期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 22, 期 24, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413520
关键词
gonadotropins; progesterone; signal transduction; ERKs; AKT; ovary; preovulatory follicle; periovulatory follicle; angiogenesis; reproduction
资金
- H2020-MSCA ITN EJD-REP BIOTECH [675526]
The development of an adequate blood vessel network is crucial for ovarian follicle growth and ovulation. VEGF and P-4 play roles in ovarian angiogenesis, while RU486 inhibits the signaling of VEGF receptors by downregulating ERKs and AKTs, affecting the microarchitecture of periovulatory follicles.
The development of an adequate blood vessel network is crucial for the accomplishment of ovarian follicle growth and ovulation, which is necessary to support the proliferative and endocrine functions of the follicular cells. Although the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) through gonadotropins guides ovarian angiogenesis, the role exerted by the switch on of Progesterone (P-4) during the periovulatory phase remains to be clarified. The present research aimed to investigate in vivo VEGF-mediated mechanisms by inducing the development of periovulatory follicles using a pharmacologically validated synchronization treatment carried out in presence or absence of P-4 receptor antagonist RU486. Spatio-temporal expression profiles of VEGF, FLT1, and FLK1 receptors and the two major MAPK/ERKs and PI3K/AKT downstream pathways were analyzed on granulosa and on theca compartment. For the first time, the results demonstrated that in vivo administration of P-4 antagonist RU486 inhibits follicular VEGF receptors' signaling mainly acting on the theca layer by downregulating the activation of ERKs and AKTs. Under the effect of RU486, periovulatory follicles' microarchitecture did not move towards the periovulatory stage. The present evidence provides new insights on P-4 in vivo biological effects in driving vascular and tissue remodeling during the periovulatory phase.
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