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Ruiz-Conca M, Gardela J, Olvera-Maneu S, López-Béjar M, Álvarez-Rodríguez M. NR3C1 and glucocorticoid-regulatory genes mRNA and protein expression in the endometrium and ampulla during the bovine estrous cycle. Res Vet Sci 2022; 152:510-523. [PMID: 36174371 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.09.018] [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: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The bovine reproductive tract exhibits changes during the estrous cycle modulated by the interplay of steroid hormones. Glucocorticoids can be detrimental when stress-induced but are relevant at baseline levels for appropriate reproductive function. Here, an analysis of quantitative real-time PCR was performed to study the bovine glucocorticoid-related baseline gene transcription in endometrial and ampullar tissue samples derived from three time points of the estrous cycle, stage I (Days 1-4), stage III (Days 11-17) and stage IV (Days 18-20). Our results revealed expression differences during stages, as expression observed in the ampulla was higher during the post-ovulatory phase (stage I), including the glucocorticoid receptor NR3C1, and some of its regulators, involved in glucocorticoid availability (HSD11B1 and HSD11B2) and transcriptional actions (FKBP4 and FKBP5). In contrast, in the endometrium, higher expression of the steroid receptors was observed during the late luteal phase (stage III), including ESR1, ESR2, PGRMC1 and PGRMC2, and HSD11B1 expression decreased, while HSD11B2 increased. Moreover, at protein level, FKBP4 was higher expressed during the late luteal phase, and NR3C1 during the pre-ovulatory phase (stage IV). These results suggest that tight regulation of the glucocorticoid activity is promoted in the ampulla, when reproductive events are taking place, including oocyte maturation. Moreover, most expression changes in the endometrium were observed during the late luteal phase, and may be related to the embryonic maternal recognition. In conclusion, the glucocorticoid regulation changes across the estrous cycle and may be playing a role on the reproductive events occurring in the bovine ampulla and endometrium.
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- Mateo Ruiz-Conca
- Division of Children's and Women Health (BKH), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
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- Division of Children's and Women Health (BKH), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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- Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain; College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA
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- Division of Children's and Women Health (BKH), Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain
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Medina-Laver Y, Rodríguez-Varela C, Salsano S, Labarta E, Domínguez F. What Do We Know about Classical and Non-Classical Progesterone Receptors in the Human Female Reproductive Tract? A Review. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:11278. [PMID: 34681937 PMCID: PMC8538361 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222011278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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The progesterone hormone regulates the human menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and parturition by its action via the different progesterone receptors and signaling pathways in the female reproductive tract. Progesterone actions can be exerted through classical and non-classical receptors, or even a combination of both. The former are nuclear receptors whose activation leads to transcriptional activity regulation and thus in turn leads to slower but long-lasting responses. The latter are composed of progesterone receptors membrane components (PGRMC) and membrane progestin receptors (mPRs). These receptors rapidly activate the appropriate intracellular signal transduction pathways, and they can subsequently initiate specific cell responses or even modulate genomic cell responses. This review covers our current knowledge on the mechanisms of action and the relevance of classical and non-classical progesterone receptors in female reproductive tissues ranging from the ovary and uterus to the cervix, and it exposes their crucial role in female infertility.
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- Yassmin Medina-Laver
- IVI Foundation—IIS La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (Y.M.-L.); (C.R.-V.); (S.S.); (E.L.)
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- IVI Foundation—IIS La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (Y.M.-L.); (C.R.-V.); (S.S.); (E.L.)
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- IVI Foundation—IIS La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (Y.M.-L.); (C.R.-V.); (S.S.); (E.L.)
- IVI RMA Valencia, 46015 Valencia, Spain
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- IVI Foundation—IIS La Fe, 46026 Valencia, Spain; (Y.M.-L.); (C.R.-V.); (S.S.); (E.L.)
