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Nadri P, Nadri T, Gholami D, Zahmatkesh A, Hosseini Ghaffari M, Savvulidi Vargova K, Georgijevic Savvulidi F, LaMarre J. Role of miRNAs in assisted reproductive technology. Gene 2024; 927:148703. [PMID: 38885817 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2024.148703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Cellular proteins and the mRNAs that encode them are key factors in oocyte and sperm development, and the mechanisms that regulate their translation and degradation play an important role during early embryogenesis. There is abundant evidence that expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is crucial for embryo development and are highly involved in regulating translation during oocyte and early embryo development. MiRNAs are a group of short (18-24 nucleotides) non-coding RNA molecules that regulate post-transcriptional gene silencing. The miRNAs are secreted outside the cell by embryos during preimplantation embryo development. Understanding regulatory mechanisms involving miRNAs during gametogenesis and embryogenesis will provide insights into molecular pathways active during gamete formation and early embryo development. This review summarizes recent findings regarding multiple roles of miRNAs in molecular signaling, plus their transport during gametogenesis and embryo preimplantation.
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- Parisa Nadri
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran; Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Tehran University, Karaj, Iran.
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- Department of Microbial Biotechniligy, Faculty of Biotechnology, Amol University of Special Modern Technologies, Amol, Iran
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- Department of Anaerobic Vaccine Research and Production, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute (RVSRI), Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Institute of Pathological Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University, Prague, Kamýcká, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada
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The Effect of RBP4 on microRNA Expression Profiles in Porcine Granulosa Cells. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11051391. [PMID: 34068244 PMCID: PMC8153112 DOI: 10.3390/ani11051391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4), mainly secreted by the liver and adipocytes, is a transporter of vitamin A. RBP4 has been shown to be involved in several pathophysiological processes, such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular risk. However, the role of RBP4 in mammalian follicular granulosa cells (GCs) remains largely unknown. To characterize the molecular pathways associated with the effects of RBP4 on GCs, we used sRNA deep sequencing to detect differential microRNA (miRNA) expression in GCs overexpressing RBP4. A total of 17 miRNAs were significantly different between the experimental and control groups. Our results support the notion that several miRNAs are involved in important biological processes associated with folliculogenesis and pathogenesis. These results will be useful for further studies investigating the role of RBP4 in porcine GCs. Abstract Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) is a transporter of vitamin A that is secreted mainly by hepatocytes and adipocytes. It affects diverse pathophysiological processes, such as obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular diseases. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to play indispensable roles in regulating various developmental processes via the post-transcriptional repression of target genes in mammals. However, the functional link between RBP4 and changes in miRNA expression in porcine granulosa cells (GCs) remains to be investigated. To examine how increased expression of RBP4 affects miRNA expression, porcine GCs were infected with RBP4-targeted lentivirus for 72 h, and whole-genome miRNA profiling (miRNA sequencing) was performed. The sequencing data were validated using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) analysis. As a result, we obtained 2783 known and 776 novel miRNAs. In the experimental group, 10 and seven miRNAs were significantly downregulated and upregulated, respectively, compared with the control group. Ontology analysis of the biological processes of these miRNAs indicated their involvement in a variety of biological functions. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment analyses indicated that these miRNAs were involved mainly in the chemokine signaling pathway, peroxisome proliferators-activated receptors (PPAR) signaling pathway, insulin resistance pathway, nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-kappa B) signaling pathway, and steroid hormone biosynthesis. Our results indicate that RBP4 can regulate the expression of miRNAs in porcine GCs, with consequent physiological effects. In summary, this study profiling miRNA expression in RBP4-overexpressing porcine GCs provides an important reference point for future studies on the regulatory roles of miRNAs in the porcine reproductive system.
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Female Fertility and Environmental Pollution. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17238802. [PMID: 33256215 PMCID: PMC7730072 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17238802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A realistic picture of our world shows that it is heavily polluted everywhere. Coastal regions and oceans are polluted by farm fertilizer, manure runoff, sewage and industrial discharges, and large isles of waste plastic are floating around, impacting sea life. Terrestrial ecosystems are contaminated by heavy metals and organic chemicals that can be taken up by and accumulate in crop plants, and water tables are heavily contaminated by untreated industrial discharges. As deadly particulates can drift far, poor air quality has become a significant global problem and one that is not exclusive to major industrialized cities. The consequences are a dramatic impairment of our ecosystem and biodiversity and increases in degenerative or man-made diseases. In this respect, it has been demonstrated that environmental pollution impairs fertility in all mammalian species. The worst consequences are observed for females since the number of germ cells present in the ovary is fixed during fetal life, and the cells are not renewable. This means that any pollutant affecting hormonal homeostasis and/or the reproductive apparatus inevitably harms reproductive performance. This decline will have important social and economic consequences that can no longer be overlooked.
