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Teijeiro JM. Unveiling the role of protein kinase A (PKA) activity in bovine oviductal epithelial cells: implications on apoptotic signaling pathways during the estrous cycle. Cell Tissue Res 2024; 397:275-285. [PMID: 39105776 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-024-03911-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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The complex interactome crucial for successful pregnancy is constituted by the intricate network of endocrine and paracrine signaling pathways, involving gametes, embryos, and the female reproductive tract. Specifically, the oviduct exhibits distinct responses to gametes and early embryos during particular phases of the estrus cycle, a process tightly regulated by reproductive hormones. Moreover, these hormones play a pivotal role in orchestrating cyclical changes within oviductal epithelial cells. To unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying these dynamic changes, our study aimed to investigate the involvement of protein kinase A (PKA) in oviductal epithelial cells throughout the estrus cycle and in advanced pregnancy, extending our studies to oviductal epithelial cell in primary culture. By a combination of 2D-gel electrophoresis, Western blotting, and mass spectrometry, we identified 17 proteins exhibiting differential phosphorylation status mediated by PKA. Among these proteins, we successfully validated the phosphorylation status of heat shock 70 kDa protein (HSP70), aconitase 2 (ACO2), and lamin B1 (LMNB1). Our findings unequivocally demonstrate the dynamic regulation of PKA throughout the estrus cycle in oviductal epithelial cells. Also, analysis by bioinformatics tools suggest its pivotal role in mediating cyclical changes possibly through modulation of apoptotic pathways. This research sheds light on the intricate molecular mechanisms underlying reproductive processes, with implications for understanding fertility and reproductive health.
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- Juan Manuel Teijeiro
- Laboratorio de Medicina Reproductiva, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531. S2002LRK, Rosario, Argentina.
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Rosario, Argentina.
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Scully D, Reese S, Kölle S. Cystic ovary disease (COD) alters structure and function of the bovine oviduct. Mol Reprod Dev 2024; 91:e23725. [PMID: 38282319 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23725] [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: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Cystic ovary disease (COD) is a common cause of subfertility in dairy cattle. Therefore, the aim of this study was to provide novel concepts for cyst classification and to investigate the effects of COD on tubal microarchitecture, oviductal metabolic function, and the formation of the sperm reservoir. Bovine Fallopian tubes affected by follicular cysts, follicular cysts with luteinization and luteal cysts were investigated by a variety of microscopic and histological techniques and compared to control cows in metestrus and diestrus. We defined three types of cysts involved in COD, each of which had a characteristic wall thickness, inner wall appearance and cellular pattern within the cyst aspirate. Regarding the Fallopian tube, each cyst type was associated with a characteristic morphology, specifically the microarchitecture of the folds in ampulla, epithelial cell ratios, and ciliated/secretory cell size and form. Furthermore, each cyst type showed different patterns of tubal glycoprotein and acidic mucopolysaccharide synthesis, which was highly variable as compared to the controls. Our studies are the first to characterize the effects of COD on the Fallopian tube, which promotes the establishment of novel, cyst-specific therapeutic concepts in cattle and helps gain a holistic view of the causes of subfertility in cows with COD.
