenitors, young photoreceptors and just the whole retinal tissue, which may be transplanted into the subretinal space with a goal of replacing patient's degenerated retina with a new retinal "patch." Both approaches (transplantation and modeling/drug screening) were projected when Yoshiki Sasai demonstrated the feasibility of deriving mammalian retinal tissue from pluripotent stem cells, and generated a lot of excitement. With further work and testing of both approaches in vitro and in vivo, a major implicit limitation has become apparent pretty quickly: the absence of the uniform layer of Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) cells, which is normally present in mammalian retina, surrounds photoreceptor layer and develops and matures first. The RPE layer polarize into apical and basal sides during development and establish microvilli on the apical side, interacting with photoreceptors, nurturing photoreceptor outer segments and participating in the visual cycle by recycling 11-trans retinal (bleached pigment) back to 11-cis retinal. Retinal organoids, however, either do not have RPE layer or carry patches of RPE mostly on one side, thus directly exposing most photoreceptors in the developing organoids to neural medium. Recreation of the critical retinal niche between the apical RPE and photoreceptors, where many retinal disease mechanisms originate, is so far unattainable, imposes clear limitations on both modeling/drug screening and transplantation approaches and is a focus of investigation in many labs. Here we dissect different retinal degenerative diseases and analyze how and where retinal organoid technology can contribute the most to developing therapies even with a current limitation and absence of long and functional outer segments, supported by RPE.
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Thönnes M, Vogt M, Steinborn K, Hausken KN, Levavi-Sivan B, Froschauer A, Pfennig F. An ex vivo Approach to Study Hormonal Control of Spermatogenesis in the Teleost Oreochromis niloticus. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:443. [PMID: 32793114 PMCID: PMC7366826 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
As the male reproductive organ, the main task of the testis is the production of fertile, haploid spermatozoa. This process, named spermatogenesis, starts with spermatogonial stem cells, which undergo a species-specific number of mitotic divisions until starting meiosis and further morphological maturation. The pituitary gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone, and follicle stimulating hormone, are indispensable for vertebrate spermatogenesis, but we are still far from fully understanding the complex regulatory networks involved in this process. Therefore, we developed an ex vivo testis cultivation system which allows evaluating the occurring changes in histology and gene expression. The experimental circulatory flow-through setup described in this work provides the possibility to study the function of the male tilapia gonads on a cellular and transcriptional level for at least 7 days. After 1 week of culture, tilapia testis slices kept their structure and all stages of spermatogenesis could be detected histologically. Without pituitary extract (tilPE) however, fibrotic structures appeared, whereas addition of tilPE preserved spermatogenic cysts and somatic interstitium completely. We could show that tilPE has a stimulatory effect on spermatogonia proliferation in our culture system. In the presence of tilPE or hCG, the gene expression of steroidogenesis related genes (cyp11b2 and stAR2) were notably increased. Other testicular genes like piwil1, amh, or dmrt1 were not expressed differentially in the presence or absence of gonadotropins or gonadotropin containing tilPE. We established a suitable system for studying tilapia spermatogenesis ex vivo with promise for future applications.
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- Michelle Thönnes
- Faculty of Biology, School of Science, Institute of Zoology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, School of Science, Institute of Zoology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, School of Science, Institute of Zoology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- Faculty of Biology, School of Science, Institute of Zoology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology, School of Science, Institute of Zoology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- *Correspondence: Frank Pfennig
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Alam ME, Iwata J, Fujiki K, Tsujimoto Y, Kanegi R, Kawate N, Tamada H, Inaba T, Sugiura K, Hatoya S. Feline embryo development in commercially available human media supplemented with fetal bovine serum. J Vet Med Sci 2019; 81:629-635. [PMID: 30787208 PMCID: PMC6483925 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.18-0335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Feline embryo development was examined for 7 days after fertilization using commercially
available human media supplemented with 0.3% bovine serum albumin (BSA) or 5% fetal bovine
serum (FBS). Cumulus-oocyte complexes were categorized as Grades 1, 2, and 3 according to
morphology. Only-One Medium (OM) was used for in vitro culture (IVC) in
OM + BSA, OM + FBS, and OM + BSA/FBS, with BSA supplementation for the first 2 days and
FBS for the subsequent 5 days. Embryos cultured in Early Culture Medium (1–2 days) and
Blastocyst Medium (3–7 days) were defined as EB + BSA and EB + BSA/FBS. The developmental
rate until the blastocyst stage of Grade 1 and 2 oocytes cultured in OM + BSA/FBS was
higher than for the other groups and was significantly higher than for the OM + BSA and EB
+ BSA groups (P<0.01). Grade 3 oocytes cultured in OM + BSA/FBS also
showed the greatest proportion of blastocyst formation. However, FBS supplementation
throughout the IVC period reduced blastocyst number. The percentage of 2 pronuclei after
fertilization as well as blastocyst cell number were significantly higher in Grade 1 and 2
than Grade 3 oocytes when cultured in OM + BSA/FBS (P<0.05). These
results indicate that commercially available OM supplemented with BSA for the first 2 days
of culture and FBS for the subsequent 5 days is suitable for feline embryo development
until the blastocyst stage.
