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Gonella-Diaza Á, Ojeda Rojas OA, Grajales Lombana H, Abuabara Y, Hernández A. Serum concentration of sex-steroids, endometrial expression of their receptors, and endometrial morphology during the estrous cycle in Bos taurus Criollo and crossbred cows. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL RESEARCH 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2018.1518232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Ángela Gonella-Diaza
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (South-America)
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (South-America)
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- Centro de Investigaciones Turipaná- Corpoica, Montería, Colombia (South-America)
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (South-America)
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Ma F, Deng L, Secrest P, Shi L, Zhao J, Gagneux P. A Mouse Model for Dietary Xenosialitis: ANTIBODIES TO XENOGLYCAN CAN REDUCE FERTILITY. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:18222-31. [PMID: 27382056 PMCID: PMC5000070 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.739169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Humans can incorporate the xenoglycan N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) from the diet into reproductive tissues and secretions. Most humans also have circulating antibodies specific for this dietary xenoglycan. The potential for inflammation induced by incorporated Neu5Gc and circulating anti-Neu5Gc antibodies, termed xenosialitis, has been discussed as a factor influencing several human diseases. Potential effects of xenosialitis on human fertility remain unknown. Here, we investigate possible adverse effects of the presence of Neu5Gc on sperm or endometrium combined with anti-Neu5Gc antibodies in semen or uterine secretions in a mouse model. We use Cmah(-/-) mice, humanized for Neu5Gc deficiency. We find that the viability, migration, and capacitation of sperm with incorporated Neu5Gc are negatively affected when these are exposed to anti-Neu5Gc antibodies. In addition, we find that after copulation, activated uterine neutrophils and macrophages show increased phagocytosis of sperm in the presence of anti-Neu5Gc antibodies via the complement receptor 3 (C3R) and Fcγ I/II/III (Fc receptor). Furthermore, Neu5Gc in endometrial cells combined with the presence of anti-Neu5Gc antibodies alters the receptivity and decidualization of endometrial explants. These studies provide mechanistic insights on how Neu5Gc on sperm and/or endometrium combined with anti-Neu5Gc antibodies in semen and uterine fluid might contribute to unexplained human infertility.
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- Fang Ma
- From the Sichuan University - The Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Reproductive Medicine, Key Laboratory of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China and
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- the Glycobiology Research and Training Center and Department of Pathology
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- the Glycobiology Research and Training Center and Department of Pathology
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- Transgenic Mouse Core, University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- the Glycobiology Research and Training Center and Department of Pathology,
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Lu J, Reese J, Zhou Y, Hirsch E. Progesterone-induced activation of membrane-bound progesterone receptors in murine macrophage cells. J Endocrinol 2015; 224:183-94. [PMID: 25472814 PMCID: PMC4297269 DOI: 10.1530/joe-14-0470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Parturition is an inflammatory process mediated to a significant extent by macrophages. Progesterone (P4) maintains uterine quiescence in pregnancy, and a proposed functional withdrawal of P4 classically regulated by nuclear progesterone receptors (nPRs) leads to labor. P4 can affect the functions of macrophages despite the reported lack of expression of nPRs in these immune cells. Therefore, in this study we investigated the effects of the activation of the putative membrane-associated PR on the function of macrophages (a key cell for parturition) and discuss the implications of these findings for pregnancy and parturition. In murine macrophage cells (RAW 264.7), activation of mPRs by P4 modified to be active only extracellularly by conjugation to BSA (P4BSA, 1.0×10(-7) mol/l) caused a pro-inflammatory shift in the mRNA expression profile, with significant upregulation of the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2 (Ptgs2)), Il1B, and Tnf and downregulation of membrane progesterone receptor alpha (Paqr7) and oxytocin receptor (Oxtr). Pretreatment with PD98059, a MEK1/2 inhibitor, significantly reduced P4BSA-induced expression of mRNA of Il1B, Tnf, and Ptgs2. Inhibition of protein kinase A (PKA) by H89 blocked P4BSA-induced expression of Il1B and Tnf mRNA. P4BSA induced rapid phosphorylation of MEK1/2 and CREB (a downstream target of PKA). This phosphorylation was inhibited by pretreatment with PD98059 and H89, respectively, revealing that MEK1/2 and PKA are two of the components involved in mPR signaling. Taken together, these results indicate that changes in membrane progesterone receptor alpha expression and signaling in macrophages are associated with the inflammatory responses; and that these changes might contribute to the functional withdrawal of P4 related to labor.
