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Mukangwa M, Tetsuka M. Progesterone modulates HSD11B1-mediated cortisol production in luteinized bovine granulosa cells. J Reprod Dev 2023; 69:206-213. [PMID: 37344443 PMCID: PMC10435524 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2023-005] [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: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Progesterone (P4) and cortisol production increase in luteinized granulosa cells (LGCs) during the periovulatory period, but their interaction is not well established. Therefore, we investigated their interaction in cultured bovine LGCs. Granulosa cells were collected from follicles of 2-5 mm in diameter and cultured in DMEM/F-12 supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum for up to 14 days. P4 production and the expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR), cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme (CYP11A1), and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD3B1) rapidly increased until day 10 and remained high thereafter. No de novo production of cortisol from P4 was detected during the culture period. The expression of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD11B1), which converts cortisone to cortisol, increased dramatically on day two, decreased until day 8, and remained relatively constant. To investigate how P4 and cortisol influence each other's production, LGCs were treated with trilostane (a P4 synthesis inhibitor), nomegestrol acetate (NA, a synthetic progestogen), P4, and/or cortisol for 24 h on days 6 and 12 of culture. Trilostane suppressed P4 and STAR expression while elevating HSD11B1 and HSD3B1 expression and cortisol production. Concomitant treatment with NA or P4 dose-dependently decreased cortisol production and HSD11B1 and HSD3B1 expression but elevated STAR expression in both days 6 and 12. Conversely, cortisol treatment increased HSD11B1 and HSD3B1 expression and decreased STAR expression without influencing P4 production. These results indicate that progestogens suppress cortisol production by modulating HSD11B1 expression and that progestogens and cortisol differentially regulate STAR, HSD3B1, and HSD11B1 expression in bovine LGCs.
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- Memory Mukangwa
- Department of Life and Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life and Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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Ruiz-Conca M, Gardela J, Olvera-Maneu S, López-Béjar M, Álvarez-Rodríguez M. NR3C1 and glucocorticoid-regulatory genes mRNA and protein expression in the endometrium and ampulla during the bovine estrous cycle. Res Vet Sci 2022; 152:510-523. [PMID: 36174371 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The bovine reproductive tract exhibits changes during the estrous cycle modulated by the interplay of steroid hormones. Glucocorticoids can be detrimental when stress-induced but are relevant at baseline levels for appropriate reproductive function. Here, an analysis of quantitative real-time PCR was performed to study the bovine glucocorticoid-related baseline gene transcription in endometrial and ampullar tissue samples derived from three time points of the estrous cycle, stage I (Days 1-4), stage III (Days 11-17) and stage IV (Days 18-20). Our results revealed expression differences during stages, as expression observed in the ampulla was higher during the post-ovulatory phase (stage I), including the glucocorticoid receptor NR3C1, and some of its regulators, involved in glucocorticoid availability (HSD11B1 and HSD11B2) and transcriptional actions (FKBP4 and FKBP5). In contrast, in the endometrium, higher expression of the steroid receptors was observed during the late luteal phase (stage III), including ESR1, ESR2, PGRMC1 and PGRMC2, and HSD11B1 expression decreased, while HSD11B2 increased. Moreover, at protein level, FKBP4 was higher expressed during the late luteal phase, and NR3C1 during the pre-ovulatory phase (stage IV). These results suggest that tight regulation of the glucocorticoid activity is promoted in the ampulla, when reproductive events are taking place, including oocyte maturation. Moreover, most expression changes in the endometrium were observed during the late luteal phase, and may be related to the embryonic maternal recognition. In conclusion, the glucocorticoid regulation changes across the estrous cycle and may be playing a role on the reproductive events occurring in the bovine ampulla and endometrium.
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- Mateo Ruiz-Conca
- Division of Children's and Women Health (BKH), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Division of Children's and Women Health (BKH), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain; College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA
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- Division of Children's and Women Health (BKH), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Alterations of Cortisol and Melatonin Production by the Theca Interna Cells of Porcine Cystic Ovarian Follicles. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12030357. [PMID: 35158681 PMCID: PMC8833480 DOI: 10.3390/ani12030357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The mechanism of follicular cyst formation is largely unknown but changes in follicular composition are known to be involved. In particular, there is abnormal hormone secretion in cystic follicles. Here, we found there was disruption of hormone secretion in the fluid of cystic follicles in sows. The glucocorticoid receptor was highly expressed, and the melatonin receptor was weakly expressed in cystic follicles compared with control follicles. Thus, secretion of steroid hormones in cystic follicles is disrupted and disturbances in signaling via cortisol and melatonin are involved in the development of follicular cysts in sows. Abstract (1) Background: Cortisol and melatonin (MT) act in regulating follicular development. We hypothesized that abnormal levels of cortisol, MT, and steroids in theca interna cells might be involved in the development of follicular cysts in sows. (2) Methods: To test this hypothesis, we measured the mRNA levels of enzymes involved in steroid hormone synthesis, the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), and melatonin receptors (MTRs) in theca interna cells of cystic and normal porcine follicles. (3) Results: The concentrations of estradiol, progesterone, and cortisol were greater in cystic follicles than in control ones (p = 0.034, p = 0.020, p = 0.000), but the concentration of MT was significantly lower (p = 0.045). The levels of GR, 11β-HSD1, and 11β-HSD2 were higher in cystic follicles than in control l follicles. MT types 1 and 2 were significantly lower in cystic follicles (p < 0.05). The mRNA expression levels of genes encoding the steroid hormone synthesis enzymes, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), recombinant cytochrome P45011A1 (CYP11A1), and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) in theca interna cells of cystic follicles were significantly higher than in control follicles. Thus, there was disruption of hormone secretion in the fluid of cystic follicles in sows. (4) Conclusions: The levels of steroid hormones, cortisol and MT are disrupted in porcine cystic follicles.
