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| NOZAKI, Hirofumi; WIJAYAGUNAWARDANE, Missaka P.B.; KODITUWAKKU, Suranga P.; YOSHIDA, Takashi; NAKAMURA, Tadashi; ARAI, Ikichi; URASHIMA, Tadasu; MIYAMOTO, Akio; 中村, 正; 浦島, 匡; 宮本, 明夫. |
| N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I (GnT I; EC 2.4.1.101), which catalyzes the first step in the conversion of oligomannose to complex or hybrid N-glycans of glycoproteins, was found in media cultured with bovine oviduct epithelial cells (BOEC) obtained from non-pregnant cows during the follicular phase. Combined treatment with specific hormones increased GnT I release from BOEC. Luteinizing hormone (LH; 10 ng/ml) alone slightly, but together with 17β-estradiol (E2; 1 ng/ml), synergistically increased GnT I activity. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α, which have been shown to have their highest activities in the bovine oviduct during the periovulatory period, also increased in GnT I activity. This study provides the... |
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Palavras-chave: Bovine; Luteinizing hormone (LH); N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase I; Oviduct; Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2978 |
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| SHIMIZU, Takashi; 清水, 隆. |
| Ovary is an important organ that houses the oocytes (reproductive cell). Oocyte growth depends on the function of follicular cells such as the granulosa and theca cells. Two-cell two gonadotropin systems are associated with oocyte growth and follicular cell functions. In addition to these systems, it is also known that several growth factors regulate oocyte growth and follicular cell functions. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is involved in thecal vasculature during follicular development and the suppression of granulosa cell apoptosis. Metabolic factors such as insulin, growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) also play critical roles in the process of follicular development and growth. These factors are associated not only... |
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Palavras-chave: Endotoxin; Metabolic factors; Ovarian follicle; Steroid hormone; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4325 |
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| SHIMIZU, Takashi; 清水, 隆. |
| Ovarian follicular development in mammals is the complex process including endocrine, paracrine and autocrine. There is the development of four basic stages of ovarian follicles, i.e. the primordial, primary, secondary and tertiary or Graafian follicles. There are few blood vessels in the cortical area where primordial and primary follicles are assembled. The development of these follicles is stimulated by oocytes derived factor including growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF-9) or bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP-15). Porcine GDF-9 complementary DNA (cDNA) cloned, and then injected its gene into the ovary in gilts. The injection of porcine GDF-9 gene resulted in an increase in the number of primary, secondary and tertiary follicles, concomitant with a... |
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Palavras-chave: Follicle development; Gene injection; Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF-9); Ovary; Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4059 |
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| Takeyama,Masayuki; Yoneda,Masahiko; Gosho,Masahiko; Iwaki,Masayoshi; Zako,Masahiro. |
| BACKGROUND: Previous reports have described a decrease in retinal temperature and clinical improvement of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) after vitrectomy. We hypothesized that the retinal temperature decrease after vitrectomy plays a part in the suppression of wet AMD development. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated the temperature dependence of the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and in vitro angiogen-esis in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). RESULTS: We cultured ARPE-19 cells at 37, 35, 33 and 31°C and measured the expression of VEGF-A, VEGF-A splicing variants, and pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF). We performed an in vitro tube formation assay. The dehydrogenase activity was also evaluated at each... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD); Hypothermia; Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF); Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE); Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); Vitrectomy. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602015000100042 |
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