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Expression And Localization Of Inducible And Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase In The Rat Ovary. Effects Of Gonadotropin Stimulation In Vivo, Bradley Van Voorhis, K. Moore, P. Strijbos, S. Nelson, S. Baylis, D. Grzybicki, C. Weiner
Expression And Localization Of Inducible And Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase In The Rat Ovary. Effects Of Gonadotropin Stimulation In Vivo, Bradley Van Voorhis, K. Moore, P. Strijbos, S. Nelson, S. Baylis, D. Grzybicki, C. Weiner
Bradley J Van Voorhis
Nitric oxide is reportedly involved in the regulation of several ovarian processes, yet the isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expressed in the ovary are unknown. Our purpose was to identify and localize NOS isoenzymes in the rat ovary and to examine++ if mRNA expression of NOS isoenzymes change after gonadotropin stimulation. Using reverse transcriptase-PCR, we demonstrated that inducible (iNOS) and endothelial (eNOS), but not neuronal, NOS mRNAs are expressed in the ovary. In a gonadotropin-stimulated rat model, unstimulated ovaries had the highest levels of iNOS mRNA as quantified by ribonuclease protection assay. After gonadotropin injection, iNOS mRNA declined to …
Nitric Oxide: An Autocrine Regulator Of Human Granulosa-Luteal Cell Steroidogenesis, Bradley Van Voorhis, M. Dunn, G. Snyder, C. Weiner
Nitric Oxide: An Autocrine Regulator Of Human Granulosa-Luteal Cell Steroidogenesis, Bradley Van Voorhis, M. Dunn, G. Snyder, C. Weiner
Bradley J Van Voorhis
We investigated the presence of nitric oxide (NO) synthase in ovarian follicular cells obtained from women undergoing in vitro fertilization procedures. Endothelial NO synthase messenger RNA was demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction amplification of reverse transcribed RNA. NO synthase was localized to granulosa-luteal cells by immunocytochemistry, using a monoclonal antibody. Ovarian follicular cell NO synthase enzyme activity was confirmed by measuring the conversion of L-arginine to citrulline. To investigate the effect of NO on granulosa-luteal cell steroidogenesis, NO synthase inhibitors and NO donors were added to cell cultures. NG-Monomethyl-L-arginine and N-nitro-arginase methyl ester, selective inhibitors of NO synthase, significantly increased …
Detection Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 In Semen From Seropositive Men Using Culture And Polymerase Chain Reaction Deoxyribonucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, Bradley Van Voorhis, A. Martinez, K. Mayer, D. Anderson
Detection Of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 In Semen From Seropositive Men Using Culture And Polymerase Chain Reaction Deoxyribonucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, Bradley Van Voorhis, A. Martinez, K. Mayer, D. Anderson
Bradley J Van Voorhis
We have demonstrated that the polymerase chain reaction is a valid and sensitive technique for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) proviral deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in human semen. The combination of extraction, polymerase chain reaction, and liquid hybridization techniques used in this study was sensitive to a level of detection of one HIV-1 infected cell in 100,000 (or 3 infected cells/test sample). In a series of matched peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and semen cells from 25 HIV-1 seropositive homosexual men, HIV-1 DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction in 23 of 25 PBMC samples and 1 …