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Panwar D, Rawal L, Ali S. The potential role of the KFG and KITLG proteins in preventing granulosa cell apoptosis in Bubalus bubalis. J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2023; 21:39. [PMID: 37000378 PMCID: PMC10066048 DOI: 10.1186/s43141-023-00480-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND The dynamics of mammalian follicular development and atresia is an intricate process involving the cell-cell communication mediated by secreted ovarian factors. These interactions are critical for oocyte development and regulation of follicular atresia which in part are mediated by keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) and kit ligand (KITLG), but their roles in the regulation of apoptosis in buffalo granulosa cells have not yet been defined. During mammalian follicular development, granulosa cell apoptosis triggers the atresia so ~ 1% follicles reach the ovulation stage. In the present study, we used buffalo granulosa cells to examine the effects of KGF and KITLG in apoptosis regulation and investigated potential mechanism on Fas-FasL and Bcl-2 signaling pathways. RESULT Isolated buffalo granulosa cells were cultured with KGF and KITLG proteins using different doses (0, 10, 20, and 50 ng/ml) independently or in combination. Expression analysis for both anti-apoptotic (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, and cFLIP) and pro-apoptotic (Bax, Fas, and FasL) genes at transcriptional levels were carried out by real-time PCR. Upon treatments, expression levels of anti-apoptotic genes were significantly upregulated in a dose-dependent manner, showing an upregulation at 50 ng/ml (independently), and at 10 ng/ml in combination. Additionally, upregulation of growth-promoting factors, bFGF, and α-Inhibin was also observed. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest the potential roles of KGF and KITLG in determining granulosa cell growth and regulating apoptosis.
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- Deepak Panwar
- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Present Address: National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal Pathlabs, B7 Road, Block E, Rohini Sector 18, New Delhi, 110085, India
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India
- Present Address: National Reference Laboratory, Dr. Lal Pathlabs, B7 Road, Block E, Rohini Sector 18, New Delhi, 110085, India
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- Molecular Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067, India.
- Present Address: Department of Personalized Medicine, VC Office, Era University, Lucknow, 226003, India.
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Wang Y, Chen CZ, Fu XH, Liu JB, Peng YX, Wang YJ, Han DX, Zhang Z, Yuan B, Gao Y, Jiang H, Zhang JB. CPEB3 regulates the proliferation and apoptosis of bovine cumulus cells. Anim Sci J 2020; 91:e13416. [PMID: 32648330 DOI: 10.1111/asj.13416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein 3 (CPEB3) is a member of the Cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding family, which has been found to regulate the translation of dormant and masked mRNA in Xenopus oocytes and plays potential roles in regulating biological functions in cells and tissues. However, its role in cumulus cells is not clear. In this study, the mRNA expression of CPEB3 in bovine cumulus cells was inhibited with small interfering RNA. Cell cycle progression, proliferation, and apoptosis were measured after inhibition of CPEB3. Subsequently, changes in intracellular Reactive oxygen species content, mitochondrial membrane potential and expansion-related gene expression were examined. The results showed that after CPEB3 inhibition, cumulus cells had an abnormal cell cycle, the numbers of cells in the S and G2/M phases were significantly increased, cell proliferation was increased and apoptosis rates were decreased. These effects were likely due CPEB3 inhibition-induced decreases in intracellular Reactive oxygen species levels; increases in mitochondrial membrane potential; decreases in apoptosis; downregulation of CCNA, CCND, CCNE, CDK2, CDK4, CDK6, p21, and p27 mRNA expression; and upregulation of CCNB, CDK1, HAS2, PTGS2, PTX3, and CEBPB mRNA expression. Therefore, CPEB3 plays potential roles in regulating the biological and physiological functions of bovine cumulus cell.
