Epidermal growth factor receptor activation by protein kinase C is necessary for FSH-induced meiotic resumption in porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes

The Journal of Endocrinology
Xiufen ChenGuoliang Xia

Abstract

It is proved that epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like factors mediate gonadotropin-induced rodent oocyte maturation via EGF receptor (EGFR). However, the detail kinetics and signal pathway between FSH and EGF/EGFR is not clear in large animals. In the present study, we investigated the roles of EGFR and protein kinase C (PKC) in FSH-induced porcine oocyte meiotic resumption. Porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes were cultured in NCSU37 medium containing 10% porcine follicular fluid and germinal vesicle breakdown (meiotic resumption) was detected after different treatments. The results showed that EGF-like factor amphiregulin (AR) and EGFR mRNA were expressed in porcine cumulus cells, but not oocytes. FSH significantly induced AR mRNA expression with maximum at 4 h and activated EGFR phosphorylation at 8 h. AR (1-100 ng/ml) dose-dependently induced meiosis resumption of porcine oocyte. The specific EGFR inhibitor, AG1478, but not AG43 (the inactive analog of AG1478), completely blocked FSH, EGF, and AR-induced oocyte meiotic resumption; the inhibitory effect of AG1478 on FSH action gradually decreased when the inhibitor was added at 6 h or later and disappeared when it was added at 11 h; EGF reversed the inhibitory effect on FSH when ...Continue Reading

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