title: Hormonal control of uteroglobin secretion in rabbit uterus: inhibition of uteroglobin synthesis and messenger ribonucleic acid accumulation by oestrogen and anti-oestrogen administration.
abstract: Investigations were conducted to quantify activity of uteroglobin mRNA and secretion of uteroglobin in rabbit uterus after administration of progesterone and 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone, either alone or concomitantly with oestradiol-17beta and tamoxifen, a non-steroidal anti-oestrogen. Poly(A)-containing mRNA was isolated from the uterine tissue by extraction with phenol/chloroform, precipitation with ethanol and chromatography on oligo(dT)-cellulose. Cell-free translation in vitro of the poly(A)-containing mRNA was carried out in a wheat-germ lysate, and the product isolated by specific immuno-precipitation with anti-uteroglobin antiserum purified by affinity chromatography. Radioimmunoassay was utilized to determine uteroglobin content in the uterine flushings and tissue preparations. When given for 5 days, both progesterone (1mg/kg per day) and 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone (25mg/kg per day) elicited a marked induction of uteroglobin secretion, which was accompanied with accumulation of uteroglobin mRNA in the tissue. Concomitant administration of oestradiol-17beta (50mug/kg per day) or tamoxifen (12.5mg/kg per day) significantly decreased both progesterone- and 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone-induced uteroglobin secretion, with a parallel decrease in the uteroglobin-mRNA activity. The decline in the uteroglobin content of the uterine flushes brought about by oestradiol-17beta or tamoxifen administration was not due to inhibition of secretion of this protein by the endometrial cells, since a simultaneous decrease occurred in the tissue uteroglobin content. After a 5-day pretreatment with progesterone (1mg/kg per day), administration of oestradiol-17beta (50mug/kg per day) during the ensuing 4 days greatly accelerated the decay of the uteroglobin content in the uterine fluid.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011374:Progesterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014598:Uteroglobin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D007106:Immune Sera; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013196:Dihydrotestosterone; D013629:Tamoxifen; D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol; D014598:Uteroglobin