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Lemini C, García-Albor E, Cruz-López B, Matamoros-Trejo G, Márquez-Baltazar S, Herrera-Pérez JJ, Martínez-Mota L. Prolame produces anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects in middle-aged female rats with less uterotrophic effects than 17β-estradiol. Eur J Pharmacol 2024; 969:176454. [PMID: 38417607 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2024.176454] [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: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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Estrogen hormone replacement therapy (EHRT), improving women's life quality at menopause, reduces anxiety and depression symptoms associated with ovarian hormonal decline. However, its potential adverse effects, like thromboembolism and cancer risk, limit its use. Prolame is a synthetic 17β-amino estrogen with antithrombotic actions that exerts anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects on young adult ovariectomized female rats. It is unknown if prolame's effects may be observed in age and endocrine conditions emulating menopause. This study aimed to identify the antidepressant- and anxiolytic-like effects of prolame and E2 (used as a reference estrogen treatment) in middle-aged female rats coursing with irregular cycles, in two different conditions: ovariectomized or gonadally intact. Results were compared with those from young adult ovariectomized rats. Prolame (60 or 120 μg/kg), 17β-estradiol (E2, 40 or 80 μg/kg), or vehicle were chronically administered, and their effects were evaluated in the elevated plus-maze, defensive burying behavior test, open field test, and forced swimming test. Uterotrophic actions were estimated by uterine weight related to body weight. Prolame and E2 produced robust anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects in young adult ovariectomized rats, but these effects were absent in gonadally intact middle-aged rats. Interestingly, only prolame induced anxiolytic- and antidepressant-like effects in middle-aged ovariectomized rats. Uterotrophic effects of prolame were weaker than E2 effects, notably in middle-aged females. Altogether, present data support the notion that prolame has the potential to be considered an EHRT with relevant psychoactive actions and with apparently lower adverse-side effects, especially in middle-aged populations.
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- C Lemini
- Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Av. Universidad No. 3000, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04360, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología Conductual, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio Integrativo para el Estudio de Sustancias Inhalables Adictivas, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias. Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Neurofisiología Molecular, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias. Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología Conductual, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología Conductual, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología Conductual, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz. Calz. México-Xochimilco 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, 14370, Ciudad de México, México.
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Alvarez RH, Duarte KMR, Carvalho JBP, Rocha CC, Junior GAA, Trevisol E, Melo AJF, Pugliesi G. Ovarian morphology and follicular dynamics associated with ovarian aging in Bos indicus beef cows. Anim Reprod Sci 2023:107279. [PMID: 37353462 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2023.107279] [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: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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This study characterizes the ovarian volume, antral follicle count (AFC), and ovarian dynamics of cows at different ages. Nellore cows (Bos taurus indicus) were used in two experiments. In Experiment 1, 57 lactating cows ranging in age from 3 to 23 years had their estrous cycle synchronized based on progesterone/estradiol treatments. The ovaries were scanned by ultrasound to record ovarian volume and AFC prior to follicle aspiration (AFC1). A second AFC (AFC2) was performed 5 days later to count only the growing antral follicles. In Experiment 2, six long-lived (14- to 23-year-old) and three young (4- to 8-year-old) non-lactating cows were submitted to daily ovarian scanning ultrasound during an interovulatory interval. Blood samples were collected during the estrous cycle to assess serum progesterone concentration. Data were analyzed using Student's t-test, ANOVA, and regression analysis tests. In Experiment 1, there were more (P < 0.05) antral follicles in AFC1 (31.4 ± 3.5) than in AFC2 (22.6 ± 2.4). In AFC1, the volume of the right ovary (6.03 ± 0.5 cm3) was greater (P < 0.01) than that of the left one (4.53 ± 0.4 cm3), although the AFC did not differ between the two ovaries (15.3 ± 1.8 and 16.3 ± 1.8, respectively). In both AFC1 and AFC2, there was a decline in the number of antral follicles as the age of the cow increased (P < 0.01). Ovarian volume (average of both ovaries) was related (P < 0.01) with AFC (R² = 0.1499) and cow age (R² = 0.0911). In Experiment 2, young and old cows under the age of 20 had a pattern of follicular growth waves, while cows over 20 years old did not have waves of follicular growth. The progesterone profiles and corpus luteum size during the estrous cycle did not differ between the groups. In conclusion, although cows had increased ovarian volume and decreased follicular population as they age, the follicular growth pattern and corpus luteum functionality appear to be unaffected by age.
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- Rafael H Alvarez
- Agency for Agribusiness Technology of São Paulo (APTA/SAA), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.
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- Agency for Agribusiness Technology of São Paulo (APTA/SAA), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Agency for Agribusiness Technology of São Paulo (APTA/SAA), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Animal Reproduction Department/FMVZ/USP, Pirassununga, SP, Brazil
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- Agency for Agribusiness Technology of São Paulo (APTA/SAA), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Circle(s) of Life: The Circadian Clock from Birth to Death. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:biology12030383. [PMID: 36979075 PMCID: PMC10045474 DOI: 10.3390/biology12030383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Most lifeforms on earth use endogenous, so-called circadian clocks to adapt to 24-h cycles in environmental demands driven by the planet’s rotation around its axis. Interactions with the environment change over the course of a lifetime, and so does regulation of the circadian clock system. In this review, we summarize how circadian clocks develop in humans and experimental rodents during embryonic development, how they mature after birth and what changes occur during puberty, adolescence and with increasing age. Special emphasis is laid on the circadian regulation of reproductive systems as major organizers of life segments and life span. We discuss differences in sexes and outline potential areas for future research. Finally, potential options for medical applications of lifespan chronobiology are discussed.
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Silva J, Medeiros C, Souza-Cáceres M, Gheller JM, Silva W, Santos J, Ferreira M, Ferraz A, Melo-Sterza F. Relationships between antral follicle counts and ovarian morphology of Bos indicus of different ages. ARQ BRAS MED VET ZOO 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1678-4162-12650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the antral follicle count (AFC) and the ovarian morphology of Bos indicus in different age groups: 12-23 months (G1), 24-35 months (G2), 36-47 months (G3), 48-59 months (G4), and >60 months (G5). Ovaries were collected individually and sent to the laboratory, where we measured AFC, the diameter and weight of the ovaries, dominant follicle (DF, ≥8mm), corpus luteum (CL), and small follicles (SF, <8mm). AFC were classified as high, intermediate-high, intermediate-low, and low. A group of ovaries was subjected to follicular aspiration to evaluate the morphological quality of the recovered cumulus oocyte complexes (COCs). Mean AFC did not vary between ages. The morphological characteristic that was most closely correlated with AFC was the weight of the small follicles. There was no relationship between AFC and the weight and diameter of the DF and CL. Quality of the COCs was superior in ovaries in which the CL was present, but it did not vary between the AFC classes. We conclude that AFC can be performed on a single ovary, regardless of the presence, diameter, and weight of the CL and DF in zebu between 12 and 60 months old.
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- J.R. Silva
- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Universidade Estadual do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Barath B, Varga A, Matrai AA, Deak-Pocsai K, Nemeth N, Deak A. Estradiol Valerate Affects Hematological and Hemorheological Parameters in Rats. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12070602. [PMID: 35888726 PMCID: PMC9320590 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12070602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrinological diseases in women. Although the risk of cardiovascular diseases is high in PCOS, the number of scientific publications describing hemorheological changes is not significant. We aimed to perform a comprehensive hematological and micro-rheological study on experimentally induced PCOS in rats.Wistar rats were divided into control (n = 9) and PCOS groups (n = 9), in which animals received single-dose estradiol valerate. Measurements were carried out before treatment and monthly for four months. Bodyweight, blood glucose concentration, hematological parameters, red blood cell (RBC) deformability, and aggregation were measured. A histological examination of the ovary was performed at the end of the experiment. The blood glucose level and the bodyweight were significantly elevated vs. base in the PCOS group. A significant decrease was seen in RBC count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. The maximal elongation index showed a significant increase. PCOS also resulted in a significant increase in RBC aggregation index parameters. The histological and hormone examinations confirmed developed PCOS. The administration of estradiol valerate caused significant changes during the examined period in hematological and hemorheological parameters. Our results draw attention to the possible usefulness of micro-rheological investigations in further studies on PCOS.
