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Goetten ALF, Barreta MH, Pinto da Silva Y, Bertolin K, Koch J, Rocha CC, Dias Gonçalves PB, Price CA, Antoniazzi AQ, Portela VM. FGF18 impairs blastocyst viability, DNA double-strand breaks and maternal recognition of pregnancy genes. Theriogenology 2024; 225:81-88. [PMID: 38796960 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.05.020] [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: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Embryonic mortality in cattle is high, reaching 10-40 % in vivo and 60-70 % in vitro. Death of embryos involves reduced expression of genes related to embryonic viability, inhibition of DNA repair and increased DNA damage. In follicular granulosa cells, FGF18 from the theca layer increases apoptosis and DNA damage, so we hypothesized that FGF18 may also affect the oocyte and contribute to early embryonic death. The aims of this study were to identify the effects of FGF18 on cumulus expansion, oocyte maturation and embryo development from cleavage to blastocyst stage using a conventional bovine in vitro embryo production system using ovaries of abattoir origin. Addition of FGF18 during in-vitro maturation did not affect FSH-induced cumulus expansion or rates of nuclear maturation. When FGF18 was present in the culture system, rates of cleavage were not affected however, blastocyst and expanded blastocyst development was substantially inhibited (P < 0.05), indicating a delay of blastulation. The number of phosphorylated histone H2AFX foci per nucleus, a marker of DNA damage, was higher in cleavage-stage embryos cultured with FGF18 than in those from control group (P < 0.05). Furthermore, FGF18 decreased accumulation of PTGS2 and IFNT2 mRNA in blastocysts. In conclusion, these novel findings suggest that FGF18 plays a role in the regulation of embryonic death during the early stages of development by impairing DNA double-strand break repair and expression of genes associated with embryo viability and maternal recognition of pregnancy during the progression from oocyte to expanded blastocysts.
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- André Lucio Fontana Goetten
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction Physiology, LAFRA, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Curitibanos, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction Physiology, LAFRA, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Curitibanos, SC, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction Physiology, LAFRA, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Curitibanos, SC, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction Physiology, LAFRA, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Curitibanos, SC, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Molecular and Integrative Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, MINT, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction et Fertilité, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Biotechnology and Animal Reproduction Laboratory, BioRep, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Carvalho Filho I, Arikawa LM, Mota LFM, Campos GS, Fonseca LFS, Fernandes Júnior GA, Schenkel FS, Lourenco D, Silva DA, Teixeira CS, Silva TL, Albuquerque LG, Carvalheiro R. Genome-wide association study considering genotype-by-environment interaction for productive and reproductive traits using whole-genome sequencing in Nellore cattle. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:623. [PMID: 38902640 PMCID: PMC11188527 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10520-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The genotype-by-environment interaction (GxE) in beef cattle can be investigated using reaction norm models to assess environmental sensitivity and, combined with genome-wide association studies (GWAS), to map genomic regions related to animal adaptation. Including genetic markers from whole-genome sequencing in reaction norm (RN) models allows us to identify high-resolution candidate genes across environmental gradients through GWAS. Hence, we performed a GWAS via the RN approach using whole-genome sequencing data, focusing on mapping candidate genes associated with the expression of reproductive and growth traits in Nellore cattle. For this purpose, we used phenotypic data for age at first calving (AFC), scrotal circumference (SC), post-weaning weight gain (PWG), and yearling weight (YW). A total of 20,000 males and 7,159 females genotyped with 770k were imputed to the whole sequence (29 M). After quality control and linkage disequilibrium (LD) pruning, there remained ∼ 2.41 M SNPs for SC, PWG, and YW and ∼ 5.06 M SNPs for AFC. RESULTS Significant SNPs were identified on Bos taurus autosomes (BTA) 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25 and 27 for AFC and on BTA 4, 5 and 8 for SC. For growth traits, significant SNP markers were identified on BTA 3, 5 and 20 for YW and PWG. A total of 56 positional candidate genes were identified for AFC, 9 for SC, 3 for PWG, and 24 for YW. The significant SNPs detected for the reaction norm coefficients in Nellore cattle were found to be associated with growth, adaptative, and reproductive traits. These candidate genes are involved in biological mechanisms related to lipid metabolism, immune response, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, and energy and phosphate metabolism. CONCLUSIONS GWAS results highlighted differences in the physiological processes linked to lipid metabolism, immune response, MAPK signaling pathway, and energy and phosphate metabolism, providing insights into how different environmental conditions interact with specific genes affecting animal adaptation, productivity, and reproductive performance. The shared genomic regions between the intercept and slope are directly implicated in the regulation of growth and reproductive traits in Nellore cattle raised under different environmental conditions.