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- Jing Lu
- Department of OB/GYNNorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USADepartment of OB/GYNPritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street Suite 104, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA Department of OB/GYNNorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USADepartment of OB/GYNPritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street Suite 104, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of OB/GYNNorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USADepartment of OB/GYNPritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street Suite 104, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of OB/GYNNorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USADepartment of OB/GYNPritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street Suite 104, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of OB/GYNNorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USADepartment of OB/GYNPritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street Suite 104, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA Department of OB/GYNNorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60201, USADepartment of OB/GYNPritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, 924 East 57th Street Suite 104, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Isayama K, Chen H, Yamauchi N, Hattori MA. REV-ERBα inhibits the PTGS2 expression in bovine uterus endometrium stromal and epithelial cells exposed to ovarian steroids. J Reprod Dev 2014; 60:362-70. [PMID: 25007867 PMCID: PMC4219993 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2014-040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The nuclear receptor REV-ERBα (encoded by NR1D1) has a critical role in metabolism and physiology as well
as circadian rhythm. Here, we investigated the possible contribution of clock genes including NR1D1 to the
secretion of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) from bovine uterine stromal (USCs) and epithelial cells (UECs)
by modulating the expression of PTGS2. The circadian oscillation of clock genes in the cells was weak
compared with that reported in rodents, but the expression of BMAL1, PER1, and
NR1D1 was changed temporally by treatment with ovarian steroids. Significant expression of clock genes
including NR1D1 was detected in USCs exposed to progesterone. NR1D1 was also significantly
expressed in UECs exposed to estradiol. The expression of PTGS2 was suppressed in USCs exposed to
progesterone, while the expression was initially suppressed in UECs exposed to estradiol and then increased after long-term
exposure to estradiol. BMAL1 knockdown with specific siRNA caused a significant decrease in the transcript
levels of NR1D1 and PTGS2 in USCs, but not in UECs. The production of PGF2α also
decreased in USCs after BMAL1 knockdown, while its level did not significantly change in UECs. The
transcript level of PTGS2 was increased by treatment with the antagonist of REV-ERBα in both cell types, but
the agonist was ineffective. In these two cell types treated with the agonist or antagonist, the PGF2α production
coincided well with the PTGS2 expression. Collectively, these results indicate that REV-ERBα plays an
inhibitory role in the expression of PTGS2 in both bovine USCs and UECs treated with ovarian steroids.
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- Keishiro Isayama
- Department of Animal and Marine Bioresource Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan
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Rodríguez Iglesias R, Ciccioli N, Ferrería J, Pevsner D, Rosas C, Rodríguez M, Pedrueza J. Short-lived corpora lutea syndrome in anoestrous ewes following 17β-oestradiol or MAP treatments applied before an allogenic sexual stimulation with rams and oestrous ewes. Anim Reprod Sci 2013; 136:268-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ruiz-González I, Sánchez M, García-Palencia P, Sánchez B, García-Fernández R, González-Bulnes A, Flores J. Differences in uterine immunoexpression of PR, ERα and OTR when comparing prostaglandin- to progestagen-based protocols for ovine estrus synchronization. Anim Reprod Sci 2012; 133:93-100. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2011] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pugliesi G, Beg MA, Carvalho GR, Ginther OJ. Induction of PGFM pulses and luteolysis by sequential estradiol-17β treatments in heifers. Theriogenology 2011; 77:492-506. [PMID: 22119513 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Revised: 08/09/2011] [Accepted: 08/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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The effects of sequential induction of PGFM pulses by estradiol-17β (E2) on prominence of PGFM pulses and progesterone (P4) concentration were studied in heifers. Three treatments of vehicle (n = 12) or E2 (n = 12) at doses of 0.05 or 0.1 mg were given at 12-h intervals beginning on Day 15 postovulation. Blood samples were collected every 12 h from Days 13-24 and hourly for 12 h after the first and third treatments. On Day 15, all heifers were in preluteolysis and on Day 16 were in preluteolysis in the vehicle-treated heifers (n = 11) and either preluteolysis (n = 4) or luteolysis (n = 8) in the E2-treated heifers. Peak concentration of induced PGFM pulses during preluteolysis on Day 15 was greater (P < 0.04) than for pulses during preluteolysis on Day 16. The interval from ovulation to the beginning of luteolysis was shorter (P < 0.04) in the E2-treated heifers than in the vehicle-treated heifers. An E2-induced PGFM pulse was less prominent (P < 0.008) in heifers in temporal association with a transient resurgence in P4 than in heifers with a progressive P4 decrease. The hypothesis that repeated E2 exposure stimulates increasing prominence of PGFM pulses was not supported. Instead, repeated exposure reduced the prominence of PGFM pulses, in contrast to the stimulation from the first E2 treatment. Reduced prominence of a PGF(2α) pulse during luteolysis can lead to a transient resurgence in P4 concentration.
