scholarly journals Ovarian Steroid Hormone Secretion by Human Granulosa Cells After Supplementation of Sambucus nigra L. Extract

2021 ◽  
pp. 755-764
Author(s):  
S BALDOVSKA ◽  
S ROYCHOUDHURY ◽  
M BANDIK ◽  
M MIHAL ◽  
E MNAHONCAKOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Array Detector ◽  
Sambucus Nigra ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Ovarian Cells ◽  
17Β Estradiol ◽  
Quantitative Screening

Beneficial effects of Sambucus nigra L. (black elder) as a traditional medicine have been associated with the phytoconstituents including polyphenols, terpenes and lectins. Various antioxidant rich natural products have also been implicated with improvement of reproductive health and fertility, however, the effect of Sambucus nigra on the ovarian cell functions has not been investigated yet. The objectives of the present study were to screen the polyphenols in the elderflower and elderberry extracts, and to examine the secretion activity of steroid hormones 17β-estradiol and progesterone by human ovarian granulosa cells HGL5 after supplementation of the extracts at a concentration range of 12.5 to 100 µg.ml-1. Qualitative as well as quantitative screening of polyphenols by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detector (HPLC-DAD) analysis revealed rutin to be the most abundant polyphenol in both elderflower and elderberry extracts. In culture, neither elderflower nor elderberry extract caused any significant impact (p>0.05) in cell viability as studied by AlamarBlue assay in comparison to control. However, a dose-dependent stimulation of 17β-estradiol release was detected by ELISA after supplementation of elderflower (at 50 µg.ml-1; p<0.01) and elderberry (at 100 µg.ml-1; p<0.05) extracts at higher doses used in the study. On the other hand, both elderflower and elderberry extracts stimulated the secretion of progesterone by HGL5 cells at a lower dose (12.5 µg.ml-1; p<0.05), as compared to control. Therefore, elderflower and elderberry extracts may have the potential to regulate steroidogenesis in ovarian cells.

Effect of cortisol on neurophysin I/oxytocin and peptidyl glycine-α-amidating mono-oxygenase mRNA expression in bovine luteal and granulosa cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-239
Author(s):  
A. Ziolkowska ◽  
J. Mlynarczuk ◽  
J. Kotwica
Keyword(s):  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Molecular Mechanisms ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Luteal Cells ◽  
Ru 486 ◽  
Ovarian Cells ◽  
Key Genes ◽  
Ovary Function

Abstract Cortisol stimulates the synthesis and secretion of oxytocin (OT) from bovine granulosa and luteal cells, but the molecular mechanisms of cortisol action remain unknown. In this study, granulosa cells or luteal cells from days 1-5 and 11-15 of the oestrous cycle were incubated for 4 or 8 h with cortisol (1x10-5, 1x10-7 M). After testing cell viability and hormone secretion (OT, progesterone, estradiol), we studied the effect of cortisol on mRNA expression for precursor of OT (NP-I/OT) and peptidyl glycine-α-amidating mono-oxygenase (PGA). The influence of RU 486 (1x10-5 M), a progesterone receptor blocker and inhibitor of the glucocorticosteroid receptor (GR), on the expression for both genes was tested. Cortisol increased the mRNA expression for NP-I/OT and PGA in granulosa cells and stimulated the expression for NP-I/OT mRNA in luteal cells obtained from days 1-5 and days 11-15 of the oestrous cycle. Expression for PGA mRNA was increased only in luteal cells from days 11-15 of the oestrous cycle. In addition, RU 486 blocked the cortisol-stimulated mRNA expression for NP-I/OT and PGA in both types of cells. These data suggest that cortisol affects OT synthesis and secretion in bovine ovarian cells, by acting on the expression of key genes, that may impair ovary function.

DIRECT STIMULATION OF BOVINE OVARIAN PROGESTERONE SECRETION BY LOW CONCENTRATIONS OF a-INTERFERON

1992 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. R5-R8 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.R. Luck ◽  
J.A Shale ◽  
J.H. Payne
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Dna Content ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Direct Stimulation ◽  
Serum Free ◽  
Ovarian Cells ◽  
Progesterone Secretion ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Stimulation Of

ABSTRACT The ruminant conceptus secretes proteins during early pregnancy which maintain the corpus luteum. These trophoblast proteins are related to the αII-interferons and prevent luteolysis indirectly by disrupting the secretion of endometrial prostaglandin. Although trophoblast interferons appear to be largely confined to the uterine lumen, it remains possible that they also act peripherally. This report describes in vitro studies which suggest that interferon may influence hormone secretion by the ovary directly. The study employed i) a well defined serum-free culture model in which bovine granulosa cells secrete the luteal hormones progesterone and oxytocin, and ii) serum-free and serum-supplemented cultures of cells from early CL. Dose-response experiments were performed using bovine recombinant α-interferon (brIFN). Progesterone and oxytocin secretions were measured over 4-5 days of culture and DNA content was also determined. Low concentrations of brIFN (10−15 mol/l to 10−11 mol/l) stimulated progesterone secretion by granulosa cells by up to three fold, without significantly affecting oxytocin concentrations or culture DNA content. Concentrations of 10−10 mol/l to 10−7 mol/l suppressed progesterone secretion in a log dose-related manner (r=0.97) with evidence of toxicity (lower oxytocin concentrations and significantly reduced DNA compared with controls). Progesterone secretion by luteal cells in serum-free culture was stimulated in the presence of 10−15 mol/l brIFN, whilst high concentrations again caused inhibition. The data show that ovarian cells can respond directly to low concentrations of interferon-like proteins. They also demonstrate an inhibition by high doses which may mask the stimulatory effect in this model. The data suggest that the early corpus luteum may be directly influenced by α-interferon. A stimulation of progesterone, but not of oxytocin, secretion from ovarian cells would be consistent with a role for conceptus proteins in maintaining the corpus luteum of pregnancy.