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- Ying Wang
- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Laboratory Animals, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Model, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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Zhang JQ, Wang XW, Chen JF, Ren QL, Wang J, Gao BW, Shi ZH, Zhang ZJ, Bai XX, Xing BS. Grape Seed Procyanidin B2 Protects Porcine Ovarian Granulosa Cells against Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis by Upregulating let-7a Expression. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2019; 2019:1076512. [PMID: 31827667 DOI: 10.1155/2019/1076512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Oxidative stress is a causal factor and key promoter of all kinds of reproductive disorders related to granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis that acts by dysregulating the expression of related genes. Various studies have suggested that grape seed procyanidin B2 (GSPB2) may protect GCs from oxidative injury, though the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Therefore, whether the beneficial effects of GSPB2 are associated with microRNAs, which have been suggested to play a critical role in GC apoptosis by regulating the expression of protein-coding genes, was investigated in this study. The results showed that GSPB2 treatment protected GCs from a H2O2-induced apoptosis, as detected by an MTT assay and TUNEL staining, and increased let-7a expression in GCs. Furthermore, let-7a overexpression markedly increased cell viability and inhibited H2O2-induced GC apoptosis. Furthermore, the overexpression of let-7a reduced the upregulation of Fas expression in H2O2-treated GCs at the mRNA and protein levels. Dual-luciferase reporter assay results indicated that let-7a directly targets the Fas 3′-UTR. Furthermore, the overexpression of let-7a enhanced the protective effects of GSPB2 against GC apoptosis induced by H2O2. These results indicate that GSPB2 inhibits H2O2-induced apoptosis of GCs, possibly through the upregulation of let-7a.
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Bhardwaj JK, Mittal M, Saraf P. Effective attenuation of glyphosate-induced oxidative stress and granulosa cell apoptosis by vitamins C and E in caprines. Mol Reprod Dev 2019; 86:42-52. [PMID: 30411421 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Pesticides are known to cause a wide range of reproductive problems that possess degenerative effects on mammalian fertility. Glyphosate (GLP), a broad-spectrum organophosphate herbicide, is known to be a potent mammalian toxicant. The present study aims at assessing the GLP-induced (0.1, 2.0, and 4.0 mg/ml) granulosa cells toxicity and evaluating the mitigating effects of vitamins C and E (0.5 mM and 1.0 mM) in healthy caprine antral follicles, cultured in vitro in a dose- and time-dependent manner (24, 48, and 72 hr) and subjected to various cytotoxic and geno-toxic analysis, namely, classic histology, EB/AO differential staining, oxidative stress parameters, and antioxidant enzymatic activity. The histomorphological analysis and EB/AO staining elucidated increase in the incidence of apoptotic attributes within granulosa cells with increasing dose and duration of the GLP treatment. The highest apoptotic frequency was observed at 4.0 mg/ml GLP after 72-hr exposure duration in comparison with the control. GLP exposure also led to a significant decline in the antioxidant enzymes' activity, namely, SOD, catalase, and GST along with enhanced lipid peroxidation and reduced FRAP activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Vitamins C and E supplementation decreased oxidative stress-mediated granulosa cells apoptosis, suggesting its efficiency to diminish GLP-mediated GCs cytotoxicity and thereby, preventing associated fertility disorders.
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- Jitender Kumar Bhardwaj
- Department of Zoology, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Zoology, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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- Department of Zoology, Reproductive Physiology Laboratory, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
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Aims and background Mounting evidence indicates that evasion of apoptosis contributes to tumor pathogenesis. Although both Fas and Bcl-2 are crucial in apoptosis of normal ovarian cells, their roles in ovarian tumors, especially stromal tumors, are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to explore mutation of the Fas gene and expression of the apoptosis-related proteins Fas, FLICE-like inhibitory protein (FLIP) and Bcl-2 in granulosa cell tumor (GCT) of the ovary. Methods We analyzed the expression of Fas, FLIP and Bcl-2 in 20 GCT tissues by immunohistochemistry. We also analyzed somatic mutations of the Fas gene in the same GCT tissues by polymerase chain reaction and single-strand conformation polymorphism assay. Results Expression of Fas was evident in 12 GCTs (60%), but the remaining 8 GCTs showed no or markedly decreased Fas immunostaining. Expression of FLIP was identified in 30% of the GCT samples and expression of Bcl-2 in 75%. All GCTs with positive Fas expression (n = 12) showed either FLIP or Bcl-2 expression. The GCTs were found to carry no somatic Fas mutations. Conclusions Our data show that alterations of the apoptosis-related proteins Fas, FLIP and Bcl-2 are common in GCT, and suggest that expression of FLIP and Bcl-2 and loss of Fas expression might play role in the pathogenesis of GCT, possibly by inhibiting apoptosis.
