Constitutive expression of heat shock proteins hsp25 and hsp70 in the rat oviduct during neonatal development, the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 217-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
ML Mariani ◽  
M Souto ◽  
MA Fanelli ◽  
DR Ciocca
Keyword(s):  
Heat Shock ◽  
Heat Shock Proteins ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Receptor Protein ◽  
Neonatal Development ◽  
Receptor Alpha ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor Alpha ◽  
Shock Proteins

Certain heat shock proteins are regulated by steroid hormones and are associated with oestrogen receptor function in reproductive tissues, indicating that these proteins have a role during implantation, decidualization and placentation. In the present study, the expression of hsp25, hsp70 and oestrogen receptor alpha were examined by immunohistochemistry in oviducts from rats during neonatal development, the oestrous cycle and during early pregnancy. Oestrogen receptor alpha was the first protein observed in the neonatal oviduct, and its expression preceded that of hsp70 and hsp25. Although these heat shock proteins have been associated with the oestrogen receptor, this study showed that during early development of the oviduct, the receptor protein was not associated with the concomitant expression of hsp25 and hsp70. However, these heat shock proteins were expressed when oviductal cells became differentiated. In the adult oviduct, hsp70 was more abundant than hsp25, moreover, there were no significant modifications in expression of hsp25 during the oestrous cycle. In contrast, the expression of hsp70 was significantly higher in epithelial cells during dioestrus, when the maximum amount of oestrogen receptor alpha was also observed. Therefore, the present study shows that hsp70, but not hsp25, is an oviductal protein modulated by the oestrous cycle and that it is a protein marker for specific phases of the oestrous cycle. In addition, hsp70 was more responsive to the hormonal changes in the infundibulum and ampullar regions of the oviduct. During early pregnancy, hsp25 expression was downregulated (unlike in the endometrium), whereas hsp70 was relatively abundant in the oviduct. hsp70 was observed in all functional segments of the oviduct during pregnancy, indicating that in the oviduct, this protein is modulated by oestrogens and progesterone and possibly by other pregnancy-related hormones.

scholarly journals Effect of neonatal chronic stress on expression of Hsp70 and oestrogen receptor alpha in the rat oviduct during development and the oestrous cycle

Reproduction ◽  
2003 ◽  
pp. 801-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
ML Mariani ◽  
DR Ciocca ◽  
AS Gonzalez Jatuff ◽  
M Souto
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Stress Model ◽  
Neonatal Development ◽  
Adult Rats ◽  
Receptor Alpha ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor Alpha

A chronic unpredictable stress model used to produce depressive disorders in adult rats was applied to neonatal rats to investigate whether this type of stress can induce changes in the expression of Hsp70 and oestrogen receptor alpha in the oviduct, as detected by immunohistochemistry. Rats stressed during neonatal development showed changes in the expression pattern of Hsp70. In neonatal control rats, Hsp70-positive cells observed in the isthmus did not show any changes. Moreover, rats exposed to this stress model that reached adulthood had higher expression of Hsp70 in the isthmus (P<0.01) but not in the ampulla during oestrus than did the control rats. In contrast, during dioestrus, no significant changes were noted in adult rats that were stressed during neonatal development or in rats that were stressed in adulthood. These findings indicate that the isthmus is very sensitive to stressful stimuli and that repeated pre-weaning stress can change the expression of heat shock proteins in early and adult life. These subtle changes of expression in the oviduct did not affect the fertility of the rats that reached adulthood or that were mated under unstressed conditions. However, the control animals stressed during adulthood showed a disruption of the oestrous cycle: this finding is not observed in rats stressed during neonatal development that show an attenuated oestrous cycle disruption induced by chronic stress in adulthood. Moreover, there was dissociation between the expression of oestrogen receptor alpha and Hsp70. The amount of oestrogen receptor alpha remained constant in the epithelium of the oviduct in the control and in the stressed rats. Expression of oestrogen receptor alpha was noted in the stroma of the oviduct without the concomitant expression of Hsp70. It is possible that in certain cells and tissues Hsp70 is not necessary for oestrogen receptor alpha to be functional or Hsp70 might be present at very low amounts but is sufficient for the receptor to function.

