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Blitek, A. et al.

Effect of steroids on basal and LH-stimulated prostaglandins F(2alpha) and E(2) release and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in cultured porcine endometrial stromal cells.

Ovarian steroids modulate uterine receptivity in domestic species. Luteinizing hormone (LH) stimulates prostaglandin (PG)F(2alpha) release from the porcine endometrium. However, the combined action of LH and steroids on PGs secretion has not yet been studied in pigs. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of estradiol (E(2)) and progesterone (P(4)) on basal and LH-stimulated PGF(2alpha) and PGE(2) secretion and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein expression in porcine endometrial stromal cells obtained on days 12-13 of the estrous cycle. Cells were cultured for 48 h in a medium containing charcoal-stripped newborn calf serum alone or supplemented with 10 nM E(2) and/or 50 nM P(4). Then, the cells were incubated for 6 h in the presence or absence of LH (20 ng/ml). Long exposure of stromal cells to steroids had no effect on PGF(2alpha) secretion, but PGE(2) release increased in the presence of E(2) plus P(4) (p<0.05). Pre-incubation of cells with E(2) plus P(4) resulted in enhanced PGF(2alpha) (p<0.05) and PGE(2) (p<0.001) secretion. Moreover, LH increased PG(2alpha) secretion in control (p<0.05) and E(2)-treated stromal cells (p<0.01). LH tended (p=0.07) to elevate PGE(2) release only in cells pre-exposed to E(2) plus P(4). The expression of COX-2 protein was increased by LH (p<0.05), but not by steroids. These results confirm the stimulatory effect of LH on PGF(2alpha) secretion and COX-2 expression in porcine stromal cells before luteolysis. PG release from porcine endometrium seems to be controlled by ovarian steroids, however only E(2)-treated-treated cells responded to LH.[1]

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Effect of steroids on basal and LH-stimulated prostaglandins F(2alpha) and E(2) release and cyclooxygenase-2 expression in cultured porcine endometrial stromal cells. Blitek, A., Mendrzycka, A.U., Bieganska, M.K., Waclawik, A., Ziecik, A.J. Reprod. Biol (2007) [Pubmed]

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