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Jamioł M, Sozoniuk M, Wawrzykowski J, Kankofer M. Effect of Sex Steroids and PGF 2α on the Expression of Their Receptors and Decorin in Bovine Caruncular Epithelial Cells in Early-Mid Pregnancy. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27217420. [PMID: 36364246 PMCID: PMC9653824 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Changes in the expression of various genes, including pregnancy-associated hormone receptors and extracellular matrix proteins, have been suggested to play a significant role in bovine placental development. This study aimed to examine the influence of sex steroids and PGF2α on decorin (DCN) expression in the epithelial cells of bovine caruncle in early−mid pregnancy in cows. The expression patterns of DCN, PTGFR, PGR and ESR1 were analyzed by RT-qPCR and Western blotting in primary caruncular epithelial cell cultures (PCECC) and placental tissue homogenates derived from the 2nd and 4th months of pregnancy. PCECC were found to express DCN, PTGFR, PGR and ESR1. The intensity of PGR staining was higher in cells derived from the 4th month of pregnancy (p < 0.05). The 17β-estradiol, progesterone and PGF2α have not been shown to affect DCN expression. PGF2α decreased PTGFR expression in cells derived from the 4th month of gestation (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the results of the present preliminary study showed that the expression of the PTGFR, ESR1, PGR and DCN in PCECC does not vary throughout early−mid pregnancy. Further studies should be carried out to observe the relationship between hormonal status and cellular adhesion to determine their importance for properly developing placentation and pregnancy in cows.
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- Monika Jamioł
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka Street 12, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobioengineering, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka Street 15, 20-950 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka Street 12, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka Street 12, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +48-445-66-08
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Effect of retained placenta and clinical mastitis on reproduction parameters, immune response, and steroidogenic receptors gene expression in postpartum crossbred dairy cows. Trop Anim Health Prod 2022; 54:180. [PMID: 35522378 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-022-03140-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of retained placenta (RP) and clinical mastitis (CM) on the reproductive efficiency of crossbred dairy cows during the postpartum period and the effect in some innate immune system indicators. For this, two experiments were carried out. In the first, a total of 232 cows were evaluated and divided as: healthy control (n = 184), RP (n = 22), and CM (n = 26) groups. The RP and CM was evaluated until 30 days postpartum (DPP) and reproductive rates were measured. In experiment 2, cows were divided in control (n = 10), RP (n = 10), and CM (n = 30) groups. Between 40 and 50 DPP, clinical, gynecological examination and endometrial cytobrush were performed to evaluate subclinical endometritis (SE) and gene expression of interleukins 1β (IL-1β) and 6 (IL-6), chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5), estrogen α (ESR1), and progesterone (PGR) receptors by qRT-PCR analysis. In experiment 1, the conception rate at 1st artificial insemination (AI) was lower in RP and CM groups and pregnancy rate at 150 days decreased in CM group. Calving-to-1st AI interval and days open were shorter in healthy cows. In experiment 2, the occurrence of SE was 26.7% and higher in RP and CM groups. The expression of IL-1β increased in RP and CM groups, while IL-6 was less expressed in RP group. The CCL5, ESR1, and PGR were similar between groups. In conclusion, cows with RP and CM had their reproductive efficiency negatively affected and had they initial pro-inflammatory response improved by the increase of IL-β.
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Bedir Ö, Gram A, Dorsam ST, Grazul-Bilska AT, Kowalewski MP. Plane of nutrition and FSH-induced superovulation affect the expression of steroid hormone receptors and growth factors in caruncular tissue of non-pregnant sheep. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2022; 78:106683. [PMID: 34688215 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Implantation is a critical step in the establishment of pregnancy and an important part of embryo-maternal contact. Uterine receptivity can be affected by changes in body condition and the maternal endocrine milieu, including those caused by the use of exogenous gonadotropins in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation to induce the development of multiple follicles. This study demonstrates the effects of FSH-mediated ovarian hyperstimulation on the caruncles of ewes under various feeding regimes. Sheep were classified into 3 categories: control fed (CF), overfed (OF), or underfed (UF). In each group, animals were superovulated with FSH or injected with a saline solution (non-treated control). Uterine caruncles were collected at the early (d 5) and mid-luteal phase (d 10) of the estrous cycle. The transcript levels of steroid hormone receptors (ESR1, ESR2, PGR) and growth factors (IGF1, IGF2, VEGFA) were investigated and their expression localized by immunohistochemical staining. As for the main findings, day of the estrous cycle affected expression of ESR1, IGF1 and IGF2, but not of ESR2, PGR and VEGFA; both feeding and superovulation had modulatory effects, with feeding (UF/OF) stimulating expression of all genes studied, and superovulation altering expression of some genes, eg IGF1, PGR and ESR1 and ESR2, in CF animals. Similarly, feeding (UF/OF) altered responsiveness to superovulation for PGR on d 5 and ESR1/ESR2 on d 5 and/or 10. Our data emphasize possible effects of dietary and/or hormonal stimuli on uterine physiology, which may affect pregnancy outcomes by disrupting uterine functionality.
