scholarly journals Tentative Differentiation of Interstitial Cells during Preparatory Phase of Heteropneustes fossilis (Bl.) Under Long Photoperiod

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Shukla Jagdamba Prasad ◽  
Banarjee Manjushree ◽  
Shukla Anuradha
Keyword(s):  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Heteropneustes Fossilis ◽  
Preparatory Phase ◽  
Long Photoperiod

Sodium current in human small intestinal interstitial cells of cajal

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A201-A201 ◽  
Author(s):  
P STREGE ◽  
A RICH ◽  
Y OU ◽  
S GIBBONS ◽  
M SARR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interstitial Cells Of Cajal ◽  
Sodium Current ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Small Intestinal ◽  
Cells Of Cajal

E-cadherin-catenin complex in the rat ovary: cell-specific expression during folliculogenesis and luteal formation

Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 375-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Sundfeldt ◽  
Y Piontkewitz ◽  
H Billig ◽  
L Hedin
Keyword(s):  
Granulosa Cells ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Ovary Cell ◽  
Beta Catenin ◽  
Oestrogen Treatment ◽  
Altered Expression ◽  
Preantral Follicles ◽  
Rat Ovary ◽  
E Cadherin ◽  
Cell Cell

The cadherins and their cytoplasmic counterparts, the catenins, form the adherens junctions, which are of importance for tissue integrity and barrier functions. The development and maturation of the ovarian follicle is characterized by structural changes, which require altered expression or function of the components involved in cell-cell contacts. The present study examined the cell-specific localization and temporal expression of epithelial cadherin (E-cadherin) and alpha- and beta-catenin during follicular development, ovulation and corpus luteum formation in the immature gonadotrophin- and oestrogen-stimulated rat ovary. Immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting demonstrated the expression of E-cadherin in theca and interstitial cells of immature ovaries before and after injection of equine chorionic gonadotrophin (eCG). E-cadherin was not detected in granulosa cells, except in the preantral follicles located to the inner region of the ovary. The content of E-cadherin in theca and interstitial cells decreased after an ovulatory dose of hCG. Granulosa cells of apoptotic follicles did not express E-cadherin. Oestrogen treatment (diethylstilboestrol) of immature rats for up to 3 days did not result in a measurable expression of E-cadherin in granulosa cells. alpha- and beta-catenin were expressed in all ovarian compartments. The concentration of beta-catenin was constant during the follicular phase, whereas the content of alpha-catenin decreased in granulosa cells after treatment with diethylstilboestrol or hCG. The expression of alpha-catenin was also reduced in theca and interstitial cells after hCG. alpha- and beta-catenin were present in most ovarian cells at all stages of folliculogenesis. Therefore, the catenins have the potential to associate with different members of the cadherin family and to participate in the regulation of cytoskeletal structures and intracellular signalling. The restricted expression of E-cadherin in granulosa cells of preantral follicles indicates a role in the recruitment of these follicles to subsequent cycles. The specific decrease of alpha-catenin in granulosa cells and the reduction of both alpha-catenin and E-cadherin in theca cells of ovulatory follicles might reflect some of the molecular changes in cell-cell adhesion associated with ovulation and luteinization.

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