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Expression dynamics of bovine MX genes in the endometrium and placenta during
early to mid pregnancy
Takahiro SHIROZU Keisuke SASAKI Manabu KAWAHARA Yojiro YANAGAWA Masashi NAGANO Nobuhiko YAMAUCHI Masashi TAKAHASHI 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2016,62(1):29-35
MX belongs to a family of type I interferon (IFN)-stimulated genes, and the MX protein has
antiviral activity. MX has at least two isoforms, known as MX1 and
MX2, in mammals. Moreover, bovine MX1 has been found to have alternative
splice variants—namely, MX1-a and MX1B. In ruminants, IFN-τ—a type I IFN—is
temporarily produced from the conceptus before implantation and induces MX expression in the
endometrium. However, the expression dynamics of MX after implantation are not clear. In the
present study, we investigated the expression of MX1-a, MX1B and
MX2 in the endometrium and placenta before and after implantation along with the expression
of IFN-α, type I receptors (IFNAR1 and IFNAR2) and
interferon regulatory factors (IRF3 and IRF9). Pregnant uterine samples were
divided into five groups according to pregnancy days 14–18, 25–40, 50–70, 80–100, and 130–150. Tissue samples
were collected from the intercaruncular endometrium (IC), caruncular endometrium (C) and fetal placenta (P).
Although all the MX expressions were significantly higher in the IC and C at days 14–18,
presumably caused by embryo-secreted IFN-τ stimulation, their expressions were also detectable in the IC, C
and P after implantation. Furthermore, IFN-α expression was significantly higher in the IC.
RT-PCR indicated IFNAR1, IFNAR2, IRF3 and
IRF9 mRNA in all the tissues during pregnancy. These results suggest that all the
MX genes are affected by the type I IFN pathway during pregnancy and are involved in an
immune response to protect the mother and fetus. 相似文献
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Kohei KAWANO Yojiro YANAGAWA Masashi NAGANO Seiji KATAGIRI 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2022,68(2):144
The endometrial epidermal growth factor (EGF) profile is an indicator of uterine function and fertility in cattle. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of heat stress on the endometrial EGF profile and fertility in lactating Holstein cows. The endometrial EGF profiles of 365 cows in the Hokkaido and Kyushu regions were examined between June and September (heat stress period, n = 211) and between October and January (control period, n = 154). EGF profiles were investigated using uterine endometrial tissues obtained by biopsy 3 days after estrus (Day 3). The proportion of cows with an altered EGF profile was higher between June and September than between October and January (41.2 vs. 16.2%, P < 0.05). The effects of rectal temperature on Days 0 and 3 on the endometrial EGF profile were also assessed in cows (n = 79) between June and September in the Kyushu region. A single embryo was transferred to cow on Day 7 to evaluate fertility (n = 67). Regardless of the rectal temperature on Day 3, the proportion of cows with an altered EGF profile was higher (64.1 vs. 30.0%, P < 0.05) and the pregnancy rate after embryo transfer (ET) was lower (26.7 vs. 51.4%, P < 0.05) in cows with a rectal temperature ≥ 39.5°C on Day 0 than in cows with a rectal temperature < 39.5°C on Day 0. The present results indicate that alterations in the endometrial EGF profile induced by an elevated body temperature on Day 0 contributed to reductions in fertility in lactating dairy cows during the heat stress period. 相似文献
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Tsukamoto S Kuma A Murakami M Kishi C Yamamoto A Mizushima N 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2008,321(5885):117-120
After fertilization, maternal proteins in oocytes are degraded and new proteins encoded by the zygotic genome are synthesized. We found that autophagy, a process for the degradation of cytoplasmic constituents in the lysosome, plays a critical role during this period. Autophagy was triggered by fertilization and up-regulated in early mouse embryos. Autophagy-defective oocytes derived from oocyte-specific Atg5 (autophagy-related 5) knockout mice failed to develop beyond the four- and eight-cell stages if they were fertilized by Atg5-null sperm, but could develop if they were fertilized by wild-type sperm. Protein synthesis rates were reduced in the autophagy-null embryos. Thus, autophagic degradation within early embryos is essential for preimplantation development in mammals. 相似文献
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Yojiro YANAGAWA Yukiko MATSUURA Masatsugu SUZUKI Shin-ichi SAGA Hideto OKUYAMA Daisuke FUKUI Gen BANDO Masashi NAGANO Seiji KATAGIRI Yoshiyuki TAKAHASHI Toshio TSUBOTA 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2015,61(1):61-66
Generally, sika deer conceive a single fetus, but approximately 80% of pregnant females have two corpora lutea (CLs). The function of the accessory CL (ACL) is unknown; moreover, the process of ACL formation is unclear, and understanding this is necessary to know its role. To elucidate the process of ACL formation, the ovarian dynamics of six adult Hokkaido sika deer females were examined ultrasonographically together with peripheral estradiol-17β and progesterone concentrations. ACLs formed in three females that conceived at the first estrus of the breeding season, but not in those females that conceived at the second estrus. After copulation, postconception ovulation of the dominant follicle of the first wave is induced by an increase in estradiol-17β, which leads to formation of an ACL. A relatively low concentration of progesterone after the first estrus of the breeding season is considered to be responsible for the increase in estradiol-17β after copulation. 相似文献
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Weiping HUANG Masashi NAGANO Sung-Sik KANG Yojiro YANAGAWA Yoshiyuki TAKAHASHI 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2014,60(1):9-13
The objective of this study was to clarify the effects of prematurational culture
(pre-IVM) supplemented with 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX) on nuclear and cytoplasmic