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Palomino J, Flores J, Ramirez G, Parraguez VH, De los Reyes M. Expression Profiles of the Progesterone Receptor, Cyclooxygenase-2, Growth Differentiation Factor 9, and Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 Transcripts in the Canine Oviducts during the Oestrous Cycle. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:454. [PMID: 33572466 PMCID: PMC7916196 DOI: 10.3390/ani11020454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The gene expression in the canine oviduct, where oocyte maturation, fertilization, and early embryonic development occur, is still elusive. This study determined the oviductal expression of (PR), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF-9), and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP-15) during the canine oestrous cycle. Samples were collected from bitches at anoestrus (9), proestrus (7), oestrus (8), and dioestrus (11), after routine ovariohysterectomy and the ovarian surface structures and plasma progesterone concentration evaluated the physiological status of each donor. The oviductal cells were isolated and pooled. Total RNA was isolated, and gene expression was assessed by qPCR followed by analysis using the t-test and ANOVA. The PR mRNA increased (P < 0.05) from the anoestrus to dioestrus with the plasma progesterone concentration (r = 0.8). COX-2 mRNA expression was low in the anoestrus and proestrus, and negligible in the oestrus, while it was around 10-fold higher (P < 0.05) in the dioestrus. The GDF-9 mRNA was expressed during all phases of the oestrous cycle and was most abundant (P < 0.05) during oestrus phase. The BMP-15 mRNA decreased (P < 0.05) in the anoestrus and proestrus phases. Thus, the transcripts were differentially expressed in a stage-dependent manner, suggesting the importance of oestrous cycle regulation for successful reproduction in dogs.
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- Jaime Palomino
- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820000, Chile; (J.P.); (J.F.); (G.R.)
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820000, Chile; (J.P.); (J.F.); (G.R.)
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820000, Chile; (J.P.); (J.F.); (G.R.)
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820000, Chile;
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- Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago 8820000, Chile; (J.P.); (J.F.); (G.R.)
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Hazano K, Haneda S, Kayano M, Matsui M. Local sex steroid hormone milieu in the bovine oviduct ipsilateral and contralateral to preovulatory follicle or corpus luteum during the periovulatory phase. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 74:106515. [PMID: 32711284 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Estradiol-17β (E2) and progesterone (P4) regulate oviductal functions, providing a suitable environment for the transport and maturation of gametes, fertilization, and embryonic development. In addition to the E2 and P4 nuclear receptors, estrogen receptor (ESR) α and β, nuclear progesterone receptor (PGR), nongenomic mechanisms through G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER1), and progesterone receptor membrane component (PGRMC) 1 and 2 mediate E2 and P4 actions. This study aimed to characterize the local endocrine environment of the oviduct by examining the oviductal E2 and P4 concentrations and their receptors' mRNA expression during the periovulatory phase. The bovine oviducts were collected in a slaughterhouse and the days postovulation were estimated according to state of the ovaries and the uterus. Samples of the ampulla and isthmus ipsilateral and contralateral to the preovulatory follicle or corpus luteum were collected on Days 19 to 21, Days 0 to 1, Days 2 to 4, and Days 5 to 7 of the estrous cycle. The effects of the estrous cycle phase and oviductal region (ampulla and isthmus) and side (ipsilateral and contralateral) were analyzed by 3-way ANOVA. Moreover, to clarify the regulatory mechanisms of the mRNA expression of hormone receptors, the effects of E2 and P4 on mRNA expression in the oviduct were examined by multiple linear regression. The oviductal endocrine milieu on Days 19 to 21 was characterized by an E2-dominant environment with high E2 and low P4, high ESR1 and PGR mRNA expression, and low ESR2, GPER1, and PGRMC2 mRNA expression, whereas the corresponding on Days 0 to 1 was characterized by the endocrine milieu without hormone dominance. The environment on Days 2 to 4 and Day 5 to 7 was characterized by opposite tendency of oviductal hormone concentrations and their receptors' mRNA expression to Days 19 to 21. Additionally, the ipsilateral oviduct had the more P4-dominant endocrine milieu, with lower E2 and higher P4 concentrations, and different expression of ESR1/2, GPER1, PGR, and PGRMC2 mRNA when compared with the contralateral oviduct on Days 2 to 4 and Days 5 to 7, except for PGRMC1. Although oviductal E2 and P4 influenced the mRNA expression of ESR1/2, GPER1, PGR, and PGRMC1/2, their effects were different between regions and sides. In summary, the oviductal endocrine milieu varies according to the estrous cycle phase and the oviductal region and side, which may be involved in the estrous cycle phase-specific and oviductal region-specific and side-specific functions.
