期刊
LIFE SCIENCES
卷 113, 期 1-2, 页码 60-67出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.07.033
关键词
Corpus luteum; ER stress; Progesterone production; Unfolded protein response; Luteal phase
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea - Republic of Korea Government [NRF-2012R1A1A2008880]
- Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [112020-03-2-SB020]
- SRC Program [2008-0062618]
- KRIBB Research Initiative Program, Republic of Korea [KGM4611411, KGM4241433]
- National Research Council of Science & Technology (NST), Republic of Korea [KGM4611411, KGM4241433] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
Aims: We examined whether the three unfolded protein response (UPR) signaling pathways, which are activated in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress, are involved in progesterone production in the luteal cells of the corpus luteum (CL) during the mouse estrous cycle. Main methods: The luteal phase of C57BL/6 female mice (8 weeks old) was divided into two stages: the functional stage (16, 24, and 48 h) and the regression stage (72 and 96 h). Western blotting and reverse transcription (RT)-PCR were performed to analyze UPR protein/gene expression levels in each stage. We investigated whether ER stress affects the progesterone production by using Tm (0.5 mu g/g BW) or TUDCA (0.5 mu g/g BW) through intraperitoneal injection. Key findings: Our results indicate that expressions of Grp78/Bip, p-eIF2 alpha/ATF4, p50ATF6, and p-IRE1/sXBP1 induced by UPR activation were predominantly maintained in functional and early regression stages of the CL Furthermore, the expression of p-JNK, CHOP, and cleaved caspase3 as ER-stress mediated apoptotic factors increased during the regression stage. Cleaved caspase3 levels increased in the late-regression stage after p-JNK and CHOP expression in the early-regression stage. Additionally, although progesterone secretion and levels of steroidogenic enzymes decreased following intra-peritoneal injection of Tunicamycin, an ER stress inducer, the expression of Grp78/Bip, p50ATF6, and CHOP dramatically increased. Significance: These results suggest that the UPR signaling pathways activated in response to ER stress may play important roles in the regulation of the CL function. Furthermore, our findings enhance the understanding of the basic mechanisms affecting the CL life span. (C) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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