Inhibition of Jagged-Specific Notch Activation Reduces Luteal Angiogenesis and Causes Luteal Hemorrhaging of Hormonally Stimulated Ovaries

Natalie Kofler, L.A. Naiche, Lilli D. Zimmerman, Jan Kitajewski
In: ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science · 2019 · vol. 2(5) , pp. 325–332 · doi:10.1021/acsptsci.9b00050 · PMID:32259066 · W2971569591
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Robust angiogenesis in the corpus luteum is critical for maintenance of pregnancy and thus mammalian female fertility. During angiogenesis, blood vessels sprout from pre-existing vasculature and recruit pericytes to induce maturation and vessel quiescence. Pericytes are associated with capillaries and regulate endothelial cell proliferation, vessel diameter, and vascular permeability. Endothelial induction of Notch signaling in adjacent pericytes helps recruit and maintain pericyte coverage in some but not all tissue types. We have employed a Notch decoy, N110–24, which blocks Notch signaling in a ligand-specific manner, and determined that pharmacological inhibition of Notch ligand Jagged blocks luteal angiogenesis after normal ovulation, resulting in reduced luteal vasculature. Conversely, after ovarian hyperstimulation, a condition which occurs during fertility treatments, Jagged inhibition causes vascular dilation and hemorrhage. These results indicate that Jagged inhibition has effects in different ovarian angiogenic conditions, promoting vascular growth in the corpus luteum and vascular stability in hyperstimulated ovaries.

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