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- Ivan Carvalho Filho
- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock, Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G2W1, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
- National Council for Science and Technological Development, Brasilia, DF, 71605-001, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, SP, 14884-900, Brazil
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Sun H, Song X, Li C, Li Q, Liu S, Deng N. Humanized disulfide-stabilized diabody against fibroblast growth factor-2 inhibits PD-L1 expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition in hepatoma cells through STAT3. IUBMB Life 2023; 75:957-968. [PMID: 37489553 DOI: 10.1002/iub.2766] [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: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) plays an important role in tumor angiogenesis. Humanized disulfide-stable double-chain antibody against fibroblast growth factor-2 (anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody) is a small molecule antibody with good tissue permeability and low immunogenicity, which has potential in tumor-targeted therapy. This study intended to investigate the effect of anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody on the migration and expression of programmed death-ligand1 (PD-L1) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. The anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody was expressed under methanol induction and purified with Ni2+ -affinity chromatography. Anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody significantly inhibited cell viability and proliferation in SK-Hep1 and HepG2 cells as confirmed by CCK-8 assays and colony formation assays. Western blot assays indicated that the proliferation of SK-Hep1 and HepG2 cells was inhibited by anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody through inhibiting the phosphorylation activation of AKT and MAPK. The results of transwell and western blot assays showed that the migration and invasion of SK-Hep1 and HepG2 cells were suppressed by anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody by affecting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. Meanwhile, anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody inhibited the expression of PD-L1, and STAT3 participated in this process. Analysis of RT-PCR and Western blot suggested that fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 inhibitor 1 (FGFR4-IN-1) suppressed the expression of PD-L1, while STAT3 overexpression reversed this inhibitory effect. In addition, overexpression of STAT3 promoted migration and invasion and restored the suppressive effect of anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody on EMT. In conclusion, anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody could inhibit the expression of PD-L1 and EMT of hepatoma cells through FGF2/FGFR4/STAT3 axis. These results suggested that anti-FGF2 ds-Diabody has potential clinical application in inhibiting metastasis and immune escape of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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- Huamin Sun
- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Antibody Drug and Immunoassay, Department of Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Antibody Drug and Immunoassay, Department of Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Antibody Drug and Immunoassay, Department of Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Antibody Drug and Immunoassay, Department of Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Antibody Drug and Immunoassay, Department of Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Province Engineering Research Center for Antibody Drug and Immunoassay, Department of Biology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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Sheng H, Zhang J, Li F, Pan C, Yang M, Liu Y, Cai B, Zhang L, Ma Y. Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Bovine Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Gene and Its Expression during Adipocyte Differentiation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065663. [PMID: 36982739 PMCID: PMC10054561 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family genes are a class of polypeptide factors with similar structures that play an important role in regulating cell proliferation and differentiation, nutritional metabolism, and neural activity. In previous studies, the FGF gene has been widely studied and analyzed in many species. However, the systematic study of the FGF gene in cattle has not been reported. In this study, 22 FGF genes distributed on 15 chromosomes were identified in the Bos taurus genome and clustered into seven subfamilies according to phylogenetic analysis and conservative domains. Collinear analysis showed that the bovine FGF gene family was homologous to Bos grunniens, Bos indicus, Hybrid-Bos taurus, Bubalus bubalis, and Hybrid-Bos indicus, and tandem replication and fragment replication were the key driving forces for the expansion of the gene family. Tissue expression profiling showed that bovine FGF genes were commonly expressed in different tissues, with FGF1, FGF5, FGF10, FGF12, FGF16, FGF17, and FGF20 being highly expressed in adipose tissue. In addition, real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) detection showed that some FGF genes were differentially expressed before and after adipocyte differentiation, indicating their diverse role in the formation of lipid droplets. This study made a comprehensive exploration of the bovine FGF family and laid a foundation for further study on the potential function in the regulation of bovine adipogenic differentiation.
