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ArticleReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2018

Expression of StAR and Key Genes Regulating Cortisol Biosynthesis in Near Term Ovine Fetal Adrenocortical Cells: Effects of Long-Term Hypoxia.

Vladimir E Vargas, Dean A Myers, Kanchan M Kaushal, Charles A Ducsay

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Article in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Vladimir E Vargas1 Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Dean A Myers2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Kanchan M Kaushal1 Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Charles A Ducsay1 Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
Loma Linda University · USUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center · US

Funding

Uterine vascular responses to pregnancy and long term hypoxemiaP01HD031226 · NICHD · LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY · PI LONGO, LAWRENCE D · 1995 to 2014
$21.4M
In utero programming of CRF neurons by glucocorticoidsR01HD050620 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI MYERS, DEAN · 2007 to 2011
$1.2M
NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD031226NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD050620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously demonstrated decreased expression of key genes regulating cortisol biosynthesis in long-term hypoxic (LTH) sheep fetal adrenals compared to controls. We also showed that inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERKs) with the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MEK)/ERK inhibitor UO126 limited adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)-induced cortisol production in ovine fetal adrenocortical cells (FACs), suggesting a role for ERKs in cortisol synthesis. This study was designed to determine whether the previously observed decrease in LTH cytochrome P45011A1/cytochrome P450c17 (CYP11A1/CYP17) in adrenal glands was maintained in vitro, and whether ACTH alone with or without UO126 treatment had altered the expression of CYP11A1, CYP17, and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in control versus LTH FACs. Ewes were maintained at high altitude (3820 m) from ∼40 days of gestation (dG). At 138 to 141 dG, fetal adrenal glands were collected from LTH (n = 5) and age-matched normoxic controls (n = 6). Fetal adrenocortical cells were challenged with ACTH (10

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PMID28468567
PMCPMC6343216
OpenAlexW2610659098

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