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- Nam Jin Yoo
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Mikaeili S, Rashidi BH, Safa M, Najafi A, Sobhani A, Asadi E, Abbasi M. Altered FoxO3 expression and apoptosis in granulosa cells of women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2016; 294:185-92. [PMID: 26993517 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-016-4068-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine the level of apoptosis, and alteration of FoxO3 (forkhead box O3 transcription factor) expression and phosphorylation in human granulosa cells amongst polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients and control group. METHODS We recruited infertile women with PCOS (n = 14) and compared them with infertile women due to tubal blockage or male factor infertility (n = 14, controls). GnRH agonist and gonadotropins were used for ovarian stimulation. Follicular fluids from large follicles (>16 mm) were pooled and granulosa cells (GCs) were isolated using cell strainer methodology. Apoptosis of purified GCs was measured by flow cytometry using Annexin V and propidium iodide. Quantitative real-time PCR and western blotting were performed to assess alteration of FoxO3 expression and phosphorylation in GCs. RESULTS There were higher percentages of early and late apoptosis in GCs of PCOS patients than in the control group. FoxO3 mRNA level and total FoxO3 protein were significantly higher in PCOS group than in the control group. The ratio of p-FoxO3/total FoxO3 decreased significantly in PCOS than in the control group. It was inferred that unphosphorylated (active form) FoxO3 was higher in GCs of PCOS patients. Apoptosis was significantly and positively correlated with the total FoxO3 and negatively correlated with the p-FoxO3 protein levels in PCOS patients. CONCLUSIONS Activation and overexpression of FoxO3 in granulosa cells of PCOS women correlated with higher apoptosis levels in these cells suggesting that FoxO3 may be a candidate for the higher apoptosis in granulosa cells from women with PCOS.
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Knet M, Wartalski K, Hoja-Lukowicz D, Tabarowski Z, Slomczynska M, Duda M. Analysis of porcine granulosa cell death signaling pathways induced by vinclozolin. Theriogenology 2015; 84:927-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Jafarabadi M, Abdollahi M, Salehnia M. Assessment of vitrification outcome by xenotransplantation of ovarian cortex pieces in γ-irradiated mice: morphological and molecular analyses of apoptosis. J Assist Reprod Genet 2014; 32:195-205. [PMID: 25392074 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-014-0382-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was the investigation of caspase-3/7 activity and apoptosis related gene expression after vitrification and xenotransplantation of human ovarian fragments. METHODS Ovarian specimens were obtained from normal female-to-male transsexual women during laparoscopic surgery and cut into small pieces and were considered as vitrified and non-vitrified groups. The morphological study, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, caspase-3/7 activity and apoptosis related gene expression analysis were done in both non-vitrified and vitrified groups in two steps (before transplantation of ovarian tissues and 30 days after transplantation). RESULT(S) In spite of high rate of normal follicles in both non-transplanted tissues these rates were significantly decreased in vitrified and non-vitrified grafted tissues, moreover grafted-vitrified tissue showed significantly less normal follicles than grafted-non-vitrified group (P < 0.05). The expression of some pro and anti-apoptotic genes in vitrified-warmed tissues were not changed compared to non-vitrified ones but the expression of Fas and caspase8 was increased and the expression of BRIC5 was decreased in this group (P < 0.05). In transplanted vitrified group the Bcl2, FasL and BRIC5 gene expression was high and caspase8 was low (P < 0.05). The expression of all genes in both grafted groups was more than non-grafted tissues except for caspase8 (P < 0.05). The TUNEL positive signals and caspase-3/7 activity were increased in both grafted groups compared to non-grafted groups and this enzyme activity in grafted-vitrified group was more than grafted-non-vitrified group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION(S) This study provides the first evidence on the significant effect of vitrification on follicular apoptosis of grafted human ovarian tissue at mRNA level. The signs of follicular survival or degeneration detected by morphological assessment and caspase-3/7 activity were closely correlated to the changes in expression of apoptosis-related genes.
