c—erbB2对大鼠黄体细胞hCG诱导的孕酮分泌的影响

采用离体细胞体外孵育法,研究反义ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ２寡脱氧核苷酸（ａｎｔｉｓｅｎｓｅ ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ２ ＯＤＮ）对大鼠黄体细胞ｈＣＧ诱导的孕酮分泌的影响,及其与外源性ｃＡＭＰ和Ｃａ＾２＋以及蛋白抑制剂放线菌酮（ＣＹＸ）之间的关系。结果表明,反义ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ２以剂量相关方式抑制黄体细胞ｈＣＧ诱导的孕酮的产生,同时使ｃ－ｅｒｂＢ２蛋白染色阳性的黄体细胞百分数下降,无义ｔａｔ ＯＤＮ没有相应的作用。１０＾－４     

胰岛素样生长因子Ⅱ对大鼠离体培养黄体细胞孕酮生成的影响

本实验观察了胰岛素样生长因子Ⅱ（ＩＧＦ－Ⅱ）对大鼠离体培养黄体细胞孕酮生长的影响,并对其作用机制进行了探讨。结果显示,ＩＧＦ－Ⅱ能显著地促进大鼠离体培养黄体细胞孕酮生成并呈剂量－效应关系,同时还能促进＾３Ｈ－亮氨酸掺入黄体细胞蛋白质的合成,促进＾３Ｈ－胸腺嘧啶掺入ＤＮＡ的合成,而上述效应分别被放线菌酮（ＣＹＸ）和放线菌素Ｄ所抑制。此外,ＩＧＦ－Ⅱ对大鼠离体黄体细胞内泊性ｃＡＭＰ和ｈＣＧ诱导的ｃＡＭ     

细胞内外钙浓度变化不影响酪氨酸抗hCG致孕酮生成作用

实验取经ＰＭＳＧ－ｈＣＧ处理的未成年雌性大鼠卵巢,用胶原酶－ＤＮＡ酶消化,制得黄体细胞悬浮液,预孵育１ｈ后加入各种处理因素,继续孵育２ｈ,用放射免疫方法测孵育液中孕酮的量。结果：孵育液中含有高钙或高钾或加入Ａ２３１８７时均可增加黄体细胞基础及ｈＣＧ诱导的孕酮生成量。相反,减少钙的浓度或加入ＥＧＡＴ或戊脉胺,孕酮生成量则明显减少。酪氨酸抑制ｈＣＧ刺激的孕酮生成,但对高钙、高钾和Ａ２３１８７增加孕酮的作用没有影响,并对上述三者分别与ｈＣＧ同时作用所致孕酮生成增加也没有影响。提示：大鼠黄体细胞孕酮生成依赖于细胞内外的钙;细胞内外钙浓度的变化不影响酪氨酸抗ｈＣＧ致孕酮生成作用;钙与ｈＣＧ使孕酮增加的作用可能是通过不同机制。     

γ—氨基丁酸（GABA）对离体大鼠卵巢颗粒细胞孕酮分泌的影响

本文观察了ＧＡＢＡ对大鼠分散颗粒细胞生孕酮的影响。结果表明：当ＧＡＢＡ浓度为１０＾－＾６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ时明显促进颗粒细胞基础孕酮分泌（Ｐ＜０．０５）。但更高浓度（１０＾－＾５ｍｏｌ／Ｌ）时则表现抑制ＨＣＧ刺激孕酮生成的效应（Ｐ＜０．０２）。提示颗粒细胞的激素分泌功能可能受到ＧＡＢＡ的调控。     

人工合成寡肽对大鼠黄体细胞孕酮生成的调节及其可能作用机制

本实验比较了合成寡肽抗孕酮生成作用,并进行了相应机制探讨。发现当ＰＨ７．３－７．５时,能较强抑制孕酮分泌的寡肽其结构有共同特点;活性寡肽可对ＰＬＣ信使传递系统产生抑制作用。也可能通过调节黄体细胞内钙离子浓度降低了ｈＣＧ致孕酮的生成作用,甘－丝－赖还升高黄体细胞中ＰＫＣ活性,而降低了ＰＫＡ。可见人工合成寡肽的抗孕酮作用分子机制十分复杂,有待于深入探讨。     

