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The Effect of Estrone and Estradiol Treatment on Endometrial Total The Effect of Estrone and Estradiol Treatment on Endometrial Total Protein, Uteroferrin, and Retinol-Binding Protein Secretion During Midpregnancy or Midpseudopregnancy in Swine1 J. L. Vallet and R. K. Christenson USDA, ARS, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, NE 68933 ABSTRACT: It has been hypothesized that concep- concentrations of estrone ( P < .01 except endometrium tus estrogens influence endometrial protein secretion for P gilts) and estradiol ( P < .01, respectively). during pregnancy in swine. To test this hypothesis, Endometrium from P gilts secreted more nondialyza- the effect of estrone and estradiol treatment from d 30 ble macromolecules (NDM), acid phosphatase activity to 60 of pregnancy or pseudopregnancy on endometrial (AP, a measure of uteroferrin), and retinol-binding protein secretion was investigated. Pregnant (P; n = protein (RBP) in culture than did endometrium from 16) and pseudopregnant (PP) gilts (n = 18) received PP gilts. Estrone treatment increased ( P < .01) either sham treatment or estrone or estradiol implants endometrial NDM from P gilts but not that from PP (5 mg/d release rate; 60 d release) on d 30 of P or PP. gilts; estradiol had no effect. Both estrone and Blood samples were collected on d 30, 40, 50, and 60 to estradiol increased ( P = .069) endometrial secretion of measure estrone and estradiol. On d 60, gilts were AP of PP but not of P gilts. Endometrial secretion of hysterectomized. For P gilts, endometrium in apposi- tion to one placenta from each uterine horn was RBP was not affected by either estrone or estradiol collected. For PP gilts, each uterine horn was flushed treatment. Neither estrone nor estradiol affected total with 40 mL of leucine-deficient minimal essential protein or AP and estrone treatment decreased ( P < medium (MEM), and endometrial tissue was collected .05) RBP in uterine flushings from PP gilts. These from each horn. Endometrial tissues were incubated data indicate that endometrium from P pigs secretes in MEM in the presence of 50 mCi of [3H]leucine to more protein than endometrium from PP pigs but examine protein secretion. Estrone and estradiol neither estrone nor estradiol completely mimics the treatments increased both plasma and endometrial effect of pregnancy. Key Words: Uterus, Pigs, Estrogen, Endometrium J. Anim. Sci. 1996. 74:2765±2772 Introduction developing fetus. Several experiments indicate that progesterone is the primary factor controlling the Many proteins that are required for the normal proteins secreted by the endometrium during preg- development of the pig fetus are secreted by uterine nancy (Knight et al., 1974; Chen et al., 1975; Adams endometrium (Roberts and Bazer, 1988). Two pro- et al., 1981; Roberts et al., 1987). However, other teins of this type are uteroferrin, which is thought to experiments suggest that the conceptus is capable of transport iron (Roberts et al., 1986), and retinol modulating protein secretion (Basha et al., 1980; binding protein ( RBP), which is thought to transport Vallet et al., 1994). Estrogen has also been reported to retinol (Adams et al., 1981; Clawitter et al., 1990). modulate endometrial protein secretion in pigs Secretion of these and other proteins by the en- (Knight et al., 1974; Geisert et al., 1982; Gries et al., dometrium changes during pregnancy, and these 1989; Fliss et al., 1991; Trout et al., 1992) and indeed changes are likely related to the needs of the has been suggested to mediate the effect of the conceptus on the endometrium (Basha et al., 1980; Roberts et al., 1987; Roberts and Bazer, 1988). 1Mention of names are necessary to report factually on available However, this concept was not supported by recent data; however, the USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the results (Vallet and Christenson, 1994). Estrone was standard of the product, and the use of the same by USDA implies used for that study and because of its decreased half- no approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may also be suitable. life after interacting with the estrogen receptor Received February 29, 1996. (Weichman and Notides, 1980), may be less potent Accepted July 11, 1996. than steroids used in previous experiments (i.e., 2765 2766 VALLET AND CHRISTENSON estradiol). Also, because pregnant gilts were used, mL of leucine-deficient MEM using conditions endogenous conceptus estrogens were present, possi- described by Vallet and Christenson (1993). En- bly activating estrogen receptors and decreasing the dometrial culture medium was dialyzed ( Mr 3,500 detection of subsequent effects of estrogen. Because cutoff) against three changes of 8 L of 10 mM Tris, pH the response to estradiol may differ from that of 7.6, and then an aliquot was subjected to scintillation estrone, and because of possible interference from counting to measure the amount of radioactivity conceptus estrogens, the objective of the current incorporated into nondialyzable macromolecules experiment was to further test the effect of estrogen ( NDM), a measure of total protein synthesis. Acid