Regulation of endothelin-1 expression in the bovine corpus luteum: elevation by prostaglandin F 2 alpha

Endocrinology
E GirshR Meidan

Abstract

Prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) has been recognized as the physiological luteolysin in ruminants and other species for more than three decades; however, the mechanisms involved in its action are poorly understood. We previously have shown that endothelin-1 (ET-1) mediates, at least in part, the action of PGF2alpha, and the current study examines the effect of PGF2alpha on the expression of ET-1 in bovine corpus luteum (CL). Endothelins (ETs) were extracted from CL, collected at various times of the estrous cycle, and highest levels were found during luteolysis. The expression of prepro-ET-1 was also highest in regressing CL, suggesting that PGF2alpha may have elevated ET-1 expression. This was confirmed by demonstrating that administration of PGF2alpha to heifers at midcycle elevated luteal ET-1 expression. Levels were induced as soon as 2 h after PGF2alpha treatment and 24 h later were 7-fold higher than preinjection levels. Endothelial cells isolated from bovine CL produced ET-1, and addition of PGF2alpha, oxytocin (OT), and vasopressin-augmented ET biosynthesis. Induction of ET-1 expression by PGF2alpha in these cells was evident after a short incubation time (15-90 min). Taken together, these data suggest that stimulation...Continue Reading

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