Abstract
Abstract The aim of this study was to document the expression and localization of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family members comprising of fibroblast growth factor (FGF1, FGF2, FGF7, FGF10), and their receptors (FGFR1, FGFR2, FGFR3, FGFR4, FGFR2IIIB, FGFR2IIIC) in buffalo corpus luteum (CL) obtained at different stages of the estrous cycle. In addition, the synergistic role of FGF2 and/or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) on P4 secretion and mRNA expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), cytochrome P450 (CYP11A1), 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3βHSD), proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), BCL-2 associated X protein (BAX) and von willebrand factor (vWF) were studied in luteal cell culture obtained from mid-luteal phase (MLP) of estrous cycle in buffalo. Real-time PCR (qPCR), western blot, and immunohistochemistry were used to investigate mRNA and protein expressions, and the localization of examined factors whereas P4 secretion was assessed by RIA. The mRNA and protein expression of FGF1 and FGFR1 were maximum (P
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