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Stelmaszewska J, Chrusciel M, Doroszko M, Akerfelt M, Ponikwicka-Tyszko D, Nees M, Frentsch M, Li X, Kero J, Huhtaniemi I, Wolczynski S, Rahman NA. Revisiting the expression and function of follicle-stimulation hormone receptor in human umbilical vein endothelial cells. Sci Rep 2016; 6:37095. [PMID: 27848975 PMCID: PMC5111068 DOI: 10.1038/srep37095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Expression of follicle-stimulation hormone receptor (FSHR) is confined to gonads and at low levels to some extragonadal tissues like human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). FSH-FSHR signaling was shown to promote HUVEC angiogenesis and thereafter suggested to have an influential role in pregnancy. We revisited hereby the expression and functionality of FSHR in HUVECs angiogenesis, and were unable to reproduce the FSHR expression in human umbilical cord, HUVECs or immortalized HUVECs (HUV-ST). Positive controls as granulosa cells and HEK293 cells stably transfected with human FSHR cDNA expressed FSHR signal. In contrast to positive control VEGF, FSH treatment showed no effects on tube formation, nitric oxide production, wound healing or cell proliferation in HUVEC/HUV-ST. Thus, it remains open whether the FSH-FSHR activation has a direct regulatory role in the angiogenesis of HUVECs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Joanna Stelmaszewska
- Department of Reproduction and Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15276 Bialystok, Poland
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland.,Department of Biology and Pathology of Human Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Science, 10714 Olsztyn, Poland
| | - Milena Doroszko
- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
| | - Malin Akerfelt
- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
| | - Donata Ponikwicka-Tyszko
- Department of Biology and Pathology of Human Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Science, 10714 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Regenerative Immunology and Aging, Berlin-Brandenburg Center for Regenerative Therapies, CVK Charité University Medicine, 13353 Berlin, Germany
| | - Xiangdong Li
- State Key Lab for Agrobiotechnology, China Agriculture University, 100193 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
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- Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland.,Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, W12 ONN London, UK
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- Department of Reproduction and Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15276 Bialystok, Poland.,Department of Biology and Pathology of Human Reproduction, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Science, 10714 Olsztyn, Poland
| | - Nafis A Rahman
- Department of Reproduction and Gynecological Endocrinology, Medical University of Bialystok, 15276 Bialystok, Poland.,Institute of Biomedicine, Department of Physiology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
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