Secretion of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1 by Cultured Ovarian Cells Obtained From Gonadotropin-treated Immature Rats

摘要

It is demonstrated that i) theca-interstitial compartment synthesizes the majority ofplasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) in the ovary before ovulation,and the follicular wall maytherefore serve as a specific barrier with the presence of PAI-1 activity to prevent the secretion of tPA intothe extrafollicular compartments;ii) granulosa cells secrete only a small amount of ovarian PAI-1,butsynthesize the most of tissue-type plasminogen activator tPA involved in the processes leading to ovula-tion;iii) since only matured cumulus-oocyte complexes secrete a large amount of tPA and PAI-1,bothtPA and PAI-1 activity in the conditioned medium may be used as reliable markers for evaluating oocytequality for in vitro fertilization.