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- Özlem Bedir
- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, 38280 Kayseri, Turkey.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA.
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- Department of Animal Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108, USA.
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- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Kumar V, Kumar P, Kumar S, Prakash BS. Seasonal alterations in plasma cortisol in peripartum Murrah buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) as assayed by a sensitive enzymeimmunoassay in subtropical climate. BIOL RHYTHM RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2018.1526497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Vijay Kumar
- Division of Dairy Cattle Physiology, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Division of Dairy Cattle Physiology, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Animal Biotechnology Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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- Division of Dairy Cattle Physiology, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India
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The myometrial contractility during late pregnancy in dairy cows, in vitro. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 181:130-140. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Revised: 03/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Albers RM, Schnapper A, Beyerbach M, Boos A. Quantitative morphological changes in the interplacentomal wall of the gravid uterine horn of cattle during pregnancy. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2015; 13:32. [PMID: 25903583 PMCID: PMC4407553 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-015-0030-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The interplacentomal wall of the gravid uterine horn in cattle is the subject of reports dealing mainly with specific aspects of early pregnancy or the peripartal period. Only a very limited number of early and descriptive studies includes the whole period of pregnancy. Thus, there is a gap concerning quantitative morphological data of the uterine wall during pregnancy. We hypothesized that the specific requirements of pregnancy are reflected by significant and characteristic morphologic changes. METHODS Interplacentomal segments of the fetus-bearing horn of the uterus of 47 cows were collected at slaughter, assessed quantitatively by light microscopy, grouped into trimesters (trim), and data were analyzed statistically. RESULTS During pregnancy there were significant increases (p<0.05) in the measured parameters: heights of the endometrial surface epithelium (31 increased to 46 and 46 μm, in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trim, respectively), glandular epithelium (19.6 to 22.4 and 25.4 μm, respectively), diameters of glands (94 to 166 to 239 μm, respectively) and glandular lumina (56 to 122 to 188 μm, respectively). Volume density of the glandular epithelium did not change, while that of glandular lumina increased significantly (8 to 26 to 40% in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trim, respectively) and of endometrial stroma decreased with ongoing pregnancy (67 to 46 to 37%; p<0.05). Diameters of myometrial smooth muscle cells (MSMC) (9.7 to 12.4 and 12.9 μm, respectively, for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd trim; p<0.05), and the volume fraction of myometrial stroma increased (6 to 10 to 13%; p<0.05), while decreases were observed in MSMC nuclear volume density (4.4 and 4.0 to 2.4%; p<0.05). The fraction of MSMC cytoplasm (89 to 85%) and the nucleus:cytoplasm ratio (0.05 to 0.03%) both decreased for the 1st vs. 3rd trim, respectively (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the interplacentomal wall of the gravid uterine horn is subjected to significant morphological changes during pregnancy, underlining the importance of endometrial surface epithelium and of gland hypertrophy for nourishment of the conceptus, of increased myometrial extracellular matrix for uterine tensile strength and of myometrial smooth muscle hypertrophy for expulsion of the fetus at term.
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- Rose M Albers
- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
- Institute for Anatomy, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute for Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation, Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Zurich, Vetsuisse Faculty, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Immunohistochemical analysis of estrogen receptors in the urethra of sexually intact, ovariectomized, and estrogen-substituted ovariectomized sheep. Int Urogynecol J 2013; 25:657-62. [DOI: 10.1007/s00192-013-2275-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/04/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wu J, Song R, Song W, Li Y, Zhang Q, Chen Y, Fu Y, Fang W, Wang J, Zhong Z, Ling H, Zhang L, Zhang F. Chlorpromazine protects against apoptosis induced by exogenous stimuli in the developing rat brain. PLoS One 2011; 6:e21966. [PMID: 21779358 PMCID: PMC3136481 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background Chlorpromazine (CPZ), a commonly used antipsychotic drug, was found to play a neuroprotective role in various models of toxicity. However, whether CPZ has the potential to affect brain apoptosis in vivo is still unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential effect of CPZ on the apoptosis induced by exogenous stimuli. Methodology The ethanol treated infant rat was utilized as a valid apoptotic model, which is commonly used and could trigger robust apoptosis in brain tissue. Prior to the induction of apoptosis by subcutaneous injection of ethanol, 7-day-old rats were treated with CPZ at several doses (5 mg/kg, 10 mg/kg and 20 mg/kg) by intraperitoneal injection. Apoptotic cells in the brain were measured using TUNEL analysis, and the levels of cleaved caspase-3, cytochrome c, the pro-apoptotic factor Bax and the anti-apoptotic factor Bcl-2 were assessed by immunostaining or western blot. Findings Compared to the group injected with ethanol only, the brains of the CPZ-pretreated rats had fewer apoptotic cells, lower expression of cleaved caspase-3, cytochrome c and Bax, and higher expression of Bcl-2. These results demonstrate that CPZ could prevent apoptosis in the brain by regulating the mitochondrial pathway. Conclusions CPZ exerts an inhibitory effect on apoptosis induced by ethanol in the rat brain, intimating that it may offer a means of protecting nerve cells from apoptosis induced by exogenous stimuli.