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- Deirdre Scully
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, School of Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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Gardela J, Ruiz-Conca M, Olvera-Maneu S, López-Béjar M, Álvarez-Rodríguez M. The mRNA expression of the three major described cold-inducible proteins, including CIRBP, differs in the bovine endometrium and ampulla during the estrous cycle. Res Vet Sci 2022; 152:181-189. [PMID: 35987103 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The cold-inducible proteins (CIPs) are essential for post-transcriptional gene regulation playing diverse tissue-specific roles in maintaining normal cellular function and morphogenesis. The potential implications of CIPs in reproductive events raise questions about their role in the physiology of the bovine reproductive tract. However, the expression changes of CIPs during the bovine estrous cycle have not been studied so far. Here, we hypothesized that the bovine estrous cycle could affect the mRNA expression of the CIPs and other candidate transcripts in the reproductive tract. This study aimed to examine estrous cycle-dependent mRNA expression patterns in the bovine endometrium and ampulla of three of the major described CIPs (CIRBP, RBM3, SRSF5), a set of inflammatory cytokines (IL-10, IL-18, IL-1β), and other candidate genes (IL-10RA, IL-10RB, BCL2, NLRP3, STAT1, STAT3, STAT5A, STAT6). Endometrial and ampullar tissues were assessed by RT-qPCR. Additionally, the mRNA expression levels were correlated among them and with follicular progesterone and estradiol concentrations. The transcript levels of CIPs increased in the endometrium during stage III (Days 11-17) compared to stage I (Days 1-4) and IV (Days 18-20). In the ampulla, the mRNA expression of CIRBP increased during the late luteal phase (stage III), but no differences in the expression of other CIPs were observed. This study expands the current knowledge regarding mRNA expression in the endometrium and oviductal ampulla of cycling heifers, focusing mainly on the CIPs. A better understanding of the mechanisms within the uterus and oviduct during the estrous cycle is crucial to improving the fertility rate.
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- Jaume Gardela
- Division of Children's and Women Health (BKH), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), 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), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), 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), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), 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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Slayden OD, Luo F, Bishop CV. Physiological Action of Progesterone in the Nonhuman Primate Oviduct. Cells 2022; 11:1534. [PMID: 35563839 PMCID: PMC9100958 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Therapies that target progesterone action hold potential as contraceptives and in managing gynecological disorders. Recent literature reviews describe the role of steroid hormones in regulating the mammalian oviduct and document that estrogen is required to stimulate epithelial differentiation into a fully functional ciliated and secretory state. However, these reviews do not specifically address progesterone action in nonhuman primates (NHPs). Primates differ from most other mammals in that estrogen levels are >50 pg/mL during the entire menstrual cycle, except for a brief decline immediately preceding menstruation. Progesterone secreted in the luteal phase suppresses oviductal ciliation and secretion; at the end of the menstrual cycle, the drop in progesterone triggers renewed estrogen-driven tubal cell proliferation ciliation secretory activity. Thus, progesterone, not estrogen, drives fallopian tube cycles. Specific receptors mediate these actions of progesterone, and synthetic progesterone receptor modulators (PRMs) disrupt the normal cyclic regulation of the tube, significantly altering steroid receptor expression, cilia abundance, cilia beat frequency, and the tubal secretory milieu. Addressing the role of progesterone in the NHP oviduct is a critical step in advancing PRMs as pharmaceutical therapies.
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- Ov D. Slayden
- Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, 505 NW 185th Ave., Beaverton, OR 97006, USA; (F.L.); (C.V.B.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
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- Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, 505 NW 185th Ave., Beaverton, OR 97006, USA; (F.L.); (C.V.B.)
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- Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, 505 NW 185th Ave., Beaverton, OR 97006, USA; (F.L.); (C.V.B.)
