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Oxytocin (OT) triggers the luteolytic pulses of prostaglandin F(2 alpha) (PGF(2 alpha)) from the endometrial epithelial cells in ruminants. We have proposed that the embryonic signal interferon-tau exerts its antiluteolytic effect by disrupting the OT signaling axis. Accordingly, we have attempted to define the signaling pathway of OT-induced PGF(2 alpha) production in the bovine endometrium using our newly characterized epithelial cell line (bEEL). OT receptor was coupled to the classical G alpha(q) pathway as evidenced by calcium release and activation of phospholipase C. Similarly, OT-induced PGF(2 alpha) production was mediated through the canonical ERK1/2 pathway. Because of the importance of receptor and nonreceptor tyrosine kinases in G protein-coupled receptor signaling, we studied the role of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), c-Src, and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) on OT-induced PGF(2 alpha) production in association with cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) expression and ERK1/2 and Akt phosphorylation. The EGFR inhibitor AG1478 (10 microm) nearly abolished basal and OT-induced PGF(2 alpha) production and down-regulated COX2 expression and ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Because the transactivated EGFR can serve as a ligand for the signaling proteins with Src homology 2 (SH2) domain, we hypothesized a role for c-Src and PI3K in OT-induced PGF(2 alpha) production. Inhibitors of c-Src (PP2, 10 microm) and PI3K (LY294002, 25 microm) produced a significant decrease in OT-induced PGF(2 alpha) production and reduced COX2 expression. Also, PP2, but not LY294002, decreased OT-induced ERK1/2 phosphorylation. Because LY294002 did not affect ERK1/2 phosphorylation, but inhibited PGF(2 alpha) production and down-regulated COX2 expression, it is likely that the Akt pathway is also involved in PGF(2 alpha) production. Thus, EGFR may simultaneously activate c-Src and PI3K to amplify the OT signaling to increase the output of PGF(2 alpha) in bEEL cells.
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