In vivo regulation of mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (KDR and flt-1) in the human oviduct

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 416-423

  Lam, Po Mui ^a   Briton Jones, Christine ^b   Cheung, Che Kwok ^b   Lok, Ingrid Hung ^a   Cheung, Lai Ping ^a   Haines, Christopher ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fallopian tube; Immunohistochemistry; mRNA; Oviduct; RT PCR; VEGF receptors

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 2;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFUNDIBULUM; LAPAROSCOPY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUCOSA; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE SECTION; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

EID: 1242306512     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.06.025     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Boatman D.E. Responses of gametes to the oviductal environment. Hum Reprod. 12:(Suppl 11):1997;133-149.
2. Verhage H.G., Fazleabas A.T., Donnelly K. The in vitro synthesis and release of proteins by the human oviduct. Endocrinology. 122:(4):1988;1639-1645.
3. Willis P., Sekhar K.N., Brooks P., Fayrer-Hosken R.A. Electrophoretic characterization of equine oviductal fluid. J Exp Zool. 268:(6):1994;477-485.
4. Senger D.R., Galli S.J., Dvorak A.M., Perruzzi C.A., Harvey V.S., Dvorak H.F. Tumor cells secrete a vascular permeability factor that promotes accumulation of ascites fluid. Science. 219:(4587):1983;983-985.
5. Lam P., Briton-Jones C., Cheung C., Lok I., Yuen P., Cheung L., et al. Vascular endothelial growth factor in the human oviduct localization and regulation of messenger RNA expression in vivo . Biol Reprod. 68:(5):2003;1870-1876.
6. Stanke D.F., Sikes J.D., DeYoung D.W., Tumbleson M.E. Proteins and amino acids in bovine oviducal fluid. J Reprod Fertil. 38:(2):1974;493-496.
7. Leese H.J. Studies on the movement of glucose, pyruvate and lactate into the ampulla and isthmus of the rabbit oviduct. Q J Exp Physiol. 68:(1):1983;89-96.
8. Tischer E., Mitchell R., Hartman T., Silva M., Gospodarowicz D., Fiddes J.C., et al. The human gene for vascular endothelial growth factor. Multiple protein forms are encoded through alternative exon splicing. J Biol Chem. 266:(18):1991;11947-11954.
9. Poltorak Z., Cohen T., Sivan R., Kandelis Y., Spira G., Vlodavsky I., et al. VEGF145, a secreted vascular endothelial growth factor isoform that binds to extracellular matrix. J Biol Chem. 272:(11):1997;7151-7158.
10. Lei J., Jiang A., Pei D. Identification and characterization of a new splicing variant of vascular endothelial growth factor VEGF183 . Biochim Biophys Acta. 1443:(3):1998;400-406.
11. Shibuya M., Yamaguchi S., Yamane A., Ikeda T., Tojo A., Matsushime H., et al. Nucleotide sequence and expression of a novel human receptor-type tyrosine kinase gene (flt) closely related to the fms family. Oncogene. 5:(4):1990;519-524.
12. Terman B.I., Carrion M.E., Kovacs E., Rasmussen B.A., Eddy R.L., Shows T.B. Identification of a new endothelial cell growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase. Oncogene. 6:(9):1991;1677-1683.
13. de Vries C., Escobedo J.A., Ueno H., Houck K., Ferrara N., Williams L.T. The fms-like tyrosine kinase, a receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor. Science. 255:(5047):1992;989-991.
14. Pajusola K., Aprelikova O., Korhonen J., Kaipainen A., Pertovaara L., Alitalo R., et al. FLT4 receptor tyrosine kinase contains seven immunoglobulin-like loops and is expressed in multiple human tissues and cell lines. Cancer Res. 52:(20):1992;5738-5743.
15. Keyt B.A., Nguyen H.V., Berleau L.T., Duarte C.M., Park J., Chen H., et al. Identification of vascular endothelial growth factor determinants for binding KDR and FLT-1 receptors. Generation of receptor-selective VEGF variants by site-directed mutagenesis. J Biol Chem. 271:(10):1996;5638-5646.
16. Gille H., Kowalski J., Li B., LeCouter J., Moffat B., Zioncheck T.F., et al. Analysis of biological effects and signaling properties of flt-1 (VEGFR-1) and KDR (VEGFR-2). A reassessment using novel receptor-specific vascular endothelial growth factor mutants. J Biol Chem. 276:(5):2001;3222-3230.
17. Olofsson B., Korpelainen E., Pepper M.S., Mandriota S.J., Aase K., Kumar V., et al. Vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) binds to VEGF receptor-1 and regulates plasminogen activator activity in endothelial cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 95:(20):1998;11709-11714.
18. Wang H., Keiser J.A. Vascular endothelial growth factor upregulates the expression of matrix metalloproteinases in vascular smooth muscle cells role of flt-1 . Circ Res. 83:(8):1998;832-840.
19. Gabler C., Einspanier A., Schams D., Einspanier R. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its corresponding receptors (flt-1 and flk-1) in the bovine oviduct. Mol Reprod Dev. 53:(4):1999;376-383.
20. Charnock-Jones D.S., Sharkey A.M., Boocock C.A., Ahmed A., Plevin R., Ferrara N., et al. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor localization and activation in human trophoblast and choriocarcinoma cells. Biol Reprod. 51:(3):1994;524-530.
21. Ratcliffe K.E., Anthony F.W., Richardson M.C., Stones R.W. Morphology and functional characteristics of human ovarian microvascular endothelium. Hum Reprod. 14:(6):1999;1549-1554.
22. Krussel J., Behr B., Hirchenhain J., Wen Y., Milki A.A., Cupisti S., et al. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA in human preimplantation embryos derived from tripronuclear zygotes. Fertil Steril. 74:(6):2000;1220-1226.
23. Mattioli M., Barboni B., Turriani M., Galeati G., Zannoni A., Castellani G., et al. Follicle activation involves vascular endothelial growth factor production and increased blood vessel extension. Biol Reprod. 65:(4):2001;1014-1019.
24. LaPolt P.S., Piquette G.N., Soto D., Sincich C., Hsueh A.J. Regulation of inhibin subunit messenger ribonucleic acid levels by gonadotropins, growth factors, and gonadotropin-releasing hormone in cultured rat granulosa cells. Endocrinology. 127:(2):1990;823-831.
25. Tilly J.L., Kowalski K.I., Schomberg D.W., Hsueh A.J. Apoptosis in atretic ovarian follicles is associated with selective decreases in messenger ribonucleic acid transcripts for gonadotropin receptors and cytochrome P450 aromatase. Endocrinology. 131:(4):1992;1670-1676.
26. Soutar R.L., Dillon J., Ralston S.H. Control genes for reverse-transcription-polymerase chain reaction a comparison of beta actin and glyceraldehyde phosphate dehydrogenase . Br J Haematol. 97:(1):1997;247-248.
27. Briton-Jones C., Lok I.H., Yuen P.M., Chiu T.T., Cheung L.P., Haines C. Regulation of human oviductin mRNA expression in vivo. Fertil Steril. 75:(5):2001;942-946.
28. Letellier M., Levesque A., Daigle F., Grant A. Performance evaluation of automated immunoassays on the Technicon Immuno 1 system. Clin Chem. 42:(10):1996;1695-1701.
29. Levesque A., Letellier M., Dillon P.W., Grant A. Analytical performance of Bayer Immuno 1 estradiol and progesterone assays. Clin Chem. 43:(9):1997;1601-1609.
30. Charnock-Jones D.S., Sharkey A.M., Rajput-Williams J., Burch D., Schofield J.P., Fountain S.A., et al. Identification and localization of alternately spliced mRNAs for vascular endothelial growth factor in human uterus and estrogen regulation in endometrial carcinoma cell lines. Biol Reprod. 48:(5):1993;1120-1128.
31. Sugino N., Kashida S., Karube-Harada A., Takiguchi S., Kato H. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle and in early pregnancy. Reproduction. 123:(3):2002;379-387.
32. Meduri G., Bausero P., Perrot-Applanat M. Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors in the human endometrium modulation during the menstrual cycle . Biol Reprod. 62:(2):2000;439-447.
33. Ferrara N., Davis-Smyth T. The biology of vascular endothelial growth factor. Endocr Rev. 18:(1):1997;4-25.
34. Paton D.M., Widdicombe J.H., Rheaume D.E., Johns A. The role of the adrenergic innervation of the oviduct in the regulation of mammalian ovum transport. Pharmacol Rev. 29:(2):1977;67-102.
35. Black D. Neural control of the oviduct musculature. Foley C. The oviduct and its functions. 1974;65-118 Academic Press, New York.
36. Kaleczyc J. Effect of estradiol and progesterone on noradrenaline content in nerves of the oviduct, uterus and vagina in ovariectomized pigs. Folia Histochem Cytobiol. 32:(2):1994;119-126.
37. Janson P.O., Williams D., Petrucco O.M., Amato F., Seamark R.F., Findlay J.K. Blood flow in the ovary and adjacent structures of the non-pregnant sheep. Acta Endocrinol (Copenh). 103:(2):1983;259-265.