Plane of nutrition and FSH-induced superovulation affect the expression of steroid hormone receptors and growth factors in caruncular tissue of non-pregnant sheep.

Bedir Ö., Gram A., Dorsam S. T., Grazul-Bilska A. T., Kowalewski M. P.

Domestic animal endocrinology, cilt.78, ss.106683, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 78
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106683
  • Dergi Adı: Domestic animal endocrinology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.106683
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Sheep, Body Condition, FSH, Ovarian Hyperstimulation, Implantation, Plane of Nutrition, IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION, ESTROUS-CYCLE, OVARIAN STIMULATION, PROGESTERONE-RECEPTOR, OVINE UTERUS, GENE-EXPRESSION, EARLY-PREGNANCY, EMBRYO-TRANSFER, LATE-GESTATION, INSULIN
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Implantation is a critical step in the establishment of pregnancy and an important part of embryo-maternal contact. Uterine receptivity can be affected by changes in body condition and the maternal endocrine milieu, including those caused by the use of exogenous gonadotropins in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation to induce the development of multiple follicles. This study demonstrates the effects of FSH-mediated ovarian hyperstimulation on the caruncles of ewes under various feeding regimes. Sheep were classified into 3 categories: control fed (CF), overfed (OF), or underfed (UF). In each group, animals were superovulated with FSH or injected with a saline solution (non-treated control). Uterine caruncles were collected at the early (d 5) and mid-luteal phase (d 10) of the estrous cycle. The transcript levels of steroid hormone receptors (ESR1, ESR2, PGR) and growth factors (IGF1, IGF2, VEGFA) were investigated and their expression localized by immunohistochemical staining. As for the main findings, day of the estrous cycle affected expression of ESR1, IGF1 and IGF2, but not of ESR2, PGR and VEGFA; both feeding and superovulation had modulatory effects, with feeding (UF/OF) stimulating expression of all genes studied, and superovulation altering expression of some genes, eg IGF1, PGR and ESR1 and ESR2, in CF animals. Similarly, feeding (UF/OF) altered responsiveness to superovulation for PGR on d 5 and ESR1/ESR2 on d 5 and/or 10. Our data emphasize possible effects of dietary and/or hormonal stimuli on uterine physiology, which may affect pregnancy outcomes by disrupting uterine functionality. (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )