title: Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in human epithelial ovarian carcinoma.
abstract: We have previously demonstrated the presence of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gn-RH) messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in epithelial ovarian carcinoma. In this study, the expression of Gn-RH receptor (Gn-RHR) was investigated in human ovarian carcinoma and human ovarian carcinoma cell line. Gn-RHR was determined by [3H]Gn-RH binding assay. Gn-RHR mRNA was determined by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction using oligonucleotide primers synthesized based on published human Gn-RHR sequence. Specific Gn-RH binding sites were shown to be present in plasma membrane isolated from five ovarian mucinous cystadenocarcinoma samples and one serous cystadenocarcinoma (Kd = 15.3 +/- 8.08 nmol/L). Gn-RHR mRNA was detected in four mucinous cystadenocarcinoma specimens, one serous cystadenocarcinoma, and SK-OV-3 cells, but not in white blood cells. These results suggest that Gn-RH may play an autocrine regulatory role in the growth of ovarian carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohsuye
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamaya
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D018282:Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D011966:Receptors, LHRH / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D015345:Oligonucleotide Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011966:Receptors, LHRH