title: 2-Hydroxyestradiol-17beta-induced oocyte maturation: involvement of cAMP-protein kinase A and okadaic acid-sensitive protein phosphatases, and their interplay in oocyte maturation in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis.
abstract: In Heteropneustes fossilis, in vitro incubation of postvitellogenic follicles with 2-hydroxyestradiol-17beta (2-OHE2, 5 micromol l(-1)) decreased significantly the total cAMP level, concomitant with germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD). The incubation of the follicles with cAMP or cAMP-elevating drugs [phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors], such as IBMX (3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine), theophylline and caffeine, inhibited the 2-OHE2-induced GVBD in a concentration-dependent manner. The magnitude of the response varied: both cAMP and IBMX were effective at all concentrations (0.1-2.0 mmol l(-1)), followed by theophylline (0.5-2.0 mmol l(-1)) and caffeine (1-2.0 mmol l(-1)). The protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor H89 stimulated oocyte maturation in a concentration-dependent manner. However, when co-incubated with 2-OHE2 for 24 h it produced a biphasic effect: low concentrations (0.1 and 1.0 micromol l(-1)) did not alter the 2-OHE2-induced GVBD, but high concentrations (5 and 10 micromol l(-1)) inhibited it. The incubation of the follicles with H89 lowered the inhibitory effect of IBMX on the 2-OHE2-induced GVBD. The incubation of the follicles with okadaic acid (OA), a protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibitor did not affect GVBD but when co-incubated with 2-OHE2, it enhanced the GVBD response. OA reversed the inhibitory effect of IBMX. The results suggest that OA may overcome the inhibition of 2-OHE2-induced GVBD by IBMX at a step distal to the cAMP-PKA pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Joy
mesh_terms: D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002397:Catfishes / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000494:pharmacology; D019319:Okadaic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000254:growth & development; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007546:Isoquinolines; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D013449:Sulfonamides; D019319:Okadaic Acid; D004958:Estradiol; C001390:2-hydroxyestradiol; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; C067024:okadaic acid-sensitive phosphatase; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases; D054645:Protein Phosphatase 1; C063509:N-(2-(4-bromocinnamylamino)ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide; D015056:1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine