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Differential expression of CTGF in pre- and post-ovulatory granulosa cells in the hen ovary is regulated by TGFβ1 and gonadotrophins.

Abstract：

:Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a cysteine-rich, matrix-associated heparin-binding protein that is important in many cell types as a regulator of cell proliferation, angiogenesis, cell remodelling and other cellular processes. CTGF is necessary for normal follicle growth and luteinisation in mammals. The avian follicular hierarchy provides an excellent experimental model to study developmental events, particularly the role of cellular remodelling factors in the process of folliculogenesis. In this study, we examined CTGF expression and regulation in the hen ovary. CTGF expression was increased considerably as follicular development proceeds in pre-ovulatory follicles, peaking in expression at the time of ovulation. Immunohistochemistry revealed that CTGF protein was concentrated in the cytoplasm of follicular granulosa cells throughout the ovulation cycle. We isolated granulosa cells from the follicles at two key stages of the ovulation cycle (in terms of cellular alteration): during pre-ovulatory growth and during post-ovulatory regression. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinising hormone (LH) inhibited CTGF expression in pre-ovulatory granulosa cells but stimulated CTGF expression in post-ovulatory granulosa cells. Moreover, TGFβ1 stimulated CTGF expression in both pre- and post-ovulatory granulosa cells. Nevertheless, TGFβ1 could rescue the inhibition of gonadotrophins on pre-ovulatory granulosa CTGF expression but could not further stimulate CTGF expression in gonadotrophin-treated post-ovulatory granulosa cells. The results of this study indicate that CTGF expression in avian granulosa cells is modulated by a combination of gonadotrophins and TGFβ1 according to the different stages of follicle maturation and degradation. The results also suggest that the gonadotrophic action on post-ovulatory follicles in the avian ovary differs from the gonadotrophin-induced luteinisation in mammals.

journal_name

Gen Comp Endocrinol

journal_title

General and comparative endocrinology

authors

Zhu G,Kang L,Yang C,Zhang X,Wang M,Jiang Y

doi

10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.06.018

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-09-01 00:00:00

pages

314-22

issue

eissn

0016-6480

issn

1095-6840

pii

S0016-6480(12)00265-1

journal_volume

178

pub_type

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Differential expression of CTGF in pre- and post-ovulatory granulosa cells in the hen ovary is regulated by TGFβ1 and gonadotrophins.