scholarly journals Expression of oxytocin, oestrogen and progesterone receptors in uterine biopsy samples throughout the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy in cows

Reproduction ◽  
2001 ◽  
pp. 965-979 ◽  
Author(s):  
RS Robinson ◽  
GE Mann ◽  
GE Lamming ◽  
DC Wathes
Keyword(s):  
Progesterone Receptor ◽  
Early Pregnancy ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
Luminal Epithelium ◽  
Receptor Alpha ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor Alpha ◽  
Oxytocin Receptors

This study examined the expression patterns of oxytocin and steroid receptors in the bovine endometrium during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy to elucidate their respective roles in the regulation of luteolysis and the maternal recognition of pregnancy. In Expt 1, uterine biopsies were collected from four cows throughout three oestrous cycles each, to provide daily samples. In Expt 2, uterine tissue was collected on days 12, 14, 16 and 18 of the oestrous cycle (n = 20) or early pregnancy (n = 16). Oxytocin receptor, oestrogen receptor alpha and progesterone receptor mRNAs were localized by in situ hybridization, and localization of oestrogen receptor and progesterone receptor was confirmed by immunocytochemistry. All three receptors showed time- and cell-specific expression patterns. Oestrogen receptor alpha increased in all regions at oestrus but high concentrations were also found in the luminal epithelium during the mid-luteal phase and in the deep glands throughout the oestrous cycle. Progesterone receptor expression was higher in the stroma than it was in the types of epithelial cell, and increased expression was observed at oestrus and during the early luteal phase. The cyclical upregulation of oxytocin receptors in the luminal epithelium on about day 16 was not related to preceding changes in the endometrial expression of either oestradiol alpha or progesterone receptors. During early pregnancy, oxytocin receptor expression was suppressed. Oestrogen receptor a concentrations increased in the non-pregnant cows and decreased in the pregnant cows between days 16 and 18, but these changes followed rather than preceded the upregulation of oxytocin receptors in the non-pregnant cows. It is concluded that the initial upregulation of oxytocin receptors in the luminal epithelium, which triggers luteolysis, is not associated directly with changes in expression of oestrogen receptor alpha.

Oestrogen and progesterone receptor binding capacity and oestrogen receptor alpha expression (ERα mRNA) along the cervix of cycling ewes

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 350 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rodríguez-Piñón ◽  
C. Tasende ◽  
P. Puime ◽  
E. G. Garófalo
Keyword(s):  
Progesterone Receptor ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor ◽  
Binding Assay ◽  
Binding Capacity ◽  
Longitudinal Axis ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Receptor Alpha ◽  
Oestrogen Receptor Alpha ◽  
Functional Differences ◽  
Mrna Concentration

The aim of the present work was to study the oestrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) binding capacity and the oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα) mRNA concentration in cranial and caudal cervix during the ovine oestrous cycle. Cervical samples of synchronised Corriedale ewes were obtained on Day 1 (n = 7), 6 (n = 6) or 13 (n = 7) after oestrus detection (Day 0). The ER and PR binding capacity by ligand-binding assay and the ERα mRNA concentration by solution hybridisation in both cranial and caudal zones of the cervix were determined. The ER and PR binding capacity were higher (P < 0.005) on Day 1 than on Days 6 and 13 in both cranial and caudal zones. The ERα mRNA concentrations were higher (P < 0.0001) on Day 1 than on Days 6 and 13 only in the caudal zone. The PR binding capacity and ERα mRNA concentration were higher (P < 0.005) in the caudal than in the cranial zone on Day 1. The ER and PR expression in the ovine cervix varied during the oestrous cycle in agreement with the known upregulation exerted by oestrogen and downregulation exerted by progesterone. Differences in ER and PR expression along the longitudinal axis of the ovine cervix were found, reflecting histological and functional differences between the cranial and caudal zones.

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