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Selenomethionine stimulates expression of glutathione peroxidase 1 and 3 and growth of bovine mammary epithelial cells in primary culture

S. G. Miranda^*,, Y. J. Wang, N. G. Purdie, V. R. Osborne, B. L. Coomber and J. P. Cant^,1

^* Department of Animal Science, University of Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela 4005
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, and
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada

¹ Corresponding author: jcant{at}uoguelph.ca

This study examined the localization of cellular glutathione peroxidase (GPx1) and extracellular glutathione peroxidase (GPx3) in lactating mammary tissue and in primary cultures of bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMEC). The effect of selenium as selenomethionine (SeMet) on the growth and viability of BMEC and GPx protein expression and activity were also studied. Single mammary epithelial cells were recovered by serial collagenase/hyaluronidase digestion from lactating bovine mammary tissue and cultured in a low-serum collagen gel system enriched with lactogenic hormones and 0, 10, 20, or 50 nM SeMet. Positive immunostaining with anti-cytokeratin and bovine anti-casein confirmed the epithelial nature and differentiated state of BMEC. Addition of SeMet to media facilitated rapid confluence of BMEC and formation of dome structures. Immunohistochemical and immunocytochemical staining revealed that both GPx1 and GPx3 are synthesized by BMEC and localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus. Up to 50 nM SeMet linearly increased BMEC number and viability over 5 d of culture. Bovine mammary epithelial cells cultured in SeMet-supplemented medium also exhibited markedly elevated GPx activity and linear increases in abundance of GPx1 and GPx3 proteins. It is apparent that SeMet degradation to release Se for synthesis of selenoproteins is carried out by BMEC. Results indicate that bovine mammary epithelial cells express GPx1 and GPx3 in vivo and in vitro; SeMet enhances expression of these selenoproteins in vitro and the growth and viability of BMEC.

Key Words: bovine • mammary epithelial cell • selenomethionine • glutathione peroxidase