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Schütz LF, Hemple AM, Morrell BC, Schreiber NB, Gilliam JN, Cortinovis C, Totty ML, Caloni F, Aad PY, Spicer LJ. Changes in fibroblast growth factor receptors-1c, -2c, -3c, and -4 mRNA in granulosa and theca cells during ovarian follicular growth in dairy cattle. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2022; 80:106712. [PMID: 35276581 PMCID: PMC9124679 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2022.106712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The various fibroblast growth factors (FGF) regulate their function via binding to 4 main FGF receptor (FGFR) subtypes and their splice variants, FGFR1b, FGF1c, FGFR2b, FGFR2c and FGFR3c and FGFR4, but which of these FGFR are expressed in the granulosa (GC) and theca cells (TC), the 2 main cell layers of ovarian follicles, or change during follicular development is unknown. We hypothesized that FGFR1c, FGFR2c and FGFR3c (but not FGFR4) gene expression in GC (but not TC) would change with follicular development. Hence, the objective of this study was to determine if abundance of FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4 mRNA change according to follicular size, steroidogenic status, and days post-ovulation during growth of first-wave dominant follicles in Holstein cattle exhibiting regular estrous cycles. Estrous cycles of non-lactating dairy cattle were synchronized, and ovaries were collected on either d 3 to 4 (n = 8) or d 5 to 6 (n = 8) post-ovulation for GC and TC RNA extraction from small (1-5 mm), medium (5.1 to 8 mm) or large (8.1-18 mm) follicles for real-time PCR analysis. In GC, FGFR1c and FGFR2c mRNA relative abundance was greater in estrogen (E2)-inactive (ie, concentrations of E2 < progesterone, P4) follicles of all sizes than in GC from large E2-active follicles (ie, E2 > P4), whereas FGFR3c and FGFR4 mRNA abundance did not significantly differ among follicle types or days post-estrus. In TC, medium E2-inactive follicles had greater FGFR1c and FGFR4 mRNA abundance than large E2-active and E2-inactive follicles on d 5 to 6 post-ovulation whereas FGFR2c and FGFR3c mRNA abundance did not significantly differ among follicle types or day post-estrus. In vitro experiments revealed that androstenedione increased abundance of FGFR1c, FGFR2c and FGFR4 mRNA in GC whereas estradiol decreased FGFR2c mRNA abundance. Neither androstenedione nor estradiol affected abundance of the various FGFR mRNAs in cultured TC. Taken together, the findings that FGFR1c and FGFR2c mRNA abundance was less in GC of E2-active follicles and FGFR1c and FGFR4 mRNA was greater in TC of medium inactive follicles at late than at early growing phase of the first dominant follicle support an anti-differentiation role for FGF and their FGFR as well as support the idea that steroid-induced changes in FGF and their receptors may regulate selection of dominant follicles in cattle.