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- Md Emtiaj Alam
- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Pathobiology, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Izumisano, Osaka 598-8531, Japan
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Jain A, Jain T, Kumar P, Kumar M, De S, Gohain M, Kumar R, Datta TK. Follicle-stimulating hormone-induced rescue of cumulus cell apoptosis and enhanced development ability of buffalo oocytes. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2016; 55:74-82. [PMID: 26774556 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2015.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) on apoptotic status of cumulus cells, expression of proapoptotic and antiapoptotic genes, and development rate of in vitro fertilization-produced buffalo embryos were investigated. FSH supplementation in in vitro maturation-medium resulted in a dose-dependent reduction in the expression of proapoptotic genes namely, BCL2-associated X protein (BAX), cytochrome c, and caspase-3 and increase in the expression of antiapoptotic genes such as B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2) and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) in cumulus cells of mature oocyte. Cumulus expansion, oocyte maturation, cleavage, and blastocyst development rates were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in 5 and 10-μg/mL FSH-supplemented groups as compared with control. Significant increase in the expression of FSH receptor messenger RNA was also found with 5 and 10-μg/mL FSH (P < 0.05). Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay confirmed that the population of apoptotic cumulus cells of matured oocytes was reduced in the FSH-treated groups as compared with control (P < 0.05). In conclusion, our data suggest that FSH may attenuate apoptosis in cumulus cells via mitochondria-dependent apoptotic pathway by increasing XIAP expression, resulting in a more favorable ratio of BCL2/BAX expression and decreasing the cytochrome c and caspase-3 expression, eventually contributing to developmental competence of oocytes. The information generated will help in improving the in vitro embryo production program in buffalo.
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- A Jain
- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, 132001, India.
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Mellough CB, Collin J, Khazim M, White K, Sernagor E, Steel DHW, Lako M. IGF-1 Signaling Plays an Important Role in the Formation of Three-Dimensional Laminated Neural Retina and Other Ocular Structures From Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells 2015; 33:2416-30. [PMID: 25827910 PMCID: PMC4691326 DOI: 10.1002/stem.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We and others have previously demonstrated that retinal cells can be derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells under defined culture conditions. While both cell types can give rise to retinal derivatives in the absence of inductive cues, this requires extended culture periods and gives lower overall yield. Further understanding of this innate differentiation ability, the identification of key factors that drive the differentiation process, and the development of clinically compatible culture conditions to reproducibly generate functional neural retina is an important goal for clinical cell based therapies. We now report that insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) can orchestrate the formation of three-dimensional ocular-like structures from hESCs which, in addition to retinal pigmented epithelium and neural retina, also contain primitive lens and corneal-like structures. Inhibition of IGF-1 receptor signaling significantly reduces the formation of optic vesicle and optic cups, while exogenous IGF-1 treatment enhances the formation of correctly laminated retinal tissue composed of multiple retinal phenotypes that is reminiscent of the developing vertebrate retina. Most importantly, hESC-derived photoreceptors exhibit advanced maturation features such as the presence of primitive rod- and cone-like photoreceptor inner and outer segments and phototransduction-related functional responses as early as 6.5 weeks of differentiation, making these derivatives promising candidates for cell replacement studies and in vitro disease modeling.
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- Carla B. Mellough
- Institute of Genetic MedicineNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic MedicineNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic MedicineNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
- Institute of NeuroscienceNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
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- EM Research Services, Newcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of NeuroscienceNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic MedicineNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
- Sunderland Eye InfirmarySunderlandUnited Kingdom
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- Institute of Genetic MedicineNewcastle UniversityNewcastleUnited Kingdom
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Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Differentially Affects Lithium Sensitivity of Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines from Lithium Responder and Non-responder Bipolar Disorder Patients. J Mol Neurosci 2015; 56:681-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s12031-015-0523-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Prochazka R, Blaha M, Nemcova L. Signaling pathways regulating FSH- and amphiregulin-induced meiotic resumption and cumulus cell expansion in the pig. Reproduction 2012; 144:535-46. [PMID: 22949725 DOI: 10.1530/rep-12-0191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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To define signaling pathways that drive FSH- and epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like peptide-induced cumulus expansion and oocyte meiotic resumption, in vitro cultured pig cumulus-oocyte complexes were treated with specific protein kinase inhibitors. We found that FSH-induced maturation of oocytes was blocked in germinal vesicle (GV) stage by protein kinase A (PKA), MAPK14, MAPK3/1, and EGF receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (H89, SB203580, U0126, and AG1478 respectively) whereas phosphoinositide-3-kinase/v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (PI3K/AKT) inhibitor (LY294002) blocked maturation of oocytes in metaphase I (MI). Amphiregulin (AREG)-induced maturation of oocytes was efficiently blocked in GV by U0126, AG1478, and low concentrations of LY294002; H89, SB203580, and high concentrations of LY294002 allowed the oocytes to undergo breakdown of GV and blocked maturation in MI. Both FSH- and AREG-induced cumulus expansion was incompletely inhibited by H89 and completely inhibited by SB203580, U0126, AG1478, and LY294002. The inhibitors partially or completely inhibited expression of expansion-related genes (HAS2, PTGS2, and TNFAIP6) with two exceptions: H89 inhibited only TNFAIP6 expression and LY294002 increased expression of PTGS2. The results of this study are consistent with the idea that PKA and MAPK14 pathways are essential for FSH-induced transactivation of the EGFR, and synthesis of EGF-like peptides in cumulus cells and MAPK3/1 is involved in regulation of transcriptional and posttranscriptional events in cumulus cells required for meiotic resumption and cumulus expansion. PI3K/AKT signaling is important for regulation of cumulus expansion, AREG-induced meiotic resumption, and oocyte MI/MII transition. The present data also indicate the existence of an FSH-activated and PKA-independent pathway involved in regulation of HAS2 and PTGS2 expression in cumulus cells.
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- R Prochazka
- Laboratory of Developmental Biology, , Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Rumburska 89, 277 21 Libechov, Czech Republic.