- Department of Animal and Rangeland Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Histological changes and transglutaminase 2 expression in the oviduct of advanced pregnant cows. Reprod Biol 2022; 22:100616. [DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2022.100616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang T, BaSang WD, Chang W, Huo S, Ma X, Ju X, Yu S, Cui S. Dynamics of apoptosis-related gene expression during follicular development in yak. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2021; 105:1002-1013. [PMID: 33899975 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13527] [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: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The potential reproduction power of domestic animals is limited by a complicated follicular atresia process. P53, caspase-9 (Casp9), Bax, Bcl-2 and Fas play a crucial role in the ovarian mitochondrion-dependent apoptosis and death receptor pathway. In accordance with this study, the expression levels of Casp9, Bax, Bcl-2 and Fas were analysed in ovaries and oviducts of yak by immunohistochemistry (IHC). P53 and the above in ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) from atretic (3-6 mm) to healthy follicles (6-8 mm) and in oviducts were examined from the luteal phase to the follicular phase during the oestrous circle by Western blot (WB) and real-time PCR (RT-PCR). Results demonstrated that typical classic apoptotic factors Casp9, Bax, Bcl-2 and Fas were expressed in the cytoplasm and zonal pellucida of oocytes, primordial follicles, primary follicles, ovarian surface epithelium, ovarian GCs, granular lutein cells, surface epithelia in oviduct uterotubal junction and oviduct ampulla during the luteal phase. RT-PCR and WB revealed that P53 and Fas significantly increased in GCs of atretic follicles. P53 and Casp9 increased in oviduct epithelium during the luteal phase, but Fas was unchanged. A contrary tendency was noted in Bcl-2 and Bax expression. Overall, P53 and Fas play an essential role in inducing GC apoptosis, and Bax, Bcl-2, Casp9 and P53 are involved in oviduct epithelial regeneration in yak.
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- Taojie Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University College of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China.,Northwest Minzu University, life science and engineering college, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Tibet Academy of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Sciences, Institute of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Lhasa, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tarim Animal Husbandry Science and Technology of Xinjiang Production & Construction Group, College of Animal Science, Tarim University, Aral, China
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- Northwest Minzu University, life science and engineering college, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Veterinary Medicine, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Veterinary Medicine, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Academic of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University College of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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Nutritional deficiency and placenta calcification underlie constitutive, selective embryo loss in pregnant South American plains vizcacha, Lagostomus maximus (Rodentia, Caviomorpha). Theriogenology 2020; 155:77-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2020.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Dulohery K, Trottmann M, Bour S, Liedl B, Alba-Alejandre I, Reese S, Hughes B, Stief CG, Kölle S. How do elevated levels of testosterone affect the function of the human fallopian tube and fertility?-New insights. Mol Reprod Dev 2019; 87:30-44. [PMID: 31705839 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Excess testosterone levels affect up to 20% of the female population worldwide and are a key component in the pathogenesis of polycystic ovary syndrome. However, little is known about how excess testosterone affects the function of the human fallopian tube-the site of gamete transport, fertilization, and early embryogenesis. Therefore, this study aimed to characterize alterations caused by long-term exposure to male testosterone levels. For this purpose, the Fallopian tubes of nine female-to-male transsexuals, who had been undergoing testosterone treatment for 1-3 years, were compared with the tubes of 19 cycling patients. In the ampulla, testosterone treatment resulted in extensive luminal accumulations of secretions and cell debris which caused ciliary clumping and luminal blockage. Additionally, the percentage of ciliated cells in the ampulla was significantly increased. Transsexual patients, who had had sexual intercourse before surgery, showed spermatozoa trapped in mucus. Finally, in the isthmus complete luminal collapse occurred. Our results imply that fertility in women with elevated levels of testosterone is altered by tubal luminal obstruction resulting in impaired gamete transport and survival.
