Synergistic interactions of somatomedin-C with adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-dependent granulosa cell agonists.

Recent studies have demonstrated the ability of somatomedin-C (Sm-C) to synergize with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in the activation of cultured rat granulosa cell progesterone biosynthesis as well as the induction of luteinizing hormone (LH) receptors. Neither effect could be attributed to Sm-C-enhanced granulosa cell survival or replication, but could be accounted for, in part, by increased adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) generation. The present study was undertaken to determine if the synergistic property of Sm-C is FSH-selective and hence limited in relevance to follicular maturation, as well as to clarify further the role of cAMP in Sm-C-amplified agonist action. To this end, the ability of Sm-C to modulate the hormonal action of a series of physiologic as well as pharmacologic granulosa cell agonists was examined in vitro using cultured granulosa cells from immature, hypophysectomized, diethylstilbestrol-treated rats. Concurrent treatment with highly purified Sm-C (50 ng/ml) resulted in marked increases over controls in the LH-stimulated [1 ng human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)]-and beta 2-adrenergic-stimulated (10(-6) M terbutaline) accumulation of cAMP (3.8- and 2.6-fold, respectively and progesterone (3.2- and 7.4-fold, respectively). Similarly, concurrent treatment with Sm-C also augmented the vasoactive intestinal peptidergic stimulation of granulosa cell cAMP generation (4.1-fold) and progesterone biosynthesis (2.1-fold). In contrast, Sm-C was incapable of enhancing progesterone accumulation in response to stimulation with rat prolactin, a cAMP-independent granulosa cell agonist.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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