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Ramirez-Garzon O, Soares Magalhaes R, Satake N, Hill J, Jimenez C, Holland MK, McGowan M. Effect of Endometrial Sampling Procedures on Subsequent Pregnancy Rate of Cattle. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:1683. [PMID: 34198740 PMCID: PMC8228172 DOI: 10.3390/ani11061683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Endometrial infections are a common cause of reproductive loss in cattle. Accurate diagnosis is important to reduce the economic losses caused by endometritis. A range of sampling procedures have been developed which enable collection of endometrial tissue or luminal cells or uterine fluid. However, as these are all invasive procedures, there is a risk that sampling around the time of breeding may adversely affect subsequent pregnancy rate. This systematic review compared the pregnancy rates (PR) of cattle which underwent uterine lavage (UL), cotton swab (CS), cytobrush (CB), cytotape (CT), or endometrial biopsy (EB) sampling procedures with those that were not sampled. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) protocol, relevant databases, including Pubmed, Web of Science, CAB Abstracts, VetMed Resource-Ruminants, and Scopus, were searched. The outcome measured was the pregnancy rate after the collection of endometrial sample(s). Seven studies, involving a total of 3693 cows, fulfilled the inclusion criteria for the systematic review and allowed the comparison of PR between sampled (n = 1254) and non-sampled cows (n = 2409). The results of the systematic review showed that endometrial sampling procedures can be performed before breeding or shortly after insemination without adversely affecting pregnancy rates in cattle. However, further studies are needed to validate this information.
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- Orlando Ramirez-Garzon
- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (N.S.); (J.H.); (M.K.H.); (M.M.)
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Bogota 111321, Colombia;
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- Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD 4141, Australia;
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (N.S.); (J.H.); (M.K.H.); (M.M.)
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (N.S.); (J.H.); (M.K.H.); (M.M.)
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Bogota 111321, Colombia;
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (N.S.); (J.H.); (M.K.H.); (M.M.)
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton, QLD 4343, Australia; (N.S.); (J.H.); (M.K.H.); (M.M.)
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Sá Filho MFD, Gonella-Diaza AM, Sponchiado M, Mendanha MF, Pugliesi G, Ramos RDS, Andrade SCDS, Gasparin G, Coutinho LL, Goissis MD, Mesquita FS, Baruselli PS, Binelli M. Impact of hormonal modulation at proestrus on ovarian responses and uterine gene expression of suckled anestrous beef cows. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2017; 8:79. [PMID: 29118976 PMCID: PMC5664832 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-017-0211-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background This study evaluated the impact of hormonal modulation at the onset of proestrus on ovarian response and uterine gene expression of beef cows. Methods A total of 172 anestrous beef cows were assigned to one of four groups according to the treatment with estradiol cypionate (ECP) and/or equine chorionic gonadotropin (eCG) [CON (n = 43), ECP (n = 43), eCG (n = 44) and ECP + eCG (n = 42)]. Results ECP-treated cows (ECP and ECP + eCG groups) presented greater occurrence of estrus (44.6% vs. 65.4%; P = 0.01) and pregnancy per AI [47.1% vs. 33.3%; P = 0.07], but similar progesterone (P4) concentration at subsequent diestrus than cows not treated with ECP (CON and eCG groups). Nonetheless, eCG-treated cows (eCG and ECP + eCG groups) presented larger follicle at timed AI (12.6 ± 0.3 vs. 13.5 ± 0.3 mm; P = 0.03), greater ovulation rate (96.5% vs. 82.6%; P = 0.008) and greater P4 concentration at d 6 (3.9 ± 0.2 vs. 4.8 ± 0.2 ng/mL; P = 0.001) than cows not treated with eCG (CON and ECP groups). Next, cows with a new