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- Mina Jafarabadi
- Reproductive Health Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Abdollahi M, Salehnia M, Salehpour S, Ghorbanmehr N. Human ovarian tissue vitrification/warming has minor effect on the expression of apoptosis-related genes. Iran Biomed J 2014; 17:179-86. [PMID: 23999713 DOI: 10.6091/ibj.1243.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, we evaluated the incidence of apoptosis at the ultrastructural levels and expression of some apoptosis-related genes in vitrified human ovarian tissue just after warming. METHODS Human ovarian tissue biopsies from 23 women after caesarean section were transported to the laboratory within 2 hours, and then they were cut into small pieces. Some pieces were vitrified and warmed and the other samples were considered as control. Apoptosis was assessed by a transmission electron microscope and also by molecular analysis of pro-apoptotic (Fas, FasL, Bax, p53, caspase8, and caspase3) and antiapoptotic (Bcl-2 and BIRC5) genem RNA levels using real-time RT-PCR before and after vitrification. RESULTS No sign of apoptosis was shown ultrastructurally in vitrified samples. The level of FasL, Bcl-2, Bax, p53, and caspase3 mRNA and Bax:Bcl-2 ratio were similar in non-vitrified and vitrified groups; however, the expression of Fas and caspase8 genes was higher and BIRC5 was lower in vitrified samples compared to non-vitrified group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION The fine structure of human vitrified ovarian tissue was well preserved; moreover, vitrification was shown to affect the expression of some apoptosis-related genes. However, additional study is needed to confirm this observation.
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- Maasoume Abdollahi
- Dept. of Anatomical Sciences, Medical Sciences Faculty, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
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Silva PV, Guimarães SEF, Guimarães JD, Nascimento CS, Lopes PS, Siqueira JB, Amorim LS, Fonseca e Silva F, Foxcroft GR. Follicular dynamics and gene expression in granulosa cells, corpora lutea and oocytes from gilts of breeds with low and high ovulation rates. Reprod Fertil Dev 2014; 26:316-27. [DOI: 10.1071/rd12257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Follicular dynamics and the expression of candidate genes using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were compared during the oestrous cycle of pig breeds with high (commercial line; n = 24) and low (local Brazilian Piau; n = 21) ovulation rates and prolificacy. Gilts were killed on Days 0, 4, 10 and 18 of the oestrous cycle and visible ovarian follicles were classified by follicular diameter. Recovered cumulus–oocyte complexes were classified as normal or atretic and frozen in liquid nitrogen until RNA extraction. Low ovulation rates and/or prolificacy in Piau gilts was associated with a different pattern of follicle development, with lower numbers of small follicles on Day 18, fewer large follicles on Days 0 and 18 (P ≤ 0.05) and a higher proportion of atretic follicles on Days 0 and 18 (P ≤ 0.05). Compared with commercial line gilts, less-prolific Piau gilts exhibited higher expression of apoptotic genes during luteolysis (CASP3 and FASL; P ≤ 0.05), decreased expression of TGFBR2 and BAX mRNA in the corpus luteum (P ≤ 0.05), higher expression of apoptotic genes (FAS, BCL2 and CASP8; P ≤ 0.05) in granulosa cells and a greater abundance (P ≤ 0.05) of genes controlling oocyte-secreted factors (GDF9, BMP15 and BMP6), suggesting underlying mechanisms controlling differences in follicular development, ovulation rate and inherent prolificacy in this pig breed.
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Matsuda F, Inoue N, Manabe N, Ohkura S. Follicular growth and atresia in mammalian ovaries: regulation by survival and death of granulosa cells. J Reprod Dev 2012; 58:44-50. [PMID: 22450284 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2011-012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 455] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The mammalian ovary is an extremely dynamic organ in which a large majority of follicles are effectively eliminated throughout their reproductive life. Due to the numerous efforts of researchers, mechanisms regulating follicular growth and atresia in mammalian ovaries have been clarified, not only their systemic regulation by hormones (gonadotropins) but also their intraovarian regulation by gonadal steroids, growth factors, cytokines and intracellular proteins. Granulosa cells in particular have been demonstrated to play a major role in deciding the fate of follicles, serving molecules that are essential for follicular growth and maintenance as well as killing themselves by an apoptotic process that results in follicular atresia. In this review, we discuss the factors that govern follicular growth and atresia, with a special focus on their regulation by granulosa cells. First, ovarian folliculogenesis in adult life is outlined. Then, we explain about the regulation of follicular growth and atresia by granulosa cells, in which hormones, growth factors and cytokines, death ligand-receptor system and B cell lymphoma/leukemia 2 (BCL2) family members (mitochondria-mediated apoptosis) are further discussed.
