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  • Title: Follicle-stimulating hormone and somatomedin-C stimulate inhibin production by rat granulosa cells in vitro.
    Author: Zhang ZW, Carson RS, Herington AC, Lee VW, Burger HG.
    Journal: Endocrinology; 1987 Apr; 120(4):1633-8. PubMed ID: 3104014.
    Abstract:
    The direct effect of somatomedin-C (Sm-C) and FSH on inhibin production by rat granulosa cells in vitro has been examined. FSH stimulated accumulation of inhibin in culture media in a dose-dependent manner with maximal stimulation (6-fold) being observed at a dose of 300 ng FSH/ml. Addition of Sm-C (30 ng/ml) either alone or in the presence of FSH (3-300 ng/ml) increased inhibin production (up to 5-fold). Sm-C alone was effective over the physiological dose range of 3-100 ng/ml. Concomitant addition of FSH (100 ng/ml) and Sm-C (3-100 ng/ml) resulted in a significant increase in inhibin production at all doses of Sm-C. The dose-dependent effects of FSH and Sm-C were also time dependent with a synergistic effect apparent after 48 h of culture. The Sm-C induced FSH inhibitory activity of granulosa cell culture media was confirmed as authentic inhibin by the demonstration of a dose-dependent neutralization of this activity by a monoclonal antibody raised against purified bovine inhibin. The data indicate a direct role for both FSH and Sm-C in ovarian inhibin production and provide additional evidence for an autocrine-paracrine role for Sm-C in granulosa cell differentiation.
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