Differential effects of progestin and relaxin on the synthesis and secretion of immunoreactive prolactin in long term culture of human endometrial stromal cells.

PRL secretion from human endometrium is a continuous process extending from the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle throughout the entire gestational stage. We have developed a long term primary cell culture system to elucidate the hormonal requirements for this sustained production of PRL. The effects of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), progesterone, and relaxin (RLX) on the production of immunoreactive PRL were investigated. MPA stimulated cell growth and PRL production rate during days 5-20 of culture. Progesterone was 20-40% less effective in stimulating PRL than MPA. Stimulation of PRL was continued 1-2 weeks after MPA withdrawal. Relaxin did not promote cell growth. However, it induced the PRL production which fluctuated during the long term culture. The maximal response to RLX was 2- to 3-fold higher or similar to that of MPA. Only five of nine endometrial specimens examined responded to RLX alone. The effect of MPA plus RLX was significantly greater than that of MPA or RLX alone. The highest production rate was shown in cells treated with MPA and then RLX in sequence. After a month of culture, the production rates (micrograms of PRL per 0.1 mg cell DNA/day) under various culture conditions (A, control; B, MPA; C, MPA for 10-15 days and no hormone afterward; D, both MPA and RLX; and E, MPA and RLX in sequence) were: A, about 0-0.01 (n = 12); B, 2.5 +/- 0.9 (n = 8); C, 4.8 +/- 2.5 (n = 8); D, 5.7 +/- 3.0 (n = 5); and E, 11 +/- 3.7 (n = 7); mean +/- SD; n, number of specimens). Endometrial stromal cells were incubated with [35S]methionine, and [35S]immunoreactive PRL and other secretory proteins were analyzed on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to characterize the size and isoforms of immunoreactive PRL. PRL was one of the five major secretory proteins (23-25K, 32K, 42K, 78K, and 150K daltons, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under reducing condition) induced by MPA and RLX in endometrial stromal cells. More than 90% of immunoreactive PRL was secreted into the medium. The apparent mol wt of immunoreactive PRL were 21K, 23K (the predominant size), and 25K daltons. Results obtained from the incorporation of [14C]glucosamine into immunoreactive PRL indicated that both 23K and 25K PRL contained glycosylated PRL. A 45K-dalton glycosylated immunoreactive PRL was also present in the culture medium.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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