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Zhang L, Zhu R, Sun G, Wang J, Zuo Q, Zhu S. Whole-Transcriptome Sequencing of Ovary Reveals the ceRNA Regulation Network in Egg Production of Gaoyou Duck. Genes (Basel) 2023; 15:9. [PMID: 38275591 PMCID: PMC10815415 DOI: 10.3390/genes15010009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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To investigate the regulatory mechanism of the competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) on the egg performance of Gaoyou ducks, full transcriptome sequencing was performed to analyze the ovarian tissues in Gaoyou ducks. The ducks were categorized into high- and low-yield groups based on the individual in-cage egg production records and the hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining results. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), and circular RNAs (circRNAs) were further processed by GO (gene ontology) and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) analyses. In total, 72 DEmRNAs; 23 DElncRNAs; 4 DEcircRNAs; and 5 signaling pathways, including the ovarian steroidogenesis, PI3K-Akt, hedgehog, tryptophan metabolism, and oocyte meiosis signaling pathways, were significantly enriched. These results suggest that they could be associated with the Gaoyou duck's ovarian function and affect the total egg production or double-yolked egg production. Furthermore, a coregulation network based on the related candidate ceRNAs across the high- and low-yield egg production groups was constructed. Our findings provide new insights into the mechanisms underlying the molecular regulation of related circRNA/lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA in the egg production and double-yolked egg traits of Gaoyou ducks.
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- Lei Zhang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (L.Z.); (R.Z.); (G.S.); (J.W.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (L.Z.); (R.Z.); (G.S.); (J.W.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (L.Z.); (R.Z.); (G.S.); (J.W.)
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (L.Z.); (R.Z.); (G.S.); (J.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Breeding Reproduction and Molecular Design for Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China;
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High-Tech Research and Development of Veterinary Biopharmaceuticals, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (L.Z.); (R.Z.); (G.S.); (J.W.)
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Li Y, Xiao N, Liu M, Liu Y, He A, Wang L, Luo H, Yao Y, Sun H. Dysregulation of steroid metabolome in follicular fluid links phthalate exposure to diminished ovarian reserve of childbearing-age women. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 330:121730. [PMID: 37116568 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The widespread use of phthalates (PAEs) has drawn increasing attention due to their endocrine disruption and reproductive toxicity, while the steroid metabolome is essential for follicular development. However, the mechanism by which PAE exposure affects ovarian reserve through the steroid metabolome remains unclear. This study recruited 264 childbearing-age women in Tianjin (China) from April 2019 to August 2020 in a cross-sectional design. Target metabolome analysis of 16 steroids was performed in follicular fluid (FF) to compare diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) against normal ovarian reserve (NOR) women and differential steroids were identified using binary logistic analyses. Further analysis of eleven PAE metabolites (mPAEs) in FF was conducted, and the retrieved oocyte number (RON) representing ovarian reserve was counted. Multiple linear regression and quantile-based g-computation (qgcomp) models were used to associate individual mPAEs and mPAE mixture with the DOR-related differential steroids in FF. Mediation analysis was used to discuss the mediating effect of DOR-related steroids on the association between mPAEs and RON. Androstenedione (A4), corticosterone (CORT), cortisol (COR) and cortisone were significantly down-regulated in FF from women with DOR. Nine mPAEs with detection frequencies greater than 60% and median concentrations of 0.02-4.86 ng/mL were incorporated into statistical models. Negative associations with COR and CORT were found for mono-ethyl phthalate (mEP), mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (mEOHP), and mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (mEHP). A positive association with cortisone was found for mEOHP, mEHP, monobutyl phthalate (mBP), and mono (2-isobutyl) phthalate (miBP). The qgcomp and mediation analyses revealed that mEP and mEOHP not only significantly contributed to the decline of COR and CORT in the mixed exposure but also indirectly reduced RON through the mediating effects of COR and CORT. In conclusion, PAE exposure may decrease ovarian reserve by downregulating COR and CORT.