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Etchevers L, Belotti EM, Díaz PU, Rodríguez FM, Rey F, Salvetti NR, Ortega HH, Amweg AN. MC2R/MRAP2 activation could affect bovine ovarian steroidogenesis potential after ACTH treatment. Theriogenology 2021; 174:102-113. [PMID: 34425302 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Stressors activate the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, reducing fertility by interfering with the mechanisms that regulate the timing of events within the follicular phase of the estrous cycle. In the HPA axis, melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R) mediates responses to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in concert with melanocortin receptor accessory protein 2 (MRAP2). The aims of the present study were: (1) to evaluate the effects of ACTH administered in cows in the preovulatory period on the expression of the MC2R/MRAP2 complex in the dominant follicle; and (2) to analyze the involvement of Extracellular signal Regulated Kinase 1 (ERK1) signaling in the activation of MC2R and the expression of key enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of glucocorticoids (GCs) in the dominant follicle. To this end, 100 IU ACTH was administered to Holstein cows from a local dairy farm during pro-estrus every 12 h for four days until ovariectomy, which was performed before ovulation. Protein immunostaining of MC2R was higher in the dominant follicles of ACTH-treated cows (p < 0.05). Also, Western blot analysis showed higher activation of the ERK1 signaling pathway in ACTH-treated cows (p < 0.05). Finally, immunohistochemistry performed in the dominant follicles of ACTH-treated cows detected higher expression of CYP17A1 and CYP21A2 (p < 0.05). These results suggest that the bovine ovary is able to respond locally to ACTH as a consequence of stress altering the expression of relevant steroidogenic enzymes. The results also confirm that the complete GC biosynthesis pathway is present in bovine dominant follicle and therefore GCs could be produced locally.
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- L Etchevers
- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (UNL), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez CE. 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases: A growing multi-tasking family. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2021; 526:111210. [PMID: 33607268 PMCID: PMC8108011 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2021.111210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This review briefly addresses the history of the discovery and elucidation of the three cloned 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11βHSD) enzymes in the human, 11βHSD1, 11βHSD2 and 11βHSD3, an NADP+-dependent dehydrogenase also called the 11βHSD1-like dehydrogenase (11βHSD1L), as well as evidence for yet identified 11βHSDs. Attention is devoted to more recently described aspects of this multi-functional family. The importance of 11βHSD substrates other than glucocorticoids including bile acids, 7-keto sterols, neurosteroids, and xenobiotics is discussed, along with examples of pathology when functions of these multi-tasking enzymes are disrupted. 11βHSDs modulate the intracellular concentration of glucocorticoids, thereby regulating the activation of the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors, and 7β-27-hydroxycholesterol, an agonist of the retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma (RORγ). Key functions of this nuclear transcription factor include regulation of immune cell differentiation, cytokine production and inflammation at the cell level. 11βHSD1 expression and/or glucocorticoid reductase activity are inappropriately increased with age and in obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Potential causes for disappointing results of the clinical trials of selective inhibitors of 11βHSD1 in the treatment of these disorders are discussed, as well as the potential for more targeted use of inhibitors of 11βHSD1 and 11βHSD2.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jackson, MS, USA; Medicine (Endocrinology), Jackson, MS, USA; University of Mississippi Medical Center and G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center(3), Jackson, MS, USA
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Kodithuwakku SP, Akthar I, Muhandiram S, Wijayagunawardhana MPB, Miyamoto A. The growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 axis in cattle during the peri-ovulatory period activates the synthesis and release of oviductal contraction related substances. Mol Reprod Dev 2021; 88:201-210. [PMID: 33559208 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) are crucial for female reproductive functions. The cyclic regulation of the local GH/IGF1 axis in the oviduct and its involvement in oviductal contraction in cattle has not been investigated. Thus, the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression for GH receptor (GHR), IGF1, IGF1 receptor (IGF1R) in the whole oviducts, as well as in cultured bovine oviductal epithelial cells (BOECs) were evaluated. The GHR, IGF1, and IGF1R mRNA expression was significantly higher during postovulatory phase. The luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol-17β (E2), and LH + E2 treatments significantly increased GHR and IGF1 mRNA expression in cultured BOECs. Further, GH and combination of GH with LH and E2 upregulated IGF1 mRNA expression in the BOECs. Moreover, IGF1 + LH and combined IGF1 + LH + E2 treatments significantly increased prostaglandin synthesis cascade enzyme mRNA expression in the BOECs. An ex vivo microdialysis assay revealed that GH and IGF1 induced the release of oviductal contraction related prostaglandins, endothelin-1, and angiotensin II in follicular and postovulatory phases. Together, the findings strongly suggest that the presence of the active GH/IGF1 axis during the peri-ovulatory period, regulating the local system for the release of oviductal contraction related substances, which may provide the optimal oviductal environment for gametes and early embryo.