corpus luteum 6 d after TAI were submitted to uterine biopsy procedure. Uterine fragments [CON (n = 6), ECP (n = 6)] were analyzed by RNA-Seq and a total of 135 transcripts were differentially expressed between groups (73 genes up-regulated by ECP treatment). Subsequently, uterine samples were analyzed by qPCR (genes associated with cell proliferation). ECP treatment induced greater abundance of PTCH2 (P = 0.07) and COL4A1 (P = 0.02), whereas suppressed EGFR (P = 0.09) expression. Conversely, eCG treatment increased abundance of HB-EGF (P = 0.06), ESR2 (P = 0.09), and ITGB3 (P = 0.05), whereas it reduced transcription of ESR1 (P = 0.05). Collectively, supplementation with ECP or eCG at the onset of proestrous of anestrous beef cows influenced ovarian responses, global and specific endometrial gene expression. Conclusion Proestrus estradiol regulate the endometrial transcriptome, particularly stimulating proliferative activity in the endometrium. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s40104-017-0211-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Animal, ESALQ-USP, Av Pádua Dias, Piracicaba, SP 11 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Animal, ESALQ-USP, Av Pádua Dias, Piracicaba, SP 11 Brazil
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- Departamento de Reprodução Animal, FMVZ-USP, São Paulo, SP Brazil.,Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Reprodução Animal, Avenida Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, Pirassununga, SP Zip Code 13635900 Brazil
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Cardoso B, Oliveira ML, Pugliesi G, Batista E, Binelli M. Cytobrush: A tool for sequential evaluation of gene expression in bovine endometrium. Reprod Domest Anim 2017; 52:1153-1157. [PMID: 28755420 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 06/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aims were to (i) compare specific transcript abundance between endometrial samples collected by transcervical biopsy and cytobrush and (ii) measure the abundance of endometrial transcripts involved in PGF2α synthesis in samples collected by cytobrush. In Experiment 1, endometrial samples were taken transcervically by cytobrush and biopsy 10 days after ovulation. Compared to biopsy samples, abundance of transcripts for MSTN, AKR1C4 and PGR was similar, VIM, FLT1 and PTGES was lower (p < .05) and KRT18 and CD3D was greater in cytobrush samples (p < .05). Thus, there was an enrichment of epithelial and immune cells in the cytobrush samples. In Experiment 2, endometrial samples were collected by cytobrush on days 10, 13, 16 and 19 after ovulation. Abundance of PGR2 mRNA was maximum on day 10 then decreased (p < .05). Abundance of ESR1 decreased gradually from day 10 to day 16 then increased again on day 19. The greatest abundance of OXTR was noted on day 19. The sequential alterations in abundance of these transcripts are consistent with the release of PGF2α associated with luteolysis. In summary, cytobrush sampling provides representative, physiologically relevant samples of the luminal epithelium in cattle.
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- B Cardoso
- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ramirez-Garzon O, Satake N, Lyons RE, Hill J, Holland MK, McGowan M. Endometrial biopsy in Bos indicus beef heifers. Reprod Domest Anim 2017; 52:526-528. [PMID: 28295721 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An endometrial biopsy allows for a comprehensive assessment of the uterine environment of a breeding female. Although routine in mares, devices used for endometrial biopsies are impracticable in heifers due to the size and structure of the cervix. This report describes the use of a human bronchoscopy biopsy device (Karl Storz® 10366L) for collection of endometrial biopsies in Bos indicus beef heifers. The Storz® device is smaller and thinner and enabled the collection of an endometrial biopsy in 86% of heifers (n = 44/51). The biopsied tissue was of good quality and suitable for transcriptomic assessment of the endometrium, with total RNA yield and RNA integrity number (RIN) averaging 1.3 μg (range 0.4-5.3 μg) and 7.4 (range 5.7-8.4), respectively.