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- Fuko Matsuda
- Laboratory of Animal Production Science, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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Lin F, Li R, Pan ZX, Zhou B, Yu DB, Wang XG, Ma XS, Han J, Shen M, Liu HL. miR-26b promotes granulosa cell apoptosis by targeting ATM during follicular atresia in porcine ovary. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38640. [PMID: 22737216 PMCID: PMC3380909 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [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: 02/13/2012] [Accepted: 05/08/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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More than 99% of ovarian follicles undergo atresia in mammals, but the mechanism of follicular atresia remains to be elucidated. In this study, we explored microRNA (miRNA) regulation of follicular atresia in porcine ovary. A miRNA expression profile was constructed for healthy, early atretic, and progressively atretic follicles, and the differentially expressed miRNAs were selected and analyzed. We found that miR-26b, which was upregulated during follicular atresia, increased the number of DNA breaks and promoted granulosa cell apoptosis by targeting the ataxia telangiectasia mutated gene directly in vitro.
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- Fei Lin
- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Shen M, Lin F, Zhang J, Tang Y, Chen WK, Liu H. Involvement of the up-regulated FoxO1 expression in follicular granulosa cell apoptosis induced by oxidative stress. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:25727-40. [PMID: 22669940 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.349902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Follicular atresia is common in female mammalian ovaries, where most follicles undergo degeneration at any stage of growth and development. Oxidative stress gives rise to triggering granulosa cell apoptosis, which has been suggested as a major cause of follicular atresia. However, the underlying mechanism by which the oxidative stress induces follicular atresia remains unclear. FoxO transcription factors are known as critical mediators in the regulation of oxidative stress and apoptosis. In this study, the involvement of FoxO1 in oxidative stress-induced apoptosis of mouse follicular granulosa cells (MGCs) was investigated in vivo and in vitro. It was observed that increased apoptotic signals correlated with elevated expression of FoxO1 in MGCs when mice were treated with the oxidant. Correspondingly, the expressions of FoxO1 target genes, such as proapoptotic genes and antioxidative genes, were also up-regulated. In primary cultured MGCs, treatment with H(2)O(2) led to FoxO1 nuclear translocation. Further studies with overexpression and knockdown of FoxO1 demonstrated the critical role of FoxO1 in the induction of MGC apoptosis by oxidative stress. Finally, inactivation of FoxO1 by insulin treatment confirmed that FoxO1 induced by oxidative stress played a pivotal role in up-regulating the expression of downstream apoptosis-related genes in MGCs. Our results suggest that up-regulation of FoxO1 by oxidative stress leads to apoptosis of granulosa cells, which eventually results in follicular atresia in mice.
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- Ming Shen
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Takahashi N, Tarumi W, Ishizuka B. Acute reproductive toxicity of 3,3′-iminodipropionitrile in female rats. Reprod Toxicol 2012; 33:27-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2011.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Revised: 10/03/2011] [Accepted: 10/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sai T, Matsuda F, Goto Y, Maeda A, Sugimoto M, Gao HM, Kabir AKMA, Li JY, Manabe N. Effect of RNA interference of BID and BAX mRNAs on apoptosis in granulosa cell-derived KGN cells. J Reprod Dev 2011; 58:112-6. [PMID: 22052011 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-121h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In mitochondrion-dependent type II apoptosis, BH3-interacting domain death agonist (BID) and BCL-2-associated X protein (BAX) promote death ligand and receptor-mediated cell death. In porcine ovaries, the levels of BID and BAX increase in follicular granulosa cells during atresia. In the present study, to confirm the pro-apoptotic activity of BID and BAX in granulosa cells, we examined the effect of RNA interference of BID or BAX on apoptosis using a human ovarian granulosa tumor cell line, KGN. By reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting, expression of BID and BAX was detected in KGN cells. Then, we suppressed BID and BAX mRNA expression in KGN cells using small interfering RNA (siRNA). When BID or BAX was suppressed, a significant decrease in the apoptotic cell rate was noted. In granulosa-derived cells, BID and BAX showed pro-apoptotic activity. These results suggest that BID and BAX act as signal-transducing factors in mitochondrion-dependent type II apoptosis.