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Silva E, Paczkowski M, Krisher RL. The effect of leptin on maturing porcine oocytes is dependent on glucose concentration. Mol Reprod Dev 2012; 79:296-307. [PMID: 22368147 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Increased body weight is often accompanied by increased circulating levels of leptin and glucose, which alters glucose metabolism in various tissues, including perhaps the oocyte. Alteration of glucose metabolism impacts oocyte function and may contribute to the subfertility often associated with obese individuals. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of leptin (0, 10, and 100 ng/ml) on the oocyte and cumulus cells during in vitro maturation under differing glucose concentrations. We examined the effects of leptin on oocyte maturation, blastocyst development, and/or gene expression in oocytes and cumulus cells (IRS1, IGF1, PPARγ, IL6, GLUT1) in a physiological glucose (2 mM) and high glucose (50 mM) environment. We also evaluated the effect of leptin on glucose metabolism via glycolysis and the pentose phosphate pathway. In a physiological glucose environment, leptin did not have an influence on oocyte maturation, blastocyst development, or oocyte gene expression. Expression of GLUT1 in cumulus cells was downregulated with 100 ng/ml leptin treatment, but did not affect oocyte glucose metabolism. In a high glucose environment, oocyte maturation and glycolysis were decreased, but in the presence of 100 ng/ml leptin, these parameters were improved to levels similar to control. This effect is potentially mediated by an upregulation of oocyte IRS1 and a correction of cumulus cell IGF1 expression. The present study demonstrates that in a physiological glucose concentration, leptin plays a negligible role in oocyte function. However, leptin appears to modulate the deleterious impact of a high glucose environment on oocyte function.
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- Elena Silva
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Sakurai M, Ohtake J, Ishikawa T, Tanemura K, Hoshino Y, Arima T, Sato E. Distribution and Y397 phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase on follicular development in the mouse ovary. Cell Tissue Res 2012; 347:457-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1307-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Rao JU, Shah KB, Puttaiah J, Rudraiah M. Gene expression profiling of preovulatory follicle in the buffalo cow: effects of increased IGF-I concentration on periovulatory events. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20754. [PMID: 21701678 PMCID: PMC3119055 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2011] [Accepted: 05/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The preovulatory follicle in response to gonadotropin surge undergoes dramatic biochemical, and morphological changes orchestrated by expression changes in hundreds of genes. Employing well characterized bovine preovulatory follicle model, granulosa cells (GCs) and follicle wall were collected from the preovulatory follicle before, 1, 10 and 22 h post peak LH surge. Microarray analysis performed on GCs revealed that 450 and 111 genes were differentially expressed at 1 and 22 h post peak LH surge, respectively. For validation, qPCR and immunocytochemistry analyses were carried out for some of the differentially expressed genes. Expression analysis of many of these genes showed distinct expression patterns in GCs and the follicle wall. To study molecular functions and genetic networks, microarray data was analyzed using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis which revealed majority of the differentially expressed genes to cluster within processes like steroidogenesis, cell survival and cell differentiation. In the ovarian follicle, IGF-I is established to be an important regulator of the above mentioned molecular functions. Thus, further experiments were conducted to verify the effects of increased intrafollicular IGF-I levels on the expression of genes associated with the above mentioned processes. For this purpose, buffalo cows were administered with exogenous bGH to transiently increase circulating and intrafollicular concentrations of IGF-I. The results indicated that increased intrafollicular concentrations of IGF-I caused changes in expression of genes associated with steroidogenesis (StAR, SRF) and apoptosis (BCL-2, FKHR, PAWR). These results taken together suggest that onset of gonadotropin surge triggers activation of various biological pathways and that the effects of growth factors and peptides on gonadotropin actions could be examined during preovulatory follicle development.
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- Jyotsna U. Rao
- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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Vireque A, Camargo L, Serapião R, Rosa e Silva A, Watanabe Y, Ferreira E, Navarro P, Martins W, Ferriani R. Preimplantation development and expression of Hsp-70 and Bax genes in bovine blastocysts derived from oocytes matured in alpha-MEM supplemented with growth factors and synthetic macromolecules. Theriogenology 2009; 71:620-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2008] [Accepted: 09/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhu G, Liu S, Jiang Y, Yang H, Li J. Growth hormone pathway gene expression varies in porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes during in vitro maturation. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 2008; 44:305-8. [PMID: 18802739 DOI: 10.1007/s11626-008-9130-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Growth hormone (GH) plays important roles in oocyte development and facilitates the successful production of competent oocytes in many species both in vivo and in vitro. However, the mechanism of GH action on oocyte maturation is not well known. In this paper, the temporospatial messenger ribonucleic acid expression patterns of GH and several other GH-related factors were quantitatively analyzed in porcine cumulus-oocytes complex throughout in vitro maturation (IVM). GH expression was decreased in oocytes during IVM while absent in cumulus cells. GH receptor, insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), and IGF-1 receptor expressions were also downregulated in oocytes. In cumulus cells, the expression of IGF-1 decreased significantly while IGF-1 receptor expression remained constant. The transcripts of Janus kinase 2 increased in both oocytes and cumulus cells during IVM. The current precise gene expression information provides further evidence to explain the complex network of GH signaling involved in IVM of porcine oocyte.