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- O Ramirez-Garzon
- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland, Gatton, Australia
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Scolari SC, Pugliesi G, Strefezzi RDF, Andrade SC, Coutinho LL, Binelli M. Dynamic remodeling of endometrial extracellular matrix regulates embryo receptivity in cattle. Reproduction 2016; 153:REP-16-0237. [PMID: 27754873 DOI: 10.1530/rep-16-0237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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We aimed to evaluate in the bovine endometrium whether (1) key genes involved in endometrial extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling are regulated by the endocrine peri-ovulatory milieu; and (2) specific endometrial ECM-related transcriptome can be linked to pregnancy outcome. In Experiment 1, pre-ovulatory follicle growth of cows was manipulated to obtain two groups with specific endocrine peri-ovulatory profiles: the Large Follicle-Large CL group (LF-LCL) served as a paradigm for greater receptivity and fertility and showed greater plasma pre-ovulatory estradiol and post-ovulatory progesterone concentrations when compared to the Small Follicle-Small CL group (SF-SCL). Endometrium was collected on days 4 and 7 of the estrous cycle. Histology revealed a greater abundance of total collagen content in SF-SCL on day 4 endometrium. In Experiment 2, cows were artificially inseminated and, six days later, endometrial biopsies were collected. Cows were retrospectively divided into pregnant and non-pregnant (P vs. NP) groups after diagnosis on day 30. In both experiments, expression of genes related to ECM remodeling in the endometrium was studied by RNAseq and qPCR. Gene ontology analysis showed an inhibition in the expression of ECM-related genes in the high receptivity groups (LF-LCL and P). Specifically, there was down-regulation of TGFB2, ADAMTS2, 5 and 14, TIMP3 and COL1A2, COL3A1, COL7A1 and COL3A3 in the LF-LCL and P groups. In summary, the overlapping set of genes differently expressed in both fertility models: (1) suggests that disregulation of ECM remodeling can impair receptivity and (2) can be used as markers to predict pregnancy outcome in cattle.
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- G Pugliesi, Department of Animal Reproduction, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- S Andrade, Department of Animal Science, ESALQ-USP, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- L Coutinho, Department of Animal Science, ESALQ-USP, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, Brazil
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- M Binelli, Animal Reproduction, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, 13635-900, Brazil
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Van Hoeck V, Scolari SC, Pugliesi G, Gonella-Diaza AM, Andrade SC, Gasparin GR, Coutinho LL, Binelli M. Gene expression profiling by high throughput sequencing to determine signatures for the bovine receptive uterus at early gestation. Genom Data 2015; 5:94-6. [PMID: 26484233 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2015.05.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The uterus plays a central role among the reproductive tissues in the context of early embryo-maternal communication and a successful pregnancy depends on a complex series of endometrial molecular and cellular events. The factors responsible for the initial interaction between maternal and embryonic tissues, leading to the establishment of pregnancy, remain poorly understood. In this context, Illumina's next-generation sequencing technology has been used to discover the uterine transcriptome signature that is favourable for ongoing pregnancy. More specifically, the present report documents on a retrospective in vivo study in which data on pregnancy outcome were linked to uterine gene expression signatures on day 6 (bovine model). Using the RNA-Seq method, 14.654 reference genes were effectively analysed for differential expression between pregnant and non-pregnant uterine tissue. Transcriptome data revealed that 216 genes were differently expressed when comparing uterine tissue from pregnant and non-pregnant cows. All read sequences were deposited in the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) of the NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sra). An overview of the gene expression data has been deposited in NCBI's Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and is accessible through GEO Series accession number GSE65117. This allows the research community to enhance reproducibility and allows for new discoveries by comparing datasets of signatures linked to receptivity and/or pregnancy success. The resulting information can serve as tool to identify valuable and urgently needed biomarkers for scoring maternal receptivity and even for accurate detection of early pregnancy, which is a matter of cross-species interest. Beyond gene expression analysis as a marker tool, the RNA-Seq information on pregnant uterine tissue can be used to gain novel mechanistic insights, such as by identifying alternative splicing events, allele-specific expression, and rare and novel transcripts that might be involved in the onset of maternal receptivity. This concept is unique and provides a new approach towards strategies that are highly needed to improve efficiency of fertility treatments.