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Aoki H, Tani H, Nakamura K, Sato H, Torimura M, Nakazato T. MicroRNA biomarkers for chemical hazard screening identified by RNA deep sequencing analysis in mouse embryonic stem cells. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2020; 392:114929. [PMID: 32105654 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2020.114929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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We investigated the responses of microRNAs (miRNAs) using mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs) exposed to nine chemicals (bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate, p-cresol, p-dichlorobenzene, phenol, pyrocatecol, chloroform, tri-n-butyl phosphate, trichloroethylene, and benzene), which are listed as "Class I Designated Chemical Substances" from the Japan Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. Using deep sequencing analysis (RNA-seq), several miRNAs were identified that show a substantial response to general chemical toxicity (i.e., to these nine chemicals considered as a group) and several miRNA biomarkers that show a substantial and specific response to benzene. The functions of the identified miRNAs were investigated in accordance with Gene Ontology terms of their predicted target genes, indicating regulation of cellular processes. We compared the results with those for the long non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) and mRNAs reported in our previous studies in addition to previously identified miRNAs that are either up- or down-regulated in response to the benzene as stimuli. We also observed that the changes in expression of miRNAs were smaller than those for long ncRNAs and mRNAs. Taken together the current and previous results revealed that toxic chemical stimuli regulate the expression of miRNAs. We believe that the use of miRNAs, including the thus identified miRNAs, as biomarkers contribute to predicting the potential toxicity of particular chemicals or identifying human individuals that have been exposed to chemical hazards.
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- Hiroshi Aoki
- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan.
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Research Institute of Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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- Environmental Management Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 16-1 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8569, Japan
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Seelan RS, Greene RM, Pisano MM. MicroRNAs as Epigenetic Targets of Cigarette Smoke During Embryonic Development. Microrna 2020; 9:168-173. [PMID: 31556862 PMCID: PMC7365999 DOI: 10.2174/2211536608666190926114704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The adverse developmental effects of exposure to Cigarette Smoke (CS) during pregnancy are documented in this paper. These include low birth weight, congenital anomalies, preterm birth, fetal mortality and morbidity. The current biological thought now recognizes that epigenetics represents a fundamental contributing process in embryogenesis, and that the environment can have a profound effect on shaping the epigenome. It has become increasingly recognized that genes encoding microRNAs (miRNAs) might be potential loci for congenital disabilities. One means by which CS can cause developmental anomalies may be through epigenetic mechanisms involving altered miRNA expression. While several studies have focused on genes affected by CS during embryonic/ fetal development, there is a paucity of knowledge on the involvement of miRNAs in this process. This brief review summarizes the current state of knowledge in this area.
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- Ratnam S. Seelan
- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Division of Craniofacial Development and Anomalies,
University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Division of Craniofacial Development and Anomalies,
University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY40202, USA
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- Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Division of Craniofacial Development and Anomalies,
University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY40202, USA
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Budani MC, D'Aurora M, Stuppia L, Gatta V, Tiboni GM. Whole‐body exposure to cigarette smoke alters oocyte miRNAs expression in C57BL/6 mice. Mol Reprod Dev 2019; 86:1741-1757. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.23267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 08/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Maria Cristina Budani
- Department of Medicine and Aging SciencesUniversity “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences (DISPUTer), Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine and Health SciencesUniversity “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
- Center of Excellence on Aging and Translational Medicine ‐ (CeSI‐MeT)University “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences (DISPUTer), Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine and Health SciencesUniversity “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
- Center of Excellence on Aging and Translational Medicine ‐ (CeSI‐MeT)University “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences (DISPUTer), Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine and Health SciencesUniversity “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
- Center of Excellence on Aging and Translational Medicine ‐ (CeSI‐MeT)University “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological SciencesUniversity “G. d'Annunzio” Chieti‐Pescara Chieti Italy
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Chen X, Yuan L, Du J, Zhang C, Sun H. The polysaccharide from the roots of Actinidia eriantha activates RAW264.7 macrophages via regulating microRNA expression. Int J Biol Macromol 2019; 132:203-212. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.03.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang J, Xu Y, Liu H, Pan Z. MicroRNAs in ovarian follicular atresia and granulosa cell apoptosis. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2019; 17:9. [PMID: 30630485 PMCID: PMC6329178 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-018-0450-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, noncoding RNAs that posttranscriptionally regulate gene expression. In the past decade, studies on miRNAs in ovaries have revealed the key roles of miRNAs in ovarian development and function. In this review, we first introduce the development of follicular atresia research and then summarize genome-wide studies on the ovarian miRNA profiles of different mammalian species. Differentially expressed miRNA profiles during atresia and other biological processes are herein compared. In addition, current knowledge on confirmed functional miRNAs during the follicular atresia process, which is mostly indicated by granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis, is presented. The main miRNA families and clusters, including the let-7 family, miR-23-27-24 cluster, miR-183-96-182 cluster and miR-17-92 cluster, and related pathways that are involved in follicular atresia are thoroughly summarized. A deep understanding of the roles of miRNA networks will not only help elucidate the mechanisms of GC apoptosis, follicular development, atresia and their disorders but also offer new diagnostic and treatment strategies for infertility and other ovarian dysfunctions.
