Vascularization is a prominent event during corpus luteum formation,
providing low density lipoproteins for steroid biosynthesis and enabling
transport of secreted steroids. The process of vascularization is
controlled by specific regulators. Vascular endothelial growth factor
(VEGF), otherwise named vascular permeability factor (VPF), induces
endothelial cell proliferation as well as angiogenesis in vivo and
increases capillary permeability. Here we report the expression of VEGF/VPF
mRNA by cultured human luteinized granulosa cells (GC) for at least 10
days. Without HCG VEGF/VPF expression declined after day 4 and by day 10
was reduced to approximately 30% of the value at day 4. However, after
culture in the presence of 1 U/ml human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG),
expression of VEGF/VPF mRNA by GC was four times greater than control
experiments by day 10, and increased 100% from day 4 to day 10.
Simultaneously, HCG supplementation increased VEGF/VPF secretion by GC.
Medium VEGF/VPF on day 3 was 13 pM without and 11 pM with HCG. Medium
VEGF/VPF on day 10 was 6 pM without HCG and 29 pM with HCG. These results
suggest that vascularization of the corpus luteum is induced by
HCG-mediated effects of VEGF/VPF.
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We recently have identified a ubiquitously transcribed mouse Y chromosome
gene, Uty , which encodes a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) protein. A
peptide derived from the UTY protein confers H-Y antigenicity on male
cells. Here we report the characterization of a widely transcribed X-linked
homologue of Uty , called Utx , which maps to the proximal region of the
mouse X chromosome and which detects a human X-linked homologue at Xp11.2.
Given that Uty is ubiquitously transcribed, we assayed for Utx expression
from the inactive X chromosome (Xi) in mice and found that Utx escapes X
chromosome inactivation. Only Smcx and the pseudoautosomal Sts gene on the
mouse X chromosome have been reported previously to escape inactivation.
The human UTX gene was also found to be expressed from Xi. We discuss the
significance of these data for our understanding of dosage compensation of
X-Y homologous genes in humans and mice.
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To understand how gene expression patterns are established on the inactive
X chromosome during development, we have studied the murine gene Smcx,
which is expressed from both the active and inactive mouse X chromosomes.
In all tissues assayed, Smcx only partially escapes X inactivation, with
expression levels from the inactive X allele approximately 30-65% that of
the active X allele. Additionally, inactive X expression levels differed
between extraembryonic and embryonic tissues and among different tissues
from newborn and adult mice. Imprinted extraembryonic tissue had the lowest
levels of inactive X Smcx expression, whereas the highest levels were in
heart. These data suggest that the chromosomal basis of X inactivation
differs among tissues, perhaps reflecting differences in the timing or
regulation of inactivation in these cell lineages.
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We have recently reported isolation of the gene responsible for X- linked
Opitz G/BBB syndrome, a defect of midline development. MID1 is located on
the distal short arm of the human X chromosome (Xp22. 3) and encodes a
novel member of the B box family of zinc finger proteins. We have now
cloned the murine homolog of MID1 and performed preliminary expression
studies during development. Mid1 expression in undifferentiated cells in
the central nervous, gastrointestinal and urogenital systems suggests that
abnormal cell proliferation may underlie the defect in midline development
characteristic of Opitz syndrome. We have also found that Mid1 is located
within the mouse pseudoautosomal region (PAR) in Mus musculus , while it
seems to be X- specific in Mus spretus. Therefore, Mid1 is likely to be a
recent acquisition of the M. musculus PAR. Genetic and FISH analyses also
demonstrated a high frequency of unequal crossovers in the murine PAR,
creating spontaneous deletion/duplication events involving Mid1. These data
provide evidence for the first time that genetic instability of the PAR may
affect functionally important genes. In addition, we show that MID1 is the
first example of a gene subject to X-inactivation in man while escaping it
in mouse. These data contribute to a better understanding of the molecular
content and evolution of the rodent PAR.
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BACKGROUND: We aimed to evaluate the influence of the Gly972Arg variant of the insulin receptor substrate-1 gene (IRS-1) and the Gly1057Asp variant in IRS-2 on insulin resistance and glucose tolerance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and healthy controls. METHODS: Genotypes, allelic frequencies, indexes of insulin resistance, glucose tolerance and hormone profiles were studied in a large sample of Spanish PCOS (n = 103) women compared with a control group (n = 48) of healthy women matched for body mass index. RESULTS: No differences in genotype or allelic frequencies were found between PCOS patients and healthy controls. When considering control subjects and PCOS patients as a whole, IRS-1 Arg972 carriers also presented with increased fasting insulin (133 +/- 60 versus 95 +/- 67 pmol/l, P = 0.008) and insulin resistance measured by homeostasis model assessment (4.3 +/- 2.1 versus 3.1 +/- 2.4, P = 0.009) compared with subjects homozygous for Gly972 alleles. These differences were even higher when restricting the analysis to PCOS patients. Subjects homozygous for the Gly1057 allele of IRS-2 presented with increased 60 and 90 min oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) glucose levels compared with carriers of one or two Asp1057 alleles (7.9 +/- 2.1 versus 7.1 +/- 2.1 mmol/l, P = 0.042 and 7.0 +/- 2.1 versus 6.0 +/- 1.8 mmol/l, P = 0.014), and a similar tendency was observed for 120 min OGTT glucose levels. CONCLUSIONS: The Gly972Arg in IRS-1 and Gly1057Asp in IRS-2 polymorphisms influence glucose homeostasis in premenopausal women, but are not associated with PCOS. 相似文献
Objective: To study the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) axis in hirsute women.
Design: Controlled clinical study.
Setting: Tertiary care institutional hospital.
Patient(s): Forty hirsute women and 17 women with normal menstrual cycles.
Intervention(s): Basal and ACTH-stimulated samples were obtained, and sampling was repeated 1 (gonadal stimulation) and 21 (gonadal suppression) days after a single 3.75-mg IM dose of triptorelin. Controls did not receive triptorelin for ethical reasons.
Main Outcome Measure(s): Serum GH, IGF-1, IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), insulin, glucose, total testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, E2, and gonadotropin levels. Basal and ACTH-stimulated steroid precursors were measured.
Result(s): Patients with idiopathic hirsutism were identified by normal serum androgen levels (n = 17). Those with functional ovarian hyperandrogenism (n = 15) were identified by an increase in the serum testosterone level that normalized during gonadal suppression, whereas those with functional adrenal hyperandrogenism (n = 8) were identified by an initial increase in the testosterone level that persisted during gonadal suppression. The adrenal hyperandrogenism group had increased IGF-1 levels compared with the control, idiopathic hirsutism, and ovarian hyperandrogenism groups. Patients with ovarian hyperandrogenism had normal IGF-1 concentrations, but their IGFBP-3 concentrations were lower than those of controls. No differences were observed in GH levels between any of the groups. These results persisted when the influence of age was corrected for.
Conclusion(s): The IGF-1 axis appears to be involved in the pathogenesis of hyperandrogenism, especially in patients with adrenal hyperandrogenism, who have a clear increase in IGF-1 levels. Moreover, patients with ovarian hirsutism have decreased IGFBP-3 concentrations, which might enhance IGF-1 bioavailability. 相似文献