title: Changes in cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of specific cytosol protein in the peri- and postmenopausal ovary.
abstract: Changes in cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of 53 kDa protein in a human ovary with respect to the aging process were studied. The phosphorylation of endogenous proteins in ovarian cytosol decreased with aging. However, ovarian aging was accompanied by an increase in the cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of 53 kDa specific protein while the amount of this protein decreased with aging. The plasma gonadotropin levels of women with regular menstrual periods were significantly different from those of women whose menstrual periods had in the recent past become irregular (FSH: p less than 0.01; LH: p less than 0.05); however, there was no significant difference in the plasma estradiol levels between these two groups. Our data show the possible correlations between the non-steroidal ovarian factor (53 kDa protein) and/or its phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase and the ovarian aging process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushiroyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanigawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008593:Menopause / Q000378:metabolism*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010053:Ovary / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D010766:Phosphorylation
chemical_list: D010750:Phosphoproteins; D004958:Estradiol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D000242:Cyclic AMP