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ArticlePloS one2018

Can the antral follicular count modulate the gene expression of bovine oviducts in Aberdeen Angus and Nelore heifers?

Patricia Kubo Fontes, Ronaldo Luis Ereno, André Rebello Peixoto, Robson Francisco Carvalho, Wellerson Rodrigo Scarano, Luzia Aparecida Trinca, Ciro Moraes Barros, Anthony César de Souza Castilho

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Patricia Kubo FontesDepartament of Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4280-9575
Ronaldo Luis ErenoDepartament of Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
André Rebello PeixotoDepartament of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Robson Francisco CarvalhoDepartament of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Wellerson Rodrigo ScaranoDepartament of Morphology, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Luzia Aparecida TrincaDepartament of Biostatistic, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ciro Moraes BarrosDepartament of Pharmacology, Institute of Biosciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Anthony César de Souza CastilhoDepartament of Animal Science, University of Western São Paulo (UNOESTE), Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) · BRUniversidade do Oeste Paulista · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of visible ovarian antral follicles (antral follicle count-AFC) is repeatable in bovine individuals, but highly variable between animals, and with differences between Bos taurus and Bos indicus breeds. Several studies have tried to determine the correlation between AFC and increased fertility in cattle. While the impacts of AFC on embryo production, hormonal levels, and pregnancy rates have been described, the molecular effects of AFC on bovine oviducts have not yet been investigated. Here, the aim was to investigate the impact of breeds, such as Aberdeen Angus and Nelore heifer with high or low AFC, on abundance of transcripts and protein related to oviductal transport, sperm reservoir formation, monospermy control, and gamete interaction in the oviducts. In summary, the ovulation side was the major factor that affected transcript abundance on bovine oviducts. However, a discreet effect among AFC and cattle breeds was also observed. Based on this, we concluded and reinforced here that differential microenvironments between ipsilateral and contralateral oviducts have a major effect on modulating the transcripts related to oviductal transport, sperm reservoir formation, monospermy control, and gamete interaction. However, we cannot exclude that there is minimal effect of AFC or breed on regulation of some genes (such as AGTR1, ACE1, FUCA1, and VEGFA) in bovine oviducts.

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AnimalsCattleFemaleFertilityFertilizationOvarian FollicleOviductsOvulationRNA, MessengerRNA, Messenger

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