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- Jinbi Zhang
- 0000 0000 9750 7019grid.27871.3bCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, 210095 People’s Republic of China
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- 0000 0000 9750 7019grid.27871.3bCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, 210095 People’s Republic of China
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- 0000 0000 9750 7019grid.27871.3bCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, 210095 People’s Republic of China
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- 0000 0000 9750 7019grid.27871.3bCollege of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, 210095 People’s Republic of China
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Vahdat‐Lasemi M, Hosseini S, Jajarmi V, Kazemi B, Salehi M. Intraovarian injection of miR‐224 as a marker of polycystic ovarian syndrome declines oocyte competency and embryo development. J Cell Physiol 2019; 234:13858-13866. [DOI: 10.1002/jcp.28067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Maryam Vahdat‐Lasemi
- Department of Biotechnology School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
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Huang X, Zhu Z, Guo X, Kong X. The roles of microRNAs in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int Immunopharmacol 2018; 67:335-347. [PMID: 30578969 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2018.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by a progressive and irreversible airflow obstruction, with an abnormal lung function. The etiology of COPD correlates with complex interactions between environmental and genetic determinants. However, the exact pathogenesis of COPD is obscure although it involves multiple aspects including oxidative stress, imbalance between proteolytic and anti-proteolytic activity, immunity and inflammation, apoptosis, and repair and destruction in both airways and lungs. Many genes have been demonstrated to be involved in those pathogenic processes of this disease in patients exposed to harmful environmental factors. Previous reports have investigated promising microRNAs (miRNAs) to disclose the molecular mechanisms for COPD development induced by different environmental exposure and genetic predisposition encounter, and find some potential miRNA biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment targets of COPD. In this review, we summarized the expression profiles of the reported miRNAs from studies of COPD associated with environmental risk factors including cigarette smoking and air pollution exposures, and provided an overview of roles of those miRNAs in the pathogenesis of the disease. We also highlighted the potential utility and limitations of miRNAs serving as diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets for COPD.
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- Xinwei Huang
- Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China
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- Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China
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- Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China
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- Medical School, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan Province 650500, China.
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Furlong HC, Stämpfli MR, Gannon AM, Foster WG. Identification of microRNAs as potential markers of ovarian toxicity. J Appl Toxicol 2018; 38:744-752. [PMID: 29377183 PMCID: PMC5901046 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Exposure to environmental toxicants has been associated with ovarian dysfunction yet sensitive biomarkers of adverse effect are lacking. We previously demonstrated that cigarette smoke exposure induced decreased relative ovarian weight, increased follicle loss and granulosa cell autophagy in mice. We postulate that cigarette smoke exposure will induce changes in the epigenome that can be used to reveal potential sensitive biomarkers of ovarian toxicity. Therefore, we evaluated differences in expression of 940 microRNAs (miRNAs), environmentally responsive small non-coding genes that regulate expression of genes at the post-transcriptional level, in ovarian tissue from 8-week-old female C57BL/6 mice exposed to room air or cigarette smoke 5 days per week for 8 weeks. A total of 152 miRNAs were dysregulated in expression, 17 of which were examined with quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis. Using an online miRNA database tool, complete lists of predicted miRNA gene targets were generated, 12 of which were measured for their expression levels with quantitative polymerase chain reaction. An online bioinformatics resource database, DAVID generated functional classification lists of the target genes and their associated biological pathways. Results of the present pilot study suggest that miR-379, miR-15b, miR-691, miR-872 and miR-1897-5p are potentially useful markers of ovarian toxicity and dysfunction. Examination of the expression pattern of the target mRNA for these miRNA species demonstrated that cigarette smoke exposure induced significant changes that affect mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways. We therefore suggest that miRNAs could serve as sensitive markers of ovarian toxicity and elucidate affected pathways.
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- Hayley C. Furlong
- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular MedicineMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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