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- Kate Dulohery
- School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Urology, Klinikum Grosshadern, LMU Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urogenital Surgery, Clinic for Surgery Munich-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Medicine, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Brun C, Raquet M, Measey G, Exbrayat J. Cyclic variation of the oviduct structure of Boulengerula taitana, an oviparous species of Gymnophiona: morphological changes, proliferation and apoptosis. AFR J HERPETOL 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2017.1365098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2022]
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- C. Brun
- Université de Lyon, UMRS 449, Biologie générale, Reproduction et développement comparé, UCLy, EPHE/PSL, 10 place des Archives, F-69288 Lyon cedex 02, France
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- Université de Lyon, UMRS 449, Biologie générale, Reproduction et développement comparé, UCLy, EPHE/PSL, 10 place des Archives, F-69288 Lyon cedex 02, France
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Université de Lyon, UMRS 449, Biologie générale, Reproduction et développement comparé, UCLy, EPHE/PSL, 10 place des Archives, F-69288 Lyon cedex 02, France
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Cerny KL, Ribeiro RAC, Li Q, Matthews JC, Bridges PJ. Effect of lipopolysaccharide on the expression of inflammatory mRNAs and microRNAs in the mouse oviduct. Reprod Fertil Dev 2017; 30:600-608. [PMID: 28945983 DOI: 10.1071/rd17241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Infection with Gram-negative bacteria is a major cause of aberrant inflammation in the oviduct; consequences can include tubal-based infertility and/or ectopic pregnancy. Understanding the inflammatory response is necessary for the development of novel treatment options that counter inflammation-induced infertility. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of Escherichia coli-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the acute expression of inflammatory mRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs) in the oviduct. On the day of oestrus, 6- to 8-week-old CD1 mice were injected i.p. with 0, 2 or 10µg LPS in 100μL phosphate-buffered saline. Mice were killed 24h later and the oviducts collected for gene expression analyses. The effect of treatment on the expression of mRNAs and miRNAs was evaluated by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), with treatment means of differentially expressed (P<0.05) transcripts separated using Scheffé's test. LPS treatment affected 49 of 179 targeted inflammatory mRNAs and 51 of 578 miRNAs (P<0.05). The identity of differentially expressed miRNAs predicted as regulators of chemokine and interleukin ligand mRNAs was then extracted using the microRNA.org database. The results of the present study indicate that systemic treatment with LPS induces a robust inflammatory response in the oviducts of mice, and identify key mRNAs and putative miRNAs modulating this effect.
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- Katheryn L Cerny
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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Arrighi S, Bosi G, Frattini S, Coizet B, Groppetti D, Pecile A. Morphology and Aquaporin Immunohistochemistry of the Uterine Tube of Saanen Goats (Capra hircus): Comparison Throughout the Reproductive Cycle. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 51:360-9. [PMID: 27020623 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The expression of six different aquaporins (AQP1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9), integral membrane water channels that facilitate bi-directional passive movement of water, was investigated by immunohistochemistry in the uterine tube of pre-pubertal and adult Saanen goats (Capra hircus), comparing the different phases of the oestrous cycle. Regional morphology and secretory processes were markedly different during the goat oestrous cycle. The tested AQP molecules showed different expression patterns in comparison with already studied species. AQP1-immunoreactivity was evidenced at the endothelium of blood vessels and in nerve fibres, regardless of the tubal tract and cycle period. AQP4-immunoreactivity was shown on the lateral plasmalemma in the basal third of the epithelial cells at infundibulum and ampulla level in the cycling goats, more evidently during follicular than during luteal phase. No AQP4-immunoreactivity was noticed at the level of the isthmus region, regardless of the cycle phase. AQP5-immunoreactivity, localized at the apical surface of epithelial cells, increased from pre-puberty to adulthood. Thereafter, AQP5-immunoreactivity was prominent during the follicular phase, when it strongly decorated the apical plasmalemma of all epithelial cells at ampullary level. During luteal phase, immunoreactivity was discontinuous, being weak to strong at the apex of the secretory cells protruding into the lumen. In the isthmus region, the strongest AQP5-immunoreactivity was seen during follicular phase, with a clear localization in the apical plasmalemma of all the epithelial cells and also on the lateral plasmalemma. AQP2, 3 and 9 were undetectable all along the goat uterine tube. Likely, a collaboration of different AQP molecules sustains the fluid production in the goat uterine tube. AQP1-mediated transudation from the blood capillaries, together with permeation of the epithelium by AQP4 in the basal rim of the epithelial cells and final intervening of apical AQP5, could be involved in fluid production as well as in secretory processes.
