PMID: 9171974May 1, 1997Paper

Effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha on progesterone production by granulosa cells in laying hens of different genetic lines

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
M A BryanE A Dunnington

Abstract

In vitro progesterone production by granulosa cells in the presence or absence of human recombinant tumor necrosis factor-alpha (hrTNF-alpha) was measured at 10, 20, and 30 wk of egg production in White Leghorn hens selected for high (HA)- or low-antibody (LA) response to sheep red blood cell challenge. Isolated granulosa cells from the three largest preovulatory follicles (F1-F3) were incubated with 5 or 250 ng/ml hrTNF-alpha, and progesterone production was determined by the use of a validated radioimmunoassay. F1, F2 and F3 granulosa cells from HA hens produced more (P < or = 0.05) progesterone (140.8, 107.2, and 49.7 ng/ml) than LA hens (109.4, 78.9, and 26.9 ng/ml). The treatment of granulosa cells with hrTNF-alpha consistently inhibited (P < or = 0.05) progesterone secretion by all follicles among HA and LA hens, but not always at both doses. Generally, 5 ng/ml hrTNF-alpha was the maximum inhibitory dose. In the laying hen, a decrease in steroid production in response to cytokines may upset the steroid balance created by follicular hierarchy and inhibit or delay ovulation.

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