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- Guiyu Zhu
- Department of Biology Science and Technology, Taishan University, Taian 271021, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang X, Han YB, Sui HS, Miao DQ, Wang JZ, Li KL, Tan JH. Developmental and hormonal regulation of cumulus expansion and secretion of cumulus expansion-enabling factor (CEEF) in goat follicles. Mol Reprod Dev 2008; 75:1387-95. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Costa L, Machado M, Oliveira J, Silva J, Loguercio R, Gonçalves P. Profile and regulation of annexin II expression during early embryogenesis in cattle. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352007000600023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The presence of annexin II (Ann-II) during the initial stages of bovine embryo development and the regulation of Ann-II expression by retinol and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) were studied. Bovine embryos at different stages of development were produced in vitro on Synthetic Oviductal Fluid (SOF) medium (control group), SOF supplemented with retinol (retinol group; 0.1ng/ml), or IGF-I (IGF-I group; 10ng/ml). The embryos were processed for mRNA extraction, cDNA production and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using Ann-II-specific oligonucleotides. Ann-II was detected in all stages of early embryo development, except for the 16-cell stage. The blastocyst rates were significantly higher (P<0.05) in the group supplemented with retinol (37.8%, 45/119) during in vitro embryo culture (IVC) than in those cultured in SOF (20.5%, 24/117) or SOF with IGF-I (25.8%, 24/93). Semiquantitative analysis of Ann-II expression in embryos produced in medium supplemented with IGF-I or retinol revealed a lower expression of this gene when compared with embryos cultured in SOF (P<0.05). The Ann-II expression was not different in embryos cultured in the presence of retinol and IGF-I. The presence of retinol increased the production of embryos in vitro by decreasing the expression of Ann-II in early-stage of bovine embryo.
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Nemcová L, Nagyová E, Petlach M, Tománek M, Procházka R. Molecular mechanisms of insulin-like growth factor 1 promoted synthesis and retention of hyaluronic acid in porcine oocyte-cumulus complexes. Biol Reprod 2007; 76:1016-24. [PMID: 17329596 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.057927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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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The purpose of the present study was to elucidate signaling pathways by which insulin like-growth factor 1 (IGF1) promotes FSH-stimulated synthesis and retention of hyaluronic acid (HA) in pig oocyte-cumulus complexes (OCCs) cultured in serum-free medium. We found that IGF1 had no effects on FSH-stimulated production of cAMP and activation of protein kinase A in the OCCs. Immunoblotting with phospho-specific antibodies showed that FSH moderately phosphorylated v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog (AKT) and mitogen-activated kinase 3 and 1 (MAPK3/1) in cumulus cells. The exposure of OCCs to both FSH and IGF1 resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) increase in AKT and MAPK3/1 phosphorylation. An inhibitor of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PIK3), LY 294002, significantly (P < 0.05) reduced the IGF1-enhanced phosphorylation of AKT, and inhibitors of AKT (SH6) and MAPK3/1 (U0126) significantly (P < 0.05) decreased the synthesis and retention of HA stimulated by concomitant exposure of OCCs to both FSH and IGF1. The IGF1-promoted synthesis of HA was not accompanied by an increase in the relative abundance of hyaluronan synthase 2 (HAS2) mRNA in the cumulus cells. We conclude that IGF1 promotes the FSH-stimulated synthesis and retention of HA in pig OCCs by PIK3/AKT- and MAPK3/1-dependent mechanisms.
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- Lucie Nemcová
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Libechov 277 21, Czech Republic
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Russell DL, Robker RL. Molecular mechanisms of ovulation: co-ordination through the cumulus complex. Hum Reprod Update 2007; 13:289-312. [PMID: 17242016 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dml062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Successful ovulation requires that developmentally competent oocytes are released with appropriate timing from the ovarian follicle. Somatic cells of the follicle sense the ovulatory stimulus and guide resumption of meiosis and release of the oocyte, as well as structural remodelling and luteinization of the follicle. Complex intercellular communication co-ordinates critical stages of oocyte maturation and links this process with release from the follicle. To achieve these outcomes, ovulation is controlled through multiple inputs, including endocrine hormones, immune and metabolic signals, as well as intrafollicular paracrine factors from the theca, mural and cumulus granulosa cells and the oocyte itself. This review focuses on the recent advances in understanding of molecular mechanisms that commence after the gonadotrophin surge and culminate with release of the oocyte. These mechanisms include intracellular signalling, gene regulation and remodelling of tissue structure in each of the distinct ovarian compartments. Most critical ovulatory mediators exert effects through the cumulus cell complex that surrounds and connects with the oocyte. The convergence of ovulatory signals through the cumulus complex co-ordinates the key mechanistic processes that mediate and control oocyte maturation and ovulation.
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- Darryl L Russell
- Research Centre for Reproductive Health, School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Algriany O, Bevers M, Schoevers E, Colenbrander B, Dieleman S. Follicle size-dependent effects of sow follicular fluid on in vitro cumulus expansion, nuclear maturation and blastocyst formation of sow cumulus oocytes complexes. Theriogenology 2004; 62:1483-97. [PMID: 15451257 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2003] [Revised: 02/18/2004] [Accepted: 02/19/2004] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Follicular fluid from 2 to 4 and 5 to 8 mm diameter non-atretic follicles (SFF and LFF, respectively) of sows was added during IVM of cumulus oocytes complexes (COCs) to study its effects on cumulus expansion, nuclear maturation, and subsequent fertilization and embryo development in presence or absence of recombinant human FSH. COCs aspirated from 2 to 5 mm follicles of sow ovaries, were cultured for the first 22 h in TCM-199 and 100 microM cysteamine, with or without 10% pFF and/or 0.05 IU/ml recombinant hFSH. For the next 22 h, the COCs were cultured in the same medium, but without pFF and FSH. After culture, cumulus cells were removed and the oocytes were either fixed and stained to evaluate nuclear stages or co-incubated with fresh sperm. Twenty-four hours after fertilization, presumptive zygotes were fixed to examine fertilization or cultured for 6 days to allow blastocyst formation. Subsequently, embryos were evaluated and the blastocysts were fixed and stained to determine cell numbers. When LFF was added to maturation medium, cumulus expansion and percentage of nuclear maturation (277 +/- 61 microm and 72%, respectively) of COCs were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those in SFF (238 +/- 33 microm and 55%, respectively). However, in the presence of FSH both FF stimulated cumulus expansion and nuclear maturation to a similar degree. No differences were observed with regards to sperm penetration, male pronucleus formation, and to polyspermia between fertilized oocytes matured either in SFF or LFF. Fertilized oocytes matured in the presence of LFF without or with FSH showed a higher cleavage (45 +/- 7% and 51 +/- 7%, respectively) and blastocyst (14 +/- 4% and 22 +/- 6%, respectively) formation rate compared to SFF (cleavage, 35 +/- 8% and 41 +/- 4%, blastocyst: 8 +/- 3 and 13 +/-3, respectively; P < 0.05). The mean number of cells per blastocyst did not differ significantly between treatments. These findings indicate that factor(s) within follicles at later stages of development play an important role during oocyte maturation and thereby enhance developmental competence to occur.
