Effects of diethylstilbestrol on rat granulosa cell and thecal/interstitial cell transforming growth factor-beta 2 mRNA expression in vivo: analysis by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
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Journal Article
Recent studies indicate that reproductive hormones may stimulate target cell growth via the actions of growth factors. In this study, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction analysis was used to assess the effects of in vivo diethylstilbestrol (DES) treatment on granulosa cell (GC) and thecal-interstitial cell (TIC) transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 2 mRNA expression. In response to DES, GC expression of TGF-beta 2 mRNA was stimulated approximately 6.8-fold. By contrast, DES did not significantly alter TIC expression of TGF-beta 2 mRNA. Data were normalized relative to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA levels, which were unaffected by DES. These results extend our earlier findings, which demonstrated that GC and TIC expression of TGF-beta 2 mRNA is regulated by gonadotropins in vitro, to include steroidal regulation in vivo of intraovarian growth factor expression. Collectively, the present study and previous results support the following concepts: 1) intraovarian TGF-beta 2 mRNA expression is regulated by both gonadotropins and steroids, and 2) GC and TIC expression of TGF-beta 2 mRNA are differentially regulated.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Mulheron, GW; Schomberg, DW
Published Date
- April 1992
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 46 / 4
Start / End Page
- 546 - 550
PubMed ID
- 1576253
Pubmed Central ID
- 1576253
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0006-3363
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1095/biolreprod46.4.546
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States