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Lysophosphatidic Acid Up-Regulates Expression of Interleukin-8 and -6 in Granulosa-Lutein Cells through Its Receptors and Nuclear Factor-B Dependent Pathways: Implications for Angiogenesis of Corpus Luteum and Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (S.-U.C., C.-H.C., C.-H.H., Y.-S.Y.), of Life Science (H.L.), and of Pathology (C.-W.L.), National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100 Taiwan

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Yu-Shih Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan. E-mail: ysyang{at}ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw.

Context: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) was found at significant amounts in follicular fluid of preovulatory follicle. The lysophospholipase D activity of serum from women receiving ovarian stimulation was higher than women with natural cycles. Angiogenic cytokines, including IL-6, IL-8, and vascular endothelial growth factor, increased in plasma and ascites of patients with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. The role of LPA in ovarian follicles is unclear.

Objective: Our objective was to investigate the expression of LPA receptors and function of LPA in granulosa-lutein cells.

Design: Granulosa-lutein cells were obtained from women undergoing in vitro fertilization. We examined the expression of LPA receptors using RT-PCR. The effects of LPA on the expression of IL-6, IL-8, and vascular endothelial growth factor were examined. Signal pathways of LPA were delineated. The functions of secretory angiogenic factors were tested using human umbilical vein endothelial cells.

Results: The LPA1, LPA2, and LPA3 receptors’ mRNA was identified in granulosa-lutein cells. LPA enhanced IL-8 and IL-6 expressions in a dose- and time-dependent manner. LPA functioned via LPA receptors, Gi protein, MAPK/ERK, p38, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt, and nuclear factor-B, and transactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor. LPA induced IL-8 and IL-6 through different pathways. LPA-induced IL-8 and IL-6 increased permeability of human umbilical vein endothelial cell monolayer.

Conclusions: LPA induces IL-8 and IL-6 expressions through LPA receptors and nuclear factor-B dependent pathways in granulosa-lutein cells. The LPA in preovulatory follicles may play a role in the angiogenesis of corpus luteum. Large amounts of LPA-induced IL-8 and IL-6 from multiple corpora luteae of stimulated ovaries may be one of the pathophysiological causes of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

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