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- Omran Algriany
- Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Dell'Aquila ME, Caillaud M, Maritato F, Martoriati A, Gérard N, Aiudi G, Minoia P, Goudet G. Cumulus expansion, nuclear maturation and connexin 43, cyclooxygenase-2 and FSH receptor mRNA expression in equine cumulus-oocyte complexes cultured in vitro in the presence of FSH and precursors for hyaluronic acid synthesis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2004; 2:44. [PMID: 15212696 PMCID: PMC446214 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-2-44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2004] [Accepted: 06/22/2004] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate cumulus expansion, nuclear maturation and expression of connexin 43, cyclooxygenase-2 and FSH receptor transcripts in equine cumuli oophori during in vivo and in vitro maturation in the presence of equine FSH (eFSH) and precursors for hyaluronic acid synthesis. Equine cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) were cultured in a control defined medium supplemented with eFSH (0 to 5 micrograms/ml), Fetal Calf Serum (FCS), precursors for hyaluronic acid synthesis or glutamine according to the experiments. After in vitro maturation, the cumulus expansion rate was increased with 1 microgram/ml eFSH, and was the highest with 20% FCS. It was not influenced by precursors for hyaluronic acid synthesis or glutamine. The expression of transcripts related to cumulus expansion was analyzed in equine cumulus cells before maturation, and after in vivo and in vitro maturation, by using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with specific primers. Connexin 43, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and FSH receptor (FSHr) mRNA were detected in equine cumulus cells before and after maturation. Their level did not vary during in vivo or in vitro maturation and was influenced neither by FSH nor by precursors for hyaluronic acid synthesis. Results indicate that previously reported regulation of connexin 43 and COX-2 proteins during equine COC maturation may involve post-transcriptional mechanisms.
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- Maria Elena Dell'Aquila
- Department of Animal Production, University of Bari, Str. Prov. Casamassima, 70010 Valenzano (BA), Italy
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- Unité de Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, UMR 6073 INRA-CNRS-Université F. Rabelais de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Bari, Str. Prov. Casamassima, 70010 Valenzano (BA), Italy
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- Unité de Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, UMR 6073 INRA-CNRS-Université F. Rabelais de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Unité de Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, UMR 6073 INRA-CNRS-Université F. Rabelais de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Bari, Str. Prov. Casamassima, 70010 Valenzano (BA), Italy
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Bari, Str. Prov. Casamassima, 70010 Valenzano (BA), Italy
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- Unité de Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, UMR 6073 INRA-CNRS-Université F. Rabelais de Tours, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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Schoevers EJ, Kidson A, Verheijden JHM, Bevers MM. Effect of follicle-stimulating hormone on nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of sow oocytes in vitro. Theriogenology 2003; 59:2017-28. [PMID: 12600737 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(02)01288-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A series of experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of FSH supplementation during IVM on porcine oocyte nuclear maturation, and subsequent fertilization, cleavage and embryo development. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were cultured 40 h without FSH (control), 40 h with FSH (FSH 0-40 h), or 20 h with FSH followed by a 20-h culture period without FSH (FSH 0-20 h). Nuclear stage of oocytes was assessed at intervals from 12 to 40 h of IVM. Furthermore, oocytes were in vitro fertilized, fixed and stained to determine normally fertilized and polyspermic oocytes. Additionally, COCs were matured with FSH, fertilized and zygotes cultured in NCSU-23. The percentage of cleaved embryos and blastocysts were determined and the number of nuclei was counted. The presence of FSH during the first 20 h of IVM retarded germinal vesicle breakdown. After 40 h of culture 84, 67 and 58% MII oocytes were observed in the FSH 0-20 h, FSH 0-40 h and control groups, respectively. After IVF, penetration rates were similar at 27, 26 and 29%, while the proportion of polyspermic oocytes was 7, 19 and 11% of penetrated oocytes for control, FSH 0-40 and FSH 0-20 h groups, respectively. Cleavage and blastocyst rates differed among treatments (21, 29 and 38%, and 7, 15 and 20% for control, FSH 0-40 and FSH 0-20 h groups, respectively). No differences in blastocyst cell number were found among groups. Blastocyst rates, based on number of cleaved embryos, were 51 and 52% for the FSH 0-40 and FSH 0-20 h groups, which differed significantly from the control group (31%). The results indicate that FSH has a stimulatory effect on nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation of sow oocytes. Addition of FSH for the first 20 h of culture was most beneficial, based on cleavage and blastocyst development rates.