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- Takafumi Sai
- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Kasama 319-0206, Japan
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Yamamoto Y, Adam Luckenbach J, Goetz FW, Young G, Swanson P. Disruption of the salmon reproductive endocrine axis through prolonged nutritional stress: changes in circulating hormone levels and transcripts for ovarian genes involved in steroidogenesis and apoptosis. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2011; 172:331-43. [PMID: 21447335 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2011] [Revised: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 03/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mechanisms regulating the normal progression of ovarian follicular growth versus onset of atresia in fishes are poorly understood. To gain a better understanding of these processes, we exposed immature female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) to prolonged fasting to induce follicular atresia and monitored body growth, development of the ovarian follicles, changes in reproductive hormones, and transcripts for ovarian genes. Prolonged fasting reduced body and ovary weight and increased the appearance of atretic follicles relative to normally fed controls. Endocrine analyses showed that fasting reduced plasma insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), estradiol-17β (E2), and pituitary, but not plasma, levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Transcripts for ovarian fsh receptor (fshr) and steroidogenesis-related genes, such as steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (star), 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (hsd3b), and P450 aromatase (cyp19a1a) were significantly lower in fasted fish. Ovarian expression of apoptosis-related genes, such as Fas-associated death domain (fadd), caspase 8 (casp8), caspase 3 (casp3), and caspase 9 (casp9) were significantly elevated in fasted fish compared to fed fish, indicating that apoptosis is involved in the process of atresia in this species. Interestingly, some genes such as fadd, casp8, casp3, and hsd3b, were differentially expressed prior to increases in the number of atretic follicles and reductions in hormone levels induced by fasting, and may therefore have potential as early indicators of atresia. Together these results suggest that prolonged nutritional stress may disrupt the reproductive system and induce follicular atresia in part via reductions in ovarian IGF and FSH signaling, and downstream effects on steroidogenesis-related genes and E2 production.
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- Yoji Yamamoto
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Sai T, Goto Y, Yoshioka R, Maeda A, Matsuda F, Sugimoto M, Wongpanit K, Jin HZ, Li JY, Manabe N. Bid and Bax are involved in granulosa cell apoptosis during follicular atresia in porcine ovaries. J Reprod Dev 2011; 57:421-7. [PMID: 21441714 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-007h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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More than 99% of follicles undergo "atresia" during follicular development and growth. Follicular atresia is predominantly regulated by granulosa cell apoptosis. However, the intracellular signaling pathway of apoptosis in granulosa cells has not been revealed. In the present study, we examined changes in the expression of BH3-interacting domain death agonist (Bid) and Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), which are considered to promote the cell death ligand/receptor-mediated process in mitochondrion-dependent type II apoptosis, in porcine granulosa cells during atresia. Levels of mRNA and protein of Bid and Bax were determined by the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blotting techniques, respectively. Levels of Bid and Bax mRNA and protein were markedly increased in granulosa cells of early atretic follicles compared with those of healthy follicles. In situ hybridization and immunohistochemical staining revealed that mRNA and protein of Bid and Bax were present in the granulosa cells, though only traces were found in healthy follicles; however, strong staining was noted in atretic follicles. These results indicate that Bid and Bax appear to be signal transduction factors in granulosa cells during follicular atresia and appear to play proapoptotic roles and confirm that the porcine granulosa cell is a mitochondrion-dependent type II apoptotic cell.
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- Takafumi Sai
- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Kasama, Japan
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Jaita G, Zárate S, Ferrari L, Radl D, Ferraris J, Eijo G, Zaldivar V, Pisera D, Seilicovich A. Gonadal steroids modulate Fas-induced apoptosis of lactotropes and somatotropes. Endocrine 2011; 39:21-7. [PMID: 21069582 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-010-9407-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We have previously reported that Fas activation induces apoptosis of anterior pituitary cells from rats at proestrus but not at diestrus and in an estrogen-dependent manner. In this study, we evaluated the effect of Fas activation on apoptosis of lactotropes and somatotropes during the estrous cycle and explored the action of gonadal steroids on Fas-induced apoptosis. Also, we studied whether changes in Fas expression are involved in the apoptotic response of anterior pituitary cells. Fas activation increased the percentage of TUNEL-positive lactotropes and somatotropes at proestrus but not at diestrus. FasL triggered apoptosis of somatotropes only when cells from ovariectomized rats were cultured in the presence of 17 β-estradiol (E2). Progesterone (P4) blocked the apoptotic action of the Fas/FasL system in lactotropes and somatotropes incubated with E2. Both E2 and P4 increased the percentage of cells expressing Fas at the cell membrane. Our results show that Fas activation induces apoptosis of lactotropes and somatotropes at proestrus but not at diestrus. Gonadal steroids may be involved in the apoptotic response of lactotropes and somatotropes, suggesting that Fas activation is implicated in the renewal of these pituitary subpopulations during the estrous cycle. The effect of gonadal steroids on Fas expression may be only partially involved in regulation of the Fas/FasL apoptotic pathway in the anterior pituitary gland.
