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It has been suggested that tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP)-1 has a role in reproductive tissues, regulating tissue remodeling or enhancing embryonic development. Oviductal TIMP-1 mRNA levels and protein expression were examined in gilts during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy and in steroid-treated ovariectomized (OVX) gilts by explant culture, two-dimensional SDS-PAGE and fluorography, dot-blot hybridization, immunoblot analysis, RIA, and immunocytochemical studies. TIMP-1 mRNA levels in the oviduct during the estrous cycle were greater (p &lt; 0.02) on Days 2, 15, and 18 than on other days examined, and analysis of oviductal functional segments indicated an effect of day (p &lt; 0.003), an effect of segment (p &lt; 0.007), and a day x segment effect (p &lt; 0.03). The level of TIMP-1 mRNA was greater (p &lt; 0.003) in the isthmus (I) on Day 2 than in the ampulla (A) or infundibulum (INF) or on other days examined (0 and 12). In steroid-treated OVX gilts, an effect of treatment with estradiol valerate (EV) + progesterone (P4) was shown with increased (p &lt; 0.003) TIMP-1 mRNA levels. De novo synthesis of TIMP-1 protein was found throughout the estrous cycle and early pregnancy in all functional segments, but protein expression was greater in the I and greatest on Day 2. In steroid-treated OVX gilts, TIMP-1 protein synthesis was greatest in the I regardless of treatment, but with increased intensity after EV+P4 treatment. TIMP-1 protein was found in oviductal flushings during the estrous cycle and early pregnancy, and in steroid-treated OVX gilts regardless of day, status, or treatment. Differences in TIMP-1 concentrations in oviductal fluid were found by day (p &lt; 0.001), with breed differences detected between the Meishan and standard Western breeds. TIMP-1 protein was immunolocalized primarily to luminal epithelium of the INF, A, and I on all days of the estrous cycle and early pregnancy and to some cells in the stroma and blood vessel walls. Staining intensity correlated with TIMP-1 protein levels in oviductal flushings. The role of TIMP-1 in the oviduct remains to be established.

biology of reproduction

Expression of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Protein and Messenger Ribonucleic Acid by the Oviduct of Cyclic, Early-Pregnant, and Ovariectomized Steroid-Treated Gilts1