scholarly journals Leptin affects proliferation-, apoptosis- and protein kinase A-related peptides in human ovarian granulosa cells

2008 ◽  
pp. 437-442
Author(s):  
AV Sirotkin ◽  
M Mlynček ◽  
AV Makarevich ◽  
I Florkovičová ◽  
L Hetényi
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinase A ◽  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Intracellular Signaling ◽  
Cyclin B1 ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Ovarian Cells ◽  
Kinase A

The aim of our in vitro studies was to understand the role of leptin in controlling proliferation, apoptosis, and protein kinase A (PKA) in human ovarian cells. We analyzed the in vitro effects of leptin (0, 1, 10 or 100 ng/ml) on the accumulation of proliferation-related peptides (PCNA, cyclin B1), apoptosisassociated peptide (Bax) and the intracellular signaling molecule PKA in cultured human granulosa cells using immunocytochemistry and Western immunoblotting. It was observed that leptin stimulated in a dose-dependent manner the accumulation of PCNA (at doses 1-100 ng/ml), cyclin B1 (at doses 10 or 100 ng/ml), Bax (at doses 10 or 100 ng/ml) and PKA (at doses 1-100 ng/ml) in cultured human ovarian cells. These observations suggest the ability of leptin to control directly human ovarian cell functions: proliferation, apoptosis, and intracellular messenger PKA.

scholarly journals Ovarian Steroid Hormone Secretion Activity Examined After Supplementation of Green Tea Extract

2017 ◽  
pp. 1057-1059
Author(s):  
S. ROYCHOUDHURY ◽  
M. HALENAR ◽  
V. TUPA ◽  
K. MICHALCOVA ◽  
S. NATH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steroid Hormones ◽  
Green Tea ◽  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Steroid Hormone ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Green Tea Extract ◽  
Ovarian Granulosa Cells ◽  
17Β Estradiol ◽  
Tea Extract

This study aimed at examining the secretion activity of steroid hormones progesterone and 17β-estradiol by porcine ovarian granulosa cells after addition of green tea extract. Granulosa cells were incubated with green tea extract (at doses of 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 μg.ml-1). Another set of cells were incubated with green tea extract at the above doses along with additional supplementation of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) at 10 μg.ml-1. Release of hormones by granulosa cells was assessed by EIA after 24 h exposure. Secretion of steroid hormones was not affected either by green tea extract alone or after FSH supplementation with green tea extract. Results indicate that ovarian steroidogenesis is not affected by green tea under conditions used in the experiment.

A technique for superfusion of isolated granulosa cells. Dynamics of cAMP production and steroidogenesis in response to gonadotropins

1988 ◽  
Vol 117 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Johanson ◽  
Viktor Johanson
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Cell Damage ◽  
Adenosine Monophosphate ◽  
Camp Production ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Ovarian Cells ◽  
Temporal Relationships ◽  
Polycarbonate Membranes ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

Abstract. A superfusion model for isolated ovarian cells was developed and characterized in detail. Granulosa cells isolated from pre-ovulatory rat ovarian follicles were placed in superfusion (perifusion) chambers with a volume of 125 μl. Culture medium was pumped through the chambers, collected in 20-min fractions of 600 μl and analysed for cAMP and steroids. Viability was confirmed by morphological examination. The use of polycarbonate membranes to retain the cells in the chambers was abandoned since the membranes caused severe cell damage. The temporal relationships between gonadotropic stimuli and the release of cyclic 3':5'-adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and steroids was investigated. Within 10 min FSH elicited transient increase in the release of cAMP and progesterone but had no effect on testosterone or estradiol-17β release. Amplitude and duration of the response in cAMP and progesterone release were correlated to concentration and length of the FSH pulse when these parameters were varied within the ranges 1–100 μg/l and 30–270 min, respectively. Compared with the cAMP response, the progesterone response peaked up to 30 min later and lasted 1 to 2 h longer but could not be extended to more than approximately 6 h, not even with longer FSH pulses. These results could indicate a development of desensitization.