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- Gabriela Jaita
- Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Investigaciones en Reproducción, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Paraguay 2155, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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MATSUDA F, INOUE N, MAEDA A, CHENG Y, SAI T, GONDA H, GOTO Y, SAKAMAKI K, MANABE N. Expression and Function of Apoptosis Initiator FOXO3 in Granulosa Cells During Follicular Atresia in Pig Ovaries. J Reprod Dev 2011; 57:151-8. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-124h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Fuko MATSUDA
- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Animal Morphology and Function, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Kyoto University
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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INOUE N, MATSUDA F, GOTO Y, MANABE N. Role of Cell-Death Ligand-Receptor System of Granulosa Cells in Selective Follicular Atresia in Porcine Ovary. J Reprod Dev 2011; 57:169-75. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-198e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Naoko INOUE
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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The purpose of this study was to establish a culture model for isolated intact porcine antral follicles and investigate the relationship between granulosa cell apoptosis and follicular atresia. Small (<3 mm), medium (3-5 mm) and large (>5 mm) healthy porcine follicles were isolated and cultured in serum-free TCM199 with or without follicular stimulating hormone (FSH). Microscopic identification of healthy follicles was confirmed by histology. A spontaneous onset of apoptotic cell death in granulosa cells was observed from cultured antral follicles. The apoptotic rate of granulosa cells from small follicles cultured for 24 hr was higher than those of large and medium follicles, accompanied with high FasL mRNA abundance in granulosa cells. Supplementation with 3 or 5 IU/ml FSH significantly inhibited the percentage of granulosa cells that became apoptotic. FSH did not significantly alter estradiol secretion from cultured follicles. Progesterone secretion significantly decreased after culture for 48 hr, coinciding with the morphological changes observed. FasL and Fas mRNA were expressed in the healthy, early atretic, and progressed atretic porcine follicles regardless of follicular size. However, FasL but not Fas mRNA levels increased during follicular atresia. Addition of FSH significantly decreased FasL rather than Fas mRNA levels in granulosa cells and could attenuate apoptosis. Small follicles seemed to be more susceptible to atresia as compared to medium and large follicles.
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- Pengfei Lin
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu, China
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SUGIMOTO M, KAGAWA N, MORITA M, KUME S, WONGPANIT K, JIN H, MANABE N. Changes in the Expression of Decoy Receptor 3 in Granulosa Cells During Follicular Atresia in Porcine Ovaries. J Reprod Dev 2010; 56:467-74. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.10-034e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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- Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Research Center for Food Safety, The University of Tokyo
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HOJO T, AL-ZI'ABI MO, KOMIYAMA J, MANABE N, ACOSTA TJ, OKUDA K. Expression and Localization of cFLIP, an Anti-apoptotic Factor, in the Bovine Corpus Luteum. J Reprod Dev 2010; 56:230-5. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-185s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Takuo HOJO
- Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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- Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University
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Mazoochi T, Salehnia M, Pourbeiranvand S, Forouzandeh M, Mowla SJ, Hajizadeh E. Analysis of apoptosis and expression of genes related to apoptosis in cultures of follicles derived from vitrified and non-vitrified ovaries. Mol Hum Reprod 2009; 15:155-64. [DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gap002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Manabe N, Matsuda-Minehata F, Goto Y, Maeda A, Cheng Y, Nakagawa S, Inoue N, Wongpanit K, Jin H, Gonda H, Li J. Role of Cell Death Ligand and Receptor System on Regulation of Follicular Atresia in Pig Ovaries. Reprod Domest Anim 2008; 43 Suppl 2:268-72. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01172.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Maeda A, Matsuda F, Goto Y, Cheng Y, Gonda H, Inoue N, Nakagawa S, Manabe N. Molecular cloning of a porcine (Sus scrofa) apoptosis inhibitory ligand, netrin-1, and its receptor, p53RDL1. J Reprod Dev 2008; 54:275-80. [PMID: 18497489 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The apoptosis inhibitory ligand (Netrin-1) and its receptor (p53-regulated receptor for death and life: p53RDL1) play an important role in the regulation of selective apoptosis. When Netrin-1 binds to p53RDL1, p53-dependent apoptosis is inhibited. We identified porcine (Sus scrofa) cDNAs encoding Netrin-1 [pNetrin-1; 1,803 base pairs (bp) and 600 amino acids (aa)] and p53RDL1 (pp53RDL1; 2,838 bp and 945 aa). Porcine p53RDL1 (pp53RDL1) contains a death domain (DD), a tandem specific amino acid region, in its C-terminal, suggesting that it mediates death signaling by binding with other pro-apoptotic factors via the DD. Porcine Netrin-1 (pNetrin-1), pp53RDL1 and the DD in pp53RDL1 showed high levels of identity in aa sequence with human and murine Netrin-1 (98 and 97%, respectively), p53RDL1 (94 and 91%, respectively) and the DD in p53RDL1 (96 and 95%, respectively). Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) revealed that the levels of pNetrin-1 and pp53RDL1 mRNAs were moderate in granulosa cells compared with their expression in other tissues and that their levels during follicular atresia were stable. The Netrin-1 and p53RDL1 system may regulate the induction of apoptosis in porcine granulosa cells.
