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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-17
pubmed:abstractText
The ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) is a monolayer of cells that surround the ovary and accommodate repeated tear and repair in response to ovulation. OSE cells are thought to be the progenitors of 90% of ovarian cancers. Currently, the total amount of proliferation of the OSE has not been reported in response to one ovulatory event. In this study, proliferation of the OSE was quantified in response to superovulation induced by ip injection of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in immature 27-d-old CD1 mice using bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU). BrdU incorporation into the OSE cells was measured from the time of hCG injection for a total cumulative label of 12 h. BrdU incorporation was also measured from the time of PMSG injection for a total label of 60 h to correlate proliferation with specific gonadotropin stimulation. The OSE proliferation was significantly higher in superovulated animals compared with control mice at all time points. Proliferation was also analyzed in discrete anatomical sections and indicated that OSE covering antral follicles and corpora lutea proliferated more rapidly than OSE distal to follicular growth. Finally, apoptosis was assessed in response to ovulation, and virtually no cell death within the OSE was detected. These data demonstrate that the OSE, especially near antral follicles and corpora lutea, proliferates significantly in response to the gonadotropins PMSG and hCG. Therefore, ovarian surface cell division in response to ovulation could contribute to ovarian cancer by proliferation-induced DNA mutations and transformed cell progression.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
147
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2338-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-7-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Bromodeoxyuridine, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Corpus Luteum, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Gonadotropins, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-In Situ Nick-End Labeling, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Models, Statistical, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Ovarian Follicle, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Ovary, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Ovulation, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Superovulation, pubmed-meshheading:16484319-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Gonadotropin-induced superovulation drives ovarian surface epithelia proliferation in CD1 mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural