Stem cell factor modulates the expression of steroidogenesis related proteins and FSHR during ovarian follicular development

10.2741/1641 ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuan, Jin
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Factor ◽  
Follicular Development ◽  
Ovarian Follicular Development ◽  
Related Proteins

scholarly journals Hypercaloric diets impair ovarian follicular development by inducing hyperinsulinemia and hyperlipidemia in female mice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiaoli Zhang ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Jiansheng Liu ◽  
Zi-Jiang Chen ◽  
Yanzhi Du
Keyword(s):  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Follicular Development ◽  
High Fat ◽  
Estrous Cycles ◽  
Akt Phosphorylation ◽  
Ovarian Follicular Development ◽  
Organelle Morphology ◽  
Related Proteins ◽  
Estradiol Levels

Abstract Long-term hypercaloric diets adversely impact ovarian follicular development and fecundity. We investigated the effects of high sugar (HS), high fat low sugar (HFLS), and high fat normal sugar (HFNS) diets on ovarian follicular development by feeding mice for up to 180 days. Body weight, gonadal fat, glucose, lipid, insulin, estrous cycle, sex hormones, ovarian tissues, and follicle ultrastructure were examined, and the expression of metabolism-related proteins was evaluated immunoblotting in ovarians. The mice on hypercaloric diets showed hyperinsulinemia and hyperlipidemia and exhibited heavier body and gonadal fat weights, longer estrous cycles, and fewer numbers of preantral and antral follicles; and the follicles that did form had impaired organelle morphology. The sex hormone levels in blood were similar to controls, excepting significantly elevated estradiol levels for the HS diet. In ovarian tissues, AMPKα phosphorylation was reduced while AKT phosphorylation and caspase-3 were increased in ovarian tissues in mice on all three hypercaloric diets. The data from our study collectively indicates possible mechanisms through which long-term exposure to unhealthy hypercaloric diets may impair ovarian follicular development: hyperinsulinemia and hyperlipidemia.

scholarly journals Cytokine Signaling and Hematopoietic Homeostasis Are Disrupted in Lnk-deficient Mice

2002 ◽  
Vol 195 (12) ◽  
pp. 1599-1611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Velazquez ◽  
Alec M. Cheng ◽  
Heather E. Fleming ◽  
Caren Furlonger ◽  
Shirly Vesely ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Growth Factor ◽  
Stem Cell Factor ◽  
Adaptor Protein ◽  
Sh2 Domain ◽  
Cytokine Signaling ◽  
Multipotent Cells ◽  
Related Proteins ◽  
Deficient Mice

The adaptor protein Lnk, and the closely related proteins APS and SH2B, form a subfamily of SH2 domain-containing proteins implicated in growth factor, cytokine, and immunoreceptor signaling. To elucidate the physiological function of Lnk, we derived Lnk-deficient mice. Lnk−/− mice are viable, but display marked changes in the hematopoietic compartment, including splenomegaly and abnormal lymphoid and myeloid homeostasis. The in vitro proliferative capacity and absolute numbers of hematopoietic progenitors from Lnk−/− mice are greatly increased, in part due to hypersensitivity to several cytokines. Moreover, an increased synergy between stem cell factor and either interleukin (IL)-3 or IL-7 was observed in Lnk−/− cells. Furthermore, Lnk inactivation causes abnormal modulation of IL-3 and stem cell factor–mediated signaling pathways. Consistent with these results, we also show that Lnk is highly expressed in multipotent cells and committed precursors in the erythroid, megakaryocyte, and myeloid lineages. These data implicate Lnk as playing an important role in hematopoiesis and in the regulation of growth factor and cytokine receptor–mediated signaling.

Stem Cell Factor

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 0052-0059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Smith ◽  
Adrian Piliponsky ◽  
Mor-Li Hartman ◽  
Francesca Levi-Schaffer
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Factor

scholarly journals Adipo-Derived Stem Cell Features and MCF-7

Cells ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1754
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Garroni ◽  
Francesca Balzano ◽  
Sara Cruciani ◽  
Renzo Pala ◽  
Donatella Coradduzza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Molecular Level ◽  
Cancer Cell Line ◽  
Human Adipose Tissue ◽  
Cell Cycle Regulators ◽  
Culturing Conditions ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Related Proteins ◽  
Mcf 7

Human adipose tissue-derived stem cells (hADSCs) are highly suitable for regeneration therapies being easily collected and propagated in vitro. The effects of different external factors and culturing conditions are able to affect hADSC proliferation, senescence, differentiation, and migration, even at the molecular level. In the present paper, we exposed hADSCs to an exhausted medium from the breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) to evaluate whether the soluble factors released by these cells may be able to induce changes in stem cell behavior. In particular, we investigated the expression of stemness-related genes (OCT4; Sox 2; Nanog), the cell-cycle regulators p21 (WAF1/CIP1) p53, epigenetic markers (DNMT1 and Sirt1), and autophagy-related proteins. From our results, we can infer that the exhausted medium from MCF-7 is able to influence the hADSCs behavior increasing the expression of stemness-related genes, cell proliferation, and autophagy. Polyamines detectable in MCF-7 exhausted medium could be related to the higher proliferation capability observed in hADSCs, suggesting direct crosstalk between these molecules and the observed changes in stem cell potency.

Downregulation of c-kit (Stem Cell Factor Receptor) in Transformed Hematopoietic Precursor Cells by Stroma Cells

Blood ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 554-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Heberlein ◽  
Jutta Friel ◽  
Christine Laker ◽  
Dorothee von Laer ◽  
Ulla Bergholz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stem Cell ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Stem Cell Factor ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Receptor Expression ◽  
General Mechanism ◽  
Ligand Interaction ◽  
Kit Ligand ◽  
Kit Receptor ◽  
Progenitor Cell Line

Abstract We show a dramatic downregulation of the stem cell factor (SCF) receptor in different hematopoietic cell lines by murine stroma. Growth of the human erythroid/macrophage progenitor cell line TF-1 is dependent on granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or interleukin-3 (IL-3). However, TF-1 cells clone and proliferate equally well on stroma. Independent stroma-dependent TF-1 clones (TF-1S) were generated on MS-5 stroma. Growth of TF-1S and TF-1 cells on stroma still requires interaction between c-kit (SCF receptor) and its ligand SCF, because antibodies against c-kit inhibit growth to less than 2%. Surprisingly, c-kit receptor expression (RNA and protein) was downregulated by 2 to 3 orders of magnitude in TF-1S and TF-1 cells grown on stroma. This stroma-dependent regulation of the kit receptor in TF-1 was also observed on exposure to kit ligand-negative stroma, thus indicating the need for heterologous receptor ligand interaction. Removal of stroma induced upregulation by 2 to 4 orders of magnitude. Downregulation and upregulation of c-kit expression could also be shown for the megakaryocytic progenitor cell line M-07e and was comparable to that of TF-1, indicating that stroma-dependent regulation of c-kit is a general mechanism. Downregulation may be an economic way to compensate for the increased sensitivity of the c-kit/ligand interaction on stroma. The stroma-dependent c-kit regulation most likely occurs at the transcriptional level, because mechanisms, such as splicing, attenuation, differential promoter usage, or mRNA stability, could be excluded.

Buserelin overcomes the effect of the corpus luteum on ovarian follicular development in postpartum cycling cows

1995 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Twagiramungu ◽  
L.A. Guilbault ◽  
J.G. Proulx ◽  
R. Ramkumar ◽  
J.J. Dufour
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Luteum ◽  
Follicular Development ◽  
Ovarian Follicular Development
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