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- Barbara Barath
- Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (B.B.); (A.V.); (A.A.M.); (N.N.)
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (B.B.); (A.V.); (A.A.M.); (N.N.)
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (B.B.); (A.V.); (A.A.M.); (N.N.)
- Doctoral School of Clinical Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (B.B.); (A.V.); (A.A.M.); (N.N.)
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- Department of Operative Techniques and Surgical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (B.B.); (A.V.); (A.A.M.); (N.N.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +36-52-416-915
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Alvarez RH, Bayeux BM, Joaquim DA, Watanabe YF, Humblot P. Antral follicle count, oocyte production and embryonic developmental competence of senescent Nellore (Bos indicus) cows. Theriogenology 2021; 174:27-35. [PMID: 34416561 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.08.016] [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: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Information on the follicular population and oocyte quality of cows in the final period of reproductive life is scarce. The present study aimed to compare the antral follicle count (AFC), oocyte production and embryonic developmental competence of young versus long-lived and senescent Bos indicus beef cows. Nellore cows (Bos indicus) were classified into three groups according to age: young (4-9 years, n = 10), long-lived (14-17 years, n = 10) and senescent (17-23 years, n = 10). At a random time in the estrus cycle, the cows received cloprostenol sodium salt (0.5 mg, IM), estradiol benzoate (1 mg, IM) and an intravaginal P4 device (1.4 g). Five days later, the P4 devise was removed and oocyte collection (OPU1) was performed. A second OPU (OPU2) was performed 5 days after the first in order to aspirate only growing follicles. During each OPU, AFC and the number and quality of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were evaluated. Then, the COCs were placed in standard maturation medium (IVM), fertilized and incubated for 9 days. The data were subjected to ANOVA and Multinomial Logistic Regression. The AFC was smaller in long-lived and senescent cows in both OPU1 and OPU2 when compared to younger cows. There was no difference in AFC between OPU1 (19.9 ± 1.8) and OPU2 (17.6 ± 1.9) in young cows, however, more follicles were punctured in long-lived and senescent cows in OPU1 (12.0 ± 2.6 and 19.3 ± 4.6) than in OPU2 (9.2 ± 1.9 and 10.3 ± 2.3), respectively (P < 0.01). The numbers of COCs recovered from young cows (OPU1 = 14.2 ± 1.8; OPU2 = 8.4 ± 0.9) were higher than those obtained from long-lived cows (OPU1 = 5.9 ± 2.3; OPU2 = 4.3 ± 1.0) and senescent cows (OPU1 = 7.2 ± 3.0; OPU2 = 4.1 ± 1.7), respectively (P < 0.05). The cleavage rate did not differ between groups. However, the rate of blastocyst formation was higher for young (64.8%) and long-lived (65.0%) compared to senescent (16.5%) cows (P < 0.01). In conclusion our results indicate that the AFC is lower in long-lived and senescent cows compared with young cows. However, unlike in senescent cows, the embryonic development of long-lived cows is similar to that of young cows. This suggests that Nellore cows aged >17 years begin to have reduced embryonic development capacity due to ovarian aging.
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- Rafael Herrera Alvarez
- São Paulo Agribusiness Technology Agency (APTA/SAA), Polo Regional Centro Sul, Rod SP 127, Km 30 Caixa Postal 28, Piracicaba, SP, 13400-970, Brazil.