酪氨酸对表面灌流系统中大鼠离体大,小黄体细胞孕酮生成的影响

参照我室Ｗａｎｇ Ｘｉａｏ－Ｎｉｎｇ的黄体细胞制备方法，制成大鼠黄体细胞悬浮液，经蔗糖密度梯度离心分离大，小黄体细胞，经６０ｍｉｎ预培灌后，每１０ｍｉｎ收集一次培灌液，用ＲＩＡ测定其中孕酮含量，实验结果表明，在培灌系统中，大黄体细胞的基础孕酮分泌量明显高于小黄体细胞，但小黄体地ｈＣＧ的敏感性强于大黄体细胞，不同剂量的酪氨酸对ｈＣＧ致大，小黄体细胞孕酮生成有不同程度的抑制，对小黄体细胞的抑制作用较为     

GABA和孕酮对人及豚鼠精子的体外获能作用

为了探讨γ－氨基丁酸（ＧＡＢＡ）是否参与人及豚鼠精子体外获能的调节,将生育男子和豚鼠清子分别悬浮于ＢＷＷ和低Ｃａ＾２＋最小获能培养基（ＬＣａ＾２＋－ＭＣＭ）中,加入ＧＡＢＡ、孕酮（Ｐ４）、ＧＡＢＡＡ受体激动剂及其拮抗剂,在５％ＣＯ２孵箱３８．５℃培养２ｈ。然后用ｉｏｎｏｐｈｏｒｅ Ａ２３１８７激发精子顶体反应（ＡＲ）和超激活运动（ＨＡＭ）。以精子与金霉素（ＣＴＣ）荧光结合类型、ＡＲ和ＨＡＭ为指标来     

反义c—fos寡脱氧核苷酸对hCG诱导大鼠黄体细胞孕酮和雌二醇生成的 …

采用离体孵育大鼠黄体细胞的方法,观察了反义ｃ－ｆｏｓ寡脱氧核苷酸（反义ｃ－ｆｏｓＯＤＮ）对ｈＣＧ诱导的黄体细胞孕酮（Ｐ）和雌二醇（Ｅ２）产生的影响,同时观察了外源性ｃＡＭＰ和钙离子通道阻断剂维拉帕米对黄体细胞中ｃ－ｆｏｓ蛋白的影响。结果发现,反义ｃ－ｆｏｓＯＤＮ能呈剂量相关方式抑制ｈＣＧ诱导的黄体细胞Ｐ和Ｅ２的产生,同时使ｃ－ｆｏｓ蛋白染色阳性的黄体细胞百分数下降;而无义ｔａｔ ＯＤＮ没有相应的作     

识别未衍生化的13—羟化GAs及其葡萄糖苷的单克隆抗体

抗ＧＡ３ 及其葡萄糖苷的ＭＡＢ１０单克隆抗体源于以ＧＡ３ 中的３ 位羟基（３－ＯＨ）为偶联位点,人血清白蛋白（ＨＳＡ）为载体合成的ＧＡ３－３－ＨＳＡ 免疫原． 该抗体对１３－羟化ＧＡｓ（１３－ＯＨＧＡｓ、ＧＡ１、ＧＡ３、ＧＡ５ 等）和ＧＡ３ 葡萄糖苷具有高亲和力． ７ 位羧基的甲酯化可显著降低ＭＡＢ１０ 对１３－ＯＨ ＧＡｓ的亲和力,而３－ＯＨ 的糖苷化却未降低其亲和力． 用该抗体建立的两种分别用于ＧＡ３ 及其葡萄糖苷测定的酶联免疫吸附法（ＥＬＩＳＡ）,其检测线性范围均为０．２～２０ ｐｍ ｏｌ． 借助这两种ＥＬＩＳＡｓ,研究了羊蹄（Ｒｕｍ ｅｘ ｊａｐｏｎｉｃｕｓ）叶片中ＧＡ３ 及其类似ＧＡｓ和葡萄糖苷的动态变化．结果表明,叶片衰老与游离态ＧＡｓ的糖苷化有关;而６－ＢＡ 延缓衰老则可能与其减缓ＧＡｓ的糖苷化有关     

肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)对离体兔黄体细胞孕酮分泌的影响及其作用机制

肿瘤坏死因子α(ＴＮＦα)是免疫内分泌网络中引入瞩目的一种细胞因子。近几年来发现ＴＮＦα存在于大鼠、牛、兔和人卵巢中。ＴＮＦα抑制大鼠和人黄体细胞ｃＡＭＰ生成和孕酮分泌。但ＴＮＦα对兔黄体细胞机能活动的影响目前尚未见报道。本实验研究了ＴＮＦα对兔黄体细胞机能活动的作用,并探索其作用机制,旨在了解ＴＮＦα在黄体萎缩中的作用。1　材料和方法(1)药品　重组肿瘤坏死因子α,人绒毛膜促性腺激素(ｈＣＧ)、人促性腺激素(ＦＳＨ)、Ｍ199培养基于粉、孕马血清促性腺激素(ＰＭＳＧ)、孕酮放射免疫测定药盒、ｃＡＭＰ放射免疫测定…     

Bull sperm acrosome reaction induced by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is mediated by GABAergic receptors type A

The effect of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on the bull sperm acrosome reaction was evaluated, and the interaction of progesterone, a physiologic inducer of the acrosome reaction, with the GABA receptor was explored. The acrosome reaction was stimulated by GABA in a dose-dependent manner. This effect was inhibited completely by bicuculline, a GABA A receptor antagonist, but GABA B and C receptor antagonists had no effect. Accordingly, muscimol, a GABA A receptor agonist, stimulated the acrosome reaction to the same extent as GABA, whereas baclofen (GABA B receptor agonist) and CACA (GABA C receptor agonist), had no effect. Preincubation with progesterone followed by the addition of GABA resulted in a significant increase in the percentage of acrosome reacted spermatozoa compared with progesterone or GABA alone. Taking into account that this increase was less than a simple addition of effects, it might be suggested that GABA and progesterone act through the same receptor and/or use the same mechanism of action. To test this hypothesis, the abilities of GABA and progesterone to induce acrosome reaction were tested in the presence of bicuculline, which suppressed both stimulatory effects. Given that the GABA A receptor is linked to the Cl(-) channel, we tested whether picrotoxin, a blocker of this channel, could modulate the effects of progesterone or GABA. Cl(-) channel blocker picrotoxin dramatically reduced the GABA and progesterone-initiated AR. In conclusion: GABA and progesterone stimulate the acrosome reaction in bull spermatozoa acting through a classical GABA A receptor. The mechanism of action requires the functional integrity of the Ca(2+) Cl(-) channel.     

Changes in expression of the delta subunit of the GABA (A) receptor and in receptor function induced by progesterone exposure and withdrawal

Type A receptors for GABA (GABA(A) receptors) that contain the delta subunit are located predominantly at extrasynaptic sites and are implicated in modulation of neuronal excitability through tonic inhibition. We have examined the effects of chronic exposure to and subsequent withdrawal of progesterone or the progesterone metabolite 3alpha-hydroxy-5alpha-pregnan-20-one (3alpha,5alpha-THPROG) on expression of the delta subunit of GABA(A) receptors and on receptor function in cultured rat hippocampal neurons. Progesterone treatment for 1 day increased the amounts of both delta subunit mRNA and protein, whereas such treatment for 6 days induced marked decreases in the abundance of both the mRNA and protein. Subsequent progesterone withdrawal up-regulated expression of the delta subunit, which was significantly increased at 9-12 h after withdrawal. These effects of progesterone were mimicked by 3alpha,5alpha-THPROG and blocked by the 5alpha-reductase inhibitor finasteride. They were also accompanied by parallel changes in the function of GABA(A) receptors in hippocampal neurons. These results show that chronic exposure to and withdrawal of progesterone induce differential effects on both expression of the delta subunit of GABA(A) receptors and receptor function that are mediated by 3alpha,5alpha-THPROG. They are consistent with the notion that this progesterone metabolite plays a key physiological role in modulation of GABAergic synapses.     

Progesterone primes zona pellucida-induced activation of phospholipase A2 during acrosomal exocytosis in guinea pig spermatozoa

We investigated, using guinea-pig spermatozoa as a model, whether phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is involved in progesterone or zona pellucida (ZP)-stimulated acrosomal exocytosis, if progesterone enhances ZP-induced activation of PLA2, and mechanisms underlying PLA2 regulation. Spermatozoa were capacitated and labeled in low Ca2+ medium with [14C]choline chloride or [14C]arachidonic acid, washed, and then exposed to millimolar Ca2+ and progesterone and/or ZP. Each agonist stimulated decrease of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and release of arachidonic acid and lysoPC, indicative of PLA2 activation. Aristolochic acid (a PLA2 inhibitor) abrogated lipid changes and exocytosis, indicating that these lipid changes are essential for exocytosis. Exposure of spermatozoa to submaximal concentrations of both progesterone and ZP resulted in a synergistic increase of arachidonic acid and lysoPC releases, and exocytosis, suggesting that, under natural conditions, both agonists interact to bring about acrosomal exocytosis. Progesterone-induced PLA2 activation appears to be mediated by a GABA(A)-like receptor, because bicuculline (a GABA(A) receptor antagonist) blocked arachidonic acid release and exocytosis. In agreement with this, GABA mimicked progesterone actions. ZP-induced activation of PLA2 seemed to be transduced via G(i) proteins because pertussis toxin blocked arachidonic acid release and acrosomal exocytosis. PLA2 may be regulated by PKC because progesterone- or ZP-induced release of arachidonic acid was blocked by the PKC inhibitors staurosporine or chelerythrine chloride. PLA2 could also be regulated by the cAMP-PKA pathway; inclusion of the PKA inhibitor 14-22 amide or H-89 led to a reduction in arachidonic acid release or exocytosis after progesterone or ZP. Taken together, these results suggest that PLA2 plays an essential role in progesterone or ZP-stimulated exocytosis with progesterone priming ZP action.     

Increased expression of the neuropeptide Y receptor Y1 gene in the medial amygdala of transgenic mice induced by long-term treatment with progesterone or allopregnanolone

The neurosteroid allopregnanolone, a reduced metabolite of progesterone, induces anxiolytic effects by enhancing GABA(A) receptor function. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and GABA are thought to interact functionally in the amygdala, and this interaction may be important in the regulation of anxiety. By using Y(1)R/LacZ transgenic mice, which harbour a fusion construct comprising the promoter of the mouse gene for the Y(1) receptor for NPY linked to the lacZ gene, we previously showed that long-term treatment with benzodiazepine receptor ligands modulates Y(1) receptor gene expression in the medial amygdala. We have now investigated the effects of prolonged treatment with progesterone or allopregnanolone on Y(1)R/LacZ transgene expression, as determined by quantitative histochemical analysis of beta-galactosidase activity. Progesterone increased both the cerebrocortical concentration of allopregnanolone and beta-galactosidase expression in the medial amygdala. Finasteride, a 5alpha-reductase inhibitor, prevented both of these effects. Long-term administration of allopregnanolone also increased both the cortical concentration of this neurosteroid and transgene expression in the medial amygdala. Treatment with neither progesterone nor allopregnanolone affected beta-galactosidase activity in the medial habenula. These data suggest that allopregnanolone regulates Y(1) receptor gene expression through modulation of GABA(A) receptor function, and they provide further support for a functional interaction between GABA and neuropeptide Y in the amygdala.     

