EGF modulates phosphoinositide levels in ovarian granulosa cells stimulated by luteinizing hormone

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Hamster granulosa cells were exposed to epidermal growth factor (EGF) and luteinizing hormone (LH) to study cross-talk between second messenger pathways involving tyrosine kinase, cAMP, and phosphoinositides. Granulosa cells from ovarian preovulatory follicles of PMSG-primed hamsters were incubated with various additives in serum-free medium. LH, but not EGF, stimulated inositol phosphate (IP) accumulation; however, when combined with LH, EGF inhibited IP accumulation in a manner that was concentration dependent for both LH and EGF. The inhibitory effects of EGF were significantly reduced by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor genistein and by pertussis toxin suggesting a role for tyrosine kinase and an inhibitory G-protein (Gi) in this system. EGF stimulated an increase in cAMP, but it does not appear to modulate LH-stimulated IP levels via cAMP.

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