TY - JOUR
T1 - Expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in the corpus luteum of the rat
AU - Townson, David H.
AU - Warren, Jeffrey S.
AU - Flory, Craig M.
AU - Naftalin, Dorit M.
AU - Landis Keyes, P.
PY - 1996/2
Y1 - 1996/2
N2 - The known accumulation of macrophages in corpora lutea (CL) at the time of luteal regression prompted us to investigate whether the chemoattractant protein monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is expressed in the rat CL. On the day of confirmed mating (Day 0 of pregnancy), regressing CL from the previous (nonfertile) estrous cycle contained immunodetectable MCP-1 and numerous monocytes/macrophages, whereas the newly formed CL of pregnancy, within the same ovary, contained little MCP-1 and few monocytes/macrophages. MCP-1 diminished in the regressing CL on Days 3 and 9 of pregnancy, although numerous monocytes/macrophages remained. The CL of pregnancy on Days 3 and 9 of pregnancy contained minimal MCP-1 and relatively few monocytes/macrophages. By Days 17 and 21 of pregnancy, however, prior to parturition and prior to an accumulation of monocytes/macrophages, expression of MCP-1 increased in the CL of pregnancy. Northern blots revealed a resurgence of luteal MCP-1 mRNA on Day 21 of pregnancy: 3805 ± 1077 on Day 21 vs. 1059 ± 177 on Day 9 (p < 0.05; expressed as densitometric units relative to β-actin). In conclusion, the expression of MCP-1 in the rat CL in association with, or preceding, the appearance of monocytes/macrophages at the time of luteal regression is consistent with the known role of MCP-1 as a potent chemoattractant for monocytes/macrophages. This suggests that MCP-1 might have a prominent role in the immunological process of luteal regression.
AB - The known accumulation of macrophages in corpora lutea (CL) at the time of luteal regression prompted us to investigate whether the chemoattractant protein monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is expressed in the rat CL. On the day of confirmed mating (Day 0 of pregnancy), regressing CL from the previous (nonfertile) estrous cycle contained immunodetectable MCP-1 and numerous monocytes/macrophages, whereas the newly formed CL of pregnancy, within the same ovary, contained little MCP-1 and few monocytes/macrophages. MCP-1 diminished in the regressing CL on Days 3 and 9 of pregnancy, although numerous monocytes/macrophages remained. The CL of pregnancy on Days 3 and 9 of pregnancy contained minimal MCP-1 and relatively few monocytes/macrophages. By Days 17 and 21 of pregnancy, however, prior to parturition and prior to an accumulation of monocytes/macrophages, expression of MCP-1 increased in the CL of pregnancy. Northern blots revealed a resurgence of luteal MCP-1 mRNA on Day 21 of pregnancy: 3805 ± 1077 on Day 21 vs. 1059 ± 177 on Day 9 (p < 0.05; expressed as densitometric units relative to β-actin). In conclusion, the expression of MCP-1 in the rat CL in association with, or preceding, the appearance of monocytes/macrophages at the time of luteal regression is consistent with the known role of MCP-1 as a potent chemoattractant for monocytes/macrophages. This suggests that MCP-1 might have a prominent role in the immunological process of luteal regression.
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U2 - 10.1095/biolreprod54.2.513
DO - 10.1095/biolreprod54.2.513
M3 - Article
C2 - 8788206
AN - SCOPUS:0030046049
SN - 0006-3363
VL - 54
SP - 513
EP - 520
JO - Biology of reproduction
JF - Biology of reproduction
IS - 2
ER -