Sex Hormone-binding Globulin (shbg) in the Ovary
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La proteïna transportadora de les hormones sexuals (SHBG) va ser descrita a finals dels anys seixanta amb les funcions de transportar els esteroides sexuals i de regular-ne la biodisponibilitat. Des de fa ja bastant temps, es coneix també que les cèll . ules testiculars de Sertoli expressen la proteïna que lliga els andrògens (androgen-binding protein oABP), que està codificada pel mateix gen que la SHBG, però glicosilada diferentment. Les funcions de l’ABP han estat àmpliament estudiades, i actualment se sap ja que l’ABP és un dels reguladors locals de l’espermatogènesi. Nogensmenys, la presència de la SHBG en l’ovari ha estat molt poc estudiada. L’objectiu del present article és el de revisar el que actualment es coneix sobre l’expressió de la SHBG en la gònada femenina, incloent-hi les troballes recents del nostre grup que demostren la presència de la SHBG en els foll . icles ovàrics, particularment en el citoplasma de les cèll . ules de la granulosa, en algunes cèll . ules de la teca i en els oòcits de foll . icles primordials, primaris i secundaris, i també en el cos luti. A més, l’expressió del gen de la SHBG s’ha evidenciat també en les cèll . ules granulosoluteíniques en pacients sotmeses a fertilització in vitro. Això suggereix que aquestes cèll . ules constitueixen una font local de SHBG en l’ovari humà. Aquestes noves dades suggereixen la implicació de la SHBG en la fisiologia ovàrica. Paraules clau: proteïna transportadora de les hormones sexuals (SHBG), ovari, cos luti, fluid foll . icular.
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