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- L F Schütz
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- University of Milan, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA
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- University of Milan, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, Notre Dame University - Louaizeh, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon
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- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
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Piotrowska-Tomala KK, Jonczyk AW, Kordowitzki P, Jalali BM, Skarzynski DJ. The effect of basic fibroblast growth factor 2 on the bovine corpus luteum depends on the stage of the estrous cycle and modulates prostaglandin F 2α action. Animal 2020; 15:100048. [PMID: 33516003 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2020.100048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The roles of fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in the corpus luteum (CL) function and its modulatory effect on prostaglandin (PG) F2α during the bovine estrous cycle were studied using the following design of in vivo and in vitro experiments: (1) effects of FGF2 and FGF receptor 1 inhibitor (PD173074) on bovine CL function in the early (PGF2α-resistant) and mid (PGF2α-responsive) luteal stage in vivo, (2) the modulatory effect of FGF2 on PGF2α action during the luteal phase in vivo and (3) effects of FGF2 and PD173074 on bovine CL secretory function in vitro. Cows were treated by injection into the CL with: (1) saline (control), (2) FGF2, (3) PD173074, (4) FGF2 followed by intramuscular (i.m.) PGF2α, (5) PD173074 followed by i.m. PGF2α and (6) i.m. PGF2α as a positive control. For in vitro experiments, CL explants were treated with the aforementioned factors. Progesterone (P4) concentrations of blood samples or culture media were determined by radioimmunoassay. Relative mRNA expressions of the genes involved in angiogenesis and steroidogenesis were determined by quantitative real-time PCR. Although FGF2 treatment on day 4 of the estrous cycle did not change the cycle length, FGF2 with PGF2α decreased the P4 concentrations observed during the estrous cycle compared to the control group (P < 0.001). Moreover, FGF2 treatment on day 10 prolonged CL function as indicated by a significantly greater concentration of P4 on day 21 compared to the control group. In the in vitro study, FGF2 decreased cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1 (CYP11A1) and hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase (HSD3B1) mRNA expression (P < 0.01) and decreased P4 production in the early-stage CL (P < 0.001). However, FGF2 + PGF2α or PGF2α alone resulted in an elevation of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and CYP11A1 mRNA expression and P4 secretion in the early-stage CL (P < 0.01). In the mid-luteal phase, FGF2 upregulated CYP11A1 and HSD3B1 mRNA expression (P < 0.01), while FGF2 + PGF2α increased only HSD3B1 mRNA expression (P < 0.001). In conclusion, FGF2 seems to play a modulatory role in CL development or luteolysis, differentially regulating steroidogenesis and angiogenic factors as well as PGF2α actions.
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- K K Piotrowska-Tomala
- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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Piersanti RL, Santos JEP, Sheldon IM, Bromfield JJ. Lipopolysaccharide and tumor necrosis factor-alpha alter gene expression of oocytes and cumulus cells during bovine in vitro maturation. Mol Reprod Dev 2019; 86:1909-1920. [PMID: 31663199 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Communication between the oocyte and cumulus facilitates oocyte growth, cell cycle regulation, and metabolism. This communication is mediated by direct contact between oocytes and cumulus cells, and soluble secreted molecules. Secreted molecules involved in this process are known inflammatory mediators. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is detected in follicular fluid and is associated with reduced fertility, whereas accumulation of inflammatory mediators in follicular fluid, including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), is associated with female infertility. Maturation of oocytes in the presence of LPS or TNF-α reduces meiotic maturation and the capacity to develop to the blastocyst. Here we evaluated the abundance of 92 candidate genes involved immune function, epigenetic modifications, embryo development, oocyte secreted factors, apoptosis, cell cycle, and cell signaling in bovine cumulus cells or zona-free oocytes after exposure to LPS or TNF-α during in vitro maturation. We hypothesize that LPS or TNF-α will alter the abundance of transcripts in oocytes and cumulus cell in a cell type dependent manner. Exposure to LPS altered abundance of 31 transcripts in oocytes (including ACVR1V, BMP15, DNMT3A) and 12 transcripts in cumulus cells (including AREG, FGF4, PIK3IP1). Exposure to TNF-α altered 1 transcript in oocytes (IGF2) and 4 transcripts in cumulus cells (GJA1, PLD2, PTGER4, STAT1). Cumulus expansion was reduced after exposure to LPS or TNF-α. Exposing COCs to LPS had a marked effect on expression of targeted transcripts in oocytes. We propose that altered oocyte transcript abundance is associated with reduced meiotic maturation and embryo development observed in oocytes cultured in LPS or TNF-α.
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- Rachel L Piersanti
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Pan Y, Wang M, Baloch AR, Zhang Q, Wang J, Ma R, Xu G, Kashif J, Wang L, Fan J, Cui Y, Yu S. FGF10 enhances yak oocyte fertilization competence and subsequent blastocyst quality and regulates the levels of CD9, CD81, DNMT1, and DNMT3B. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:17677-17689. [PMID: 30807658 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The fusion of sperm and oocytes determines the fertilization competence and subsequent development of embryos, which, in turn, can be affected by various proteins and DNA methylation. However, several factors in this whole regulation process remain unknown, especially in yaks. Here, we report that fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) is an important growth factor that can enhance the maturation rate of yak oocytes and the motility of frozen spermatozoa. Subsequent blastocyst quality was also improved by increasing the total cell number and level of pregnancy-associated protein in blastocysts. These effects were significantly high in the group that received the 5 ng/ml FGF10 treatment, during both in vitro maturation (IVM) and capacitation. Our data show that the effects of FGF10 were dose-dependent at vital steps of embryogenesis in vitro. Furthermore, quantitative polymerase chain reaction, western blot analysis, and immunofluorescence demonstrated that the levels of CD9, CD81, DNMT1, and DNMT3B in both mature cumulus-oocyte complexes and capacitated sperms were regulated by FGF10, which was also highly expressed in the group treated with 5 ng/ml FGF10 during both IVM and capacitation. From our present study, we concluded that FGF10 promotes yak oocyte fertilization competence and subsequent blastocyst quality, and could also regulate CD9, CD81, DNMT1, and DNMT3B to optimize sperm-oocyte interactions and DNA methylation during fertilization.
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- Yangyang Pan
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu, China
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Mesbah F, Pracha AD, Talaei-Khozani T, Bahmanpour S. The effects of activated omental extract on nuclear and cytoplasmic in vitro maturation of rat oocytes. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2017; 20:1345-1353. [PMID: 29238470 PMCID: PMC5722995 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2017.9622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective: The role of growth factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor of activated omentum on mitosis is clearly known, though not on all the aspects of in vitro oocyte maturation. This study was designed to assess the effect of activated-omental extract (AOE) on in vitro maturation (IVM) of rat cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs). Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, the COCs were incubated in Ham’s F-10 supplemented with either 20% AOE, 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS) or serum-free media. Post-culture COCs were studied according to the cumulus cells (CCs) expansion, nuclear maturation and cytoplasmic maturation. Cumuli expansion was evaluated by inverted microscope without staining; nuclear maturation was assessed by aceto-orcein staining (light microscope) and cytoplasmic maturation was also observed by TEM. Results: Expansion of CCs and nuclear maturation of the oocytes in in vitro for 24 hr was significantly higher in AOE- and FBS-supplemented groups (P=0.000 and 0.013) and (P=0.004 and 0.014), respectively, compared to serum-free group. At ultra-structural level, after 24 hr, both FBS and AOE-supplemented media showed uniformly wide perivitelline space (PVS). After 12 hr, the cortical granules were found in the oocytes cultured in FBS and AOE-supplemented media. Within 24 hr, both granules and mitochondria were large without any detectable topographic tendency across the ooplasm. In AOE and FBS-supplemented oocytes, the number and size of microvilli were more than those in serum-free one. Conclusion: Although AOE supplementation induced a higher rate of the CCs expansion, and resuming meiosis, it was not as potent as FBS to provide cytoplasmic maturation of rat oocytes.