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- Suranga P Kodithuwakku
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Global Agromedicine Research Center (GAMRC), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Global Agromedicine Research Center (GAMRC), Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Japan
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Amweg AN, Rodríguez FM, Huber E, Marelli BE, Gareis NC, Belotti EM, Rey F, Salvetti NR, Ortega HH. Detection and activity of 11 beta hydroxylase (CYP11B1) in the bovine ovary. Reproduction 2017; 153:433-441. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-16-0493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Glucocorticoids (GCs) such as cortisol and corticosterone are important steroid hormones with different functions in intermediate metabolism, development, cell differentiation, immune response and reproduction. In response to physiological and immunological stress, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) acts on the adrenal gland by stimulating the synthesis and secretion of GCs. However, there is increasing evidence that GCs may also be synthesized by extra-adrenal tissues. Here, we examined the gene and protein expression of the enzyme 11β-hydroxylase P450c11 (CYP11B1), involved in the conversion of 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol, in the different components of the bovine ovary and determined the functionality of CYP11B1in vitro.CYP11B1mRNA was expressed in granulosa and theca cells in small, medium and large antral ovarian follicles, and CYP11B1 protein was expressed in medium and large antral follicles. After stimulation by ACTH, we observed an increased secretion of cortisol by the wall of large antral follicles. We also observed a concentration-dependent decrease in the concentration of cortisol in response to metyrapone, an inhibitor of CYP11B1. This decrease was significant at 10−5 µM metyrapone. In conclusion, this study demonstrated for the first time the presence of CYP11B1 in the bovine ovary. This confirms that there could be a local synthesis of GCs in the bovine ovary and therefore a potential endocrine responder to stress through these hormones.
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Tetsuka M, Takagi R, Ambo N, Myat TS, Zempo Y, Onuma A. Glucocorticoid metabolism in the bovine cumulus-oocyte complex matured in vitro. Reproduction 2015; 151:73-82. [PMID: 26519454 DOI: 10.1530/rep-15-0363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Glucocorticoid action in target organs is regulated by relative activities of 11β-HSD type 1 (HSD11B1) that mainly converts cortisone to active cortisol and type 2 (HSD11B2) that inactivates cortisol to cortisone. HSD11Bs have been shown to be expressed in the ovary of various species. However, little is known about the expression and activity of HSD11Bs in the bovine cumulus-oocyte complex (COC). In the present study, we investigated the expression and activities of HSD11Bs in in vitro-matured (IVM) bovine COCs. Bovine COCs were matured in M199 supplemented with or without FSH and FCS. The expression of HSD11B1 and HSD11B2 was measured by using quantitative RT-PCR in denuded oocytes (DO) and cumulus cells (CC). Reductive and oxidative activities of HSD11Bs were determined by radiometric conversion assay using labeled cortisol, cortisone or dexamethasone in intact COCs, DO or CC in the presence or absence of 11-keto-progesterone (11kP), a selective inhibitor of HSD11B2. The presence of HSD11Bs in the oocyte was examined by immunofluorescence microscopy. Oocytes exclusively expressed HSD11B2 and its expression and activity were largely unchanged during IVM. CC, on the other hand, exclusively expressed HSD11B1 and its expression and activity were upregulated as IVM progressed. As a result, the net glucocorticoid metabolism shifted from inactivation to activation towards the end of IVM. These results indicate that the bovine COC is capable of modulating local glucocorticoid concentration and, by doing so, may create an environment that is favorable to ovulating oocyte for maturation, fertilization and subsequent development.
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- Masafumi Tetsuka
- Department of Life Science and AgricultureObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and AgricultureObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and AgricultureObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and AgricultureObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and AgricultureObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Life Science and AgricultureObihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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Gomez-Sanchez EP. Brain mineralocorticoid receptors in cognition and cardiovascular homeostasis. Steroids 2014; 91:20-31. [PMID: 25173821 PMCID: PMC4302001 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2014.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Revised: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 08/04/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) mediate diverse functions supporting osmotic and hemodynamic homeostasis, response to injury and inflammation, and neuronal changes required for learning and memory. Inappropriate MR activation in kidneys, heart, vessels, and brain hemodynamic control centers results in cardiovascular and renal pathology and hypertension. MR binds aldosterone, cortisol and corticosterone with similar affinity, while the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) has less affinity for cortisol and corticosterone. As glucocorticoids are more abundant than aldosterone, aldosterone activates MR in cells co-expressing enzymes with 11β-hydroxydehydrogenase activity to inactivate them. MR and GR co-expressed in the same cell interact at the molecular and functional level and these functions may be complementary or opposing depending on the cell type. Thus the balance between MR and GR expression and activation is crucial for normal function. Where 11β-hydroxydehydrogenase 2 (11β-HSD2) that inactivates cortisol and corticosterone in aldosterone target cells of the kidney and nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is not expressed, as in most neurons, MR are activated at basal glucocorticoid concentrations, GR at stress concentrations. An exception may be pre-autonomic neurons of the PVN which express MR and 11β-HSD1 in the absence of hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase required to generate the requisite cofactor for reductase activity, thus it acts as a dehydrogenase. MR antagonists, valuable adjuncts to the treatment of cardiovascular disease, also inhibit MR in the brain that are crucial for memory formation and exacerbate detrimental effects of excessive GR activation on cognition and mood. 11β-HSD1 inhibitors combat metabolic and cognitive diseases related to glucocorticoid excess, but may exacerbate MR action where 11β-HSD1 acts as a dehydrogenase, while non-selective 11β-HSD1&2 inhibitors cause injurious disruption of MR hemodynamic control. MR functions in the brain are multifaceted and optimal MR:GR activity is crucial. Therefore selectively targeting down-stream effectors of MR specific actions may be a better therapeutic goal.