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- Akihisa Maeda
- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Kasama, Japan
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The role of theca cells in every aspect of ovarian follicular function is reviewed. A distinguishing feature of theca cells may be their ability to initiate follicle growth on differentiation from cortical stromal cells, stimulate follicle growth by granulosa cell mitosis through FSH-induced androgen receptor, and cause androgen-stimulated receptor formation of FSH. As LH not only stimulates androgen production by theca cells at tonic levels, but also induces morphological luteinization in addition to androgenesis at surge levels, the dual action concept of LH is proposed. Maturation of the selected dominant follicle and atresia of subordinate antral follicles is interpreted by this concept. Two-way signalling between oocytes and somatic theca cells with growth factors is shown to play a pivotal role in preantral folliculogenesis and atresia. Thus, theca cells have a more significant role in follicular function than previously thought.
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- Kimihisa Tajima
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
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MATSUDA F, INOUE N, GOTO Y, MAEDA A, CHENG Y, SAKAMAKI K, MANABE N. cFLIP Regulates Death Receptor-mediated Apoptosis in an Ovarian Granulosa Cell Line by Inhibiting Procaspase-8 Cleavage. J Reprod Dev 2008; 54:314-20. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Fuko MATSUDA
- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Animal Morphology and Function, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Kyoto University
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- Research Unit for Animal Life Sciences, Animal Resource Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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CHENG Y, MAEDA A, GOTO Y, MATSUDA F, MIYANO T, INOUE N, SAKAMAKI K, MANABE N. Changes in Expression and Localization of X-linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein (XIAP) in Follicular Granulosa Cells During Atresia in Porcine Ovaries. J Reprod Dev 2008; 54:454-9. [DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Yuan CHENG
- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
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- Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University
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- Laboratory of Animal Morphology and Function, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University
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- Department of Animal Development and Physiology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University
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- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo
- Research Center for Food Safety, The University of Tokyo
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MATSUDA-MINEHATA F, MAEDA A, CHENG Y, SAI T, GONDA H, GOTO Y, MANABE N. Regulation of granulosa cell apoptosis by death ligand-receptor signaling. Anim Sci J 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8381.2008.00272.x-i1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha can induce both cell death and proliferation by binding to either TNF receptor (TNFR) 1 or 2. In the granulosa cells of porcine ovaries, TNFalpha is considered to act as an anti-apoptotic/survival factor during follicular atresia. As a first step toward elucidating the function of TNFR2 in regulating follicular development/growth and atresia in porcine ovaries, we isolated the porcine (Sus scrofa) cDNA encoding TNFR2, which was identified from a cDNA library prepared from the follicular granulosa cells of pig ovaries. Porcine TNFR2 (1,125 bp, 375 amino acid residues), which contains specific amino acid region of transmembrane, indicated high identities with human and murine TNFR2 (78 and 69% at mRNA level, respectively; 73 and 61% at protein level, respectively), suggesting that the function of porcine TNFR2 is similar to that of human and murine homologues. Understanding the expression patterns of porcine TNFR2 mRNA in various organs, which we confirmed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis, would help to elucidate the physiological role of TNFR2 in the regulation of apoptosis in porcine organs.
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- Yuan Cheng
- Animal Resource Science Center, The University of Tokyo, Kasama, Japan
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