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- Fakhroddin Mesbah
- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Diógenes MN, Guimarães ALS, Leme LO, Maurício MF, Dode MAN. Effect of prematuration and maturation with fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) on in vitro development of bovine oocytes. Theriogenology 2017; 102:190-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Revised: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Bovine in vitro embryo production: the effects of fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10). J Assist Reprod Genet 2016; 34:383-390. [PMID: 28000057 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-016-0852-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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PURPOSE In an attempt to improve in vitro embryo production, we investigated the effect of fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) during in vitro maturation on the developmental capacity of bovine oocytes. MATERIAL AND METHODS Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were aspirated from follicles of 3-8 mm diameter. After selection, the COCs were matured in medium with or without 0.5 ng/mL of FGF10. The effect of FGF10 during in vitro maturation (IVM) on nuclear maturation kinetics and expansion of the cumulus cells was investigated. Oocyte competence was assessed by the production and development speed of embryos and the relative expression of genes associated with embryo quality. RESULTS FGF10 delayed the resumption of meiosis from 8 h onwards, but did not affect the percentage of oocytes reaching metaphase II, nor did it increase cumulus expansion at 22 h of maturation. We found no difference between treatments regarding embryo production, developmental speed, and gene expression. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the presence of FGF10 during IVM had no effect on embryo production, developmental speed, and gene expression.
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Akizawa H, Nagatomo H, Odagiri H, Kohri N, Yamauchi N, Yanagawa Y, Nagano M, Takahashi M, Kawahara M. Conserved roles of fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 signaling in the regulation of inner cell mass development in bovine blastocysts. Mol Reprod Dev 2016; 83:516-25. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Hiroki Akizawa
- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction; Research Faculty of Agriculture; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction; Research Faculty of Agriculture; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction; Research Faculty of Agriculture; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction; Research Faculty of Agriculture; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Animal and Marine Bioresource Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture; Kyushu University; Fukuoka Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction; Research Faculty of Agriculture; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Breeding and Reproduction; Research Faculty of Agriculture; Hokkaido University; Sapporo Japan
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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) have been shown to alter growth and differentiation of reproductive tissues in a variety of species. Within the female reproductive tract, the effects of FGFs have been focused on the ovary, and the most studied one is FGF2, which stimulates granulosa cell proliferation and decreases differentiation (decreased steroidogenesis). Other FGFs have also been implicated in ovarian function, and this review summarizes the effects of members of two subfamilies on ovarian function; the FGF7 subfamily that also contains FGF10, and the FGF8 subfamily that also contains FGF18. There are data to suggest that FGF8 and FGF18 have distinct actions on granulosa cells, despite their apparent similar receptor binding properties. Studies of non-reproductive developmental biology also indicate that FGF8 is distinct from FGF18, and that FGF7 is also distinct from FGF10 despite similar receptor binding properties. In this review, the potential mechanisms of differential action of FGF7/FGF10 and FGF8/FGF18 during organogenesis will be reviewed and placed in the context of follicle development. A model is proposed in which FGF8 and FGF18 differentially activate receptors depending on the properties of the extracellular matrix in the follicle.
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- Christopher A Price
- Faculty of Veterinary MedicineCentre de recherche en reproduction animale, University of Montreal, 3200 rue Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 7C6
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Merhi Z, Polotsky AJ, Bradford AP, Buyuk E, Chosich J, Phang T, Jindal S, Santoro N. Adiposity Alters Genes Important in Inflammation and Cell Cycle Division in Human Cumulus Granulosa Cell. Reprod Sci 2015; 22:1220-8. [PMID: 25676576 DOI: 10.1177/1933719115572484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether obesity alters genes important in cellular growth and inflammation in human cumulus granulosa cells (GCs). METHODS Eight reproductive-aged women who underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation followed by oocyte retrieval for in vitro fertilization were enrolled. Cumulus GC RNA was extracted and processed for microarray analysis on Affymetrix Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 chips. Gene expression data were validated on GCs from additional biologically similar samples using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Comparison in gene expression was made between women with body mass index (BMI) <25 kg/m(2) (group 1; n = 4) and those with BMI ≥25 kg/m(2) (group 2; n = 4). RESULTS Groups 1 and 2 had significantly different BMI (21.4 ± 1.4 vs 30.4 ± 2.7 kg/m(2), respectively; P = .02) but did not differ in age (30.5 ± 1.7 vs 32.7 ± 0.3 years, respectively; P = .3). Comparative analysis of gene expression profiles by supervised clustering between group 1 versus group 2 resulted in the selection of 7 differentially expressed genes: fibroblast growth factor 12 (FGF-12), protein phosphatase 1-like (PPM1L), zinc finger protein multitype 2 (ZFPM2), forkhead box M1 (FOXM1), cell division cycle 20 (CDC20), interleukin 1 receptor-like 1 (IL1RL1), and growth arrest-specific protein 7 (GAS7). FOXM1, CDC20, and GAS7 were downregulated while FGF-12 and PPM1L were upregulated in group 2 when compared to group 1. Validation with RT-PCR confirmed the microarray data except for ZFPM2 and IL1RL. As BMI increased, expression of FOXM1 significantly decreased (r = -.60, P = .048). CONCLUSIONS Adiposity is associated with changes in the expression of genes important in cellular growth, cell cycle progression, and inflammation. The upregulation of the metabolic regulator gene PPM1L suggests that adiposity induces an abnormal metabolic follicular environment, potentially altering folliculogenesis and oocyte quality.
