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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-10-11
pubmed:abstractText
Epiregulin and amphiregulin are growth factors involved in cancer development, but their potential role in signaling in the gonads is still obscure. We report here that basal expression of these growth factors is evident in human granulosa cells obtained from women treated for in vitro fertilization, when examined by RT-PCR using RNA isolated from primary cultures of ovarian granulosa cells. Expression of these factors was elevated concomitantly with elevation of progesterone production in these cells upon stimulation with luteinizing hormone (LH), and to a lesser extent with follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), both essential stimulants for ovulation and luteinization. Epiregulin and amphiregulin gene expression was dose- and time-dependent when measured subsequent to LH stimulation. Moreover, forskolin, which activates adenylate cyclase, was as efficient as LH in stimulating expression of these growth factors. It is suggested that upregulation of the epiregulin and amphiregulin expression is part of the signal transduction pathway which leads to ovulation and luteinization in the human ovary.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic AMP, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epidermal Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Follicle Stimulating Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Forskolin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glycoproteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Gonadotropins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intercellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Luteinizing Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Progesterone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/amphiregulin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/epiregulin
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
12
pubmed:volume
324
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
829-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Follicle Stimulating Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Forskolin, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Glycoproteins, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Gonadotropins, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Granulosa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Luteinizing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Ovarian Follicle, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Ovary, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Progesterone, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-RNA, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:15474502-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
EGF-like factor epiregulin and amphiregulin expression is regulated by gonadotropins/cAMP in human ovarian follicular cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't