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Mariko KUSE Hwa-Yong LEE Tomas J. ACOSTA Takuo HOJO Kiyoshi OKUDA 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2013,59(4):346-352
Cortisol (Cr), the most important glucocorticoid (GC), is well known to suppress uterine
prostaglandin F2α (PGF) production. However, the details of the regulatory mechanisms
controlling the cyclic changes in endometrial PGF production remain unclear. Here we
investigated the expression of the GC receptor (GC-Rα), the actions of cortisol throughout
the estrous cycle and the regulatory mechanism of GC-Rα in the bovine endometrium. The
levels of GC-Rα protein were greater at the mid-luteal stage (Days 8–12) than at the other
stages. Cr more strongly suppressed PGF production at the mid-luteal stage than at the
follicular stage. GC-Rα expression was increased by progesterone (P4) but decreased by
estradiol-17β (E2) in cultured endometrial stromal cells. The overall results suggest that
ovarian steroid hormones control the cyclic changes in endometrial PGF production by
regulating GC-Rα expression in bovine endometrial stromal cells. 相似文献
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Tsutomu TSUKADA Anna Yumiko KOJIMA Kunitada SATO Masaharu MORIYOSHI Masanori KOYAGO Yutaka SAWAMUKAI 《Journal of Equine Science》2008,19(2):31-34
The concentrations of androstenedione, estradiol-17β, progesterone and PGF2α
contained in the follicular fluid produced by the follicles in collected ovaries of mares
that have had estrous phase during the breeding season were measured and analyzed the
relation between the growth stage of follicles and the hormone levels in the follicular
fluid. An ultrasonographic diagnostic instrument was used to measure the diameter of the
follicles in order to categorize the follicles into three groups the following: 8 small
follicles (from 1.0 to less than1.5 cm), 8 medium follicles (from 1.5 to less than 3.0
cm), and 8 large follicles (from 3.0 to 5.0 cm), respectively. The analysis of the
follicular fluid in ovaries of estrous mares showed that the concentrations of
androstenedione were significantly higher in the medium or large follicles than in the
small follicles and the concentrations of estradiol-17β were significantly higher in
larger follicles than in the small or medium follicles (P<0.05). The concentrations of
progesterone and PGF2α, on the other hand, did not significantly vary
regardless of follicluar size. In the follicles within the mare ovaries that have had
estrous stage, the concentrations of the hormones related the ovulation, namely
androstenedione and estradiol-17β, were higher with larger follicles. 相似文献
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Agnieszka BLITEK Ewa MORAWSKA-PUCINSKA Magdalena SZYMANSKA Jolanta KIEWISZ Agnieszka WACLAWIK 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2013,59(6):512-519
Transforming growth factor (TGF) β and its receptors are expressed at the
conceptus-maternal interface during early pregnancy in the pig. The present studies
were conducted to examine: (1) the effect of conceptus products on TGFβ1 mRNA
expression and protein concentration in the porcine endometrium using in
vivo and in vitro models, and (2) the effect of TGFβ1 on
proliferation of porcine trophoblast cells in vitro. During
in vivo experiments, gilts with one surgically detached uterine
horn were slaughtered on days 11 or 14 of the estrous cycle and pregnancy. For
in vitro studies, endometrial explants and luminal epithelial
(LE) cells co-cultured with stromal (ST) cells were treated with conceptus-exposed
medium (CEM). Moreover, porcine trophoblast cells were treated with TGFβ1, and the
number of viable cells was measured. On day 11, the presence of conceptuses had no
effect on TGFβ1 mRNA expression, but decreased the TGFβ1 protein concentration in the
connected uterine horn compared with the detached uterine horn. In contrast to day
11, on day 14 after estrus, TGFβ1 mRNA expression and protein content in the
endometrium collected from the gravid uterine horn were greater when compared with
the contralateral uterine horn. The treatment of endometrial slices with CEM resulted
in greater TGFβ1 mRNA expression and protein secretion. LE cells responded to CEM
with an increased TGFβ1 mRNA level. Moreover, TGFβ1 stimulated the proliferation of
day 14 trophoblast cells. In summary, porcine conceptuses may regulate TGFβ1
synthesis in the endometrium at the time of implantation. TGFβ1, in turn, may promote
conceptus development by increasing the proliferation of trophoblast cells. 相似文献
