PMID- 21256693 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20110802 LR - 20181201 IS - 1879-0054 (Electronic) IS - 0739-7240 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 4 DP - 2011 May TI - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibits the stimulatory effect of luteinizing hormone and prostaglandin E(2) on progesterone secretion by the bovine corpus luteum. PG - 183-91 LID - 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.11.003 [doi] AB - Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) is involved in the tissue remodeling that occurs in the corpus luteum (CL) during its development and regression. This cytokine is also implicated in the regulation of reproduction by its actions on ovarian steroidogenic cells. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of TNF-alpha on (1) progesterone (P(4)) output by the bovine CL and on (2) the responsiveness of the CL to LH or prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) in vitro. In experiment 1, CL (days 8 to 10 of the estrous cycle) were perfused by using an in vitro microdialysis system with TNF-alpha (0.1, 0.5, or 1 mug/mL) alone or with TNF-alpha (1 mug/mL) followed by LH (1000 ng/mL) or PGE(2) (2 x 10(-5) M). Basal P(4) release (P < 0.05) was increased by TNF-alpha (0.5 or 1 mug/mL). Moreover, TNF-alpha (1 mug/mL) inhibited the stimulatory effect of LH or PGE(2) on P(4) output (P < 0.05). In experiment 2, 4 h after intrauterine infusion of TNF-alpha (0.01 mug/mL or 1 mug/mL), CL (days 8 to 10 of the estrous cycle) were collected by colpotomy, cultured, and stimulated with LH (10 ng/mL) or PGE(2) (10(-6) M). Intrauterine infusion of TNF-alpha at a concentration of 1 mug/mL increased basal P(4) output by CL (P < 0.05). Moreover, the intrauterine infusion of TNF-alpha at a concentration of 0.01 mug/mL inhibited the stimulatory effect of LH or PGE(2) on P(4) output (P < 0.05). These results indicate that TNF-alpha (1) does not have an effect on the autonomous, pulsatile release of P(4); (2) increases P(4) secretion by bovine CL with increasing doses, and (3) reduces in a dose-dependent manner the responsiveness of CL to luteotropic factors both directly (after infusion to CL) and indirectly (after intrauterine infusion). CI - Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Szostek, A Z AU - Szostek AZ AD - Department of Reproductive Immunology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Olsztyn, Poland. FAU - Lukasik, K AU - Lukasik K FAU - Majewska, M AU - Majewska M FAU - Bah, M M AU - Bah MM FAU - Znaniecki, R AU - Znaniecki R FAU - Okuda, K AU - Okuda K FAU - Skarzynski, D J AU - Skarzynski DJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20101228 PL - United States TA - Domest Anim Endocrinol JT - Domestic animal endocrinology JID - 8505191 RN - 0 (Estrogen Antagonists) RN - 0 (Hormone Antagonists) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 4G7DS2Q64Y (Progesterone) RN - 9002-67-9 (Luteinizing Hormone) RN - K7Q1JQR04M (Dinoprostone) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cattle/*physiology MH - Corpus Luteum/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Dinoprostone/pharmacology MH - Estrogen Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Estrous Cycle MH - Female MH - Hormone Antagonists/pharmacology MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Luteinizing Hormone/*pharmacology MH - Progesterone/*metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*physiology EDAT- 2011/01/25 06:00 MHDA- 2011/08/04 06:00 CRDT- 2011/01/25 06:00 PHST- 2010/07/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2010/09/21 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2010/11/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2011/01/25 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/01/25 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2011/08/04 06:00 [medline] AID - S0739-7240(10)00142-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.11.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2011 May;40(4):183-91. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2010.11.003. Epub 2010 Dec 28.