TY - JOUR
T1 - Progesterone is a suppressor of apoptosis in bovine luteal cells
AU - Okuda, Kiyoshi
AU - Korzekwa, Anna
AU - Shibaya, Masami
AU - Murakami, Shuko
AU - Nishimura, Ryo
AU - Tsubouchi, Miki
AU - Woclawek-Potocka, Izabela
AU - Skarzynski, Dariusz J.
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - Progesterone is suggested to be a suppressor of apoptosis in bovine luteal cells. Fas antigen (Fas) is a cell surface receptor that triggers apoptosis in sensitive cells. Furthermore, apoptosis is known to be controlled by the bcl-2 gene/protein family and caspases. This study was undertaken to determine whether intraluteal progesterone (P4) is involved in Fas L-mediated luteal cell death in the bovine corpus luteum (CL) in vitro. Moreover, we studied whether an antagonist of P4 influences gene expression of the bcl-2 family and caspase-3 and the activity of caspase-3 in the bovine CL. Luteal cells obtained from the cows in the midluteal phase of the estrous cycle (Days 8-12 of the cycle) were exposed to a specific P4 antagonist (onapristone [OP], 10-4 M) with or without 100 ng/ml Fas L. Although Fas L alone did not show a cytotoxic effect, treatment of the cells with OP alone or in combination with Fas L resulted in killing of 30% and 45% of the cells, respectively (P < 0.05). DNA fragmentation was observed in the cells treated with Fas L in the presence of OP. The inhibition of P4 action by OP increased the expression of Fas mRNA (P < 0.01); however, it did not affect bax or bcl-2 mRNA expression (P > 0.05). Moreover, OP stimulated expression of caspase-3 mRNA (P < 0.01). The overall results indirectly show that intraluteal P4 suppresses apoptosis in bovine luteal cells through the inhibition of Fas and caspase-3 mRNA expression and inhibition of caspase-3 activation.
AB - Progesterone is suggested to be a suppressor of apoptosis in bovine luteal cells. Fas antigen (Fas) is a cell surface receptor that triggers apoptosis in sensitive cells. Furthermore, apoptosis is known to be controlled by the bcl-2 gene/protein family and caspases. This study was undertaken to determine whether intraluteal progesterone (P4) is involved in Fas L-mediated luteal cell death in the bovine corpus luteum (CL) in vitro. Moreover, we studied whether an antagonist of P4 influences gene expression of the bcl-2 family and caspase-3 and the activity of caspase-3 in the bovine CL. Luteal cells obtained from the cows in the midluteal phase of the estrous cycle (Days 8-12 of the cycle) were exposed to a specific P4 antagonist (onapristone [OP], 10-4 M) with or without 100 ng/ml Fas L. Although Fas L alone did not show a cytotoxic effect, treatment of the cells with OP alone or in combination with Fas L resulted in killing of 30% and 45% of the cells, respectively (P < 0.05). DNA fragmentation was observed in the cells treated with Fas L in the presence of OP. The inhibition of P4 action by OP increased the expression of Fas mRNA (P < 0.01); however, it did not affect bax or bcl-2 mRNA expression (P > 0.05). Moreover, OP stimulated expression of caspase-3 mRNA (P < 0.01). The overall results indirectly show that intraluteal P4 suppresses apoptosis in bovine luteal cells through the inhibition of Fas and caspase-3 mRNA expression and inhibition of caspase-3 activation.
KW - Apoptosis
KW - Corpus luteum
KW - Fas-Fas ligand
KW - Progesterone
KW - bcl-2 gene family
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U2 - 10.1095/biolreprod.104.028076
DO - 10.1095/biolreprod.104.028076
M3 - Article
C2 - 15329328
AN - SCOPUS:9744286975
VL - 71
SP - 2065
EP - 2071
JO - Biology of Reproduction
JF - Biology of Reproduction
SN - 0006-3363
IS - 6
ER -