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Talukder, Anup K.; Yousef, Mohamed S.; Rashid, Mohammad B.; Awai, Kensuke; Acosta, Tomas J.; Shimizu, Takashi; Okuda, Kiyoshi; Shimada, Masayuki; Imakawa, Kazuhiko; Miyamoto, Akio. |
Recent observations suggest that the bovine uterus starts to react to the early embryo immediately after its arrival from the oviduct. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of the early developing embryo on the immune-related gene profile in bovine uterine epithelial cells (BUECs) in vitro, and to further examine the impact of conditioned media (CM), either from embryo-BUEC co-culture or embryo culture alone, on gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). First, BUECs were co-cultured with morulae (n = 10) for D5-D9 (D0 = IVF), and gene expression in BUECs was analyzed. Subsequently, PBMCs were cultured in CM from embryo-BUEC co-culture or D5-D9 embryo culture, and gene expression was evaluated. In BUECs, the embryo induced... |
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Palavras-chave: Bovine; Embryo; Immunity; Interferon tau (IFNT); Uterus. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4532 |
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Haneda, Shingo; Nagaoka, Kentaro; Nambo, Yasuo; Kikuchi, Masato; Nakano, Yasuko; Li, Junyou; Matsui, Motozumi; Miyake, Yo-ichi; Imakawa, Kazuhiko. |
From previous cDNA subtraction studies analyzing gene expression in equine endometrium, high lipocalin 2 (LCN2) mRNA expression was found in the gravid endometrium. In the uterus, LCN2 may transport hydrophobic molecules and siderophores with iron, or may form a complex with another protein, however, the expression of uterine LCN2 beyond day 20 of equine pregnancy and its receptor has not been characterized. To study the expression and potential roles of uterine LCN2 from pre-implantation to mid-gestation period, stage-specific endometrial samples were obtained from day 13 (day 0 = ovulation) cyclic and days 13, 19, 25, and 60 to 131 pregnant mares. Expression of LCN2 mRNA increased in day 19 gravid endometrium and was abundant from day 60 onward. The... |
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Palavras-chave: Endometrium; Equine; Lipocalin 2 (LCN2); LCN2 receptor (SLC22A17); Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9). |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/4424 |
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