Immunoneutralization of inhibin in cycling rats increases follicle-stimulating hormone secretion, stimulates the ovary and attenuates progesterone receptor-dependent preovulatory luteinizing hormone secretion. 2010

Ana Gordon, and Rafaela Aguilar, and José C Garrido-Gracia, and Silvia Guil-Luna, and Raquel Sánchez Cespedes, and Yolanda Millán, and Gen Watanabe, and Kazuyoshi Taya, and Juana Martín de Las Mulas, and José E Sánchez-Criado
Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.

Passive immunization against inhibin with an anti-inhibin serum (AIS) during the diestrous phase in cycling rats increased follicle-stimulating hormone secretion, stimulated the ovaries and reduced the magnitude of the luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in the afternoon of proestrus. The involvement of gonadotrope progesterone receptor (PR) expression/action in the inhibitory effects of the follicle-stimulating hormone-dependent putative ovarian factor gonadotropin surge-attenuating factor on preovulatory LH secretion was studied in the absence of circulating free inhibin. Proestrous pituitaries from rats injected with AIS or a non-immune serum (NIS) were studied for determination of PR-AB and PR-B mRNAs by RT-PCR and PR-B and PR-A isoform proteins by Western blot. In addition, pituitaries from AIS- and NIS-injected rats were incubated and studied for PR-dependent LH secretion parameters: LH-releasing hormone (LHRH)-stimulated LH secretion, progesterone-potentiated LHRH-stimulated LH secretion and LHRH self-priming. Also, the effects of the antiprogestagen RU486 on these LH secretion parameters were evaluated and compared with those of AIS. Finally, gonadotrope PR phosphorylation was evaluated by immunohistochemistry. Results showed that the hyperstimulated ovaries of AIS-injected rats produce a factor, different from inhibin, that blocked LHRH self-priming and P-potentiation of LHRH-stimulated LH secretion. These effects were not due to decreased pituitary PR mRNAs, PR protein expression or PR protein B/A ratio. The inhibitory effect of AIS on PR-dependent LH secretion seemed to be due to gonadotrope PR dephosphorylation. Taken together, the findings indicated that the putative gonadotropin surge-attenuating factor affected LH surge through an inhibition of PR phosphorylation/action but not PR expression.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D007265 Inhibins Glycoproteins that inhibit pituitary FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretion. Inhibins are secreted by the Sertoli cells of the testes, the granulosa cells of the ovarian follicles, the placenta, and other tissues. Inhibins and ACTIVINS are modulators of FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretions; both groups belong to the TGF-beta superfamily, as the TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA. Inhibins consist of a disulfide-linked heterodimer with a unique alpha linked to either a beta A or a beta B subunit to form inhibin A or inhibin B, respectively Female Inhibin,Inhibin,Inhibin-F,Inhibins, Female,Inhibins, Testicular,Ovarian Inhibin,Testicular Inhibin,Female Inhibins,Inhibin F,Inhibin, Female,Inhibin, Ovarian,Inhibin, Testicular,Testicular Inhibins
D007986 Luteinizing Hormone A major gonadotropin secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Luteinizing hormone regulates steroid production by the interstitial cells of the TESTIS and the OVARY. The preovulatory LUTEINIZING HORMONE surge in females induces OVULATION, and subsequent LUTEINIZATION of the follicle. LUTEINIZING HORMONE consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity. ICSH (Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone),Interstitial Cell-Stimulating Hormone,LH (Luteinizing Hormone),Lutropin,Luteoziman,Luteozyman,Hormone, Interstitial Cell-Stimulating,Hormone, Luteinizing,Interstitial Cell Stimulating Hormone
D010053 Ovary The reproductive organ (GONADS) in female animals. In vertebrates, the ovary contains two functional parts: the OVARIAN FOLLICLE for the production of female germ cells (OOGENESIS); and the endocrine cells (GRANULOSA CELLS; THECA CELLS; and LUTEAL CELLS) for the production of ESTROGENS and PROGESTERONE. Ovaries
D011980 Receptors, Progesterone Specific proteins found in or on cells of progesterone target tissues that specifically combine with progesterone. The cytosol progesterone-receptor complex then associates with the nucleic acids to initiate protein synthesis. There are two kinds of progesterone receptors, A and B. Both are induced by estrogen and have short half-lives. Progesterone Receptors,Progestin Receptor,Progestin Receptors,Receptor, Progesterone,Receptors, Progestin,Progesterone Receptor,Receptor, Progestin
D005260 Female Females
D005640 Follicle Stimulating Hormone A major gonadotropin secreted by the adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates GAMETOGENESIS and the supporting cells such as the ovarian GRANULOSA CELLS, the testicular SERTOLI CELLS, and LEYDIG CELLS. FSH consists of two noncovalently linked subunits, alpha and beta. Within a species, the alpha subunit is common in the three pituitary glycoprotein hormones (TSH, LH, and FSH), but the beta subunit is unique and confers its biological specificity. FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone),Follicle-Stimulating Hormone,Follitropin
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015153 Blotting, Western Identification of proteins or peptides that have been electrophoretically separated by blot transferring from the electrophoresis gel to strips of nitrocellulose paper, followed by labeling with antibody probes. Immunoblotting, Western,Western Blotting,Western Immunoblotting,Blot, Western,Immunoblot, Western,Western Blot,Western Immunoblot,Blots, Western,Blottings, Western,Immunoblots, Western,Immunoblottings, Western,Western Blots,Western Blottings,Western Immunoblots,Western Immunoblottings
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats

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