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- S Arrighi
- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Laboratory of Anatomy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Laboratory of Anatomy, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science and Public Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Cerny KL, Ribeiro RAC, Jeoung M, Ko C, Bridges PJ. Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ESR1)-Dependent Regulation of the Mouse Oviductal Transcriptome. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147685. [PMID: 26808832 PMCID: PMC4725743 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/07/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Estrogen receptor-α (ESR1) is an important transcriptional regulator in the mammalian oviduct, however ESR1-dependent regulation of the transcriptome of this organ is not well defined, especially at the genomic level. The objective of this study was therefore to investigate estradiol- and ESR1-dependent regulation of the transcriptome of the oviduct using transgenic mice, both with (ESR1KO) and without (wild-type, WT) a global deletion of ESR1. Oviducts were collected from ESR1KO and WT littermates at 23 days of age, or ESR1KO and WT mice were treated with 5 IU PMSG to stimulate follicular development and the production of ovarian estradiol, and the oviducts collected 48 h later. RNA extracted from whole oviducts was hybridized to Affymetrix Genechip Mouse Genome 430–2.0 arrays (n = 3 arrays per genotype and treatment) or reverse transcribed to cDNA for analysis of the expression of selected mRNAs by real-time PCR. Following microarray analysis, a statistical two-way ANOVA and pairwise comparison (LSD test) revealed 2428 differentially expressed transcripts (DEG’s, P < 0.01). Genotype affected the expression of 2215 genes, treatment (PMSG) affected the expression of 465 genes, and genotype x treatment affected the expression of 438 genes. With the goal of determining estradiol/ESR1-regulated function, gene ontology (GO) and bioinformatic pathway analyses were performed on DEG’s in the oviducts of PMSG-treated ESR1KO versus PMSG-treated WT mice. Significantly enriched GO molecular function categories included binding and catalytic activity. Significantly enriched GO cellular component categories indicated the extracellular region. Significantly enriched GO biological process categories involved a single organism, modulation of a measurable attribute and developmental processes. Bioinformatic analysis revealed ESR1-regulation of the immune response within the oviduct as the primary canonical pathway. In summary, a transcriptomal profile of estradiol- and ESR1-regulated gene expression and related bioinformatic analysis is presented to increase our understanding of how estradiol/ESR1 affects function of the oviduct, and to identify genes that may be proven as important regulators of fertility in the future.
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- Katheryn L. Cerny
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States of America
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61802, United States of America
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, United States of America
- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, United States of America
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Biochemical composition and protein profile of alpaca (Vicugna pacos) oviductal fluid. Anim Reprod Sci 2015; 154:79-85. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Shao R, Hu J, Billig H. Toward understanding Chlamydia infection-induced infertility caused by dysfunctional oviducts. J Infect Dis 2013; 208:707-9. [PMID: 23661799 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mondéjar I, Acuña OS, Izquierdo-Rico MJ, Coy P, Avilés M. The oviduct: functional genomic and proteomic approach. Reprod Domest Anim 2012; 47 Suppl 3:22-9. [PMID: 22681295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02027.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The mammalian oviduct is an anatomical part of the female reproductive tract, which plays several important roles in the events related to fertilization and embryo development. This review examines and compares several studies related to the proteomic and transcriptomic profile of the oviduct in different domestic animals. This information could be important for clarifying the role of oviductal factors in different events regulating fertilization and early embryo development, as well as for improving synthetic media for in vitro maturation/in vitro fertilization/embryo culture techniques (IVM/IVF/EC).
