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  • Title: Expression of prostaglandin G/H synthase (PGHS) and heat shock protein-70 (HSP-70) in the corpus luteum (CL) of prostaglandin F2 alpha-treated immature superovulated rats.
    Author: Narayansingh RM, Senchyna M, Vijayan MM, Carlson JC.
    Journal: Can J Physiol Pharmacol; 2004 Jun; 82(6):363-71. PubMed ID: 15381959.
    Abstract:
    In this study we examined the mechanism of corpus luteum (CL) regression by measuring changes in expression of prostaglandin G/H synthase-1 (PGHS-1) and -2 (PGHS-2) in day 4 CL and inducible heat shock protein 70 (HSP-70) in day 4 and day 9 CL of immature superovulated rats. The rats were superovulated and treated with 500 microg of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) on day 4 or day 9 after CL formation. Ovaries and serial blood samples were removed during the 24-hour period following treatment. Plasma progesterone was determined by radioimmunoassay while mRNA abundance and protein expression were assessed by semiquantitative RT-PCR and immunoblot analysis, respectively. One hour after PGF2alpha, both day 4 and day 9 rats exhibited a significant decrease in progesterone secretion; however, there was a greater decrease in day 9 rats. In ovarian samples removed on day 4, there was a significant increase in mRNA for PGHS-2 at 1 hour after PGF2alpha. PGHS-1 mRNA content remained unchanged. Immunoblot analyses showed an increase in PGHS-2 protein expression only at 8 h. There were no changes in PGHS-1 protein expression. In day 9 rats, ovarian HSP-70 protein levels increased by 50% after PGF2alpha injection; however, on day 4 there was no change in expression of this protein over the sampling period. These results suggest that expression of PGHS-2 may be involved in inhibiting progesterone production and that expression of HSP-70 may be required for complete CL regression in the rat.
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