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- E J Schoevers
- Department of Farm Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Venters HD, Broussard SR, Zhou JH, Bluthé RM, Freund GG, Johnson RW, Dantzer R, Kelley KW. Tumor necrosis factor(alpha) and insulin-like growth factor-I in the brain: is the whole greater than the sum of its parts? J Neuroimmunol 2001; 119:151-65. [PMID: 11585617 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(01)00388-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The cytokine tumor necrosis factor(alpha) (TNFalpha) and the hormone insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) have both been shown to regulate inflammatory events in the central nervous system (CNS). This review summarizes the seemingly independent roles of TNFalpha and IGF-I in promoting and inhibiting neurodegenerative diseases. We then offer evidence that the combined effects of IGF-I and TNFalpha on neuronal survival can be vastly different when both receptors are stimulated simultaneously, as is likely to occur in vivo. We propose the framework of a molecular model of hormone-cytokine receptor cross talk in which disparate cell surface receptors share intracellular substrates that regulate neuronal survival.
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- H D Venters
- Laboratory of Immunophysiology, Department of Animal Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, 207 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory, 1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Shimada M, Terada T. Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in cumulus cells and oocytes is responsible for activation of oocyte mitogen-activated protein kinase during meiotic progression beyond the meiosis I stage in pigs. Biol Reprod 2001; 64:1106-14. [PMID: 11259256 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod64.4.1106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The roles of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) during meiotic progression beyond the meiosis I (MI) stage in porcine oocytes were investigated. PI 3-kinase exists in cumulus cells and oocytes, and the PI 3-kinase inhibitor, LY294002, suppressed the activation of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in denuded oocytes during the beginning of the treatment. However, in denuded oocytes cultured with LY294002, the MAP kinase activity steadily increased, and at 48 h of cultivation MAP kinase activity, p34(cdc2) kinase activity, and proportion of oocytes that had reached the meiosis II (MII) stage were at a similar level to those of oocytes cultured without LY294002. In contrast, LY294002 almost completely inhibited the activation of MAP kinase, p34(cdc2) kinase activity, and meiotic progression to the MII stage in oocytes surrounded with cumulus cells throughout the treatment. Treating cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs) with LY294002 produced a significant decrease in the phosphorylation of connexin-43, a gap junctional protein, in cumulus cells compared with that in COCs cultured without LY294002. These results indicate that PI 3-kinase activity in cumulus cells contributes to the activation of MAP kinase and p34(cdc2) kinase, and to meiotic progression beyond the MI stage. Moreover, gap junctional communications between cumulus cells and oocytes may be closed by phosphorylation of connexin-43 through PI 3-kinase activation in cumulus cells, leading to the activation of MAP kinase in porcine oocytes.
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- M Shimada
- Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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Bortolotto E, Gonçalves P, Neves J, Costa L, Maciel M, Montagner M, Farias A, Stranieri P. Fator de crescimento derivado das plaquetas, retinol e insulina na regulação da maturação nuclear de oócitos bovinos e suas conseqüências no desenvolvimento embrionário. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2001. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-09352001000200011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar as ações do fator de crescimento derivado das plaquetas (PDGF; P), da insulina (I), do retinol (R) e de suas associações (PI, PIR, IR e PR) na maturação nuclear (MN) de oócitos bovinos e suas conseqüências no desenvolvimento embrionário (DE). O meio básico para maturação dos oócitos nos diferentes tratamentos foi o TCM-199 modificado acrescido de PVA (controle). No DE, foram utilizados os grupos R, PIR, IR, um controle negativo (PVA) e um controle positivo, contendo soro fetal bovino e gonadotrofinas (SFBHOR). Os fatores P, I, R e suas associações não aceleraram a MN em 7h mas sim após 18h (P<0,001), com exceção dos tratamentos R e PR, nos quais as percentagens de metáfase II foram, respectivamente, de 4,7% e 8,3%, similares à obtida no grupo-controle (0,0%). Considerando um nível de significância de P<0,0001 em comparação ao grupo-controle, os maiores índices de metáfase II foram obtidos na presença das associações IR (19,0%) e PIR (21,3%). No DE, R (18,3%), PIR (13,9%) e IR (10,6%) incrementaram os índices de clivagem, comparados ao PVA (0,0%; P<0,001), porém não atingiram os índices do grupo SFBHOR (53,8%; P<0,001). Conclui-se que insulina e PDGF aceleram a MN e suas ações são potencializadas pelo retinol. Os índices de clivagem de oócitos maturados na presença de R, IR e PIR são superiores aos do PVA, mas significativamente inferiores aos maturados em SFBHOR.
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM
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Jezová M, Scsuková S, Nagyová E, Vranová J, Procházka R, Kolena J. Effect of intraovarian factors on porcine follicular cells: cumulus expansion, granulosa and cumulus cell progesterone production. Anim Reprod Sci 2001; 65:115-26. [PMID: 11182513 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(00)00219-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The role of granulosa cell conditioned media (CM) containing luteinization stimulator (LS), and the role of EGF in the cumulus expansion of oocyte-cumulus complexes (OCC) isolated from large antral follicles was investigated. The CM were prepared by incubation of granulosa cells isolated from large antral follicles. After 24h incubation, more than 61 or 64% of OCC expanded to the +3 and +4 stage in the presence of CM (50%) or EGF (10ng/ml), respectively. The stimulatory effect of LS and EGF on the cumulus expansion was accompanied by the enhanced hyaluronic acid synthesis. Complete suppression of cumulus expansion stimulated by LS and EGF was observed in the presence of 10 micromol/l genistein (tyrosine kinase inhibitor), in the presence of 10mmol/l LiCl (the inhibitor of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate metabolism), and 100 micromol/l gallopamil, verapamil and norverapamil (calcium channel blockers). Stimulatory effect of EGF on the cumulus expansion of OCC isolated from large follicles was accompanied by the increased cumulus cell progesterone production. However, EGF did not affect the progesterone production by OCC isolated from small follicles. To determine whether EGF could modulate the granulosa cell steroidogenesis also, the effect of EGF on granulosa cells isolated from large (LGC) and small (SGC) follicles was compared. EGF (10ng/ml) failed to affect the progesterone synthesis during 72h culture of SGC but significantly enhanced the LGC progesterone production. Our results indicate that luteinization factor stimulates the cumulus expansion and hyaluronic acid synthesis by the OCC isolated from large antral follicles. The mechanism of LS- and EGF-induced cumulus expansion may involve tyrosine kinase activation and calcium mobilization. In addition, these results indicate the different response of porcine cumulus and granulosa cells originating from small and large follicles on the stimulatory effect of EGF.
