Regulation of follistatin production by rat granulosa cells in vitro

Endocrinology
Y ShintaniJ K Findlay

Abstract

The aims of this study were to apply enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for human follistatins (FS) to measure total immunoreactive (ir-) rat FS and free rat FS, and investigate the regulation of production of total ir-FS and free FS by rat granulosa cells (GC) in vitro. Production of ir-inhibin was monitored as an index of GC function. The ELISAs for total ir-FS, based on an immunoradiometric assay developed recently for human FS, and free FS, based on capture of FS by a monoclonal antibody and detection by activin A binding, had sensitivities of 0.4 and 0.8 ng recombinant human (rh-) FS 288/ml, respectively, and did not cross-react with inhibin A, rLH, or FSH. rh-Activin did not cross react in the total ir-FS ELISA, but interfered with the measurement of free FS. Dilutions of GC-conditioned medium were parallel to the standard curve of rh-FS 288 for each assay. The values obtained in the free FS assay were 10- to 20-fold higher than those in the total ir-FS ELISA, suggesting that rat FS may be recognized by the antibodies differently than the human standard. Both total ir-FS and free FS production by undifferentiated GC from diethylstilbestrol (DES)-treated, immature rats increased with cell number and time in culture...Continue Reading

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