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- Elise P Gomez-Sanchez
- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, USA.
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Friedauer K, Dänicke S, Schulz K, Sauerwein H, Häussler S. Detection of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor in various adipose tissue depots of dairy cows supplemented with conjugated linoleic acids. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2014; 99:950-61. [PMID: 25354306 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 09/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Early lactating cows mobilize adipose tissue (AT) to provide energy for milk yield and maintenance and are susceptible to metabolic disorders and impaired immune response. Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA), mainly the trans-10, cis-12 isomer, reduce milk fat synthesis and may attenuate negative energy balance. Circulating glucocorticoids (GC) are increased during parturition in dairy cows and mediate differentiating and anti-inflammatory effects via glucocorticoid (GR) and mineralocorticoid receptors (MR) in the presence of the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1). Activated GC are the main ligands for both receptors in AT; therefore, we hypothesized that tissue-specific GC metabolism is effected by varying amounts of GR, MR and 11βHSD1 and/or their localization within AT depots. Furthermore, the lipolytic and antilipogenic effects of CLA might influence the GC/GR/MR system in AT. Therefore, we aimed to localize GR and MR as well as the expression pattern and activity of 11βHSD1 in different AT depots during early lactation in dairy cows and to identify potential effects of CLA. Primiparous German Holstein cows were divided into a control (CON) and a CLA group. From day 1 post-partum (p.p.) until sample collection, the CLA group was fed with 100 g/d CLA (contains 10 g each of the cis-9, trans-11 and the trans-10, cis-12-CLA isomers). CON cows (n = 5 each) were slaughtered on day 1, 42 and 105 p.p., while CLA cows (n = 5 each) were slaughtered on day 42 and 105 p.p. Subcutaneous fat from tailhead, withers and sternum, and visceral fat from omental, mesenteric and retroperitoneal depots were sampled. The localization of GR and 11βHSD1 in mature adipocytes - being already differentiated - indicates that GC promote other effects via GR than differentiation. Moreover, MR were observed in the stromal vascular cell fraction and positively related to the pre-adipocyte marker Pref-1. However, only marginal CLA effects were observed in this study.
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- K Friedauer
- Physiology and Hygiene Group, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI), Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Physiology and Hygiene Group, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Physiology and Hygiene Group, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Physiology and Hygiene Group, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Whirledge S, Cidlowski JA. A role for glucocorticoids in stress-impaired reproduction: beyond the hypothalamus and pituitary. Endocrinology 2013; 154:4450-68. [PMID: 24064362 PMCID: PMC3836069 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In addition to the well-characterized role of the sex steroid receptors in regulating fertility and reproduction, reproductive events are also mediated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in response to an individual's environment. Glucocorticoid secretion in response to stress contributes to the well-characterized suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis through central actions in the hypothalamus and pituitary. However, both animal and in vitro studies indicate that other components of the reproductive system are also regulated by glucocorticoids. Furthermore, in the absence of stress, it appears that homeostatic glucocorticoid signaling plays a significant role in reproduction and fertility in all tissues comprising the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Indeed, as central regulators of the immune response, glucocorticoids are uniquely poised to integrate an individual's infectious, inflammatory, stress, nutritional, and metabolic status through glucocorticoid receptor signaling in target tissues. Endocrine signaling between tissues regulating the immune and stress response and those determining reproductive status provides an evolutionary advantage, facilitating the trade-off between reproductive investment and offspring fitness. This review focuses on the actions of glucocorticoids in tissues important for fertility and reproduction, highlighting recent studies that show glucocorticoid signaling plays a significant role throughout the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and characterizing these effects as permissive or inhibitory in terms of facilitating reproductive success.
