Estrogen regulation of yolk and non-yolk protein synthesis in the avian liver. An immunocytochemical study.
Estrogen regulation of yolk and non-yolk protein synthesis in the avian liver. An immunocytochemical study.
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雌激素对禽肝脏中卵黄和非卵黄蛋白合成的调节。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1432-0436.1981.tb01110.x
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1981
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Chan,L
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Lin,CT;Chan,L
The effects of acute and chronic estrogen treatment on two egg yolk proteins, vitellogenin and apoVLDL‐II, and two non‐yolk proteins, ovalbumin and apoA‐I, were studied by immunocytochemical techniques. Three groups of cockerels received either no treatment, or a single injection of diethylstilbestrol (DES, 2.5 mg) (acute stimulation) 24 h before killing, or 14 daily injections of 2.5 mg DES (chronic stimulation) before killing. The animals were killed at 4 weeks of age and their livers examined with respect to the distribution of the four different proteins by the indirect immunoperoxidase method. Vitellogenin was undetectable in the untreated cockerel liver. A single injection of DES resulted in the appearance of the protein in approximately 10%–15% of the hepatocytes. Chronic DES stimulation increased the number of positive cells to about 20%. In contrast, apoVLDL‐II was present in 1%–2% of the hepatocytes in untreated animals. It was detected in an increased proportion (20%–25%) of cells after a single dose of DES. After chronic estrogen treatment, there was a very marked increase in the number of positive cells (> 90%). Ovalbumin was undetectable in untreated cockerel liver, while apoA‐I was detected in an extremely low proportion of cells (0.005%–0.01%). Neither ovalbumin nor apoA‐I distribution seemed to be affected by a single dose of DES. However, chronic DES treatment resulted in the appearance of ovalbumin‐containing cells (∼ 0.02%) and a marked increase in the number of cells containing apoA‐I (10%–15%).