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- Zaher Merhi
- Division of Reproductive Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Vermont College of medicine, Burlington, VT, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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Pomini Pinto RF, Fontes PK, Loureiro B, Sousa Castilho AC, Sousa Ticianelli J, Montanari Razza E, Satrapa RA, Buratini J, Moraes Barros C. Effects of FGF10 on Bovine Oocyte Meiosis Progression, Apoptosis, Embryo Development and Relative Abundance of Developmentally Important GenesIn Vitro. Reprod Domest Anim 2014; 50:84-90. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- RF Pomini Pinto
- Department of Pharmacology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University (UNESP); Botucatu SP Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University (UNESP); Botucatu SP Brazil
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproductive Physiology; University of Vila Velha (UVV); Vila Velha ES Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University (UNESP); Botucatu SP Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University (UNESP); Botucatu SP Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University (UNESP); Botucatu SP Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University (UNESP); Botucatu SP Brazil
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- Department of Phisiology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University; Botucatu SP Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology; Institute of Biosciences; São Paulo State University (UNESP); Botucatu SP Brazil
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Current world literature. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2013; 20:74-9. [PMID: 23247096 DOI: 10.1097/med.0b013e32835cb529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ozawa M, Yang QE, Ealy AD. The expression of fibroblast growth factor receptors during early bovine conceptus development and pharmacological analysis of their actions on trophoblast growth in vitro. Reproduction 2013; 145:191-201. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-12-0220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The overall aim of this work was to examine the expression profiles for fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) and describe their biological importance during bovine pre- and peri-implantation conceptus development. FGFR1 and FGFR2 mRNAs were detected at 1-, 2-, 8-cell, morula and blastocyst stages whereas FGFR3 and FGFR4 mRNAs were detected after the 8-cell stage but not earlier. The abundance of FGFR1, FGFR3, and FGFR4 mRNAs increased at the morula and blastocyst stages. Immunofluorescence microscopy detected FGFR2 and FGFR4 exclusively in trophoblast cells whereas FGFR1 and FGFR3 were detected in both trophoblast cells and inner cell mass in blastocysts. Neither transcripts for FGF10 nor its receptor (FGFR2b) were temporally related to interferon τ (IFNT) transcript profile during peri- and postimplantation bovine conceptus development. A series of studies used a chemical inhibitor of FGFR kinase function (PD173074) to examine FGFR activation requirements during bovine embryo development. Exposing embryos to the inhibitor (1 μM) beginning on day 5 post-fertilization did not alter the percentage of embryos that developed into blastocysts or blastocyst cell numbers. The inhibitor did not alter the abundance of CDX2 mRNA but decreased (P<0.05) the relative abundance of IFNT mRNA in blastocysts. Exposing blastocysts to the inhibitor from days 8 to 11 post-fertilization reduced (P<0.05) the percentage of blastocysts that formed outgrowths after transfer to Matrigel-coated plates. In conclusion, each FGFR was detected in bovine embryos, and FGFR activation is needed to maximize IFNT expression and permit outgrowth formation.
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