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- Shannon Whirledge
- NIEHS/NIH, MD F3-07, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
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Amweg AN, Salvetti NR, Stangaferro ML, Paredes AH, Lara HH, Rodríguez FM, Ortega HH. Ovarian localization of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11βHSD): effects of ACTH stimulation and its relationship with bovine cystic ovarian disease. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2013; 45:126-40. [PMID: 23972491 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2013.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 07/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cystic ovarian disease (COD) is an important cause of infertility in cattle, and ACTH has been involved in regulatory mechanisms related to ovarian function associated with ovulation, steroidogenesis, and luteal function. Here, we examined the localization of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1) and 11βHSD2 proteins in the ovary of healthy cows and animals with spontaneous and ACTH-induced COD and the in vitro response of the follicular wall exposed to ACTH. After stimulation by ACTH, we documented changes in 11βHSD expression and cortisol secretion by the follicular wall of large antral and follicular cysts. Follicular cysts showed a higher constitutive expression of both enzymes, whereas ACTH induced an increase in 11βHSD1 in tertiary follicles and follicular cysts and a decrease in 11βHSD2 in follicular cysts. Moderate expression of 11βHSD1 was observed by immunohistochemistry in granulosa of control animals, with an increase (P < 0.05) from primary to secondary, tertiary, and atretic follicles. The level of immunostaining in theca interna was lower than that in granulosa. The expression of 11βHSD2 was lower in the granulosa of primary follicles than in that of secondary, tertiary, and atretic follicles and was lower in the theca interna than in the granulosa. In ACTH-induced and spontaneously occurring follicular cysts, differences from controls were observed only in the expression of 11βHSD1 in the granulosa, being higher (P < 0.05) than in tertiary follicles. These findings indicate that follicular cysts may be exposed to high local concentrations of active glucocorticoids and indicate a local role for cortisol in COD pathogenesis and in regulatory mechanisms of ovarian function.
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- A N Amweg
- Laboratorio de Biología Celular y Molecular Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina; Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias del Litoral (ICiVet-Litoral), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, (CONICET), Argentina
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Walusimbi SS, Pate JL. Physiology and Endocrinology Symposium: role of immune cells in the corpus luteum. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:1650-9. [PMID: 23422006 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-6179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The immune system is essential for optimal function of the reproductive system. The corpus luteum (CL) is an endocrine organ that secretes progesterone, which is responsible for regulating the length of the estrous cycle, and for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy in mammals. This paper reviews literature that addresses 2 areas; i) how immune cells are recruited to the CL, and ii) how immune cells communicate with luteal cells to affect the formation, development, and regression of the CL. Immune cells, primarily recruited to the ovulatory follicle from lymphoid organs after the LH surge, facilitate ovulation and populate the developing CL. During the luteal phase, changes in the population of macrophages, eosinophils, neutrophils, and T lymphocytes occur at critical functional stages of the CL. In addition to their role in facilitating ovulation, immune cells may have an important role in luteal function. Evidence shows that cytokines secreted by immune cells modulate both luteotropic and luteolytic processes. However, the decision to pursue either function may depend on the environment provided by luteal cells. It is suggested that understanding the role immune cells play could lead to identification of new strategies to improve fertility in dairy cattle and other species.
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- S S Walusimbi
- Center for Reproductive Biology and Health, Department of Animal Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
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Siemieniuch MJ, Majewska M, Takahashi M, Sakatani M, Lukasik K, Okuda K, Skarżyński DJ. Are glucocorticoids auto- and/or paracrine factors in early bovine embryo development and implantation? Reprod Biol 2011; 10:249-56. [PMID: 21113206 DOI: 10.1016/s1642-431x(12)60045-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We determined the transcript content of three genes involved in the metabolism of glucocorticoids (GC) in bovine in vitro fertilized embryos (2-blastomere stage until hatched blastocyst), trophoblast as well as the oviduct (Day 2-4 of the estrous cycle) and endometrium (Day 16 of the cycle and pregnancy). Since mRNA expression of the glucocorticoid receptor and two enzymes responsible for GC production (11β-HSD1 and 2) was demonstrated in the embryos in all pre-implantation stages as well as in the endometrium and oviduct, it is suggested that GC may serve as auto-/paracrine factors in the development of bovine pre-implantation embryos.
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- Marta J Siemieniuch
- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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Tetsuka M, Nishimoto H, Miyamoto A, Okuda K, Hamano S. Gene expression of 11β-HSD and glucocorticoid receptor in the bovine (Bos taurus) follicle during follicular maturation and atresia: the role of follicular stimulating hormone. J Reprod Dev 2010; 56:616-22. [PMID: 20710123 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-019k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoids modulate ovarian function in cattle. However, their regulatory mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. In the present study, we examined gene expression of two glucocorticoid-metabolizing enzymes, a bidirectional 11β-HSD type 1 (11HSD1) and a dehydrogenase 11β-HSD type 2 (11HSD2), and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in bovine follicles during follicular maturation and atresia. Granulosa cells (GCs) and theca interna layers (TIs) were harvested from follicles classified as small growing, dominant, preovulatory, early atretic and late atretic follicles. The expression levels of 11HSD1, 11HSD2 and GR mRNA were quantified by real-time PCR. In the healthy follicles, expression of 11HSD1 mRNA increased as follicles matured, both in GCs and TIs. A significant negative correlation was found between the concentration of cortisol in follicular fluid and the level of 11HSD1 mRNA in GCs. The expression of 11HSD2 and GR was either very low or largely unchanged during follicular maturation. In the atretic follicles, a drastic increase in the expression of 11HSD2 was observed both in GCs and TIs. To assess the effect of FSH on the expression of 11HSDs and GR, GCs were cultured with FSH (0-100 ng/ml) for up to 6 days. FSH increased 11HSD1 mRNA in a dose-dependent manner, but not 11HSD2, nor GR. Taken together, these results suggest that developmentally-regulated 11HSD1 plays a pivotal role in modulating the local glucocorticoid environment in maturing bovine follicles.
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- Masafumi Tetsuka
- Department of Agricultural and Life Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan.
