Production of inhibin A and inhibin B in boars: changes in testicular and circulating levels of dimeric inhibins and characterization of inhibin forms during testis growth.

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Production of inhibin A and inhibin B in boars: changes in testicular and circulating levels of dimeric inhibins and characterization of inhibin forms during testis growth. Abstract Text:

Katsuhiko Ohnuma,Hiroyuki Kaneko,Junko Noguchi,Kazuhiro Kikuchi,Manabu Ozawa,Yoshihisa Hasegawa,Katsuhiko Ohnuma,Hiroyuki Kaneko,Junko Noguchi,Kazuhiro Kikuchi,Manabu Ozawa,Yoshihisa Hasegawa,

We investigated the production of inhibin in boars from the infantile to pubertal periods by: (1) measurement of testicular and circulating levels of inhibin, (2) characterization of inhibin forms and (3) localization of inhibin alpha subunits in the testis. Total inhibin levels in the testis increased until 8 weeks of age but then declined to much lower values at 15 weeks. Testicular inhibin A and inhibin B were high until 8 weeks. Circulating levels of total inhibin and inhibin A were also high until 8 weeks, then declined from 10 weeks; inhibin B was not detected, because of low sensitivity of the inhibin B assay. Analyses of inhibin A and inhibin B levels in the eluted fractions obtained from testes after immunoaffinity chromatography and SDS-PAGE showed the presence of a peak of approximately 45 kDa until 10 weeks of age. As the boars aged, the levels of inhibin A and inhibin B increased in the molecular weight region of 29-31 kDa. The fractions corresponding to 29 and 30 kDa suppressed FSH release from rat pituitary cells, but the 45 kDa fraction had no FSH-suppressing activity. Total amounts of inhibin A isolated from the SDS gels were similar to those of inhibin B until 10 weeks of age, but were three times higher than those of inhibin B between 15 and 25 weeks. Further fractionation by reverse phase high-performance liquid chromatography revealed that the 29-31 kDa immunoreactive material was composed of mature forms of inhibin A and inhibin B, in addition to a 26 kDa alpha monomer. Immunohistochemistry indicated that positive immunostaining for the alpha subunits was observed in Sertoli cells from the infantile to pubertal periods. Elongated spermatids also showed positive signals at age 25 weeks. These results clearly indicated that: (1) the boar testis has the ability to produce inhibin A and inhibin B during the infantile period but inhibin A is the predominant form towards puberty and (2) the molecular weight forms of inhibin and the sites of production of inhibin change with testicular development.

Production of inhibin A and inhibin B in boars: changes in testicular and circulating levels of dimeric inhibins and characterization of inhibin forms during testis growth. Publishing Authors By Initials

K Ohnuma,H Kaneko,J Noguchi,K Kikuchi,M Ozawa,Y Hasegawa,K Ohnuma,H Kaneko,J Noguchi,K Kikuchi,M Ozawa,Y Hasegawa,

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Production of inhibin A and inhibin B in boars: changes in testicular and circulating levels of dimeric inhibins and characterization of inhibin forms during testis growth. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: Domestic animal endocrinology

VOLUME: 33

Page Numbers: 410-21

Journal Abbreviation: Domest. Anim. Endocrinol.

ISSN: 0739-7240

DAY: 20

MONTH: 09

YEAR: 2006

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