scholarly journals Pregnancy-Specific Protein B Induces Release of an Alpha Chemokine in Bovine Endometrium

Endocrinology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 542-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy J. Austin ◽  
Cathy P. King ◽  
Judith E. Vierk ◽  
R. Garth Sasser ◽  
Thomas R. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Affinity Chromatography ◽  
Primary Culture ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
Interferon Tau ◽  
Western Blots ◽  
Chemotactic Protein ◽  
Uterine Proteins ◽  
Protein B

Abstract Pregnancy-specific protein B (PSPB), is secreted from binucleate trophoblast of the bovine conceptus as early as day 15 of pregnancy. The objective of this experiment was to determine if PSPB induced uterine proteins. PSPB was purified from day 120 cotyledons using antibody-based affinity chromatography. Endometrium from day 14 non-pregnant cows (n = 3) was prepared for explant (3H-Leu added) culture. Radiolabeled proteins released into medium were dialyzed, separated using 1D-PAGE, and detected using fluorography and densitometry. PSPB (0, 0.5, 5, 25 & 50 nM) caused a concentration-dependent increase in the release of a radiolabeled 8-kDa uterine protein. Western blots revealed that the 8-kDa protein cross-reacted with antibody against granulocyte chemotactic protein-2 (GCP-2). PSPB also induced release of GCP-2 by bovine endometrial (BEND) cells in primary culture. The induction of GCP-2 by PSPB was blocked by addition of antiserum against PSPB (1:4 molar ratio). This is the first indication that PSPB has a hormonal role in inducing GCP-2, an alpha chemokine that also is induced by interferon-tau during early pregnancy. This chemotactic cytokine may be integral to mediating adhesion, inflammation and angiogenesis associated with early implantation.

scholarly journals Pregnancy-specific protein B, progesterone concentrations and embryonic mortality during early pregnancy in dairy cows

Reproduction ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 83 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Humblot ◽  
S. Camous ◽  
J. Martal ◽  
J. Charlery ◽  
N. Jeanguyot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Embryonic Mortality ◽  
Protein B

scholarly journals Characterization of Pregnancy Specific Protein B (PSPB) from Placenta Foetalis (Cotyledon) Friesian Holstein Cows

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Samik
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Optical Density ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Molecular Size ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Holstein Cows ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Immunohistochemical Techniques ◽  
Protein B

This research was aimed to find out a substance that was useful in early pregnancy diagnosis of Friesian Holstein cows. Pregnancy Specific Protein B (PSPB) was isolated, purified and partially characterized from cotyledon Friesian Holstein cows. Characterization of PSPB protein was conducted using SDS-PAGE and Western Blot. Antisera were developed against PSPB and by immunohistochemical techniques the protein was localized to the binucleated cells of the cotyledon. The estimated molecular size of Friesian Holstein cows PSPB was 59.88 kDa with the concentration of PSPB protein in cotyledon was 6480 ng/ml. PSPB protein could induce anti-PSPB antibody with the value of optical density (OD) were 0.179±0.0102 (before immunization); 1.466±0.3288 (3rd week after immunization); 1.936±0.4754 (1st week after booster;) and 2.256±0.4842 (2nd week after booster).

scholarly journals The effects of nutrient restriction on mRNA expression of endogenous retroviruses, interferon-tau, and pregnancy-specific protein-B during the establishment of pregnancy in beef heifers1

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 950-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle J McLean ◽  
Matthew S Crouse ◽  
Mellissa R Crosswhite ◽  
Nicolas Negrin Pereira ◽  
Carl R Dahlen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Specific Protein ◽  
Endogenous Retroviruses ◽  
Nutrient Restriction ◽  
Interferon Tau ◽  
Protein B

Production of interferon by red deer (Cervus elaphus) conceptuses and the effects of roIFN-tau on the timing of luteolysis and the success of asynchronous embryo transfer

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 387-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
KJ Demmers ◽  
HN Jabbour ◽  
DW Deakin ◽  
AP Flint
Keyword(s):  
Embryo Transfer ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Cervus Elaphus ◽  
Pregnancy Loss ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Interferon Tau ◽  
Recombinant Interferon ◽  
Uterine Flushing ◽  
Calving Rate

The role of interferon in early pregnancy in red deer was investigated by (a) measuring production of interferon by the conceptus, (b) testing the anti-luteolytic effect of recombinant interferon-tau in non-pregnant hinds, and (c) treatment of hinds with interferon after asynchronous embryo transfer. Blastocysts were collected from 34 hinds by uterine flushing 14 (n = 2), 16 (n = 2), 18 (n = 8), 20 (n = 13) or 22 (n = 9) days after synchronization of oestrus with progesterone withdrawal. Interferon anti-viral activity was detectable in uterine flushings from day 16 to day 22, and increased with duration of gestation (P < 0.01) and developmental stage (P < 0.01). When interferon-tau was administered daily between day 14 and day 20 to non-pregnant hinds to mimic natural blastocyst production, luteolysis was delayed by a dose of 0.2 mg day(-1) (27.3 +/- 1.3 days after synchronization, n = 4 versus 21 +/- 0 days in control hinds, n = 3; P < 0.05). Interferon-tau was administered to hinds after asynchronous embryo transfer to determine whether it protects the conceptus against early pregnancy loss. Embryos (n = 24) collected on day 6 from naturally mated, superovulated donors (n = 15) were transferred into synchronized recipients on day 10 or day 11. Interferon-tau treatment (0.2 mg daily from day 14 to 20) increased calving rate from 0 to 64% in all recipients (0/11 versus 7/11, P < 0.005), and from 0 to 67% in day 10 recipients (0/8 versus 6/9, P < 0.01). The increased success rate of asynchronous embryo transfer after interferon-tau treatment in cervids may be of benefit where mismatched embryo-maternal signalling leads to failure in the establishment of pregnancy.

scholarly journals Recent Possibilities for the Diagnosis of Early Pregnancy and Embryonic Mortality in Dairy Cows

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1666
Author(s):  
Ottó Szenci
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Fetal Mortality ◽  
Reproductive Efficiency ◽  
Interferon Tau ◽  
Early Pregnancy Factor ◽  
Pelvic Inlet ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Protein Assays

One of the most recent techniques for the on-farm diagnosis of early pregnancy (EP) in cattle is B-mode ultrasonography. Under field conditions, acceptable results may be achieved with ultrasonography from Days 25 to 30 post-AI. The reliability of the test greatly depends on the frequency of the transducer used, the skill of the examiner, the criterion used for a positive pregnancy diagnosis (PD), and the position of the uterus in the pelvic inlet. Non-pregnant animals can be selected accurately by evaluating blood flow in the corpus luteum around Day 20 after AI, meaning we can substantially improve the reproductive efficiency of our herd. Pregnancy protein assays (PSPB, PAG-1, and PSP60 RIA, commercial ELISA or rapid visual ELISA tests) may provide an alternative method to ultrasonography for determining early pregnancy or late embryonic/early fetal mortality (LEM/EFM) in dairy cows. Although the early pregnancy factor is the earliest specific indicator of fertilization, at present, its detection is entirely dependent on the use of the rosette inhibition test; therefore, its use in the field needs further developments. Recently found biomarkers like interferon-tau stimulated genes or microRNAs may help us diagnose early pregnancy in dairy cows; however, these tests need further developments before their general use in the farms becomes possible.

scholarly journals The effect of pregnancy on the expression of uterine oxytocin, oestrogen and progesterone receptors during early pregnancy in the cow

1999 ◽  
Vol 160 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
RS Robinson ◽  
GE Mann ◽  
GE Lamming ◽  
DC Wathes
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
In Situ Hybridisation ◽  
Progesterone Receptors ◽  
Prostaglandin F2alpha ◽  
Interferon Tau ◽  
Uterine Endometrium ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Oxytocin Antagonist

The expression of oxytocin receptor (OTR) in the uterine endometrium plays an important role in the initiation of luteolysis. During early pregnancy, the conceptus secretes interferon tau (IFN|gt) which inhibits OTR up-regulation and luteolysis. In this study, uterine horn cross sections were collected on day 16 from 15 pregnant cows (PREG), 9 uninseminated controls and 5 inseminated cows with no embryo present. The latter two groups had similar results and were combined to form a single non-pregnant (NP) group. The animals were given an oxytocin challenge shortly before tissue collection to assess prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) release through the measurement of the metabolite 13,14-dihydro-15-keto PGF2alpha (PGFM). The mRNAs for OTR, oestrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) were localised by in situ hybridisation. The results were quantified by optical density (OD) measurements from autoradiographs using image analysis. OTR protein was measured by autoradiography with iodinated oxytocin antagonist and ER and PR protein was detected by immunocytochemistry. The release of PGFM after the oxytocin challenge was significantly higher in the 14 NP cows (187%+/-15%) compared with the PREG group (131%+/-11%) (P<0.01). Low concentrations of OTR mRNA were localised to the luminal epithelium (LE) in 6 out of the 14 NP cows, of which 2 also expressed OTR protein, while OTR mRNA and protein were undetectable in all the pregnant animals. These results indicated that the sampling time coincided with the onset of the luteolytic mechanism in the NP cows. On day 16 ER mRNA was detectable in both the LE and glands of both PREG and NP animals. There were no differences in either ER mRNA or protein between NP and PREG samples. PR mRNA was moderately expressed in the caruncular stroma, with lower levels in the dense caruncular-like stroma and glands. There were no differences between PREG and NP animals. The expression of PR mRNA and protein in the deep glands was variable between animals. These results suggested that, in cows, the presence of an embryo suppressed the expression of OTR, but had no effect on the expression of the transcriptionally regulated ER on day 16.

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