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Wijayagunawardane MPB, Kodithuwakku SP, DE Silva NT, Miyamoto A. Angiotensin II secretion by the bovine oviduct is stimulated by luteinizing hormone and ovarian steroids. J Reprod Dev 2009; 55:570-5. [PMID: 19602849 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Angiotensin II (Ang II), a vasoactive peptide, is secreted by the bovine oviduct and is involved in modulation of local oviductal contraction. Ang II biosynthesis and release during the normal estrous cycle and the effects of luteinizing hormone (LH) and ovarian steroids on biosynthesis and secretion of Ang II were investigated. During the preovulatory period, increases in mRNA expression for Angiotensin converting enzyme 1 (ACE-1) and release of Ang II peptide were detected. Microdialysis of oviductal segments in vitro showed that LH alone significantly increased Ang II release, and combined infusion of LH+E(2)+P(4) caused an increase in Ang II release. In cultured oviductal epithelial cells, LH increased Ang II release and ACE-1 mRNA expression, and E(2)+P(4) enhanced stimulatory effect of LH on Ang II release and ACE-1 mRNA expression. Thus, it can be concluded that the oviductal Ang II system is upregulated by LH and ovarian steroids during the periovulatory period and may enhance local oviductal contraction. These events could stimulate transport of gametes to the fertilization site.
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Gomez-Sanchez EP, Gomez-Sanchez MT, de Rodriguez AF, Romero DG, Warden MP, Plonczynski MW, Gomez-Sanchez CE. Immunohistochemical demonstration of the mineralocorticoid receptor, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 and -2, and hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in rat ovary. J Histochem Cytochem 2009; 57:633-41. [PMID: 19255253 DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2009.953059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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An IHC survey using several monoclonal antibodies against different portions of the rat mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) molecule demonstrated significant specific MR immunoreactivity in the ovary, prompting further study of the localization of MR and of determinants of extrinsic MR ligand specificity, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD) types 1 and 2, and hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (H6PDH). MR expression (real-time RT-PCR and Western blot) did not differ significantly in whole rat ovaries at early diestrus, late diestrus, estrus, and a few hours after ovulation. MR immunostaining was most intense in corporal lutea cells, light to moderate in oocytes and granulosa cells, and least intense in theca cells. Light immunoreactivity for 11beta-HSD2 occurred in most cells, with some mural granulosa cells of mature follicles staining more strongly. The distribution of immunoreactivity for 11beta-HSD1 and H6PDH required to generate NADPH, the cofactor required for reductase activity of 11beta-HSD1, was similar, with the most-intense staining in the cytoplasm of corporal lutea and theca cells and light or no staining in the granulosa and oocytes. MR function in the ovary is as yet unclear, but distinct patterns of distribution of 11beta-HSD1 and -2 and H6PDH suggest that the ligand for MR activation in different cells of the ovary may be differentially regulated.
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- Elise P Gomez-Sanchez
- Research Service, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
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Sakumoto R, Ito S, Okuda K. Changes in expression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-1, type-2 and glucocorticoid receptor mRNAs in porcine corpus luteum during the estrous cycle. Mol Reprod Dev 2008; 75:925-30. [PMID: 18033680 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to determine whether glucocorticoid (GC) and its receptor (GC-R) are expressed in the porcine corpus luteum (CL), and whether GC influences porcine luteal hormone production. The gene expressions of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11-HSD1), type 2 (11-HSD2), GC-R, and the concentrations of GC were determined in the CL of Chinese Meishan pigs during the estrous cycle. Moreover, the effects of GC on progesterone (P(4)), estradiol-17beta (E(2)), and prostaglandin (PG) F2alpha secretion by cultured luteal cells were investigated. Messenger RNAs of the 11-HSD1, 11-HSD2, and GC-R were clearly expressed in the CL throughout the estrous cycle. The 11-HSD1 mRNA level in the CL was higher at the regressed stage than at the other stages (P < 0.05), whereas 11-HSD2 mRNA was lower at the regressed stage than at the other stages (P < 0.05). GC-R mRNA level was higher at the regressed stages than at the other stages (P < 0.01). Concentrations of GC were lower in the regressed CL than in the other stages (P < 0.01). When the cultured luteal cells obtained from mid-stage CL (Days 8-11) were exposed to GC (50-5,000 ng/ml), P(4) and PGF2alpha secretion by the cells were reduced (P < 0.05), whereas GC had no effect on E(2) secretion by the cells. The overall results suggest that GC is regulated locally by 11-HSD1 and 11-HSD2 in the porcine CL. GC inhibits P(4) and PGF2alpha production from luteal cells via their specific receptors, implying GC plays some roles in regulating porcine CL function throughout the estrous cycle.
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- Ryosuke Sakumoto
- Reproductive Biology Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Komiyama J, Nishimura R, Lee HY, Sakumoto R, Tetsuka M, Acosta TJ, Skarzynski DJ, Okuda K. Cortisol is a suppressor of apoptosis in bovine corpus luteum. Biol Reprod 2008; 78:888-95. [PMID: 18218610 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.065656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid (GC) acts as a modulator of physiological functions in several organs. In the present study, we examined whether GC suppresses luteolysis in bovine corpus luteum (CL). Cortisol (an active GC) reduced the mRNA expression of caspase 8 (CASP8) and caspase 3 (CASP3) and reduced the enzymatic activity of CASP3 and cell death induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interferon gamma (IFNG) in cultured bovine luteal cells. mRNAs and proteins of GC receptor (NR3C1), 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD11B1), and HSD11B2 were expressed in CL throughout the estrous cycle. Moreover, the protein expression and the enzymatic activity of HSD11B1 were high at the early and the midluteal stages compared to the regressed luteal stage. These results suggest that cortisol suppresses TNF-IFNG-induced apoptosis in vitro by reducing apoptosis signals via CASP8 and CASP3 in bovine CL and that the local increase in cortisol production resulting from increased HSD11B1 at the early and midluteal stages helps to maintain CL function by suppressing apoptosis of luteal cells.