Expression of membrane associated non-genomic progesterone receptor(s) in caprine spermatozoa

Mammalian spermatozoa have been used recently to model the study of rapid, non-genomic effects of progesterone on cell. Our study used progesterone-BSA-fluorescein isothiocyanate conjugate to indicate the presence of a progesterone receptor on the surface of >90% of a goat sperm population. The sperm possessed the receptor at 0 h and capacitation had no modulating effect on the number of sperm responsive to P-BSA-FITC. Although a decrease in receptor bearing cells was observed during the course of capacitation, the effect may have been due to the induction of acrosome reaction (AR) by the conjugate. This decrease was blocked by the pre-treatment of the spermatozoa with EGTA. Binding of conjugate occurred at the apical portion of the acrosome and at the post-acrosomal region in all the sperm, possibly mediating sperm functions other than the acrosome reaction. The P-BSA-FITC treated cells showed a single peak in a flow cytometer suggesting that the sperm population was homogeneous. Competition studies with free progesterone and GABA with P-BSA-FITC confirmed that the binding was specific and that progesterone mediated its action via a GABA(A)/Cl(-) channel complex akin to the one present in neuronal cells.     

Effect of gonadal steroids and gamma-aminobutyric acid on LH release and dopamine expression and activity in the zona incerta in rats

A dopaminergic system in the zona incerta stimulates LH release and may mediate the positive feedback effects of the gonadal steroids on LH release. In this study the mechanisms by which steroids might increase dopamine activity in the zona incerta were investigated. In addition, experiments were conducted to determine whether the inhibitory effects of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on LH release in the zona incerta are due to suppression of dopamine activity in this area or conversely whether the stimulatory effects of dopamine on LH release are due to suppression of a tonic inhibitory GABAergic system. Ovariectomized rats were treated s.c. with oil, 5 micrograms oestradiol benzoate or 5 micrograms oestradiol benzoate followed 48 h later by 0.5 mg progesterone, and killed 54 h after the oestradiol benzoate injection. At this time the LH concentrations were suppressed in the oestradiol benzoate group and increased in the group treated with oestradiol benzoate and progesterone. The ratio of tyrosine hydroxylase:beta-actin mRNA in the zona incerta was significantly increased by the oestradiol benzoate treatment, but the addition of progesterone resulted in values similar to those in the control group. At the same time, the progesterone treatment increased tyrosine hydroxylase activity in the zona incerta as indicated by an increase in L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) accumulation after 100 mg 3-hydroxybenzylhydrazine hydrochloric acid (NSD1015) kg-1 and an increase in dopamine release as indicated by a increase in dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) concentrations (one of the major metabolites of dopamine). Ovariectomized rats treated with oestradiol benzoate plus progesterone were also injected i.p. with 75 mg gamma-acetylenic GABA kg-1 (a GABA transaminase inhibitor) to increase GABA concentrations in the brain. This treatment had no effect on the ratio of tyrosine hydroxylase:beta-actin mRNA but decreased L-DOPA accumulation and DOPAC concentrations in the zona incerta, indicating a post-translational inhibition of dopamine synthesis and release. Treatment of ovariectomized rats with oestradiol benzoate followed by 100 mg L-DOPA i.p. to increase dopamine concentrations in the whole brain had no effect on glutamic acid decarboxylase mRNA expression in the zona incerta, although it increased the glutamic acid decarboxylase:beta-actin mRNA ratio in other hypothalamic areas (that is, the medical preoptic area, ventromedial nucleus and arcuate nucleus). In conclusion, the steroids act to increase dopamine activity in different ways: oestrogen increases tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA expression and progesterone acts after translation to increase tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine release (as indicated by increases in DOPAC concentrations). This latter effect may be due to progesterone removing a tonic GABAergic inhibition from the dopaminergic system.     

Identification of GABA(B) receptor in rat testis and sperm

gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) can mimic and potentiate the action of progesterone in initiating the acrosome reaction (AR) of mammalian sperm, indicating that sperm contain receptors for GABA. This contention was validated by identifying the receptor (R) subtype, GABA(A)R, in mammalian sperm. In the present study a second subtype, GABA(B)R, was identified in rat testis and sperm. Total RNAs of rat testis and sperm were prepared and used as template to synthesize the respective cDNAs by the RT-PCR method. Two splice variants of the cDNA coding GABA(B)R1 (GABA(B)R1a and GABA(B)R1c) and GABA(B)R2 were identified. Extracts of rat testis, spermatogenic cells and sperm contained two proteins with estimated molecular sizes of 130 and 100 kDa, corresponding to GABA(B)R1a and GABA(B)R1c/lb, respectively, determined by Western blot using polyclonal anti-GABA(B)R1 antibody. By an indirect immunofluorescence technique, GABA(B)R1 was located on the head of rat sperm. The present finding is the first direct demonstration that mammalian sperm contain GABA(B)R.     

Rapid inhibition of Ca2+ influx by neurosteroids in murine embryonic sensory neurones

The non-genomic role of neuroactive steroids on [Ca2+]i transients induced by GABA receptor activation was investigated in cultured dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurones at embryonic stage E13. [Ca2+]i measurements were performed with Fura-2 fast fluorescence microfluorimetry. Application of the GABAA receptor agonist muscimol (Musci) evoked an increase in [Ca2+]i, confirming the excitatory effect of GABA at this embryonic stage. The muscimol-induced [Ca2+]i response was inhibited by progesterone (Proges) and its primary metabolite allopregnanolone (Allo) in a rapid, reversible and dose-dependent manner. These calcium transients were suppressed in the absence of external Ca2+ or in the presence of Ni2+ + Cd2+ suggesting an involvement of voltage-activated Ca2+ channels. In contrast, none of these steroids affected the resting [Ca2+]i nor exhibited any inhibitory effect on 50 mM KCl-induced [Ca2+]i increases. In view of the well-established potentiation of GABAA receptor by direct binding of neurosteroids, the inhibitory effects described in this study seem to involve distinct mechanisms. This new inhibitory effect of progesterone is observed at low and physiological concentrations, is rapid and independent of RU38486, an antagonist of the classic progesterone receptor, probably involving a membrane receptor. Using RT-PCR, we demonstrated the expression of progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (Pgrmc1), encoding 25-Dx, a membrane-associated progesterone binding protein in DRG neurones at different stages of development. In conclusion, we describe for the first time a rapid effect of progestins on embryonic DRG neurones involving an antagonistic effect of progesterone and allopregnanolone on GABAA receptors.     

Modulation of the GABAA receptor by progesterone metabolites

The naturally occurring progesterone metabolites 5 beta-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one and 5 beta-pregnane-3,20-dione reversibly enhance membrane currents elicited by locally applied GABA in bovine adrenomedullary chromaffin cells. Such potentiation was not influenced by the benzodiazepine antagonist Ro 15-1788. At concentrations in excess of those necessary to evoke potentiation of GABA currents, 5 beta-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one and 5 beta-pregane-3,20-dione directly activated a membrane conductance. The resulting currents were potentiated by phenobarbitone and diazepam, and abolished by the GABAA-receptor antagonist, bicuculline. On outside-out membrane patches, 5 beta-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one and 5 beta-pregnane-3,20-dione activated single channel currents of similar amplitude to those evoked by GABA. The results suggest that certain naturally occurring steroids potentiate the actions of GABA and, additionally, directly activate the GABAA receptor.     

小鼠惊厥时孕烯醇酮及其硫酸盐对GABAA受体的调制作用

在建立稳定的红藻氨酸(KA)诱发小鼠惊厥模型的基础上,用放射配体受体结合分析法,研究孕烯醇酮(Pe)及其拮抗剂孕烯醇酮硫酸盐(Pes)对小鼠下丘脑、大脑皮层、海马和小脑四个脑区γ-氨基丁酸A(GABAA)受体的调制作用.结果显示,Pe能增加某些脑区3H-GABA与GABAA受体的结合量,下丘脑、海马和小脑差异显著(P＜0.05或P＜0.001),而大脑皮层差异不显著(P＞0.05).Pe对GABAA受体的调制作用能被印防己毒素(Pic)阻断,对KA的致惊效应具有抑制作用.Pes 能显著降低各脑区GABAA受体的结合量(P＜0.01或P＜0.001),对惊厥有促进作用.实验结果提示:孕烯醇酮具有明显的镇静和抗惊厥效应,并且可能是通过GABAA受体介导的.