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- Yongcheng Li
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tianjin Central Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Nankai University Affiliated Maternity Hospital/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Human Development and Reproductive Regulation, Tianjin, 300100, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Capital Medical University Affiliated Shijitan Hospital, No. 10, Tieyi Road, Yangfangdian Street, Haidian District, Beijing, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Center for Reproductive Medicine, Tianjin Central Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Nankai University Affiliated Maternity Hospital/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Human Development and Reproductive Regulation, Tianjin, 300100, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Huang X, Weng Z, Zhang S, Li X, Zhou S, Liang J. LC-MS/MS-based metabolomic profiling identifies candidate biomarkers in follicular fluid of infertile women with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2023; 16:20-31. [PMID: 36910890 PMCID: PMC9993017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES How chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (CPID), the most common cause of infertility, affects metabolic profiles of follicular fluid (FF) remains unknown. This study aimed to identify candidate biomarkers in FF of infertile women with CPID. METHOD FF samples were collected from infertile women with CPID (n = 8) and healthy controls (n = 8) at the time of oocyte retrieval. Untargeted metabolomic profiling of FF samples was conducted using the liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). RESULTS A total of 240 differential metabolites (104 named biochemicals and 136 unnamed biochemicals) were screened out and identified. Among them, pregnane-3,3-diol, pc(p-18:1(11z)/18:3(6z,9z,12z)), and 1-octadecanoyl-2-(4z,7z,10z,13z,16z,19z-docosahexaenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine were markedly down-regulated, while 17,21-dihydroxypregnenolone was significantly up-regulated in infertile women with CPID. Furthermore, KEGG biological pathway analysis revealed that these metabolites were especially enriched in steroid hormone biosynthesis, glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, glucagon signaling pathway, and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. CONCLUSION FF of infertile women with CPID showed unique metabolic changes that may be involved in the pathogenesis of infertility and serve as new therapeutic targets or diagnostic biomarkers.
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- Xuekun Huang
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Guangzhou Institute of Dermatology Guangzhou 510095, Guangdong, P. R. China
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Apoptosis and glucocorticoid-related genes mRNA expression is modulated by coenzyme Q10 supplementation during in vitro maturation and vitrification of bovine oocytes and cumulus cells. Theriogenology 2022; 192:62-72. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhang Y, Zhang T, Wu L, Li TC, Wang CC, Chung JPW. Metabolomic markers of biological fluid in women with reproductive failure: a systematic review of current literatures. Biol Reprod 2022; 106:1049-1058. [PMID: 35226730 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioac038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Understanding metabolic changes in reproductive failure, including early miscarriage (EM), recurrent miscarriage (RM) and repeated implantation failure (RIF), may be beneficial to understand the pathophysiology, thus improving pregnancy outcomes. Nine metabolomic profiling studies in women with reproductive failures (4 for EM, 3 for RM and 2 for RIF) were included for systematic review. In total 78, 75 and 25 significant metabolites were identified and 40, 40 and 34 metabolic pathways were enriched in EM, RM and RIF, respectively. Among them, 7 and 11 metabolites, and 28 and 28 pathways were shared between EM and RM and between RM and RIF, respectively. Notably, histidine metabolism has the highest impact in EM; phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis. Ubiquinone and other terpenoid-quinone biosynthesis metabolism have the highest impact factor in RM; alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism have the highest impact factor in RIF. This study not only summarized the common and distinct metabolites and metabolic pathways in different reproductive failures but also summarized limitations of the study designs and methodologies. Hence, further investigations and validations of these metabolites are still urgently needed to understand the underlying metabolic mechanism for the development and treatment of reproductive failures.
