title: Luteinizing hormone activates chloride currents in hen ovarian granulosa cells.
abstract: Luteinizing hormone (LH) induces progesterone production in hen ovarian granulosa cells, and this induction is inhibited when chloride ions are removed from the culture medium. This suggests that chloride channels may be involved in the signal transduction pathway responsible for the LH-induced progesterone production. In this report, we examined effects of LH on plasma membrane ion currents in single granulosa cells isolated from the largest preovulatory follicle (Fl) of the hen (Gallus domesticus). Using the perforated patch whole cell voltage clamp technique, we found that addition of LH rapidly activated a chloride current in these cells. This chloride current was present at all voltages tested (-90 to +50 mV), showed outward rectification and showed no obvious time or voltage dependence. Its magnitude was 3.5-fold that of the total resting membrane current measured before LH treatment. LH is known to elevate cyclic AMP in these cells. We found that addition of the cAMP analog Sp-cAMPS mimicked LH in inducing chloride currents in these cells. We conclude that LH can activate a chloride conductance in granulosa cells, and that this action may be mediated by cAMP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Strong
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Asem
mesh_terms: D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002645:Chickens; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D005260:Female; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008564:Membrane Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D010053:Ovary / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011374:Progesterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D012856:4-Acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic Acid; D011374:Progesterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone