title: Autocrine/paracrine function of transforming growth factor-beta 1 in porcine granulosa cells.
abstract: The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1 on ovarian steroidogenesis in immature or moderately mature porcine granulosa cells in vitro. TGF-beta 1 (0.01-10 ng/ml) significantly attenuated progesterone release from the basal and follicle stimulating hormone-stimulated porcine granulosa cells, and significantly increased DNA synthesis. TGF-beta 1 also significantly increased the extracellular accumulation of cyclic AMP, but did not change the production of inositol phosphate or the intracellular calcium concentration in these cells. Thus, TGF-beta 1 appears to have a direct effect on porcine granulosa cell function, regulating the differential synthesis of progesterone mainly via the intracellular signal transduction of the cyclic AMP-protein kinase A pathway. This growth factor may play a physiologically significant role in controlling differentiation of immature and moderately mature porcine granulosa cells via an autocrine/paracrine mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aso
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013552:Swine; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D011374:Progesterone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D004247:DNA; D000242:Cyclic AMP