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- Yingying Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.,Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences; School of Biomedical Sciences; and Chinese University of Hong Kong -Sichuan University Joint Laboratory in Reproductive Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Sirard MA. The two-step process of ovarian follicular growth and maturation in mammals can be compared to a fruit ripening where quality depends on the second step. Biol Reprod 2021; 106:230-234. [PMID: 34939644 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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In human IVF, the main uncertainty factor impacting on success is oocyte quality, which largely depends on the follicular status at the time of collection. Decades of debate ensued to find the perfect stimulation protocol demonstrated the complexity of the ovarian response to exogenous gonadotropins and the dynamic nature of late folliculogenesis. Although several follicular markers, proteins, RNA from granulosa cells or microRNA and follicular fluid metabolites have been associated with outcome, the possibility to influence them during stimulation remains elusive. The heterogeneity of the follicle's maturity following control ovarian stimulation is also an important factor to explain average poor oocyte quality still observed today. In this review, the analogy between the apple ripening on the tree and follicular development is presented to focus the attention on a biphasic process: growth and differentiation. The molecular analysis of the progressive follicular differentiation indicates 2 competing phenomena: growth and differentiation where a delicate balance must operate from one to the other to ensure proper maturity at ovulation. As long as FSH stimulates growth, follicles remain green, and it is only when FSH is replaced by LH that the ripening process begins, and "apples" become red. Both fruits, follicles and apples, depend on a perfect timing of events to generate offspring.
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- Marc-André Sirard
- Centre de recherche en reproduction, développement et santé intergénérationnelle (CRDSI).,Département des Sciences Animales, Faculté des sciences de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Why Has Metabolomics So Far Not Managed to Efficiently Contribute to the Improvement of Assisted Reproduction Outcomes? The Answer through a Review of the Best Available Current Evidence. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11091602. [PMID: 34573944 PMCID: PMC8469471 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11091602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Metabolomics emerged to give clinicians the necessary information on the competence, in terms of physiology and function, of gametes, embryos, and the endometrium towards a targeted infertility treatment, namely, assisted reproduction techniques (ART). Our minireview aims to investigate the current status of the use of metabolomics in assisted reproduction, the potential flaws in its use, and to propose specific solutions towards the improvement of ART outcomes through the use of the intervention. We used published reports assessing the role of metabolomic investigation of the endometrium, oocytes, and embryos in improving clinical outcomes in women undergoing ART. We initially found that there is no evidence to support that fertility outcomes can be improved through metabolomics profiling. In contrast, it may be helpful for understanding and appraising the nutritional environment of oocytes and embryos. The causes include the different infertility populations, the difference between animals and humans, technical limitations, and the great heterogeneity in the variables employed. Suggested steps include the standardization of variables of the method itself, the universal creation of a panel where all biomarkers are stored concerning specific infertile populations with different phenotypes or etiologies, specific bioinformatics contribution, significant computing power for data processing, and importantly, properly conducted trials.
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Kuzma-Hunt AG, Truong VB, Favetta LA. Glucocorticoids, Stress and Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) during Early Embryonic Development. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7289. [PMID: 34298908 PMCID: PMC8307766 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Elevated molecular stress in women is known to have negative impacts on the reproductive development of oocytes and the embryos prior to implantation. In recent years, the prevalence of cannabis use among women of reproductive age has risen due to its ability to relieve psychological stress and nausea, which are mediated by its psychoactive component, ∆-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Although cannabis is the most popular recreational drug of the 21st century, much is unknown about its influence on molecular stress in reproductive tissues. The current literature has demonstrated that THC causes dose- and time-dependent alterations in glucocorticoid signaling, which have the potential to compromise morphology, development, and quality of oocytes and embryos. However, there are inconsistencies across studies regarding the mechanisms for THC-dependent changes in stress hormones and how either compounds may drive or arrest development. Factors such as variability between animal models, physiologically relevant doses, and undiscovered downstream gene targets of both glucocorticoids and THC could account for such inconsistencies. This review evaluates the results of studies which have investigated the effects of glucocorticoids on reproductive development and how THC may alter stress signaling in relevant tissues.
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- Reproductive Health and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada; (A.G.K.-H.); (V.B.T.)
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