title: Induction of ovulation and oocyte maturation of amphibian (Rana dybowskii) ovarian follicles by protein kinase C activation in vitro.
abstract: We previously reported that protein kinase C (PKC) activation induced meiotic maturation (germinal vesicle breakdown, GVBD) of Rana dybowskii follicular oocytes cultured in vitro without hormone treatment. The experiments reported here were carried out to establish whether ovarian follicles ovulated in response to PKC activation during culture. A phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), was used for PKC activation. TPA addition (10 microM) to cultured ovarian fragments induced ovulation and maturation of the oocytes similar to that seen following addition of frog pituitary homogenate (FPH, 0.05 pituitary/ml) or progesterone (0.5 microgram/ml). Such changes were not observed when ovarian fragments were treated with inactive phorbol ester. The time course of TPA-induced ovulation was similar to that produced by FPH-stimulated ovulation. Both TPA- and FPH-stimulated ovulation and maturation were blocked by treatment with cycloheximide, forskolin (an adenylate cyclase stimulator), and 1-(5-isoquinolinylsulfonyl)-2-methyl-piperazine (H-7; a PKC inactivator). FPH treatment markedly increased progesterone levels in the medium during ovarian fragment culture whereas TPA treatment failed to elevate progesterone levels. Thus, TPA treatment mimics FPH and progesterone in inducing ovulation and meiotic maturation in cultured amphibian ovarian fragments. The data strongly suggest that PKC plays an important role in regulating ovulation as well as in modulating amphibian oocyte maturation during follicular differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Chonnam National University, Kwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Schuetz
mesh_terms: D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D009866:Oogenesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000502:physiology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000032:analysis / Q000494:pharmacology; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D011898:Ranidae; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D010879:Piperazines; D005576:Colforsin; D011374:Progesterone; D019307:1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-Methylpiperazine; D003513:Cycloheximide; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate