PMID: 11925381Apr 2, 2002Paper

Induced apoptosis and expression of related proteins in granulosa cells from women undergoing IVF: a preliminary study

Human Reproduction
J L BeniflaGérard Feldmann

Abstract

Because apoptosis may be involved in the outcome of IVF, the expression of pro- and anti-apoptosis proteins in a model of induced granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis was evaluated in 25 women with normal FSH levels undergoing IVF. After 1 day of culture, apoptosis was induced with interferon (IFN)-gamma (200 IU/ml), followed 24 h later by an agonistic anti-Fas antibody (0.5 microg/ml). On day 3, apoptotic GC, identified by chromatin condensation and/or nuclear fragmentation after DAPI staining, were counted among 1000 cells in randomly chosen fields under UV microscopy, and enabled allocation of women into two groups with either low (group 1) or high (group 2) percentages of apoptosis (11.6 +/- 4.8 and 59.5 +/- 14.8% respectively; P < 0.001). Immunoblotting was used to evaluate the following in proteins: poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), caspases 8 and 3, Bcl-2, heat shock protein (HSP) 70, Bax, Bak and Stat-1 (a protein known to be inducible by IFN-gamma). Based on densitometric analysis of immunoblots, the PARP 116 kDa bands were respectively 4.3- and 33.3-fold lower for treated groups 1 and 2. Caspase 8, caspase 3 and HSP70 were expressed slightly less in treated group 2 than treated group 1. Densitometric analysis of bands cor...Continue Reading

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Aug 23, 2003·European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology·Christophe SiferJean-Louis Benifla
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