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- Jing Wu
- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pharmaceutical, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pharmaceutical, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- * E-mail: (LZ); (FZ)
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- The Heilongjiang Key Laboratory of Immunity and Infection, Pathogenic Biology, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Pharmaceutical, Harbin Medical University, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
- * E-mail: (LZ); (FZ)
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Wathes DC, Cheng Z, Fenwick MA, Fitzpatrick R, Patton J. Influence of energy balance on the somatotrophic axis and matrix metalloproteinase expression in the endometrium of the postpartum dairy cow. Reproduction 2011; 141:269-81. [PMID: 21123519 PMCID: PMC3021913 DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Postpartum dairy cows enter a period of negative energy balance (NEB) associated with low circulating IGF1, during which the uterus must undergo extensive repair following calving. This study investigated the effects of NEB on expression of IGF family members and related genes in the involuting uterus. Cows were allocated to two treatments using differential feeding and milking regimes to produce mild NEB or severe NEB (SNEB). Uterine endometrial samples collected 2 weeks post partum were analysed by quantitative PCR. The expression of IGF-binding protein 4 (IGFBP4) mRNA increased in the endometrium of SNEB cows, with trends towards increased IGFBP1 and reduced IGFBP6 expression. There were no significant differences between treatments in mRNA expression of IGF1, IGF2 or of any hormone receptor studied, but significant correlations across all cows in the expression levels of groups of receptors suggested common regulatory mechanisms: type 1 IGF receptor (IGF1R), IGF2R and insulin receptor (INSR); GHR with ESR1; and ESR2 with NR3C1. The expression of IGF1R and INSR also positively correlated with the circulating urea concentration. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are important in tissue remodelling and can affect IGF signalling via interaction with IGFBPs. The expression levels of MMP1, MMP3, MMP9 and MMP13 mRNAs all showed major upregulation in the endometrium of cows in SNEB and all except MMP9 were highly correlated with expression of IGFBP4. Alpha(2)-HS-glycoprotein (AHSG) and PDK4, two genes implicated in insulin resistance, were also highly expressed in SNEB. These results suggest that cows in SNEB experience alterations to the IGF and insulin signalling pathways in the postpartum endometrium. This may affect the rate of tissue repair with a possible negative impact on subsequent fertility.
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- D Claire Wathes
- Reproduction Group, Department of Veterinary Basic Sciences, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK.
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Boos A, Riner K, Hässig M, Liesegang A. Immunohistochemical Demonstration of Vitamin D Receptor Distribution in Goat Intestines. Cells Tissues Organs 2007; 186:121-8. [PMID: 17489022 DOI: 10.1159/000102540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2007] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Vitamin D (VD) plays an important role in calcium homeostasis. 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol or calcitriol modulates gene transcription via nuclear VD receptors (VDR). In the intestines, VD promotes calcium resorption via VDR. VDR has not been systematically assessed within the intestine in any species. We therefore present a semiquantitative immunohistochemical study of the distribution patterns of VDR in goat intestines. Intestinal tissue probes were collected from 5 lambs and 5 non-lactating non-pregnant dams, fixed in formalin, embedded in paraffin and assessed for VDR. Nuclear VDR immunoreaction was scored semiquantitatively. VDR exhibited a segment-specific distribution pattern. Goblet cells were always devoid of VDR. Enterocytes within the surface epithelium and the superficial crypts generally demonstrated only a weak immunoreaction along the length of the intestine, while basally and/or intermediately located crypt epithelial cells exhibited strong VDR immunoreactions in the duodenum, jejunum and colon descendens. The difference in VDR staining between deep and superficial locations was most prominent in the duodenum and less evident in the jejunum, ileum and colon descendens. Results demonstrate that VDR distribution exhibits cell type-, segment- and location-specific patterns in the goat. Data may serve as a basis for future experiments on the role of VDR in Ca metabolism.
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- Alois Boos
- Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
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