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SHIMIZU, Takashi; JAYAWARDANA, Barana C.; TETSUKA, Masafumi; MIYAMOTO, Akio; 清水, 隆; 手塚, 雅文; 宮本, 明夫. |
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) isoforms (VEGF 120 and VEGF 164) secreted by granulosa cells are involved in thecal angiogenesis during follicular development in the bovine ovary. However, whether the transcript of the VEGF120 and VEGF164 isoforms differs during follicular development in the ovary is still unknown. We first examined the gene expression of VEGF120, VEGF164, fms-like tyrosine kinase (Flt-1), and fetal liver kinase (Flk-1) in the granulosa cells (GCs) and theca cells (TCs) of pre-selection and post-selection follicles (PRF and POF respectively) from the bovine ovary. Then we examined the effects of FSH and estradiol (E2) on these factors in cultured bovine GCs. Messenger RNA (mRNA) expression was quantified using real-time PCR... |
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Palavras-chave: Estradiol; Fetal liver kinase (Flk-1); Fms-like tyrosine kinase (Flt-1); Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH); Granulosa cell; Vascular Endothelial Growth factor (VEGF). |
Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4057 |
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Li,Pengfei; Yu,Xuejing; Xie,Jianshan; Yao,Xiaolei; Liu,Wenzhong; Yao,Jianbo; Zhu,Zhiwei; Lyu,Lihua. |
Abstract Background: Cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), discovered initially by via differential display RT-PCR analysis of brains of rats administered cocaine, is expressed mainly in central nervous system or neuronal origin cells, and is involved in a wide range of behaviors, such as regulation of food intake, energy homeostasis, and reproduction. The hens egg-laying rate mainly depends on the developmental status of follicles, expression of CART have not been identified from hen follicles, the regulatory mechanisms of CART biological activities are still unknown. The objective of this study was to characterize the mRNA expression of CART in hen follicular granulosa cells and determine CART peptide localization and regulatory role... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Hen; Follicles; CART; Theca cell; Granulosa cell. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602017000100211 |
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HAYASHI, Ken-Go; BERISHA, Bajram; MATSUI, Motozumi; SCHAMS, Dieter; MIYAMOTO, Akio; 松井, 基純; 宮本, 明夫. |
Recent findings indicate that the changing profile of angiopoietins (ANPT) and their receptor Tie2 are closely associated with development and regression of the vascular network in the cyclic ovary. We previously reported that mRNA expression for the ANPT-Tie system in theca interna changes during bovine follicular development and atresia, and both ANPTs affect steroidogenesis in the preovulatory follicle. The aim of this study was to investigate mRNA expression for ANPT1, ANPT-2 and Tie2 in granulosa cells (GC) during follicular development in the cow. Bovine follicles were classified according to the estradiol-17β (E2) concentration in follicular fluid (FF) as follows: (1) E2<0.5, (2) 0.5<E2<5, (3) 5<E2<20, (4) 20<E2<180 and (5)... |
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Palavras-chave: Follicular development; Angiopoietin-Tie system; Granulosa cell; Cow. |
Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2975 |
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