Endothelin 2, a key player in ovulation and fertility

Ovulation is the fundamental biological process during which an oocyte is expelled from the ovary, and it is an essential step toward establishing pregnancy. Understanding regulatory mechanisms governing the ovulation process is essential for diagnosing and treating causes of infertility, identifyin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Reproduction (Cambridge, England) England), 2022-04, Vol.163 (4), p.R71-R80
Hauptverfasser: Ko, CheMyong, Cho, Yoon Min, Ham, Eugene, Cacioppo, Joseph A, Park, Chan Jin
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Zusammenfassung:Ovulation is the fundamental biological process during which an oocyte is expelled from the ovary, and it is an essential step toward establishing pregnancy. Understanding regulatory mechanisms governing the ovulation process is essential for diagnosing and treating causes of infertility, identifying contraceptive targets, and developing novel contraception methods. EDN2 is a 21-amino acid long peptide that is transiently synthesized by granulosa cells of the ovulatory follicle prior to ovulation and plays an essential role in ovulation via promoting contraction in the myofibroblast cells of the theca layer of the follicle. This review describes the organization of the endothelin system, summarizes recent findings on the expression and synthesis of the endothelin system in the ovary, illustrates the roles that EDN2 plays in regulating ovulation, and discusses EDN2 as a potential target of contraception.
ISSN:1470-1626
1741-7899
DOI:10.1530/REP-21-0313