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This study examined the hypothesis that myostatin and PGC-1α are involved in the increase in skeletal muscle mass and transformation of fiber type in cold-exposed chicks. One-week-old chicks were exposed to acute (24 h) or long-term (8 d) cold at 4 °C or kept warm at 30 °C. Acute cold exposure induced a significant increase in the skeletal muscle weight and the ratio of slow- to fast-fiber specific troponin I expression (sTnI/fTnI), accompanied by a significant decrease in lactate dehydrogenase activity. Expression of myostatin mRNA in the muscle was significantly lower in cold-exposed chicks than in the controls, whereas PGC-1α mRNA expression was significantly enhanced. These changes in the gene expression rapidly returned to the levels of the control chicks after the end of cold exposure, whereas the changes in fiber type and enzymatic activity were not resumed within 24 h after removal of cold exposure. On the other hand, long-term exposure to cold resulted in a remarkable increase in skeletal muscle weight, accompanied by a significant increase in the ratio of sTnI/fTnI and the enzymatic activities of cytochrome oxidase and lactate dehydrogenase. However, the expression level of myostatin mRNA in cold-exposed chicks was not different from that in their age-matched control chicks and that of PGC-1α mRNA was significantly lower than in the controls. These results indicate that myostatin and PGC-1α expression in the skeletal muscle rapidly change in response to acute cold, suggesting the possibility that these two genes could be involved in the increase in muscle mass and transformation of fiber type, respectively, at the initial stage of adaptation in cold-exposed chicks. 相似文献
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Voh AA Larbi A Olorunju SA Agyemang K Abiola BD Williams TO 《Tropical animal health and production》2004,36(5):499-511
A study was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of a progesterone-releasing intravaginal device (PRID) and prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2alpha) in synchronizing oestrus in N'dama and Bunaji cows and heifers and the fertility following artificial insemination at the synchronized oestrus. A total of 116 cows and heifers (58 N'dama and 58 Bunaji) were used in two separate trials. In the first trial, oestrus was synchronized using a PRID, which was inserted for 12 days; in the second trial, oestrus was synchronized by giving two injections of PGF2alpha 13 days apart. Only animals that did not respond to the first injection were given the second injection. At the end of each treatment period, the animals were observed for oestrus for 7 days and inseminated approximately 12 h following detection of oestrus. Standing to be mounted was the single criterion used to judge an animal to have been in oestrus. PGF2alpha and PRID were both effective in synchronizing oestrus in N'dama and Bunaji cows and heifers. The respective oestrus response rates, pregnancy rate and conception rates for PRID and PGF2alpha were 85.7%, 53.6% and 62.5% for PRID, and 91.7%, 68.3% and 74.6% for PGF2alpha. N'dama cattle showed significantly (p<0.05) better oestrus response rate, pregnancy rate and conception rate than Bunaji cattle following both PRID and PGF2alpha treatments. The pregnancy rate and conception rate following PGF2alpha treatment were better (p < 0.05) than for PRID, although the oestrus response rate did not differ. It is concluded that both PRID and PGF2alpha are effective in synchronizing oestrus in N'dama and Bunaji cattle in the hot humid zone of Nigeria and the fertility to artificial insemination at the synchronized oestrus was normal and acceptable. Thus, PRID and PGF2alpha can effectively be used in intensive breeding programmes for the rapid multiplication and distribution of both cattle breeds, especially the N'dama, which is a unique and beneficial animal genetic resource for the tsetse infested hot humid zone of Nigeria. 相似文献
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The oestrous response, interval and conception rates were studied after synchronization with a prostaglandin analogue (cloprostenol) and artificial insemination (AI) performed at different times in 50 Zebu (Bos indicus) and 83 Baoulé (Bos taurus) cattle indigenous to Burkina Faso. The overall proportion of cows responding to synchronization was 70% (93/133). Although the response was higher for the Baoulé cattle, at 73.5% (61/83), than for the Zebu, at 64% (32/50), the difference was not statistically significant (p>0.05). The mean oestrous interval from treatment to the onset of oestrus (TOI) was shorter in the Zebu (54.1 h, SD 6.7) than in Baoulé (65.2 h, SD 12.9) cattle (p<0.001). Of the Zebu (n = 32) that responded, 65.7% presented oestrus over a period of 12 h ranging from 48 h to 60 h after treatment. For the Baoulé cows, the highest proportion of animals in oestrus over a period of 12 h was 41% between 60 h and 72 h after treatment. The frequency distribution of onset of the oestrus indicated that up to 64.5% of the Zebu and 79.5% of the Baoulé cattle showed onset of oestrus during the daytime. For Zebu and Baoulé cows inseminated 13 h or 18 h after the onset of oestrus, conception rates were 56% and 57% (p>0.05) and 33% and 64% (p<0.05), respectively. Based on these findings, it appears that the oestrous response to synchronization was adequate for both Zebu and Baoulé cattle and that the time to onset of oestrus varied according to genotype. It was also concluded that conception rates were satisfactory for both genotypes but that, for Baoulé cattle, AI performed 18 h after oestrus significantly increased conception rates compared to AI at 13 h after oestrus. 相似文献