Expression of genes encoding mineralocorticoid biosynthetic enzymes and the mineralocorticoid receptor, and levels of mineralocorticoids in the bovine follicle and corpus luteum

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  • MUKANGWA Memory
    Department of Life and Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
  • TAKIZAWA Koki
    Department of Life and Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
  • AOKI You
    Department of Life and Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan
  • HAMANO Seizo
    Maebashi Institute of Animal Science, Livestock Improvement Association of Japan Inc., Gunma 371-0121, Japan
  • TETSUKA Masafumi
    Department of Life and Food Science, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan

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<p> Unlike sex steroids, mineralocorticoids have attracted limited attention in ovarian physiology. Recent studies on primates have indicated possible local synthesis and action of mineralocorticoids in the ovary. Here, we examined developmental changes in the levels of mineralocorticoids and expression of genes encoding their biosynthetic enzymes and receptor in the bovine ovary. The follicles and corpora lutea (CL) were collected from F1 heifers. Expression levels of 21α-hydroxylase (CYP21A2), 11β-hydroxylase-1 (CYP11B1), and the mineralocorticoid receptor (NR3C2) in granulosa cells (GC), thecal layers (TL), and CL tissues were quantified by real-time PCR, whereas mineralocorticoids in the follicular fluid were measured by enzyme immunoassay (EIA). TL and GC expressed CYP21A2 and NR3C2, whereas CYP11B1 was expressed at very low or undetectable levels. The expression levels of these genes were not significantly different among small/large and healthy/atretic follicles but were higher in TL than in GC. CYP21A2 and NR3C2 were expressed in all CL stages with higher expression observed in the mid-stage. CYP11B1 expression was only apparent in the mid-stage CL. Aldosterone was detected in all follicles, and its concentration was not significantly different among the follicular groups. In paired large-healthy/atretic follicles, the concentration of deoxycorticosterone, a precursor of aldosterone, was approximately ten-fold higher than that of aldosterone and not significantly different between healthy and atretic follicles. In conclusion, the presence of mineralocorticoids and expression of NR3C2 in the bovine follicle together with the developmental change in the expression of CYP21A2, CYP11B1, and NR3C2 in the CL suggest possible endocrine/paracrine/autocrine roles of mineralocorticoids in the bovine ovary.</p>

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