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- M Jezová
- Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Vlárska 3, 833 06, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
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Ingman WV, Owens PC, Armstrong DT. Differential regulation by FSH and IGF-I of extracellular matrix IGFBP-5 in bovine granulosa cells: effect of association with the oocyte. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2000; 164:53-8. [PMID: 11026557 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(00)00240-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Inhibition of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I induced DNA synthesis in bovine oocyte-cumulus complexes (OCCs) caused by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) has been linked to changes in the extracellular matrix which do not occur in mural granulosa cells (MGCs). We investigated regulation by IGF-I and FSH of secreted and extracellular matrix entrapped IGF-binding proteins. OCCs and MGCs from bovine ovaries were cultured in media supplemented with IGF-I and FSH for 24 h. Culture media and extracellular matrix were analysed for IGF-binding proteins by Western ligand blot and immunoblot and found to contain principally IGFBP-3 and -5. The combined treatment of IGF-I and FSH increased the concentration of IGFBP-3 in OCC and MGC conditioned media by 4- and 6-fold, respectively. Treatment of OCCs and not MGCs with IGF-I and FSH together increased extracellular matrix IGFBP-5 by 2.5-fold. The differential regulation of extracellular matrix IGFBP-5 in OCCs compared to MGCs suggest involvement of changes in the extracellular matrix brought about by IGF-I and FSH in overall regulation of IGF-I in the ovarian follicle.
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- W V Ingman
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical School, University of Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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Nagyová E, Procházka R, Vanderhyden BC. Oocytectomy does not influence synthesis of hyaluronic acid by pig cumulus cells: retention of hyaluronic acid after insulin-like growth factor-I treatment in serum-free medium. Biol Reprod 1999; 61:569-74. [PMID: 10456830 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.3.569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Mouse oocytes secrete a factor that enables cumulus cells to undergo expansion in response to FSH (1 microg/ml), whereas expansion of the porcine cumulus oophorus has been shown to be independent of the oocyte. The aim of this study was to assess FSH-induced synthesis of hyaluronic acid (HA) by porcine cumulus cells before and after oocytectomy. In addition, we studied the effect of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) on the ability of cumulus cells to synthesize and retain HA in response to FSH in serum-free medium. Porcine oocyte-cumulus complexes and complexes from which the oocytes had been removed by oocytectomy were cultured for 24 h in the presence of 2.5 microCi of D-[6-(3)H]glucosamine hydrochloride, fetal calf serum (FCS, 5%), and FSH. After 24 h, incorporation of [(3)H]glucosamine into HA was measured either in complexes alone (retained HA) or in medium plus complexes (total HA). Specificity of incorporation of radioactivity into HA was confirmed by the sensitivity to highly specific Streptomyces hyaluronidase. Our results suggest that 1) the synthesis of HA by pig cumulus cells in vitro is stimulated by FSH and that oocytectomy does not change this synthesis; 2) oocytes do not influence retention of HA within the complex; 3) FSH-induced synthesis of HA by cumulus cells is decreased in medium with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-supplemented (total and retained HA) compared to FCS-supplemented medium; 4) IGF-I enabled cumulus cells to synthesize HA in response to FSH in PVP-supplemented medium in a manner similar to that observed when serum is present in the medium.
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- E Nagyová
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Libechov, Czech Republic.
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Poretsky L, Cataldo NA, Rosenwaks Z, Giudice LC. The insulin-related ovarian regulatory system in health and disease. Endocr Rev 1999; 20:535-82. [PMID: 10453357 DOI: 10.1210/edrv.20.4.0374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 400] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- L Poretsky
- Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Hamilton GS, Lysiak JJ, Han VK, Lala PK. Autocrine-paracrine regulation of human trophoblast invasiveness by insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II and IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-1. Exp Cell Res 1998; 244:147-56. [PMID: 9770358 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1998.4195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Trophoblast growth and invasion of the uterus are tightly regulated by locally produced factors. Since insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-II is produced by the invasive human extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells and IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-1 by the decidual cells in situ that are in proximity to each other, we examined the possible influence of these molecules on proliferation, migration, and invasiveness of first-trimester EVT cells in culture. These EVT cell functions were respectively measured by 3H-TdR uptake, in vitro migration, and invasion assays. Secretion of invasion-associated enzymes was assessed by zymography, and IGF-binding moieties on the EVT cell were examined by affinity cross-linking. Proliferation of serum-starved EVT cells was stimulated by addition of serum but unaffected by a wide range of IGF-I, IGF-II, and IGFBP-1 concentrations. IGF-II and IGFBP-1 or their combination stimulated EVT cell invasiveness and migration, when assays were conducted in serum-reduced media. Affinity cross-linking studies failed to detect the type 1 IGF receptor, although several IGF-II-specific and IGF-II-preferring binding molecules including type 2 IGF receptor were identified on the EVT cell surface. IGF-II enhancement of invasion was unaffected in the presence of IGF-1 receptor-blocking antibody and IGF-1 failed to influence EVT cell invasion, indicating that type 1 IGF receptor was not responsible for the IGF-II effects. Secretion of gelatinases or plasminogen activators was unaltered by IGF-II or IGFBP-1. We conclude that trophoblast-derived IGF-II and decidua-derived IGFBP-1 provide autocrine/paracrine enhancement of trophoblast invasiveness largely by stimulating migration, an essential step in invasion.
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- G S Hamilton
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, N6A 5C1, Canada
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Anas MK, Shimada M, Terada T. Possible role for phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase in regulating meiotic maturation of bovine oocytes in vitro. Theriogenology 1998; 50:347-56. [PMID: 10732130 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(98)00144-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this study 2 phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase)-specific inhibitors, wortmannin and 2-[4-Morpholinyl]-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (LY294002), were used to investigate whether PI 3-kinase is involved in the signal transduction that leads to bovine oocyte maturation. Bovine follicular oocytes were cultured in vitro for 24 h in a basic medium consisting of tissue culture medium-199 supplemented with LH, FSH, fetal cow serum, Na-pyruvate and gentamicin. The oocytes were then examined for the stage of meiotic progression and degree of cumulus expansion. In Experiment 1, in cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs), wortmannin, at any level tested (10(-8) M, 10(-7) M or 10(-6) M), had no effect on resumption of meiosis as judged by germinal vesicle breakdown and progression to prometaphase I or metaphase I. However, wortmannin significantly (P < 0.01) decreased the proportion of oocytes developing to metaphase II in a dose-dependent manner. In Experiment 2, when denuded oocytes were cultured with wortmannin at 0, 10(-7) M and 10(-6) M concentrations, the same pattern of response for COCs was observed, with no effect on meiotic resumption and a significant (P < 0.01) decrease in the proportion of oocytes reaching metaphase II. In Experiment 3, half of the recovered COCs were denuded and both denuded and intact COCs were cultured in the presence of 0, 2.5 x 10(-5) M, 5.0 x 10(-5) M and 7.5 x 10(-5) M LY 294002 before being examined for meiotic progression. Whereas LY294002, at any examined level, had no effect on the percentage of oocytes developing to metaphase I, it significantly (P < 0.01) decreased the proportion of metaphase II oocytes when used at 5.0 x 10(-5) or 7.5 x 10(-5) M for both intact COCs and denuded oocytes. In Experiment 4, no significant difference in the degree of cumulus expansion was scored after the COCs were cultured in the presence of wortmannin or LY294002 or in the absence of either treatment. These results provide indirect evidence for a role of PI 3-kinase in the bovine oocyte itself in regulating meiotic progression beyond metaphase I.
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- M K Anas
- Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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Procházka R, Nagyová E, Brem G, Schellander K, Motlík J. Secretion of cumulus expansion-enabling factor (CEEF) in porcine follicles. Mol Reprod Dev 1998; 49:141-9. [PMID: 9444657 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(199802)49:2<141::aid-mrd5>3.0.co;2-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The objective of this study was to find out whether porcine cumulus and mural granulosa cells can secrete cumulus expansion-enabling factor (CEEF). Culture drops of M-199 medium were conditioned with denuded porcine oocytes (1 oocyte/microliter), cumulus cells from oocytectomized complexes (1 OOX/microliter), pieces of mural granulosa isolated from preantral to preovulatory follicles (1000 cells/microliter), or oviductal cells (1000 cells/microliter) for 24 hr. The production of CEEF was assessed by the addition of mouse OOX and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (1 microgram/ml) to microdrops of the conditioned medium. After 16-18 hr, expansion of the mouse OOX was scored on a scale of 0 to 4 by morphologic criteria. Mouse OOX did not expand in nonconditioned FSH-supplemented medium. Immature porcine oocytes produced +3 to +4 expansion of the mouse OOX. Granulosa cells isolated from preantral and early antral follicles and cumulus cells isolated from all states of follicle development constitutively secreted CEEF under in vitro conditions. Mural granulosa cells of small, medium, and preovulatory (PMSG) follicles also secreted CEEF in vitro; however, FSH or leutenizing hormone (LH) stimulation was essential for this secretion. Hormonally induced secretion of CEEF was accompanied by expansion of the mural granulosa itself. Granulosa cells isolated from follicles of gilts 20 hr after PMSG and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration did not produce CEEF and did not expand in response to FSH and LH in vitro. CEEF activity also was found in the follicular fluid of small antral follicles, was reduced in medium follicles, and was not detectable in PMSG-stimulated follicles. However, CEEF activity was reestablished in the follicular fluid of preovulatory follicles by hCG injection, conceivably due to increased production of CEEF by cumulus cells. We conclude that (1) porcine cumulus and mural granulosa cells are capable of CEEF production in vitro and (2) autocrine secretion of CEEF by cumulus cells is involved in regulation of porcine cumulus expansion both in vitro and in vivo.
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- R Procházka
- Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, Libĕchov.
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YOSHIDA Y, YOSHIDA M, BAMBA K. Expression of mRNA for Growth Factor Receptors in Porcine Cumulus-Oocyte Complexes during In Vitro Maturation. J Reprod Dev 1998. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.44.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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- Yumiko YOSHIDA
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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SHIMADA M, IDRIS ANAS MK, TERADA T. Effects of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Inhibitors, Wortmannin and LY294002, on Germinal Vesicle Breakdown (GVBD) in Porcine Oocytes. J Reprod Dev 1998. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.44.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Masayuki SHIMADA
- Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8528, Japan
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