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Binelli M, Scolari SC, Pugliesi G, Van Hoeck V, Gonella-Diaza AM, Andrade SCS, Gasparin GR, Coutinho LL. The transcriptome signature of the receptive bovine uterus determined at early gestation. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122874. [PMID: 25849079 PMCID: PMC4388694 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pregnancy success is critical to the profitability of cattle operations. However, the molecular events driving the uterine tissue towards embryo receptivity are poorly understood. This study aimed to characterize the uterine transcriptome profiles of pregnant (P) versus non-pregnant (NP) cows during early pregnancy and attempted to define a potential set of marker genes that can be valuable for predicting pregnancy outcome. Therefore, beef cows were synchronized (n=51) and artificially inseminated (n=36) at detected estrus. Six days after AI (D6), jugular blood samples and a biopsy from the uterine horn contralateral to the ovary containing the corpus luteum were collected. Based on pregnancy outcome on D30, samples were retrospectively allocated to the following groups: P (n=6) and NP (n=5). Both groups had similar plasma progesterone concentrations on D6. Uterine biopsies were submitted to RNA-Seq analysis in a Illumina platform. The 272,685,768 million filtered reads were mapped to the Bos Taurus reference genome and 14,654 genes were analyzed for differential expression between groups. Transcriptome data showed that 216 genes are differently expressed when comparing NP versus P uterine tissue (Padj ≤ 0.1). More specifically, 36 genes were up-regulated in P cows and 180 are up-regulated in NP cows. Functional enrichment and pathway analyses revealed enriched expression of genes associated with extracellular matrix remodeling in the NP cows and nucleotide binding, microsome and vesicular fraction in the P cows. From the 40 top-ranked genes, the transcript levels of nine genes were re-evaluated using qRT-PCR. In conclusion, this study characterized a unique set of genes, expressed in the uterus 6 days after insemination, that indicate a receptive state leading to pregnancy success. Furthermore, expression of such genes can be used as potential markers to efficiently predict pregnancy success.
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- Mario Binelli
- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Endocrinologia Molecular, Department of Animal Reproduction, FMVZ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Animal, Departamento de Zootecnia, ESALQ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Genética Animal, Departamento de Zootecnia, ESALQ-USP, Pirassununga, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Araújo ER, Sponchiado M, Pugliesi G, Van Hoeck V, Mesquita FS, Membrive CMB, Binelli M. Spatio-specific regulation of endocrine-responsive gene transcription by periovulatory endocrine profiles in the bovine reproductive tract. Reprod Fertil Dev 2014; 28:RD14178. [PMID: 25896641 DOI: 10.1071/rd14178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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In cattle, pro-oestrous oestradiol and dioestrous progesterone concentrations modulate endometrial gene expression and fertility. The aim was to compare the effects of different periovulatory endocrine profiles on the expression of progesterone receptor (PGR), oestrogen receptor 2 (ESR2), oxytocin receptor (OXTR), member C4 of aldo-keto reductase family 1 (AKR1C4), lipoprotein lipase (LPL), solute carrier family 2, member 1 (SLC2A1) and serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A member 14 (SERPINA14): (1) between uterine horns ipsi- and contralateral to the corpus luteum (CL), (2) between regions of the ipsilateral horn and (3) in the vagina. Endometrium and vagina tissue samples were collected from cows that ovulated a larger (large follicle-large CL, LF-LCL; n=6) or smaller follicle (small follicle-small CL, SF-SCL; n=6) 7 days after oestrus. Cows in the LF-LCL group had a greater abundance of transcripts encoding ESR2, AKR1C4, LPL, SLC2A1 and SERPINA14, but a reduced expression of PGR and OXTR in the endometrium versus the SF-SCL group (PPGR and OXTR was greater in the contralateral compared with the ipsilateral horn (PPGR, ESR2, LPL, SLC2A1 and SERPINA14 (P<0.05). Different periovulatory endocrine profiles, i.e. LF-LCL or SF-SCL, did not influence gene expression in the vagina and had no interaction with inter- or intra-uterine horn gene expression. In conclusion, inter- and intra-uterine horn variations in gene expression indicate that the expression of specific genes in the bovine reproductive tract is location dependent. However, spatial distribution of transcripts was not influenced by distinct periovulatory sex-steroid environments.
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