title: IGF-1 receptor signaling pathways and effects of AMPK activation on IGF-1-induced progesterone secretion in hen granulosa cells.
abstract: IGF-1 plays a key role in the proliferation and differentiation of granulosa cells. However, the molecular mechanism of IGF-1 action in avian granulosa cells during follicle maturation is unclear. Here, we first studied IGF-1 receptor (IGF-1R) expression, IGF-1-induced progesterone production and some IGF-1R signaling pathways in granulosa cells from different follicles. IGF-1R (mRNA and protein) was higher in fresh or cultured granulosa cells from the largest follicles (F1 or F2) than in those from smaller follicles (F3 or F4). In vitro, IGF-1 treatment (10(-8)M, 36h) increased progesterone secretion by four-fold in mixed F3 and F4 (F3/4) granulosa cells and by 1.5-fold in F1 granulosa cells. IGF-1 (10(-8)M, 30min)-induced increases in tyrosine phosphorylation of IGF-1R beta subunit and phosphorylation of ERK were higher in F1 than in F3/4 granulosa cells. Interestingly, IGF-1 stimulation (10(-8)M, 10min) decreased the level of AMPK Thr172 phosphorylation in F1 and F3/4 granulosa cells. We have recently showed that AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) is a protein kinase involved in the steroidogenesis in chicken granulosa cells. We then studied the effects of AMPK activation by AICAR (5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside), an activator of AMPK, on IGF-1-induced progesterone secretion by F3/4 and F1 granulosa cells. AICAR treatment (1mM, 36h) increased IGF-1-induced progesterone secretion, StAR protein levels and decreased ERK phosphorylation in F1 granulosa cells. Opposite data were observed in F3/4 granulosa cells. Adenovirus-mediated expression of dominant negative AMPK totally reversed the effects of AICAR on IGF-1-induced progesterone secretion, StAR protein production and ERK phosphorylation in both F3/4 and F1 granulosa cells. Thus, a variation of energy metabolism through AMPK activation could modulate differently IGF-1-induced progesterone production in F1 and F3/4 granulosa cells.
authors.affiliation: INRA, UMR 6175, Unité de physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, 37380 Nouzilly, France.
authors.forename: Lucie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tosca
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chabrolle
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crochet
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tesseraud
authors.forename: Joëlle
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dupont
mesh_terms: D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000620:Aminoimidazole Carboxamide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western / Q000662:veterinary; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D002645:Chickens / Q000378:metabolism*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D020536:Enzyme Activators / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012265:Ribonucleotides / Q000494:pharmacology; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013799:Theca Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D020536:Enzyme Activators; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012265:Ribonucleotides; D000620:Aminoimidazole Carboxamide; D011374:Progesterone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D017526:Receptor, IGF Type 1; D000263:Adenylate Kinase; C031143:AICA ribonucleotide