PMID- 23800958 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140616 LR - 20211021 IS - 1348-4400 (Electronic) IS - 0916-8818 (Print) IS - 0916-8818 (Linking) VI - 59 IP - 5 DP - 2013 Oct TI - Regulation of innate immune function in bovine oviduct epithelial cells in culture: the homeostatic role of epithelial cells in balancing Th1/Th2 response. PG - 470-8 AB - This study aimed to investigate the role of epithelial cells in regulating innate immunity in bovine oviduct epithelial cell (BOEC) culture. We studied the effect of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and its interaction with ovarian steroids, estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4), and luteinizing hormone (LH) at concentrations observed during the preovulatory period on immune responses in BOEC culture. Immunohistochemistry of oviduct tissue showed intensive expression of Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) and TLR-2 in epithelial cells. A dose of 10 ng/ml LPS stimulated TLR-4, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), nuclear factor kappa B inhibitor A (NFKBIA), interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) expression, indicating an early pro-inflammatory response. A dose of 100 ng/ml LPS did not induce expression of these genes but stimulated TLR-2, IL-10,IL-4 and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) expression and PGE2 secretion, indicating an anti-inflammatory response. Ovarian steroids and LH completely block LPS (10 ng/ml)-induced TLR-4, IL-1beta and TNF-alpha expression as well as LPS (100 ng/ml)-induced TLR-2 expression. Taken together, this study suggests the existence of an early signaling system to respond to infection in the BOEC. In addition, ovarian steroids and LH may play a critical role in inducing homeostasis and in controlling hyperactive pro-inflammatory responses detrimental to epithelial cells, sperm and the embryo. FAU - Kowsar, Rasoul AU - Kowsar R AD - Graduate School of Animal and Food Hygiene, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido 080-8555, Japan. FAU - Hambruch, Nina AU - Hambruch N FAU - Liu, Jinghui AU - Liu J FAU - Shimizu, Takashi AU - Shimizu T FAU - Pfarrer, Christiane AU - Pfarrer C FAU - Miyamoto, Akio AU - Miyamoto A LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20130621 PL - Japan TA - J Reprod Dev JT - The Journal of reproduction and development JID - 9438792 RN - 0 (Lipopolysaccharides) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 2) RN - 0 (Toll-Like Receptor 4) RN - 0 (lipopolysaccharide, E coli O55-B5) RN - 4G7DS2Q64Y (Progesterone) RN - 4TI98Z838E (Estradiol) RN - 9002-67-9 (Luteinizing Hormone) SB - IM MH - Abattoirs MH - Animals MH - Cattle MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Epithelium/drug effects/*immunology/metabolism MH - Estradiol/metabolism MH - Fallopian Tubes/cytology/drug effects/*immunology/metabolism MH - Female MH - *Homeostasis/drug effects MH - *Immunity, Innate/drug effects MH - *Immunity, Mucosal/drug effects MH - Immunomodulation/drug effects MH - Lipopolysaccharides/antagonists & inhibitors/toxicity MH - Luteinizing Hormone/metabolism MH - *Models, Biological MH - Progesterone/metabolism MH - *Th1-Th2 Balance/drug effects MH - Toll-Like Receptor 2/biosynthesis/genetics/metabolism MH - Toll-Like Receptor 4/biosynthesis/genetics/metabolism MH - Up-Regulation PMC - PMC3934114 EDAT- 2013/06/27 06:00 MHDA- 2014/06/17 06:00 PMCR- 2013/10/01 CRDT- 2013/06/27 06:00 PHST- 2013/06/27 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/06/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/06/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - DN/JST.JSTAGE/jrd/2013-036 [pii] AID - 2013-036 [pii] AID - 10.1262/jrd.2013-036 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Reprod Dev. 2013 Oct;59(5):470-8. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2013-036. Epub 2013 Jun 21.