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2233748

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-12-7
pubmed:abstractText
Opioid peptides are expressed in the reproductive system and have been reported to regulate reproductive function. The present study used in situ hybridization to selectively localize ovarian cells containing high levels of proopiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA, an opioid precursor, during different stages of ovarian development. Prepubertal rats were primed with PMSG to stimulate follicular development, followed by hCG to induce ovulation. Treatment groups consisted of control (no treatment), PMSG (2 days post-PMSG), 1 day corpus luteum (CL; 1 day post-hCG), and 8 day CL (8 days post-hCG). POMC mRNA-containing cells were present in antral follicles, CL, and the interstitial compartment. With gonadotropin treatment, the percentage of follicles containing heavily labeled cells increased in the PMSG and 1 day CL groups. The number of POMC mRNA-containing cells per follicle also increased in the 1 day CL group. In the CL, no difference was observed in the percentage of CL exhibiting labeled cells between the 1 day CL and 8 day CL groups; however, more labeled luteal cells per CL were present in the 1 day CL group. A marked increase in POMC mRNA-containing cells was observed in the interstitial compartment of the 1 day CL group. These results indicate that the number of POMC mRNA-containing cells increases with follicular development and CL formation; however, the ovarian distribution suggests that the labeled cells could be nonendocrine cells, possibly white blood cells. The in situ hybridization findings are indicative of low total concentrations of ovarian POMC mRNA, suggesting mainly an autocrine or paracrine role for POMC or POMC-derived peptides.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0888-8809
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1311-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Cellular localization of ovarian proopiomelanocortin messenger RNA during follicular and luteal development in the rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.