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- K Hazano
- The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Inada-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan.
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Terzaghi L, Banco B, Groppetti D, Dall'Acqua PC, Giudice C, Pecile A, Grieco V, Lodde V, Luciano AM. Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) expression in canine mammary tumors: A preliminary study. Res Vet Sci 2020; 132:101-107. [PMID: 32544632 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Canine mammary tumors (CMT) represent the most common neoplasms in female dogs and their diagnosis and classification relies on histopathological examination. Recently, PGRMC1 has been considered to be a putative biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis in many human cancers as it is expressed in a wide variety of tumors. This study represents the first description of PGRMC1 expression in CMT. PGRMC1 expression was initially assessed by immunohistochemistry in healthy or hyperplastic tissues and in four major histopathological types of CMT: simple and complex adenomas and carcinomas. PGRMC1 staining was represented by a scoring system that considered the percentage of positive cells and staining intensity. PGRMC1 expression was defined as either weak, moderate or strong. In healthy and hyperplastic tissues almost 100% of the epithelial cells stained intensely for PGRMC1. Adenomas showed similar features but with a more variable intensity. In tubular areas of adenocarcinomas, a lower percentage of epithelial cells (30-60%) stained for PGRMC1 with a weak intensity. Both the percentage of cells and intensity of PGRMC1 staining became progressively negative in the solid parts of the tumor. Western blot analysis of healthy and neoplastic mammary tissue (carcinomas samples) revealed the presence of the 25 kDa PGRMC1 band in both types of tissue, while the 50 kDa form was mainly detected in the healthy counterpart. This study reveals that PGRMC1 is expressed in CMT and its expression pattern changes depending on the pattern of growth of CMT. Further studies are now needed to determine PGRMC1's putative role and usefulness for typing and prognosis of different CMT subtypes.
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- Laura Terzaghi
- Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Animal Reproduction, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil; Laboratory of Reproductive Physiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Araçatuba, Brazil
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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Terzaghi L, Luciano AM, Dall'Acqua PC, Modina SC, Peluso JJ, Lodde V. PGRMC1 localization and putative function in the nucleolus of bovine granulosa cells and oocytes. Reproduction 2018; 155:273-282. [PMID: 29339453 DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Progesterone receptor membrane component-1 (PGRMC1) is a highly conserved multifunctional protein that is found in numerous systems, including reproductive system. Interestingly, PGRMC1 is expressed at several intracellular locations, including the nucleolus. The aim of this study is to investigate the functional relationship between PGRMC1 and nucleolus. Immunofluorescence experiments confirmed PGRMC1's nucleolar localization in cultured bovine granulosa cells (bGC) and oocytes. Additional experiments conducted on bGC revealed that PGRMC1 co-localizes with nucleolin (NCL), a major nucleolar protein. Furthermore, small interfering RNA (RNAi)-mediated gene silencing experiments showed that when PGRMC1 expression was depleted, NCL translocated from the nucleolus to the nucleoplasm. Similarly, oxidative stress induced by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) treatment, reduced PGRMC1 immunofluorescent signal in the nucleolus and increased NCL nucleoplasmic signal, when compared to non-treated cells. Although PGRMC1 influenced NCL localization, a direct interaction between these two proteins was not detected using in situ proximity ligation assay. This suggests the involvement of additional molecules in mediating the co-localization of PGRMC1 and nucleolin. Since nucleolin translocates into the nucleoplasm in response to various cellular stressors, PGRMC1's ability to regulate its localization within the nucleolus is likely an important component of mechanism by which cells response to stress. This concept is consistent with PGRMC1's well-described ability to promote ovarian cell survival and provides a rationale for future studies on PGRMC1, NCL and the molecular mechanism by which these two proteins protect against the adverse effect of cellular stressors, including oxidative stress.
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- Laura Terzaghi
- Department of HealthAnimal Science and Food Safety, Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of HealthAnimal Science and Food Safety, Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- School of Agricultural and Veterinarian SciencesSão Paulo State University (UNESP), Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Department of HealthAnimal Science and Food Safety, Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyUniversity of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of HealthAnimal Science and Food Safety, Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Kowalik MK, Martyniak M, Rekawiecki R, Kotwica J. Expression and immunolocalization of membrane progesterone receptors in the bovine oviduct. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2016; 55:83-96. [PMID: 26774557 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 12/04/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The oviduct plays a crucial role in the transport and maturation of gametes and ensures suitable conditions for fertility and early embryo development. One regulator of oviduct function is progesterone (P4), which affects the cell by interacting with nuclear progesterone receptors (PGRs) and through nongenomic mechanisms, presumably involving membrane PGRs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of messenger RNAS (mRNAs) and proteins for progesterone receptor membrane component (PGRMC) 1 and 2 and membrane progestin receptors (mPR) α, β, and γ and to use immunohistochemistry to demonstrate their cell-specific localization in the bovine oviduct. Oviducts ipsilateral and contralateral to the corpus luteum or to the dominant follicle were collected from cows on days 6 to 12 (midluteal stage) and 18 to 20 (follicular stage) of the estrous cycle and divided into 3 parts (infundibulum, ampulla, and isthmus). There were no differences (P > 0.05) in the PGRMC1, PGRMC2, mPRα, β, and γ mRNA expression between ipsi- and contralateral oviducts. However, the same parts of the oviduct collected during the different stages of the estrous cycle showed higher (P < 0.05) mRNA levels of PGRMC1, PGRMC2, and mPRα on days 18 to 20 than on days 6 to 12 of the estrous cycle. mPRα and mPRβ mRNA levels were higher (P < 0.05) in the infundibulum than in the isthmus, whereas PGRMC1 expression was higher (P < 0.05) in the infundibulum than in ampulla. Immunohistochemistry was used to detect PGRMC1, PGRMC2, PRα, β, and γ proteins in all parts of both oviducts from days 6 to 12 and 18 to 20 of the estrous cycle. There were no differences in the staining intensity and cellular localization of the studied proteins between the ipsi- and contralateral oviducts and between the studied stages of the estrous cycle. A strong positive reaction was observed in luminal cells, but this reaction was less evident in myocytes and stromal cells. All proteins were also localized to the endothelial cells of blood vessels. These results suggest that membrane progesterone receptors, may be involved in the regulation of oviduct motility, secretory function, and blood flow in this organ.
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- M K Kowalik
- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn 10-748, Poland.
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn 10-748, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn 10-748, Poland
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- Department of Physiology and Toxicology of Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn 10-748, Poland
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Nagashima JB, Sylvester SR, Nelson JL, Cheong SH, Mukai C, Lambo C, Flanders JA, Meyers-Wallen VN, Songsasen N, Travis AJ. Live Births from Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris) Embryos Produced by In Vitro Fertilization. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143930. [PMID: 26650234 PMCID: PMC4674105 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Development of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the dog has resisted progress for decades, due to their unique reproductive physiology. This lack of progress is remarkable given the critical role ART could play in conserving endangered canid species or eradicating heritable disease through gene-editing technologies—an approach that would also advance the dog as a biomedical model. Over 350 heritable disorders/traits in dogs are homologous with human conditions, almost twice the number of any other species. Here we report the first live births from in vitro fertilized embryos in the dog. Adding to the practical significance, these embryos had also been cryopreserved. Changes in handling of both gametes enabled this progress. The medium previously used to capacitate sperm excluded magnesium because it delayed spontaneous acrosome exocytosis. We found that magnesium significantly enhanced sperm hyperactivation and ability to undergo physiologically-induced acrosome exocytosis, two functions essential to fertilize an egg. Unlike other mammals, dogs ovulate a primary oocyte, which reaches metaphase II on Days 4–5 after the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge. We found that only on Day 6 are oocytes consistently able to be fertilized. In vitro fertilization of Day 6 oocytes with sperm capacitated in medium supplemented with magnesium resulted in high rates of embryo development (78.8%, n = 146). Intra-oviductal transfer of nineteen cryopreserved, in vitro fertilization (IVF)-derived embryos resulted in seven live, healthy puppies. Development of IVF enables modern genetic approaches to be applied more efficiently in dogs, and for gamete rescue to conserve endangered canid species.
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- Jennifer B. Nagashima
- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia, United States of America
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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Reynaud K, Saint-Dizier M, Tahir MZ, Havard T, Harichaux G, Labas V, Thoumire S, Fontbonne A, Grimard B, Chastant-Maillard S. Progesterone plays a critical role in canine oocyte maturation and fertilization. Biol Reprod 2015; 93:87. [PMID: 26333993 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.130955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Canine oocyte maturation and fertilization take place within the oviducts under increasing plasma levels of progesterone (P4). In order to investigate the role of P4 in these processes, 51 beagle bitches were treated with the P4 receptor antagonist aglepristone at the end of proestrus and 32 females were kept untreated. Fifteen treated and 13 control bitches were inseminated at Days +1 and +2 after ovulation (Day 0). Stages of oocyte maturation and embryo development were determined after ovariectomy at different time points after ovulation. Aglepristone did not prevent ovulation but delayed the resumption of oocyte meiosis and inhibited its progression: first metaphase I (MI) stage was observed at 173 h postovulation and 39% of oocytes reached MII as late as 335 h postovulation in treated females whereas first MI occurred at 76 h and 100% of oocytes were in MII at 109 h postovulation in controls. Aglepristone extended the stay of morphologically normal oocytes within the oviducts: first signs of oocyte degeneration were observed at 335 h in treated versus 100- to 110-h postovulation in control bitches. In inseminated females, aglepristone prevented sperm progression toward the oviducts and fertilization, although motile spermatozoa were observed in the uterine tip flush and within the cranial uterine glands. A proteomic analysis of the tubal fluid from treated and control noninseminated bitches at Day +4 found evidence of 79 differential proteins potentially involved in the oocyte phenotype. In conclusion, P4 plays key roles in postovulatory canine oocyte maturation, aging, and in fertilization.
