Article: Specific locations and amounts of denatured collagen and collagen-specific chaperone HSP47 in the oviducts and uteri of old cows as compared with those of heifers.
Reproduction, fertility, and development
2022 Volume 34, Issue 8, Page(s) 619–632
Abstract: Collagen, the most abundant extra-cellular matrix in oviducts and uteri, performs critical roles in pregnancies. We hypothesised that the locations and amounts of both denatured collagen and the collagen-specific molecular chaperone 47-kDa heat shock ... ...
| Abstract | Collagen, the most abundant extra-cellular matrix in oviducts and uteri, performs critical roles in pregnancies. We hypothesised that the locations and amounts of both denatured collagen and the collagen-specific molecular chaperone 47-kDa heat shock protein (HSP47) in the oviducts and uteri of old cows are different compared with those of young heifers because of repeated pregnancies. Since detecting damaged collagen in tissues is challenging, we developed a new method that uses a denatured collagen detection reagent. Then, we compared damaged collagen in the oviducts and uteri between post-pubertal growing nulliparous heifers (22.1±1.0months old) and old multiparous cows (143.1±15.6months old). Further, we evaluated the relationship between denatured collagen and HSP47 by combining this method with fluorescence immunohistochemistry. Picro-sirius red staining showed collagen in almost all parts of the oviducts and uteri. Expectedly, damaged collagen was increased in the oviducts and uteri of old cows. However, damaged collagen and HSP47 were not located in the same area in old cows. The number of fibroblasts increased, suggesting the presence of fibrosis in the oviducts and uteri of old cows. These organs of old cows showed higher HSP47 protein amounts than those of heifers. However, the uteri, but not oviducts, of old cows had lower HSP47 mRNA amounts than those of heifers. These findings revealed the specific location and amounts of denatured collagen and HSP47 in the oviducts and uteri of old cows compared with those of heifers. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Aging ; Animals ; Cattle ; Collagen/metabolism ; Female ; HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics ; HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism ; Molecular Chaperones ; Oviducts/metabolism ; Pregnancy ; Uterus/metabolism |
| Chemical Substances | HSP47 Heat-Shock Proteins ; Molecular Chaperones ; Collagen (9007-34-5) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2022-03-16 |
| Publishing country | Australia |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1019913-5 |
| ISSN | 1448-5990 ; 1031-3613 |
| ISSN (online) | 1448-5990 |
| ISSN | 1031-3613 |
| DOI | 10.1071/RD21130 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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