maturation of in vitro-grown bovine oocytes. In experiment 1, oocytes (95
μm in diameter) derived from early antral follicles (0.5–1 mm in diameter) were cultured
for 12 days for in vitro growth (IVG). IVG oocytes with a normal
appearance were subjected to examinations of diameter and chromatin structure in the
germinal vesicle (GV) before IVM. In addition, percentages of metaphase II (M II) were
examined after IVM. Regardless of pre-IVM, the mean diameters of IVG oocytes were about
115 μm. The proportions of GV3 (50.0%) and M II stages (80.1%) of IVG oocytes with pre-IVM
were higher than those without pre-IVM (28.0 and 49.4%, respectively). In experiment 2,
the fertilizability and developmental competence of IVG oocytes were examined. Regardless
of pre-IVM, the normal fertilization rates of IVG oocytes were similar (around 70%) but
were lower than that of in vivo-grown oocytes (88.0%). Cleavage and
blastocyst rates of IVG oocytes with pre-IVM (63.0 and 26.1%, respectively) were higher
than those without pre-IVM (45.8 and 12.7%, respectively). The blastocyst rate based on
cleaved IVG oocytes with pre-IVM (41.7%) was similar to that of in
vivo-grown oocytes (48.7%), although the cleavage rate of IVG oocytes with
pre-IVM was lower than that of in vivo-grown oocytes. In conclusion,
pre-IVM with IBMX improved the maturational and developmental competences of IVG oocytes,
probably due to promotion of their chromatin transition and synchronization of meiotic
progression. 相似文献
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Daisuke FUKUI Masashi NAGANO Ryohei NAKAMURA Gen BANDO Shinichi NAKATA Masao KOSUGE Hideyuki SAKAMOTO Motozumi MATSUI Yojiro YANAGAWA Yoshiyuki TAKAHASHI 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2013,59(5):491-495
Artificial insemination (AI) can help to avoid inbreeding and genetic degeneration
for sustaining genetically healthy populations of endangered species in captivity.
Collection of a sufficient quantity of viable sperm is an essential first step in the
AI process. In the present study, we examined the effects of frequent
electroejaculation on semen characteristics in a Siberian tiger. We collected semen
in all 17 trials during 6 breeding seasons (6 years). The mean number of sperm and
the percentage of motile sperm were 294.3 ± 250.2×106/ejaculate and 82.4 ±
11.4%, respectively. The number of motile sperm tended to increase during frequent
electroejaculation in the same breeding season. Semen collection by
electroejaculation can be performed effectively up to the fourth sequential
ejaculate, which contained the most sperm in the study. In conclusion, frequent
collection of sperm by electroejaculation from tigers may be effective for collection
of a large number of motile sperm. 相似文献
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Software development for estimating the concentration of radioactive cesium in the skeletal muscles of cattle from blood samples 
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下载免费PDF全文 Tomokazu Fukuda Masahiro Hiji Yasushi Kino Yasuyuki Abe Hideaki Yamashiro Jin Kobayashi Yoshinaka Shimizu Atsushi Takahashi Toshihiko Suzuki Mirei Chiba Kazuya Inoue Yoshikazu Kuwahara Motoko Morimoto Masafumi Katayama Kenichiro Donai Hisashi Shinoda Tsutomu Sekine Manabu Fukumoto Emiko Isogai 《Animal Science Journal》2016,87(6):842-847
The 2011 earthquake severely damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP), resulting in the release of large quantities of radioactive material into the environment. The deposition of these radionuclides in rice straw as livestock feed led to the circulation of contaminated beef in the market. Based on the safety concern of the consumers, a reliable method for estimating concentrations of radioactive cesium in muscle tissue is needed. In this study, we analyzed the concentrations of radioactive cesium in the blood and skeletal muscle of 88 cattle, and detected a linear correlation between them. We then developed software that can be used to estimate radioactive cesium concentrations in muscle tissue from blood samples. Distribution of this software to the livestock production field would allow us to easily identify high‐risk cattle, which would be beyond the safety regulation, before shipping out to the market. This software is planned to be released as freeware. This software would contribute to food safety, and aid the recovery of the livestock industry from the damage creacted by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. 相似文献
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Cesium radioactivity in peripheral blood is linearly correlated to that in skeletal muscle: Analyses of cattle within the evacuation zone of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 下载免费PDF全文
下载免费PDF全文 Tomokazu Fukuda Yasushi Kino Yasuyuki Abe Hideaki Yamashiro Jin Kobayashi Yoshinaka Shimizu Atsushi Takahashi Toshihiko Suzuki Mirei Chiba Shintaro Takahashi Kazuya Inoue Yoshikazu Kuwahara Motoko Morimoto Hisashi Shinoda Masahiro Hiji Tsutomu Sekine Manabu Fukumoto Emiko Isogai 《Animal Science Journal》2015,86(1):120-124
The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) released a large amount of radioactive substances into the environment. Furthermore, beef contaminated with radioactive cesium above the 500 Bq/kg safety standard was circulated in the food chain in 2011. Japanese consumers remain concerned about the safety of radioactively contaminated food. In our previous study, we detected a linear correlation between radioactive cesium (137Cs) activity in blood and muscle around 500 to 2500 Bq/kg in cattle. However, it was unclear whether the correlation was maintained at a lower radioactivity close to the current safety standard of 100 Bq/kg. In this study, we evaluated 17 cattle in the FNPP evacuation zone that had a 137Cs blood level less than 10 Bq/kg. The results showed a linear correlation between blood 137Cs and muscle 137Cs (Y = 28.0X, R2 = 0.590) at low radioactivity concentration, indicating that cesium radioactivity in the muscle can be estimated from blood radioactivity. This technique would be useful in detecting high‐risk cattle before they enter the market, and will contribute to food safety. 相似文献
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