Journal
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Volume 55, Issue 5, Pages 570-575Publisher
SOCIETY REPRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT-SRD
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20071
Keywords
Angiotensin II (Ang II); Angiotensin converting enzyme 1 (ACE-1); Fallopian tube; Luteinizing hormone (LH); Ovarian steroids; Uterine tube
Funding
- National Research Council of Sri Lanka [05-26]
- 21st Century COE Program (A-1)
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
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Angiotensin II (Ang II), a vasoactive peptide, is secreted by the bovine oviduct and is involved in modulation of local oviductal contraction. Ang II biosynthesis and release during the normal estrous cycle and the effects of luteinizing hormone (LH) and ovarian steroids on biosynthesis and secretion of Ang II were investigated. During the preovulatory period, increases in mRNA expression for Angiotensin converting enzyme 1 (ACE-1) and release of Ang II peptide were detected. Microdialysis of oviductal segments in vitro showed that LH alone significantly increased Ang II release, and combined infusion of LH+E-2+P-4 caused an increase in Ang If release. In cultured oviductal epithelial cells, LH increased Ang II release and ACE-1 mRNA expression, and E-2+P-4 enhanced stimulatory effect of LH on Ang II release and ACE-1 mRNA expression. Thus, it can be concluded that the oviductal Ang II system is upregulated by LH and ovarian steroids during the periovulatory period and may enhance local oviductal contraction. These events could stimulate transport of gametes to the fertilization site.
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