Endocrinology, Vol 137, 1204-1211, Copyright © 1996 by Endocrine Society

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Angiotensin II induces ovulation and oocyte maturation in rabbit ovaries via the AT2 receptor subtype

Y Yoshimura, M Karube, H Aoki, T Oda, N Koyama, A Nagai, Y Akimoto, H Hirano and Y Nakamura
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyorin University of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

The present study was undertaken to investigate the role of angiotensin II (Ang II) in ovulation and ovarian steroidogenesis and prostaglandin (PG) production via the Ang II receptors in rabbit ovaries. In in vitro perfused rabbit ovaries, PD123319, a selective nonpeptide antagonist for AT2 receptors, reduced the Ang II-induced ovulation in a dose- dependent manner, whereas CV-11974, a selective nonpeptide antagonist for AT1 receptor, did not affect the Ang II-induced ovulation. Ang II also significantly stimulated the meiotic maturation of ovulated ova and follicular oocytes in the absence of gonadotropin. The addition of PD123319 at 10 (-6) M to the perfusate significantly inhibited the Ang II-induced oocyte maturation. Ang II did not stimulate the production of progesterone by perfused rabbit ovaries but significantly stimulated the production of estradiol (E2) and PGs. When PD123319 at 10(-6) M was added to the perfusate 30 min before the onset of Ang II administration, the Ang II-stimulated production of E2 and PGs was significantly blocked. Saralasin, a peptide analog of Ang II, inhibited the specific binding of [125I] iodo-[Sar1, Ile8] Ang II to rabbit ovarian membranes in a concentration-dependent manner, yielding an inhibitory constant (IC50) value of 1.58 x 10(-9) M. PD123319 and CV- 11974 also inhibited the binding of [125I]iodo-[Sar1, Ile8] Ang II; however, PD123319 and CV-11974 were 15 and 40 times less potent than saralasin, respectively. Autoradiographic study revealed that an intense localization of Ang II receptors in the rabbit ovaries was present in the granulosa cell layers and the stroma of the preovulatory follicles. AT2 receptors were predominantly located in granulosa cells, whereas AT1 receptors were more concentrated in the stroma and thecal cell layers. In summary, Ang II induced ovulation and oocyte maturation and stimulated the production of E2 and PG by perfused rabbit ovary in vitro via the AT2 receptor. Thus, locally produced Ang II may be part of a novel intraovarian paracrine or autocrine control mechanism during the ovulatory process.

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