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8 June 2021 Temporal and spatial expression of adrenomedullin and its receptors in the porcine uterus and peri-implantation conceptuses
Sudikshya Paudel, Bangmin Liu, Magdalina J. Cummings, Kelsey E. Quinn, Fuller W. Bazer, Kathleen M. Caron, Xiaoqiu Wang
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Abstract

Adrenomedullin (ADM) is an evolutionarily conserved multifunctional peptide hormone that regulates implantation, embryo spacing, and placentation in humans and rodents. However, the potential roles of ADM in implantation and placentation in pigs, as a litter-bearing species, are not known. This study determined abundances of ADM in uterine luminal fluid, and the patterns of expression of ADM and its receptor components (CALCRL, RAMP2, RAMP3, and ACKR3) in uteri from cyclic and pregnant gilts, as well as conceptuses (embryonic/fetus and its extra-embryonic membranes) during the peri-implantation period of pregnancy. Total recoverable ADM was greater in the uterine fluid of pregnant compared with cyclic gilts between Days 10 and 16 post-estrus and was from uterine luminal epithelial (LE) and conceptus trophectoderm (Tr) cells. Uterine expression of CALCRL, RAMP2, and ACKR3 were affected by day (P < 0.05), pregnant status (P < 0.01) and/or day x status (P < 0.05). Within porcine conceptuses, the expression of CALCRL, RAMP2, and ACKR3 increased between Days 10 and 16 of pregnancy. Using an established porcine trophectoderm (pTr1) cell line, it was determined that 10–7 M ADM stimulated proliferation of pTr1 cells (P < 0.05) at 48 h, and increased phosphorylated mechanistic target of rapamycin (p-MTOR) and 4E binding protein 1 (p-4EBP1) by 6.1- and 4.9-fold (P < 0.0001), respectively. These novel results indicate a significant role for ADM in uterine receptivity for implantation and conceptus growth and development in pigs. They also provide a framework for future studies of ADM signaling to affect proliferation and migration of Tr cells, spacing of blastocysts, implantation, and placentation in pigs.

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Our study suggests that adrenomedullin plays a significant role in uterine receptivity and conceptus growth and development, via the stimulation of cell proliferation and activation of MTORC1 signaling pathway in the porcine conceptus trophectoderm.

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Sudikshya Paudel, Bangmin Liu, Magdalina J. Cummings, Kelsey E. Quinn, Fuller W. Bazer, Kathleen M. Caron, and Xiaoqiu Wang "Temporal and spatial expression of adrenomedullin and its receptors in the porcine uterus and peri-implantation conceptuses," Biology of Reproduction 105(4), 876-891, (8 June 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/ioab110
Received: 2 February 2021; Accepted: 27 May 2021; Published: 8 June 2021
KEYWORDS
adrenomedullin
conceptus
pigs
uterine fluid
uterus
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