Blocking the PI3K pathway or the presence of high concentrations of EGF inhibits the spontaneous activation of ovine primordial follicles in vitro
Anim. Reprod. (Online)
; 14(supl. 1): 1298-1306, 2017. ilus, graf
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The aims of this study were to verify the effects of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) on the morphology, primordial follicle activation, growth and proliferation of granulosa cells of ovine follicles cultured in situ, as well as the effect of a PI3K inhibitor on the follicular activation. Ten ovine ovaries were divided into fragments, being one fixed for histological analysis (fresh control). The remaining fragments were cultured for 7 days in control medium (α-MEM+) alone or supplemented with EGF (1, 10, 50, 100 or 200 ng/mL). Follicles were classified as normal or atretic, as primordial or growing, and the oocyte and follicle diameters were measured. PCNA immunohistochemistry was performed in the fresh control and in treatment that showed the bestresults for follicular activation. Pharmacologic inhibition of PI3K activity was performed through pretreatment in media added with 50 μMLY294002 for 1 h. The percentage of normal follicles decreased (P 0.05). In conclusion, PI3K pathway mediates the in vitrospontaneous activation of sheep primordial follicles. Moreover, EGF may act indirectly on follicular activation by promoting granulosa cell proliferation at 1 ng/mL, and EGF inhibited follicle activation in concentrations similar or higher than 10 ng/mL.
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