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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
The objective was to investigate the potential role of the oocyte in modulating proliferation and basal, FSH-induced and insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-induced secretion of inhibin A (inh A), activin A (act A), follistatin (FS), estradiol (E(2)), and progesterone (P(4)) by mural bovine granulosa cells. Cells from 4- to 6-mm follicles were cultured in serum-free medium containing insulin and androstenedione, and the effects of ovine FSH and IGF analogue (LR3-IGF-1) were tested alone and in the presence of denuded bovine oocytes (2, 8, or 20 per well). Medium was changed every 48 h, cultures were terminated after 144 h, and viable cell number was determined. Results are based on combined data from four independent cultures and are presented for the last time period only when responses were maximal. Both FSH and IGF increased (P < 0.001) secretion of inh A, act A, FS, E(2), and P(4) and raised cell number. In the absence of FSH or IGF, coculture with oocytes had no effect on any of the measured hormones, although cell number was increased up to 1.8-fold (P < 0.0001). Addition of oocytes to FSH-stimulated cells dose-dependently suppressed (P < 0.0001) inh A (6-fold maximum suppression), act A (5.5-fold), FS (3.6-fold), E(2) (4.6-fold), and P(4) (2.4-fold), with suppression increasing with FSH dose. Likewise, oocytes suppressed (P < 0.001) IGF-induced secretion of inh A, act A, FS, and E(2) (P < 0.05) but enhanced IGF-induced P(4) secretion (1.7-fold; P < 0.05). Given the similarity of these oocyte-mediated actions to those we observed previously following epidermal growth factor (EGF) treatment, we used immunocytochemistry to determine whether bovine oocytes express EGF or transforming growth factor (TGF) alpha. Intense staining with TGFalpha antibody (but not with EGF antibody) was detected in oocytes both before and after coculture. Experiments involving addition of TGFalpha to granulosa cells confirmed that the peptide mimicked the effects of oocytes on cell proliferation and on FSH- and IGF-induced hormone secretion. These experiments indicate that bovine oocytes secrete a factor(s) capable of modulating granulosa cell proliferation and responsiveness to FSH and IGF in terms of steroidogenesis and production of inhibin-related peptides, bovine oocytes express TGFalpha but not EGF, and TGFalpha is a prime candidate for mediating the actions of oocytes on bovine granulosa cells.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Activins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epidermal Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estradiol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Follicle Stimulating Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Follistatin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Inhibin-beta Subunits, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Inhibins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Progesterone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Steroids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transforming Growth Factor alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/activin A, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/inhibin A
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-3363
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
758-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Activins, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Cell Count, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Coculture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Follicle Stimulating Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Follistatin, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Granulosa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Inhibin-beta Subunits, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Inhibins, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Oocytes, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Steroids, pubmed-meshheading:12604623-Transforming Growth Factor alpha
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Oocyte-mediated suppression of follicle-stimulating hormone- and insulin-like growth factor-induced secretion of steroids and inhibin-related proteins by bovine granulosa cells in vitro: possible role of transforming growth factor alpha.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AJ, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't