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- G Pugliesi
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA
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Ruiz-González I, Sánchez MA, García-Fernández RA, García-Palencia P, Sánchez B, Letelier CA, González-Bulnes A, Flores JM. Endometrial expression of IFNAR-1 and oxytocin receptor (OTR) is not improved by prostaglandin analogues when compared to progestagens in ewes. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 47:274-80. [PMID: 21771110 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01852.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate differences on the endometrial immunoexpression of type I IFN receptor subunit 1 (IFNAR1) and oxytocin receptor (OTR) during the time of maternal recognition of pregnancy in sheep, when oestrus is synchronized with either prostaglandin analogues (group PG) or conventional progestagens (group P). Plasma progesterone was measured from day 0 to 21 post-coitus (pc) (day 0 = day of oestrus). Immunohistochemistry was performed in samples of uterine horns from pregnant sheep on days 9pc, 13pc, 15pc, 17pc and 21pc to locate IFNAR1 and OTR expression in different endometrial compartments. Mean levels of plasma progesterone were different between treatments, obtaining higher levels in the PG group than in the P group (p < 0.05). Comparing days of pregnancy, IFNAR1 protein expression was different in the luminal epithelium (LE) (p < 0.05), while OTR was different in the LE and in the superficial glandular epithelium (SG) (p < 0.05). Temporal variation on the expression of both proteins from day 9pc to 21pc has been evidenced. IFNAR1 and OTR expression did not show significant differences between treatments. However, the response observed in the endometrium was highly inconsistent when prostaglandin analogues were used. Therefore, the protocol based on prostaglandin analogues still needs to be optimized before being considered as a better alternative to progestagens for oestrous synchronization in sheep.
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- I Ruiz-González
- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, UCM, Madrid, Spain.
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Szóstek AZ, Siemieniuch MJ, Deptula K, Woclawek-Potocka I, Majewska M, Okuda K, Skarzynski DJ. Ovarian steroids modulate tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide-regulated prostaglandin secretion by cultured bovine oviductal epithelial cells. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2011; 41:14-23. [PMID: 21420267 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2011.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 01/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Ovarian steroids assure an optimum environment for the final maturation of oocytes, gamete transport, fertilization, and early embryonic development. The aim of experiment 1 was to examine the influence of ovarian steroids on tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)- or nitric oxide (NO)-regulated prostaglandin (PG), and nitrite/nitrate (NO₂/NO₃) secretion by cultured bovine oviductal epithelial cells (BOECs). BOECs were pretreated with 17β-estradiol (E₂; 10⁻⁹ M) and/or progesterone (P₄; 10⁻⁷ M) for 24 h. For the next 24 h, BOECs were treated with TNF-α (10 ng/mL) or spermine nitric oxide complex (NONOate; 10⁻⁵ M). Prostaglandin F(2α) and PGE₂ secretion was measured in medium by ELISA. The pretreatment of cells with P₄ (progesterone), E₂ (17 β-estradiol), or E₂/P₄ augmented TNF-α-induced PGF(2α) and PGE₂ secretion (P < 0.01). The pretreatment of cells with E₂ or E₂/P₄ increased NONOate-induced PGF(2α) and PGE₂ secretion (P < 0.01). TNF-α induced NO₂/NO₃ production by BOECs. The pretreatment of cells with E₂ augmented only TNF-α-induced NO₂/NO₃ production (P < 0.05). The aim of experiment 2 was to examine the influence of TNF-α, NO, and ovarian steroids on the protein content of enzymes specifically involved in PG and NO production, PG synthases, and NO synthases (NOSs). BOECs were treated with TNF-α (10 ng/mL) or NONOate (10⁻⁵ M). TNF-α increased the protein content of PGG/H synthase, PGF synthase, and PGE synthase (P < 0.05) and endothelial and inducible NOSs (P < 0.05). Nitric oxide increased the protein content of PGF synthase, PGE synthase, endothelial NOS, and inducible NOS (P < 0.05). These results show possible linkage between TNF-α and NO, modulated by ovarian steroids, in the regulation of PG synthesis by BOECs that may be important for triggering the process of oviductal contractions.
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- A Z Szóstek
- Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn 10-747, Poland
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King S, Douglas B, Roser J, Silvia W, Jones K. Differential luteolytic function between the physiological breeding season, autumn transition and persistent winter cyclicity in the mare. Anim Reprod Sci 2010; 117:232-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2009.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2008] [Revised: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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dos Santos RM, Goissis MD, Fantini DA, Bertan CM, Vasconcelos JLM, Binelli M. Elevated progesterone concentrations enhance prostaglandin F2α synthesis in dairy cows. Anim Reprod Sci 2009; 114:62-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2008.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Revised: 08/14/2008] [Accepted: 09/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ndiaye K, Poole DH, Pate JL. Expression and regulation of functional oxytocin receptors in bovine T lymphocytes. Biol Reprod 2007; 78:786-93. [PMID: 18094352 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.065938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The corpus luteum (CL) produces oxytocin (OXT), which has been proposed to regulate the pulsatile release of prostaglandin F2alpha during luteolysis in ruminants. This action of OXT is mediated via oxytocin receptors (OXTRs) present on uterine epithelial cells. It is hypothesized that luteal OXT acts as a paracrine regulator of resident immune cells. In the present study, OXTR mRNA expression in bovine lymphocytes was analyzed, as well as its regulation during the estrous cycle. OXTR transcripts were observed in freshly purified bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells and T lymphocytes. OXTR mRNA in bovine lymphocytes on Day 3 was numerically greater than but not significantly different from that of Day 19 of the estrous cycle (P=0.091). In cultured T cells, estradiol (E2) treatment significantly increased the steady-state concentrations of OXTR mRNA, but the stimulatory effect of E2 was inhibited by the addition of progesterone (P4). Each of the major T cell subsets (CD4+, CD8+, and gamma delta+) expressed OXTR mRNA, with no significant difference in expression among them. Western blot analyses demonstrated the presence of the bovine OXTR protein at about 45 kDa in lymphocytes, as well as expression of the 14-kDa precursor of OXT. When lymphocytes were treated with OXT, intracellular concentrations of calcium ([Ca2+]i) were rapidly and dramatically increased. This study demonstrated that bovine lymphocytes express OXTRs and that this expression can be regulated in a steroid-dependent manner. Furthermore, OXT elicited a functional [Ca2+]i response in T lymphocytes, supporting the possibility that OXT within the CL could act as a paracrine or autocrine regulator of resident T lymphocytes.
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- Kalidou Ndiaye
- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA
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Beretsos P, Loutradis D, Koussoulakos S, Margaritis LH, Kiapekou E, Mastorakos G, Papaspirou I, Makris N, Makrigiannakis A, Antsaklis A. Oxytocin Receptor Is Differentially Expressed in Mouse Endometrium and Embryo during Blastocyst Implantation. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1092:466-79. [PMID: 17308174 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1365.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The oxytocin (OT)-oxytocin receptor (OTR) system of the mammalian uterus has mainly been studied in relation to its involvement in the onset of labor. The aim of this study was to elucidate the in vivo expression and localization pattern of OTR in the mouse endometrium and embryo during implantation, as well as OTR mRNA expression in the in vitro developing mouse embryo. The expression of OTR or OT was detected immunohistochemically in uterine tissue sections of 5- to 8-week-old female mice between days 4 and 10 of an established pregnancy. In addition, the expression of OTR mRNA was detected by means of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in mouse oocytes and embryos up to the blastocyst stage. The mean ratios of normalized expression levels of OTR gene in all samples were also calculated. The recorded increase in OTR mRNA immediately after fertilization could mean a possible role of OT in this process, as OTR mRNA gradually decreased after the four-cell stage of pre-embryonic development. The differential expression of OTR during embryonic apposition and embryonic invasion/placentation in the mouse uterus suggests a potential role of OT in the implantation process of the mouse. It is possible that the interaction of OTR with the hormones included in the ovulation induction regiments utilized today in in vitro fertilization (IVF) could be affecting the receptivity/quality of the implanting endometrium.
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- Panagiotis Beretsos
- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Medicine, Athens University Medical School, 50 Achaias St., 115 23, Athens, Greece.
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Goff AK, Jamshidi AA, Kombé A. Inhibition of prostaglandin F2alpha synthesis and oxytocin receptor by progesterone antagonists in bovine endometrial cells in vitro. Steroids 2006; 71:785-91. [PMID: 16797624 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2006.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2006] [Revised: 05/10/2006] [Accepted: 05/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Oxytocin receptor (OTR) expression is suppressed by progesterone (P4) during the luteal phase of the estrous cycle and then it increases at the time of luteolysis, but its regulation is still not completely understood. In vitro studies to determine the mechanism of action are hindered because OTR spontaneously upregulates in vitro and it is impossible to alter expression with P4 or estradiol. During recent studies examining the effect of P4 and an antagonist (mifepristone) on PG secretion, we found that mifepristone attenuated OT-stimulated PG secretion from endometrial epithelial cells. The objective of the present study was to determine, whether this effect of mifepristone was due to changes in prostaglandin synthesis and/or OTR. A time-course showed that mifepristone (5 microM) had no significant effect after 24 h but by 72 h it decreased PGF(2alpha) secretion (P<0.01) and abolished the response of the cells to OT (P<0.01). The presence or absence of P4 did not affect the response to mifepristone. To determine the site of action of mifepristone, cells were cultured for 72 h with or without mifepristone and then COX-1 and COX-2 were measured by Western blotting and OTR was measured by saturation analysis. The results showed that mifepristone did not affect basal or PMA-stimulated expression of either COX-1 or COX-2 but did, however, decrease OTR number (P<0.05). These data demonstrate that OTR and the response to OT can be downregulated in endometrial epithelial cells in vitro via a mechanism involving the P4 receptor.
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- Alan K Goff
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, 3200 Rue Sicotte, St-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 7C6, Canada.
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Woclawek-Potocka I, Okuda K, Acosta TJ, Korzekwa A, Pilawski W, Skarzynski DJ. Phytoestrogen metabolites are much more active than phytoestrogens themselves in increasing prostaglandin F(2alpha) synthesis via prostaglanin F(2alpha) synthase-like 2 stimulation in bovine endometrium. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2005; 78:202-17. [PMID: 16303617 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2005.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2005] [Revised: 08/12/2005] [Accepted: 08/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Phytoestrogens have recently been suggested to be the cause of infertility by stimulating luteolytic prostaglandin (PG) F(2alpha) secretion from endometrium in cattle. The purpose of this study was to examine the enzymatic and molecular mechanisms involved in the preferential induction of PGF(2alpha) synthesis by phytoestrogens, and whether phytoestrogens influence endometrial cell viability. Cultured bovine endometrial epithelial and stromal cells were exposed to phytoestrogens (daidzein and genistein) and their metabolites (equol and p-ethyl phenol) for 24h. Prostaglandin F(2alpha) and PGE2 were stimulated by phytoestrogens in both stromal and epithelial cells, with a preference for PGF(2alpha) synthesis in epithelial cells (P<0.001). Although RT-PCR and Western Blot analyses did not reveal the influence of phytoestrogens on either gene expression or protein level of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and PGE2 synthase (PGES) in stromal and epithelial cells (P>0.05), the stimulative effects of equol and p-ethyl phenol on PGF(2alpha) synthase-like 2 (PGFSL2) gene expression and protein level were observed only in epithelial cells (P<0.05). The same compounds did not affect PGFSL2 gene expression and protein in stromal cells (P>0.05). Exposure to phytoestrogens and their metabolites decreased cell viability in both stromal and epithelial cells. Stromal cell viability decreased to 50% of the control and was more evident than that in epithelial cells (P<0.001). The overall results suggest that infertility in cattle, caused by phytoestrogen-dependent preferential stimulation of luteolytic PGF(2alpha) synthesis, is caused by increasing PGFSL2 in epithelial cells, and by decreasing stromal cell viability, which are the main source of luteotropic PGE2 production.
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- I Woclawek-Potocka
- Department of Reproductive Immunology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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Cheng Z, Abayasekara DRE, Wathes DC. The effect of supplementation with n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids on 1-, 2- and 3-series prostaglandin F production by ovine uterine epithelial cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2005; 1736:128-35. [PMID: 16140575 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2005.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2005] [Revised: 08/12/2005] [Accepted: 08/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6) has variously been found to increase or inhibit synthesis of 2-series prostaglandins (PGs), derived from arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6). gamma-linolenic acid (GLA, 18:3n-6) containing oils are promoted to women for a variety of reproductive problems. Little is known concerning their actual effects on reproduction. We investigated the effects of LA, GLA and AA supplementation (25-100 microM) on basal and oxytocin (OT) stimulated production of 1-, 2- and-3 series PGs by uterine epithelial cells isolated from non-pregnant ewes, used as a model system to study endometrial PG production. PGF isomers were measured using radioimmunoassays following separation by high performance chromatography (HPLC). OT challenge increased the proportion of PGF2alpha in relation to PGF1alpha and PGF3alpha in control medium. LA supplementation decreased all PGF isomer production and reduced responsiveness to OT. GLA increased both absolute and proportional PGF1alpha production and slightly enhanced PGF2alpha generation. AA increased PGF2alpha generation and raised its isometric proportion. Both GLA and AA increased overall PGF output significantly but prevented the cells from responding to OT. These results suggest that consumption of LA and GLA are likely to differentially alter both uterine PG metabolism and responsiveness to OT. This may have implications for the control of a variety of reproductive processes.
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- Zhangrui Cheng
- Reproduction and Development Group, Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts AL9 7TA, UK.
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Goff AK. Steroid hormone modulation of prostaglandin secretion in the ruminant endometrium during the estrous cycle. Biol Reprod 2004; 71:11-6. [PMID: 14973258 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.025890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Prostaglandins, produced from membrane phospholipids by the action of phospholipase A2, cyclooxygenase, and specific prostaglandin synthases, are important regulators of ovulation, luteolysis, implantation, and parturition in reproductive tissues. Destruction of the corpus luteum at the end of the estrous cycle in nonpregnant animals is brought about by the pulsatile secretion of prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) from the endometrium. It has been known for many years that progesterone, estradiol, and oxytocin are the hormones responsible for luteolysis. To achieve luteolysis, two independent processes have to be coordinated; the first is an increase in the prostaglandin synthetic capability of the endometrium and the second is an increase in oxytocin receptor number. Although progesterone and estradiol can modulate the expression of the enzymes involved in prostaglandin synthesis, the primary reason for the initiation of luteolysis is the increase in oxytocin receptor on the endometrial epithelial cells. Results of many in vivo studies have shown that progesterone and estradiol are required for luteolysis, but it is still not fully understood exactly how these steroid hormones act. The purpose of this article is to review the recent data related to how progesterone and estradiol could regulate (initiate and then turn off) the uterine pulsatile secretion of PGF(2alpha) observed at luteolysis.
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- Alan K Goff
- Centre de Recherche en Reproduction Animale, Faculte de medecine veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, St-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada J2S 7C6.
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