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- I Mondéjar
- Department of Physiology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Bridges PJ, Jeoung M, Shim S, Park JY, Lee JE, Sapsford LA, Trudgen K, Ko C, Gye MC, Jo M. Hematopoetic prostaglandin D synthase: an ESR1-dependent oviductal epithelial cell synthase. Endocrinology 2012; 153:1925-35. [PMID: 22374975 PMCID: PMC3320253 DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Oviductal disease is a primary cause of infertility, a problem that largely stems from excessive inflammation of this key reproductive organ. Our poor understanding of the mechanisms regulating oviductal inflammation restricts our ability to diagnose, treat, and/or prevent oviductal disease. Using mice, our objective was to determine the spatial localization, regulatory mechanism, and functional attributes of a hypothesized regulator of oviductal inflammation, the hematopoietic form of prostaglandin D synthase (HPGDS). Immunohistochemistry revealed specific localization of HPGDS to the oviduct's epithelium. In the isthmus, expression of HPGDS was consistent. In the ampulla, expression of HPGDS appeared dependent upon stage of the estrous cycle. HPGDS was expressed in the epithelium of immature and cycling mice but not in the oviducts of estrogen receptor α knockouts. Two receptor subtypes bind PGD₂: PGD₂ receptor and G protein-coupled receptor 44. Expression of mRNA for Ptgdr was higher in the epithelial cells (EPI) than in the stroma (P < 0.05), whereas mRNA for Gpr44 was higher in the stroma than epithelium (P < 0.05). Treatment of human oviductal EPI with HQL-79, an inhibitor of HPGDS, decreased cell viability (P < 0.05). Treatment of mice with HQL-79 increased mRNA for chemokine (C-C motif) ligands 3, 4, and 19; chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligands 11 and 12; IL-13 and IL-17B; and TNF receptor superfamily, member 1b (P < 0.02 for each mRNA). Overall, these results suggest that HPGDS may play a role in the regulation of inflammation and EPI health within the oviduct.
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- Phillip J Bridges
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40546, USA.
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Aguilar JJ, Cuervo-Arango J, Mouguelar H, Losinno L. Histological Characteristics of the Equine Oviductal Mucosa at Different Reproductive Stages. J Equine Vet Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2011.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Assisi L, Raucci F, Di Fiore MM. Seasonal study of apoptotic markers in lizard oviduct. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 315:291-301. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Revised: 01/29/2011] [Accepted: 02/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Katarzyna SM, Wiesław B, Anna R. The tunica mucosa of the oviduct in case of ovarian cysts presence in sows. Folia Histochem Cytobiol 2010; 1:148-156. [PMID: 21071354 DOI: 10.2478/v10042-010-0032-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The unfavorable morphological changes in the oviductal mucosa may lead to infertility in females and be one of the reasons for slaughtering of farm animals. The aim of study was to investigate the morphological changes in the epithelium of oviductal mucosa of sows with ovarian cysts. The oviducts of 18 sows were obtained after slaughter. Sows were divided into three groups: 1st group - 6 sows with polycystic ovaries, 2nd group - 6 sows with single cysts, 3rd group - 6 sows without ovarian cysts. The epithelium was examined by light microscopy, SEM and TEM. Ciliated and secretory cells were count on 150 μm segments in apical and basal zone of folds both in ampulla and isthmus. We analyzed the number of cells in 5 folds in both these oviductal parts in dexter and sinister oviduct. We have noted unfavorable changes in oviductal mucosa consisting in increase of the secretory cells with simultaneous decrease of ciliated cells. The correlations between the general occurrence of ovarian cysts and the morphological state of epithelium of oviductal tunica mucosa were determined. The changes in proportion of cells occurred both in ampulla and isthmus. The excessive secretion covering epithelium promotes agglutinations and adhesions of the tubal folds and occlusion of the oviduct. These alterations may create problems in the migration of gametes and prevent the movements of the zygote towards the uterus and cause some disturbances in conceptus development in its early stages. Results suggest that COD is connected with unfavorable morphological and functional changes within epithelium of the oviductal tunica mucosa.
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- Szulańczyk-Mencel Katarzyna
- Department and Clinic of Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Environmental and Life Science, Wrocław, Poland
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Velazquez M, Parrilla I, Van Soom A, Verberckmoes S, Kues W, Niemann H. Sampling techniques for oviductal and uterine luminal fluid in cattle. Theriogenology 2010; 73:758-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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