ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2021, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (1): 232-238. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20191025

Special Issue: Animal husbandry

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E2 Regulates the Expression of COX-2 in Endometrial Epithelial Cells of Cows Through p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway

FENG Ziyan, WANG Xiangguo, YUAN Mengyi, FU Bofan, XIE Tongtong, CHANG Di, WU Chunyang, NI Hemin, XIAO Longfei   

  1. Animal Science and Technology College, Beijing University of Agriculture, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2020-11-02 Published:2021-02-28

Abstract: To investigate whether p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways are involved in the regulation of estradiol(E2) on PGF secretion in cow endometrial epithelial cells, endometrial epithelial cells of pregnant dairy cows were cultured in vitro, and different concentrations of E2 and p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt pathway inhibitors SB 203580 and LY294002 were used to treat cows' endometrial epithelial cells respectively. The expression of COX-2 gene and protein and the level of PGF were detected by Western Blot, qRT-PCR and ELISA. The results showed that E2 promoted the expression of COX-2 and the secretion of PGF. In addition, E2 activated the p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. Moreover, the addition of SB203580 and LY294002 inhibit the promotion effect of E2 on COX-2 expression and PGF secretion. Therefore, it proved that E2 promoted the expression of COX-2 and the secretion of PGF by activating the p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.

Key words: Cow, Endometrial epithelial cells, Estradiol, Cyclooxygenase-2, Prostaglandin F

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FENG Ziyan, WANG Xiangguo, YUAN Mengyi, FU Bofan, XIE Tongtong, CHANG Di, WU Chunyang, NI Hemin, XIAO Longfei. E2 Regulates the Expression of COX-2 in Endometrial Epithelial Cells of Cows Through p38 MAPK and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathway[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2021, 36(1): 232-238. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.20191025.

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