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- Karine Reynaud
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Nouzilly, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Nouzilly, France AgroParisTech, Génétique Elevage Reproduction, Paris, France
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- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France INRA, Unité Mixte de Recherche Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France INRA, Unité Mixte de Recherche Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Nouzilly, France INRA, Plateforme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Nouzilly, France
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- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, Nouzilly, France INRA, Plateforme d'Analyse Intégrative des Biomolécules, Nouzilly, France
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- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Reproduction, Maisons-Alfort, France INRA, Unité Mixte de Recherche Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Institut National Polytechnique-Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, Reproduction, Toulouse, France INRA, Unité Mixte de Recherche Interactions Hôte-Pathogènes, Toulouse, France
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Saint-Dizier M, Marnier C, Tahir MZ, Grimard B, Thoumire S, Chastant-Maillard S, Reynaud K. OVGP1
is expressed in the canine oviduct at the time and place of oocyte maturation and fertilization. Mol Reprod Dev 2014; 81:972-82. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Marie Saint-Dizier
- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy en Josas France
- ENVA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Maisons-Alfort Cedex France
- AgroParisTech; UFR Génétique Elevage Reproduction; Paris France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy en Josas France
- ENVA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Maisons-Alfort Cedex France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy en Josas France
- ENVA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Maisons-Alfort Cedex France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy en Josas France
- ENVA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Maisons-Alfort Cedex France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy en Josas France
- ENVA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Maisons-Alfort Cedex France
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- INRA; UMR 1225; Host Pathogen-Interactions; Toulouse France
- Université de Toulouse; INP; ENVT; UMR 1225; IHAP; Toulouse France
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- INRA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Jouy en Josas France
- ENVA; UMR1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction; Maisons-Alfort Cedex France
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Saint-Dizier M, Sandra O, Ployart S, Chebrout M, Constant F. Expression of nuclear progesterone receptor and progesterone receptor membrane components 1 and 2 in the oviduct of cyclic and pregnant cows during the post-ovulation period. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2012; 10:76. [PMID: 22958265 PMCID: PMC3447726 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-10-76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Progesterone (P4) may modulate oviductal functions to promote early embryo development in cattle. In addition to its nuclear receptor (PR), P4 may mediate its actions through P4 receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) and its relative, PGRMC2. Two successive experiments were undertaken to characterise the expression of PR, PGRMC1 and PGRMC2 in the bovine oviduct during the post-ovulation period, and to relate their expression to the presence of an embryo, the proximity of the CL and to the region of the oviduct. METHODS In the first experiment (Exp. I), whole oviduct sections were collected from Holstein cows at Day 1.5, Day 4 and Day 5 post-ovulation (n = 2 cows per stage). The expression of PR, PGRMC1 and PGRMC2 was studied in the ampulla and isthmus by RT-PCR, western-blot and immunohistochemistry. In Exp. II, oviduct epithelial cells were collected from cyclic and pregnant Charolais cows (n = 4 cows per status) at Day 3.5 post-ovulation and mRNA expression of PR, PGRMC1 and PGRMC2 was examined in the ampulla and isthmus by real-time quantitative PCR. RESULTS In Exp. I, PR, PGRMC1 and PGRMC2 were expressed in all oviduct samples. PGRMC1 was mainly localised in the luminal epithelium whereas PR and PGRMC2 were localised in the epithelium as well as in the muscle and stroma layers of the oviduct. The expression was primarily nuclear for PR, primarily cytoplasmic for PGRMC1 and both nuclear and cytoplasmic for PGRMC2. In Exp. II, mRNA levels for PR, PGRMC1 and PGRMC2 were not affected by either the pregnancy status or the side relative to the CL. However, the expression of PR and PGRMC2 varied significantly with the region of the oviduct: PR was more highly expressed in the isthmus whereas PGRMC2 was more highly expressed in the ampulla. CONCLUSIONS This is the first evidence of PGRMC2 expression in the bovine oviduct. Our findings suggest that P4 regulates the functions of the bovine oviduct in a region-specific manner and through both classical and non classical pathways during the post-ovulation period.
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- Marie Saint-Dizier
- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris-Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR 1198, 7 av. du Général-de-Gaulle, F-94704, Maisons-Alfort, France
- AgroParisTech, UFR Génétique Elevage Reproduction, 16 rue Claude Bernard, F-75231, Paris CEDEX 05, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris-Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR 1198, 7 av. du Général-de-Gaulle, F-94704, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris-Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR 1198, 7 av. du Général-de-Gaulle, F-94704, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris-Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR 1198, 7 av. du Général-de-Gaulle, F-94704, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- INRA, UMR 1198 Biologie du Développement et Reproduction, F-78352, Jouy-en-Josas, France
- Université Paris-Est, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UMR 1198, 7 av. du Général-de-Gaulle, F-94704, Maisons-Alfort, France
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