scholarly journals In Vitro Inhibition of the Biological Activity of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone by Anti-Peptide Antisera Representing the Human Follicle-Stimulating Hormone β Subunit Sequence 33–531

1997 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 460-468 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. E. Westhoff ◽  
J. W. Slootstra ◽  
W. C. Puijk ◽  
L. van Leeuwen ◽  
W.M.M. Schaaper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Β Subunit ◽  
In Vitro Inhibition ◽  
Subunit Sequence ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIONS OF HUMAN FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONE AND ITS β-SUBUNIT IN REPTILES

1977 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 441-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAUL LICHT ◽  
ANTONELLA BONA GALLO ◽  
ANNE STOCKELL HARTREE ◽  
RATNA C. SHOWNKEEN
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Β Subunit ◽  
Binding Assays ◽  
Mammalian Tissues ◽  
Stimulation Of ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

SUMMARY The actions of human follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH) and its β-subunit were examined in several assays in reptiles, including effects on lizard testicular activity (growth and androgen production) in vivo, and stimulation of androgen production by snake testes and competition for binding of 125I-labelled hFSH in lizards and snakes in vitro. Binding was also examined with mammalian tissues. The hFSH was highly steroidogenic in the snake and lizard; otherwise results were similar to those observed in mammals. In all cases, the potency of the β-subunit was only a few per cent of the intact hormone. The potency of hFSH in vivo compared with NIH-FSH ovine standards was several 100 times greater than in vitro. Results for stimulation of androgen production in vivo closely paralleled those for binding assays in both reptiles and mammals. In contrast to previous results for ovine FSH β-subunit, human FSH β-subunit has little if any FSH biological activity in reptiles.

Follicle-stimulating hormone-induced prostaglandin E formation in isolated rat ovarian theca

1983 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Zor ◽  
B. Strulovici ◽  
R. Braw ◽  
H. R. Lindner ◽  
A. Tsafriri
Keyword(s):  
Cyclic Amp ◽  
Cyclic Gmp ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Prostaglandin E ◽  
Β Subunit ◽  
Biochemical Effects ◽  
Isolated Rat ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

The aim of this study was to search for direct biochemical effects of highly purified FSH on isolated ovarian follicular theca in vitro. Granulosa cells (GC; approximately 1 × 105 cells per follicle) were flushed from isolated follicles of pro-oestrous rats. The remaining theca layer and the isolated GC were incubated with highly purified ovine FSH. Prostaglandin E (PGE) accumulation was measured by radioimmunoassay. Follicle-stimulating hormone induced a 15-fold increase in PGE accumulation over the basal level in the follicular theca, the stimulated rate exceeding threefold that observed in the GC fraction derived from the same follicle. Follicle-stimulating hormone caused no significant increase in cyclic AMP level or steroidogenesis in the theca layer, but was active on these parameters in the GC. In contrast, LH increased the accumulation of cyclic AMP, progesterone and testosterone, as well as of PGE, in follicular theca. Exogenous 8-bromo cyclic AMP or cyclic GMP also stimulated PGE production in follicular theca or GC, but FSH was without any effect on the level of endogenous cyclic GMP in GC or follicular theca. Antibodies to FSH prevented the effect of FSH (but not that of LH) on PGE formation by follicular theca and GC, while antibodies to the β-subunit of LH blocked the effect of LH but not of FSH. We conclude that highly purified FSH has a stimulatory effect on PGE formation by the follicular theca.

In-vitro and in-vivo biological activity of recombinant yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) follicle stimulating hormone

2017 ◽  
Vol 241 ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo J. Sanchís-Benlloch ◽  
Josephine Nocillado ◽  
Claudia Ladisa ◽  
Joseph Aizen ◽  
Adam Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Yellowtail Kingfish ◽  
Seriola Lalandi ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

scholarly journals Actions and Roles of FSH in Germinative Cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (18) ◽  
pp. 10110
Author(s):  
Kaiana Recchia ◽  
Amanda Soares Jorge ◽  
Laís Vicari de Figueiredo Pessôa ◽  
Ramon Cesar Botigelli ◽  
Vanessa Cristiane Zugaib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cells ◽  
Primordial Germ Cells ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Target Cells ◽  
Β Subunit ◽  
Glycoprotein Hormone ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is produced by the pituitary gland in a coordinated hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis event, plays important roles in reproduction and germ cell development during different phases of reproductive development (fetal, neonatal, puberty, and adult life), and is consequently essential for fertility. FSH is a heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone of two dissociable subunits, α and β. The FSH β-subunit (FSHβ) function starts upon coupling to its specific receptor: follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR). FSHRs are localized mainly on the surface of target cells on the testis and ovary (granulosa and Sertoli cells) and have recently been found in testicular stem cells and extra-gonadal tissue. Several reproduction disorders are associated with absent or low FSH secretion, with mutation of the FSH β-subunit or the FSH receptor, and/or its signaling pathways. However, the influence of FSH on germ cells is still poorly understood; some studies have suggested that this hormone also plays a determinant role in the self-renewal of germinative cells and acts to increase undifferentiated spermatogonia proliferation. In addition, in vitro, together with other factors, it assists the process of differentiation of primordial germ cells (PGCLCs) into gametes (oocyte-like and SSCLCs). In this review, we describe relevant research on the influence of FSH on spermatogenesis and folliculogenesis, mainly in the germ cell of humans and other species. The possible roles of FSH in germ cell generation in vitro are also presented.

In vitro inhibition of the bioactivity of follicle-stimulating hormone by antisera against a peptide representing part of the FSH-receptor

1998 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.E Zijlstra-Westhoff ◽  
J.W Slootstra ◽  
W.C Puijk ◽  
W.M.M Schaaper ◽  
H.B Oonk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Fsh Receptor ◽  
In Vitro Inhibition ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Effects of oestradiol-17β and LRH upon the two fractions of pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone separated by concanavalin-A chromatography

1985 ◽  
Vol 110 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-482
Author(s):  
Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre ◽  
Emma Torra ◽  
Roberto Domínguez ◽  
Robert Scherpbier ◽  
Fernando Larrea
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Concanavalin A ◽  
Anterior Pituitary ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Exposure Condition ◽  
Con A ◽  
Ovx Rats ◽  
Intact Rats ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Abstract. The effects of oestradiol-17β (E2) and LRH upon the two fractions of pituitary follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) obtained by concanavalin A (Con A) chromatography were studied. Anterior pituitary glands were removed from adult intact rats at different times throughout the oestrous cycle, and from long-term ovariectomized (Ovx) rats after specific endocrine treatments. The presence, relative ratio and biological activity of each Con A separable FSH fraction were assessed by a specific radioimmunoassay and by an in vitro bioassay. After separation by concanavalin A chromatography, glands from intact rats sacrificed during the days of oestrus, dioestrus 1 and dioestrus 2, exhibited constant relative ratios (U:B FSH ratio) of the two FSH fractions so separated (Con A unbound and bound FSH), whereas donors sacrificed at the morning and early afternoon (13.00– 15.00 h) of the day of pro-oestrus, showed the highest U:B FSH ratio; this ratio abruptly declined at the time of the FSH surge, after 15.00 h of pro-oestrus. Ovx rats exhibited lower ratios than intact animals. Pituitary extracts from Ovx donors under short-term (20 h) E2 exposure (condition which decreased pituitary sensitivity to LRH), showed the lowest U:B FSH ratio, whereas glands from Ovx rats exposed to conditions which caused increased pituitary LRH exposure (immediately before the oestradiol-induced FSH surge or after injection of 100 ng of LRH) showed an increase in their U:B FSH ratio, as compared with Ovx and Ovx + E2 (20 h) rats. Ovx animals exposed to oestradiol (during 33 h), phenobarbitone (at 30 h) and 200 ng of LRH (at 31 h), exhibited a dramatic decrease in the pituitary content of the Con A unbound FSH fraction, similar to that shown in intact rats during the late afternoon of pro-oestrus. Both FSH fractions exhibited similar in vitro biological activity and apparent molecular weight. These studies demonstrate that the existing endocrine milieu regulates the carbohydrate content and/or arrangement of the FSH molecule, and hence, the type of FSH produced by the anterior pituitary gland.

Follicle-stimulating hormone-dependent estrogen secretion by rat Sertoli cells in vitro: Modulation by calcium

1991 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 280-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Alan Talbot ◽  
Ann Lambert ◽  
Robert Mitchell ◽  
Marek Grabinski ◽  
David C. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Dibutyryl Camp ◽  
Immature Rat ◽  
Estradiol Secretion ◽  
Old Rats ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Abstract We have investigated the role of Ca2+ in the control of FSH-induced estradiol secretion by Sertoli cells isolated from 8-10 days old rats. Exogenous Ca2+ (4-8 mmol/1) inhibited FSH-stimulated E2 secretion such that, with 8 mmol/l Ca2+ and FSH (8 IU/l) E2 secretion decreased from 2091±322 to 1480±84 pmol/l (p<0.002), whilst chelation of Ca2+ in the culture medium with EGTA (3 mmol/l) increased E2 secretion from 360±45 to 1242±133 pmol/l) in the absence of FSH. Further, EGTA (3 mmol/l) markedly potentiated FSH (8 IU/l), forskolin (1 μmol/l) and dibutyryl cAMP (1 mmol/l)-stimulated E2 secretion. Addition of the Ca2+ ionophores, ionomycin (2-5 μmol/l) and A23187 (2 μmol/l), inhibited FSH (8 IU/l)-stimulated E2 secretion by >80%. The effect of ionomycin was totally reversible, whereas that of A23187 was irreversible. Ionomycin (5 μmol/l) had no effect on EGTA-induced E2 secretion in the absence of FSH, but reduced EGTA-provoked E2 secretion by 59% in the presence of FSH (8 IU/l). Similarly, forskolin- and dibutyryl cAMP-provoked E2 production was inhibited 46-50% by ionomycin (5 μmol/l). We conclude that FSH-induced E2 secretion from immature rat Sertoli cells is modulated by intra- and extracellular Ca2+.

scholarly journals Advances in the Regulation of Mammalian Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Secretion

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1134
Author(s):  
Hao-Qi Wang ◽  
Wei-Di Zhang ◽  
Bao Yuan ◽  
Jia-Bao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Β Subunit ◽  
Glycoprotein Hormone ◽  
Livestock Breeding ◽  
Biological Specificity ◽  
Therapeutic Development ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

Mammalian reproduction is mainly driven and regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), which is synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, is a key regulator that ultimately affects animal fertility. As a dimeric glycoprotein hormone, the biological specificity of FSH is mainly determined by the β subunit. As research techniques are being continuously innovated, studies are exploring the underlying molecular mechanism regulating the secretion of mammalian FSH. This article will review the current knowledge on the molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways systematically regulating FSH synthesis and will present the latest hypothesis about the nuclear cross-talk among the various endocrine-induced pathways for transcriptional regulation of the FSH β subunit. This article will provide novel ideas and potential targets for the improved use of FSH in livestock breeding and therapeutic development.

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