The Phosphoinositide Signal Transduction Pathway in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenza Rita Lo Vasco
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Signal Transduction ◽  
Membrane Trafficking ◽  
Hormone Secretion ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathway ◽  
Brain Morphology ◽  
Signal Transduction Pathways ◽  
Transduction Pathway ◽  
Cell Functions

Background: During aging and in age-associated disorders, such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD), learning abilities decline. Probably, disturbances in signal transduction in brain cells underlie the cognitive decline. The phosphorylation/dephosphorylation imbalance occurring in degenerating neurons was recently related to abnormal activity of one or more signal transduction pathways. AD is known to be associated with altered neuronal Ca<sup>2+</sup> homeostasis, as Ca<sup>2+</sup> accumulates in affected neurons leading to functional impairment. It is becoming more and more evident the involvement of signal transduction pathways acting upon Ca<sup>2+</sup> metabolism and phosphorylation regulation of proteins. A growing interest raised around the role of signal transduction systems in a number of human diseases including neurodegenerative diseases, with special regard to the systems related to the phosphoinositide (PI) pathway and AD. The PI signal transduction pathway plays a crucial role, being involved in a variety of cell functions, such as hormone secretion, neurotransmitter signal transduction, cell growth, membrane trafficking, ion channel activity, cytoskeleton regulation, cell cycle control, apoptosis, cell and tissue polarity, and contributes to regulate the Ca<sup>2+</sup> levels in the nervous tissue. Conclusion: A number of observations indicated that PI-specific phospholipase C (PLC) enzymes might be involved in the alteration of neurotransmission. To understand the role and the timing of action of the signalling pathways recruited during the brain morphology changes during the AD progression might help to elucidate the aetiopathogenesis of the disease, paving the way to prognosis refinement and/or novel molecular therapeutic strategies.

Simultaneous Determination of Six Components in Jingzhiguanxin Tablet by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-137
Author(s):  
Hui Jiang ◽  
Lianhao Fu ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Shaozhi Wang ◽  
Xiaoxu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Gradient Elution ◽  
Tanshinone Iia ◽  
Array Detector ◽  
Control Analysis ◽  
Active Components ◽  
Quality Control Analysis

Background: Jingzhiguanxin (JZGX) tablet, a traditional Chinese prescription, is commonly used for treating coronary heart disease and angina pectoris in the clinic. There are six active components (Danshensu (DSS), Protocatechuic aldehyde (PD), Paeoniflorin (PF), Ferulic acid (FA), Salvianolic acid B (Sal B) and Tanshinone IIA (TA)) in JZGX tablet. </P><P> Objective: In this paper, a simple and reliable method was used for simultaneous determining the six active components by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD). Methods: These six active components were separated on an Agilent Zorbax Eclipse XDB-C18 column (150 mmx4.6 mm, 5 µm) at 30 °C. Acetonitrile (A), methanol (B) and 0.5% H3PO4 aqueous solution (C) were used as mobile phase for gradient elution. The flow rate was 1 mL/min and the detection wavelengths were set at 280 nm for DSS, PD and Sal B, 230 nm for PF, 320 nm for FA and 270 nm for TA, respectively. Results: All of the six components showed good linearity regressions (r2≥0.9997) in the detected concentration range. The recovery rates and coefficient of variation (CV) for all analytes were 98.66%- 100.18% and 0.75%-1.89%, respectively. This method was successfully applied to simultaneously determine the six components in JZGX tablet from different batches and manufacturers. Conclusion: The validated method can be used in routine quality control analysis of JZGX tablet without any interference.

Supramolecular Solvent Based Liquid-Liquid Microextraction for Preconcentration of Selected Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics in Environmental Water Sample Prior to High Performance Liquid Chromatographic Determination

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 607-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley K. Selahle ◽  
Philiswa N. Nomngongo
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Chromatographic Determination ◽  
Decanoic Acid ◽  
Environmental Water ◽  
High Performance Liquid Chromatographic ◽  
Array Detector ◽  
Optimum Conditions ◽  
Limit Of Quantification ◽  
Supramolecular Solvent ◽  
Liquid Microextraction

Background and Objective: A rapid, simple and environmental friendly supramolecular solvent (SUPRAS) based liquid-liquid microextraction method for preconcentration of ciprofloxacin (CIPRO), danofloxacin (DANO) and enrofloxacin (ENRO) from wastewater was developed. Methods: This microextraction technique was coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with a diode array detector (HPLC-PDA) for detection and separation of the antibiotics. The SUPRAS composed of decanoic acid and tricaprylymethylammonium chloride. Optimum conditions for the extraction and preconcentration of all the antibiotics were obtained using surface response methodology (RSM) based on Box-Behnken design. Results: Under optimum conditions, the limits of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) ranged from 0.06-0.14 µg L−1 and 0.22-0.47 μg L−1, respectively with the preconcentration factors ranging from 153-241. The linear dynamic ranges were between LOQ and 850 µg L−1 with correlation coefficients ranging from 0.9928 to 0.9999. The intra-day (n = 15) and inter-day (n = 5) precisions (expressed in terms of %RSD) for 50 µg L−1 of CIPRO, DANO and ENRO were in the range of 3.3–4% and 4.1–5.8%, respectively. Conclusion: Lastly, the developed method was used for the extraction, preconcentration and quantification of selected CIPRO, DANO and ENRO in influent and effluent wastewater samples.

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