Ovarian stanniocalcin is structurally unique in mammals and its production and release are regulated through the luteinizing hormone receptor.
Ovarian stanniocalcin is structurally unique in mammals and its production and release are regulated through the luteinizing hormone receptor.
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卵巢斯钙素在哺乳动物中结构独特,其产生和释放通过黄体生成素受体调节。
作者:
M. Paciga;A. J. Watson;G. DiMattia;G. F. Wagner
Stanniocalcin (STC) is a recently discovered mammalian hormone that is widely distributed in many tissues. In rodents the STC gene is most highly expressed in ovary, specifically in androgen-producing thecal and interstitial cells. In addition, ovarian levels of expression rise 15-fold over pregnancy. The objective of this study was to develop a primary culture system for ovarian thecal-interstitial cells (TICs) to identify factors governing STC production and release. We used highly purified primary cultures of rat and bovine TICs, the purity of which was routinely assessed with antigenic and enzymatic markers. The functionality of cells was assured by their responsiveness to LH in the form of progesterone release. We found that forskolin significantly increased STC gene expression and secretion by both rat and bovine TICs, an effect that was only replicated by human (h) chorionic gonadotropin (CG). Coincubation of TICs with hCG and phosphodiesterase inhibitors further increased STC secretion, whereas coincubation of TICs with hCG and protein kinase A inhibitors attenuated hCG-stimulated release. Intriguingly, ovarian STC proved to be substantially larger than the 50-kDa homodimer produced in most other tissues. These results indicate that ovarian STC is physically distinct, a feature that could explain its presence in serum during pregnancy and lactation.
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影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Ricciarelli,E;Hernandez,ER;Tedeschi,C;Botero,LF;Kokia,E;Rohan,RM;Rosenfeld,RG;Albiston,AL;Herington,AC;Adashi,EY
通讯作者:
Adashi,EY
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Rohan,RM;Ricciarelli,E;Kiefer,MC;Resnick,CE;Adashi,EY
通讯作者:
Adashi,EY
影响因子:
3.6
作者:
Berndtson,AK;Vincent,SE;Fortune,JE
通讯作者:
Fortune,JE
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
D. Magoffin;G. Erickson
通讯作者:
D. Magoffin;G. Erickson
DOI:
10.1016/s0021-9258(18)34752-5
发表时间:
1982-04
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
D. Magoffin;G. Erickson
通讯作者:
D. Magoffin;G. Erickson