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- Junichi Komiyama
- Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Sunak N, Green DF, Abeydeera LR, Thurston LM, Michael AE. Implication of cortisol and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzymes in the development of porcine (Sus scrofa domestica) ovarian follicles and cysts. Reproduction 2007; 133:1149-58. [PMID: 17636169 DOI: 10.1530/rep-07-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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This study investigated cortisol inactivation by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β HSD) enzymes in porcine granulosa cells from antral follicles at different developmental stages and in ovarian cysts. In granulosa cells, cortisol oxidation increased threefold with antral follicle diameter (P< 0.001). This trend was paralleled by a threefold increase in NADP+-dependent 11β-dehydrogenase activity in granulosa cell homogenates with follicle diameter. Intact granulosa cells from ovarian cysts exhibited significantly lower enzyme activities than cells from large antral follicles. Neither intact cells norcell homogenates displayed net 11-ketosteroid reductase activities. Since porcine follicular fluid (FF) from large antral follicles and ovarian cysts contains hydrophobic inhibitors of glucocorticoid metabolism by type 1 11β HSD, this studyalso investigated whether levels of 11β HSD inhibitors changed during follicle growth and could affect cortisol metabolism in granulosa cells. The extent of inhibition of 11β HSD1 activity in rat kidney homogenates decreased progressively from 50 ± 8% inhibition by FF from small antral follicles (P< 0.001) to 23 ± 6% by large antral FF (P< 0.05). Cyst fluid inhibited 11β HSD1 activity by 59 ± 4% (P< 0.001). Likewise, net cortisol oxidation in granulosa cells was significantly decreased by large antral FF (35–48% inhibition,P< 0.05) and cyst fluid (45–75% inhibition,P< 0.01). We conclude that inactivation of cortisol by 11β HSD enzymes in porcine granulosa cells increases with follicle development but is significantly decreased in ovarian cysts. Moreover, changes in ovarian cortisol metabolism are accompanied by corresponding changes in the levels of paracrine inhibitors of 11β HSD1 within growing ovarian follicles and cysts, implicating cortisol in follicle growth and cyst development.
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- Neera Sunak
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Jonas KC, Chandras C, Abayasekara DRE, Michael AE. Role for prostaglandins in the regulation of type 1 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human granulosa-lutein cells. Endocrinology 2006; 147:5865-72. [PMID: 16959838 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-0723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11betaHSD) enzymes regulate glucocorticoid availability in target tissues. 11betaHSD1 is the predominant isoenzyme expressed and active in human granulosa-lutein (hGL) cells. This study investigated the effects of pharmacological inhibitors of prostaglandin (PG) synthesis on 11betaHSD1 activities and expression in hGL cells. The consequences for 11betaHSD1 of increasing exposure of hGL cells to PGs, either by treatment with exogenous PGs or by challenging cells with IL-1beta, were also assessed. Suppression of basal PG synthesis using four different inhibitors of PG H synthase enzymes [indomethacin, niflumic acid, meclofenamic acid (MA) and N-(2-cyclohexyloxy-4-nitorophenyl) methane sulfonamide (NS-398)] each resulted in significant decreases in both cortisol oxidation and cortisone reduction. Both activities of 11betaHSD1 were suppressed by up to 64+/-6% (P<0.05). Over 4 and 24 h, neither MA nor NS-398 affected the expression of 11betaHSD1 protein, suggesting enzyme regulation by PGs at the posttranslational level. When cells were cotreated for 4 h with PGHS inhibitors plus 30 nm PGD2, PGF2alpha, or PGE2, each PG overcame the suppression of cortisol oxidation by indomethacin or MA. Treatment of hGL cells with IL-1beta increased the concentrations of both PGE2 and PGF2alpha, accompanied by a 70+/-25% increase in net cortisol oxidation. All three responses to IL-1beta were abolished when cells were cotreated with MA. These findings suggest a role for PGs in the posttranslational regulation of 11betaHSD1 activities in hGL cells.
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- Kim C Jonas
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, UK.
