Biology of Reproduction, Vol 45, 506-513, Copyright © 1991 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Cellular distribution and cycle phase dependency of gonadotropin and eicosanoid binding sites in bovine corpora lutea

N Chegini, ZM Lei, CV Rao and W Hansel
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky 40292.

Bovine luteal functions are regulated by gonadotropins and eicosanoids. The specific binding sites that presumably mediate the actions of these regulatory agents have previously been characterized in bovine luteal tissue. However, the cellular distribution and/or the cycle phase dependency of these binding sites have never been investigated. In the present study, we investigated these parameters by using quantitative light microscope autoradiography. The results showed that both small and large luteal cells contained binding sites for LH/hCG, prostaglandin (PG)E2, PGF2 alpha, PGI2, and leukotriene (LT)C4. In addition, luteal blood vessels contained LH/hCG and LTC4 binding sites and luteal fibroblasts contained PGE2 binding sites. On a per cell basis, there were more binding sites for all ligands in large luteal cells as compared to small or nonluteal cells. After correction for the cellular area differences, small luteal cells contained more LH/hCG, PGE2, PGI2, and LTC4 binding sites, while large luteal cells contained more PGF2 alpha binding sites. The small and large luteal cell binding of hCG, PGE2, PGI2, and LTC4 increased from early to mid luteal phase, followed by a decline in the late luteal phase. PGF2 alpha binding, on the other hand, increased from early to late luteal phase. In contrast to luteal cells, binding of hCG and LTC4 to luteal blood vessels and binding of PGE2 to luteal fibroblasts did not change during the cycle. These results suggest that LH/hCG and eicosanoid regulation of luteal function is more complex than previously envisioned and it involves both small and large luteal cells and, in some cases, also nonluteal cells.

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