REDR1998 Reproduction in Domestic Ruminants IV Local Cellular and Tissue Communication (4 abstracts)
Growth factors and extracellular matrix proteins in interactions of cumulus–oocyte complex, spermatozoa and oviduct
R Einspanier 1 , C Gabler 1 , B Bieser 1 , A Einspanier 2 , B Berisha 1 , M Kosmann 1 , K Wollenhaupt 3 & D Schams 1
1Institute of Physiology, TU Munich, D-85350 Freising, Germany; 2German Primate Center, D-37077 Gottingen, Germany; and 3FBN, D-18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
The expression and localization of selected growth factor systems and extracellular matrix (ECM) components that may influence oocyte maturation and fertilization within the mammalian oviduct are reported. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) systems could be detected by use of RT–PCR, RNase protection assay (RPA) and immunohistochemistry in bovine follicles, bovine cumulus–oocyte complexes (COC) and bovine and marmoset oviducts. Two different subtypes of the FGF receptor (FGFR-1 and -2) were identified in distinct cell types, indicating a functional difference. A complete epidermal growth factor (EGF) system was found in the porcine, but not in the bovine, oviduct There were additional differences between bovine and primate oviducts: FGF-1/2 and FGFR were increased in the marmoset around ovulation, in contrast to an increase in FGF-1 in the cow. Immunohistochemistry revealed accumulation and storage of FGF and VEGF on the surface of the epithelium, possibly due to their binding property on heparan-glycoproteins. Other ECM components, matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP-1) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 (TTMP-1), were found to be modulated in the ovarian follicle, COC and oviduct during the cycle. An oviduct-mediated depletion of sperm surface proteins (BSP1–3) was discovered as well as a sperm-induced novel oviductal mRNA related to an anti-oxidant protein family. Associated systems of growth factors and ECM components can be suggested as paracrine or autocrine mediators during fertilization in a species-, cycle- and tissue-dependent manner.
© 1999 Journals of Reproduction and Fertility Ltd
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