한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식 (Development and Reproduction)

  • 제15권4호
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  • Pages.349-357
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  • 2011
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  • 2465-9525(pISSN)
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  • 2465-9541(eISSN)
한국발생생물학회 (The Korean Society of Developmental Biology)
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$17{\beta}$-Estradiol에 의한 생쥐 자궁 내 Nesfatin-1/NUCB2 발현 조절

$17{\beta}$-Estradiol Regulates the Expression of Nesfatin-1/NUCB2 in Mouse Uterus

  • 김진희 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 생명환경공학과) ;
  • 이경란 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 생명환경공학과) ;
  • 김현경 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 생명환경공학과) ;
  • 노소현 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 생명환경공학과) ;
  • 유혜민 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 생명환경공학과) ;
  • 문찬일 (한양대학교 의과대학 의생명연구원) ;
  • 양현원 (서울여자대학교 자연과학대학 생명환경공학과)
  • Kim, Jin-Hee (Dept. of Bioenvironmental Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung-Ran (Dept. of Bioenvironmental Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Hyeon-Kyeong (Dept. of Bioenvironmental Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • No, So-Hyeon (Dept. of Bioenvironmental Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Yoo, Hye-Min (Dept. of Bioenvironmental Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Moon, Chan-Il (Institute of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
  • Yang, Hyun-Won (Dept. of Bioenvironmental Technology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul Women's University)
  • 투고 : 2011.11.23
  • 심사 : 2011.12.14
  • 발행 : 2011.12.31
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초록

시상하부에서 생성되는 nesfatin-1/NUCB2가 음식물 섭취와 에너지 대사를 조절한다는 것이 보고된 이후로, 최근 생쥐의 난소와 자궁에서도 다량의 nesfatin-1/NUCB2가 발현된다는 사실이 새롭게 밝혀졌다. 그러나 생식기관에서 nesfatin-1/NUCB2 발현이 어떻게 조절되는지는 알려져 있지 않다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 생쥐의 생식기관 중 자궁에서 nesfatin-1/NUCB2 발현이 어떠한 경로를 통하여 조절되는지를 알아보고자 난소를 제거한 암컷 생쥐에 성선자극호르몬과 $17{\beta}$-estradiol을 각각 투여한 후 nesfatin-1/NUCB2 발현 정도를 조사하였다. 먼저 자궁 내 NUCB2 mRNA 발현을 conventional PCR과 real-time PCR 방법으로 확인하였으며, 아울러 western blot 방법으로 nesfatin-1 단백질의 발현을 관찰하였다. Nesfatin-1 단백질 발현 위치 및 결합 부위를 조사하기 위하여 면역조직화학염색을 수행한 결과, nesfatin-1 단백질은 자궁내막과 자궁샘을 둘러싼 상피세포에서 발현되었으며, nesfatin-1 단백질 결합 부위는 자궁샘을 둘러싼 상피세포와 호중구를 포함하는 특정 과립세포에서 관찰되었다. 난소를 제거한 암컷 생쥐에 성선자극호르몬을 투여한 결과, 자궁 내 NUCB2 mRNA 발현량은 대조군과 성선자극호르몬 투여군 사이에 차이가 없었으나, 같은 방법으로 난소를 제거한 암컷 생쥐에 $17{\beta}$-estradiol을 투여한 결과, 대조군보다 $17{\beta}$-estradiol 투여군에서 NUCB2 mRNA 발현량이 유의하게 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 자궁 내 nesfatin-1 단백질의 발현량 또한 NUCB2 mRNA 발현 양상과 유사하게 $17{\beta}$-estradiol 투여군에서 발현량이 유의하게 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과, 자궁 내 nesfatin-1/NUCB2 발현이 뇌하수체에서 분비되는 성선자극호르몬에 의해 조절 받기보다는 난소에서 분비되는 $17{\beta}$-estradiol에 의해 조절 받는다는 사실이 밝혀졌으며, 이러한 결과는 발정 주기에 따른 혈액 내 $17{\beta}$-estradiol 농도의 변화가 자궁 내 nesfatin-1 발현을 조절함으로써 nesfatin-1이 자궁내막 발달과 착상을 조절할 수 있는 국부조절인자로 작용할 수 있음을 제시하고 있다.

Since nesfatin-1/NUCB2 involved in the control of appetite and energy metabolism was discovered for the first time in hypothalamus, many reports have shown its expression in various tissues. We also recently demonstrated that nesfatin-1/NUCB2 was expressed in the reproductive organs of mouse. However, no data exist on nesfatin-1/NUCB2 expression, regulation, and secretion in the uterus. Therefore, we examined the expression of nesfatin-1/NUCB2 in mouse uterus and the effects of PMSG and estrogen on its expression. NUCB2 mRNA expression in the uterus was determined by conventional and real-time PCR and nesfatin-1 protein expression was detected by western blotting. In immunohistochemistry staining, nesfatin-1 protein was localized at the epithelial cells of the uterine glands and endometrium. Nesfatin-1 protein binding sites were displayed at the epithelial cells of uterine glands and specific granulocytes including neutrophils. Additionally, to examine if the nesfatin-1/NUCB2 expression in the uterus is regulated by gonadotropin or estrogen, ovariectomized mice were treated with PMSG or $17{\beta}$-estradiol. The expression levels of NUCB2 mRNA in the uterus was significantly increased in the control mice after PMSG treatment, but not in the ovariectomized mice. In contrast, NUCB2 mRNA expression was dramatically increased in the ovariectomized mice after treatment with $17{\beta}$-estradiol. We report here for the first time that nesfatin-1/NUCB2 mRNA and protein express in the mouse uterus and its expression is regulated by estrogen secreted from the ovary, but not gonadotropin from the pituitary.

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