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Kim KW, Wang Z, Busby J, Tsuruda T, Chen M, Hale C, Castro VM, Svensson S, Nybo R, Xiong F, Wang M. The role of tyrosine 177 in human 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in substrate and inhibitor binding: an unlikely hydrogen bond donor for the substrate. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2006; 1764:824-30. [PMID: 16580270 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2006.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2005] [Revised: 01/27/2006] [Accepted: 02/16/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The catalytic motif (YSASK) at the active site of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) is conserved across different species. The crystal structures of the human, guinea pig and mouse enzymes have been resolved to help identify the non-conserved residues at the active site. A tyrosine residue (Y177) upstream of the catalytic motif in human 11beta-HSD1 represents the largest difference at the active sites between the human and the rodent enzyme where the corresponding residue is glutamine. Although Y177 was postulated as a potential hydrogen bond donor in substrate binding in crystal structure-based modeling, no experimental evidence is available to support this notion. Here, we report that Y177 is not a hydrogen bond donor in substrate binding because removal of the hydroxyl group from its side chain by mutagenesis (Y177F) did not significantly change the Km value for cortisone. However, removal of the hydrophobic side chain by changing tyrosine to alanine (Y177A) or substitution with a hydrophilic side chain by changing tyrosine to glutamine (Y177Q) increased Km values for cortisone. These data suggest that Y177 is involved in substrate binding through its hydrophobic side chain but not by hydrogen bonding. In addition, the three mutations had little effect on the binding of the rodent substrate 11-dehydrocorticosterone, suggesting that Y177 does not confer substrate specificity. However, the same mutations reduced the affinity of the licorice derived 11beta-HSD1 inhibitor glycyrrhetinic acid by about 6- to 10-fold. Interestingly, the affinity of carbenoxolone, the hemisuccinate ester of glycyrrhetinic acid with a similar potency against the wildtype enzyme, was not drastically affected by the same mutations at Y177. These data suggest that Y177 has a unique role in inhibitor binding. Molecular modeling with glycyrrhetinic acid led to findings consistent with the experimental data and provided potential interaction mechanisms. Our data suggest that Y177 plays an important role in both substrate and inhibitor binding but it is unlikely a hydrogen bond donor for the substrate.
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- Ki Won Kim
- Department of Metabolic Disorders, Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Mail Stop 29-1-A, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA
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Acosta TJ, Tetsuka M, Matsui M, Shimizu T, Berisha B, Schams D, Miyamoto A. In Vivo Evidence that Local Cortisol Production Increases in the Preovulatory Follicle of the Cow. J Reprod Dev 2005; 51:483-9. [PMID: 15947453 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.17018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim of the present in vivo study was to monitor real-time fluctuations of cortisol (Cr) in the wall of preovulatory follicles using a microdialysis system (MDS) implanted in the theca layer as well as changes in ovarian venous plasma (OVP) and jugular venous plasma (JVP). Seven cows were superovulated using FSH and prostaglandin F2alpha injections. Dialysis capillary membranes were surgically implanted into the theca layer of mature follicles and connected to a microdialysis system. Fractions of the perfusates were collected from Day -1 (Day 0=LH surge) to Day 3. No difference in the concentrations of Cr between JVP and OVP was detected throughout the experiment. Circulating concentrations of Cr ranged from 20 to 35 ng/ml 8 h after surgery in ovulatory and anovulatory cows. In five ovulatory cows, the Cr concentration decreased to basal levels (<10 ng/ml) between 12 and 24 h after surgery, however, two anovulatory cows retained high Cr levels (>10 ng/ml) up to 42 h after surgery. There was a clear increase in the local concentration of Cr from 13.3+/-2.1 pg/ml at -24 h to 27.5+/-1.7 pg/ml at 0 h (peak of the LH surge) within the wall of ovulatory follicles. This increase was not detected in anovulatory follicles. This transient increase in Cr occurred only in the follicle wall, but not in the OVP or JVP, indicating that the presence of a local regulatory mechanism for Cr production/conversion in ovulatory follicles, and this mechanism may modulate the inflammatory-like reaction induced by LH surge in the follicle wall. The present results demonstrate that the glucocorticoid environment in the follicular wall adjusts at the local level in bovine ovulatory follicles. This mechanism may protect follicles from the adverse effects of glucocorticoid, and it may prevent excess inflammatory reactions associated with ovulation by temporarily increasing local concentrations of glucocorticoid, thus forming an integral part of the regulatory mechanism in ovarian physiology.
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- Tomas J Acosta
- Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Japan
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Tomlinson JW, Walker EA, Bujalska IJ, Draper N, Lavery GG, Cooper MS, Hewison M, Stewart PM. 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1: a tissue-specific regulator of glucocorticoid response. Endocr Rev 2004; 25:831-66. [PMID: 15466942 DOI: 10.1210/er.2003-0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 732] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) interconverts inactive cortisone and active cortisol. Although bidirectional, in vivo it is believed to function as a reductase generating active glucocorticoid at a prereceptor level, enhancing glucocorticoid receptor activation. In this review, we discuss both the genetic and enzymatic characterization of 11beta-HSD1, as well as describing its role in physiology and pathology in a tissue-specific manner. The molecular basis of cortisone reductase deficiency, the putative "11beta-HSD1 knockout state" in humans, has been defined and is caused by intronic mutations in HSD11B1 that decrease gene transcription together with mutations in hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, an endoluminal enzyme that provides reduced nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate as cofactor to 11beta-HSD1 to permit reductase activity. We speculate that hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity and therefore reduced nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate supply may be crucial in determining the directionality of 11beta-HSD1 activity. Therapeutic inhibition of 11beta-HSD1 reductase activity in patients with obesity and the metabolic syndrome, as well as in glaucoma and osteoporosis, remains an exciting prospect.
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- Jeremy W Tomlinson
- Endocrinology, Division of Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TH, UK
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