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ISSN : 1225-2964(Print)
ISSN : 2287-3317(Online)
Annals of Animal Resource Sciences Vol.27 No.3 pp.159-167
DOI : https://doi.org/10.12718/AARS.2016.27.3.159

Effects of Heat Stress on Expression of Plasminogen Activators mRNA and Protein in Porcine Endometrial Cells

Yong Hwangbo1, Sang-Hee Lee2, Hwa-Young Kim1, Yu-Rim Lee1, Ji-Eun Park1, Hee-Tae Cheong3, Boo-Keun Yang1, Choon-Keun Park1*
1College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
2Institute of Animal Resources, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
3College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
*Correspondence author: Choon-Keun Park, College of Animal Life Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea. Tel: +82-33-250-8627, E-mail: parkck@kangwon.ac.kr

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate change of plasminogen activators (PAs) and their inhibitors (PAIs) mRNA and protein expression level by heat stress in porcine endometrial cells. The endometrial epithelial cells were isolated from endometrial epithelium in porcine uterus and cultured in different temperature conditions (38.5 and 41.5℃) for 24 h. Expression of urokinase-type PA (uPA), tissue-type PA (tPA), PA inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) and -2 (PAI-2) mRNA in epithelial cells were analyzed using reverse transcription-PCR and protein levels were measured by immunofluorescence. In result, mRNA expression of uPA, tPA, PAI-1 and PAI-2 were decreased in 41.5℃ than 38.5℃ culture condition, however, significant differences were no detected. uPA, tPA and PAI-2 protein were mainly expressed in nucleus, whereas PAI-1 was distributed in cytoplasm and nucleus. uPA and tPA protein levels were increased by heat stress treatment and significant difference was only detected in tPA level (p<0.05). In contrast, two types of PAIs protein level were decreased in 41.5℃ cultured group compared with 38.5℃ group. In present study, tPA protein expression was upregulated by heat stress in porcine endometrial cells. This result suggest that change of tPA by heat stress may be related to blood flow into uterus and intrauterine microenvironments, and could directly and indirectly influence to reproductive performance in pigs.

돼지 자궁내막세포에서 Plasminogen Activator mRNA와 단백질 발현에 미치는 Heat Stress의 영향

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