on endometrial protein production by comparing the phosphatase was measured in dialyzed endometrial effects of estrone and estradiol in pregnant and culture medium and in uterine flushings as described pseudopregnant gilts. by Vallet and Christenson (1994). Retinol-binding protein in endometrial culture medium and in uterine flushings was measured by RIA (Vallet, 1994). The Materials and Methods inter- and intraassay coefficients of variation were 8.1 and 12.9%. Unconjugated estrone in plasma and Thirty six mature ( ∼200 d of age) white crossbred endometrial homogenates was measured as described (1/4 Landrace, 1/4 Chester White, 1/4 Yorkshire, 1/4 by Vallet and Christenson (1994). Unconjugated Large White) gilts were used in this experiment. estradiol was measured in plasma as described by Eighteen gilts were mated at estrus after at least one Redmer et al. (1984). Endometrial homogenates were estrous cycle of normal length. Eighteen other gilts extracted twice with diethyl ether, the extract was received estradiol valerate (5 mg/d, d 11 to 15 of the evaporated to dryness under a stream of nitrogen, estrous cycle) to induce pseudopregnancy. On d 30 of redissolved in 90:10 benzene/methanol, and subjected pregnancy or pseudopregnancy, gilts in each group to Sephadex LH-20 chromatography as described by were anesthetized and given either 1) sham implant Carr et al. (1971). The estradiol fraction was evapo- (control), 2) estrone implants, or 3) estradiol-17b rated to dryness, redissolved in assay buffer, and then implants. For each gilt, two implants designed to these samples were assayed as for plasma samples. release steroid constantly for 60 d and containing 150 Using this procedure, dilutions of sample were parallel mg each (Innovative Research of America, Toledo, to the standard curve, and the slope of the regression OH) were surgically placed subcutaneously behind of estradiol added to samples on estradiol measured in the ear. Blood samples for measurement of estrone the assay was .85. Recovery of estradiol was routinely and estradiol by RIA were collected by jugular greater than 90%, so no adjustment was made for venipuncture into heparinized tubes just before im- recovery. Intra- and interassay coefficients of variation plants were installed and on d 40, 50, and 60. On d 60, for endometrial estradiol assays were 27 and 23%, pigs were hysterectomized under general anesthesia. respectively. Endometrial estradiol was determined in For pregnant gilts, placentas were dissected from the triplicate to improve accuracy of the determinations. endometrium and then endometrial tissue in apposi- Plasma estrone, estradiol, and endometrial estrone tion to one placenta per uterine horn was collected and were each determined in a single assay; intraassay placed into 20 mL of cold leucine-deficient (one-tenth coefficients of variation were 4.9, 10.1, and 6.2%, the normal concentration) minimum essential respectively. medium ( MEM). For pseudopregnant gilts, each Plasma estrone and estradiol concentrations were uterine horn was flushed with 40 mL of MEM and the flushings were collected and centrifuged (10,000 × g) log-transformed to alleviate a scale effect and were and the supernatant was retained for measurement of then analyzed using ANOVA with a model that total protein, acid phosphatase ( AP, a measure of included effects of status (pregnant or pseudopreg- uteroferrin), and RBP. The uterus was then opened nant), treatment (sham, estrone, or estradiol), status × × and an area of endometrium in the middle of each treatment interaction, pig within status treatment uterine horn was gently wiped clear of debris with interaction, day of pregnancy or pseudopregnancy (30, × × sterile gauze. Endometrium was then collected from 40, 50, 60), day status interaction, day treatment × × each horn and placed into 20 mL of leucine-deficient interaction, and day status treatment interaction. MEM. For both pregnant and pseudopregnant gilts, an Treatment × day interactions were examined further additional sample (1 g) of endometrium from the using orthogonal contrasts. same site as the previous sample was collected from Uterine weight, endometrial estrone and estradiol each uterine horn to measure tissue concentrations of concentrations, and endometrial secretion of NDM, free estrone and estradiol. AP, and RBP were analyzed using ANOVA with a Endometrial tissue collected into MEM was blotted model that included effects of status, treatment, and on sterile gauze and cut into small pieces (1 to 2 status × treatment interaction. Pig within status × mm2) and then 500 mg of tissue was incubated in the treatment interaction was used as error term. Con- presence of 50 mCi of [4,5-3H]leucine (specific activity trasts were used to further examine main effects of 151 Ci/mmol, Amersham, Arlington Heights, IL) in 15 treatment and the treatment × status interaction. ESTROGENS AND ENDOMETRIAL PROTEIN SECRETION 2767 Fetal weights, placental weights, number of CL, estradiol treatment compared to sham and estrone number of fetuses, and uterine flush total protein, AP, treatments combined ( P < .01) were detected.
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