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In Vitro
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2002;45(10):1736-1745. Published online October 1, 2002.
- Regulation of Steroid Thyroid Hormone Receptor 3 (TR3) mRNA Expression by Luteinizing Hormone in Human Early Luteinized Granulosa Cells.
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Hyun Jeong Park, Byung Ryeong Kim, Sang Young Chun, Yu Il Lee
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1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwang-ju, Korea.
2Hormone Research Center, Chonnam National University, Gwang-ju, Korea.
- Abstract
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The present study examined the gonadotropin regulation of TR3 gene expression by luteinizing hormone (LH) in cultured human luteinized granulosa cells. METHODS: TR3 mRNA levels were detected by competitive reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method in cultured human luteinized granulosa cells collected from patients undergoing in vitro fertilization. RESULTS: TR3 transcript was transiently induced by LH, reaching maximum levels 1 hr after stimulation, in a dose-dependent manner. LH-stimulated TR3 expression was abolished by actinomycin D, but was superinduced by cycloheximide. Treatment of luteinized granulosa cells with Rp-cAMP, an inhibitor of protein kinase A, as well as, chelerythrin, an inhibitor of protein kinase C, suppressed LH-stimulated TR3 mRNA levels. In addition, forskolin and TPA mimicked the LH action on the induction of TR3 gene, implying the role of protein kinase A and C activation. CONCLUSION: Taken together, the present study demonstrates that TR3 gene was rapidly and transiently induced by LH in human luteinized granulosa cells. The results imply that TR3 may play a role in ovulation by initiating a cascade of ovulation-specific gene expression in response to LH.
Keywords :Steroid thyroid hormone receptor (TR3);Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR);Luteinizing Hormone (LH);Ovulation