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- Vitrogen, Av. Coronel José Nogueira Terra, 203, Cravinhos, SP, 14140-000, Brazil
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- Vitrogen, Av. Coronel José Nogueira Terra, 203, Cravinhos, SP, 14140-000, Brazil
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- Division of Reproduction, Department of Clinical Sciences, SLU, Uppsala, Sweden
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Ohara T, Nakamura TJ, Nakamura W, Tokuda IT. Modeling circadian regulation of ovulation timing: age-related disruption of estrous cyclicity. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16767. [PMID: 33028871 PMCID: PMC7541497 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73669-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The circadian clocks within the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis control estrous cycles in female rodents. The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), where the central clock is located, generates daily signals to trigger surge release of luteinizing hormone (LH), which in turn induces ovulation. It has been observed in aged rodents that output from the SCN such as neuronal firing activity is declined, and estrous cycles become irregular and finally stop. Circadian clock mutants display accelerated reproductive aging, suggesting the complicated interplay between the circadian system and the endocrine system. To investigate such circadian regulation of estrous cycles, we construct a mathematical model that describes dynamics of key hormones such as LH and of circadian clocks in the SCN and in the ovary, and simulate estrous cycles for various parameter values. Our simulation results demonstrate that reduction of the amplitude of the SCN signal, which is a symptom of aging, makes estrous cycles irregular. We also show that variation in the phase of the SCN signal and changes in the period of ovarian circadian clocks exacerbates the aging effect on estrous cyclicity. Our study suggests that misalignment between the SCN and ovarian circadian oscillations is one of the primary causes of the irregular estrous cycles.
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- Takayuki Ohara
- Institute of Genetics and Biometry, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, School of Agriculture, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral-Chrono Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Teixeira CP, Florencio-Silva R, Sasso GRS, Carbonel AAF, Simões RS, Simões MJ. Soy isoflavones protect against oxidative stress and diminish apoptosis in ovary of middle-aged female rats. Gynecol Endocrinol 2019; 35:586-590. [PMID: 30784335 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2018.1559287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Ovarian aging is characterized by declines in follicular reserve and oocyte quality due, in part, to increased oxidative stress and apoptosis. Soy isoflavones (ISOs) have been shown to improve ovarian lifespan by acting as antioxidant and antiapoptotic agents. We aimed at evaluating whether ISOs could modulate oxidative stress and reduce apoptosis and improve ovarian follicle survival in middle-aged female rats. Twelve ovary-intact female Wistar rats (12-month-old) were divided into groups: control (CTRL) and ISO, daily treated by gavage with vehicle or soy-ISO extract (150 mg/kg b.w), respectively. After 8 weeks, rats were euthanized and their ovaries removed for histomorphometric (% follicles) and apoptosis (cleaved-caspase-3/BCL2 immunostaining) evaluations, or subjected to biochemical assays to survey reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation levels and total antioxidant capacity (TAC). The frequency of atretic follicles and number of cleaved-caspase-3-positive cells, as well as the ROS and lipid peroxidation levels, were significantly lower in ISO group compared to CTRL. A significantly higher number of BCL2-positive cells and TAC levels were also observed in ISO group. In conclusion, soy ISOs could decrease follicular atresia, apoptosis and oxidative stress, as well as increase the TAC in ovaries of female rats.
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- C P Teixeira
- a Department of Morphology and Genetics , Federal University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Morphology and Genetics , Federal University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- b Department of Gynecology , Federal University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Morphology and Genetics , Federal University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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- a Department of Morphology and Genetics , Federal University of São Paulo , São Paulo , Brazil
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Long GY, Yang JY, Xu JJ, Ni YH, Zhou XL, Ma JY, Fu YC, Luo LL. SIRT1 knock-in mice preserve ovarian reserve resembling caloric restriction. Gene 2019; 686:194-202. [PMID: 30340050 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2018.10.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Previous studies have proposed that caloric restriction (CR) regulates many cell functions and prolongs the lifespan of an organism. Our previous studies proposed that CR also prevents follicular activation and preserves the ovarian reserve in mice by activating SIRT1. To test if SIRT1 preserves the ovarian reserve and prolongs the ovarian longevity, we generated SIRT1 knock-in mice that can overexpress SIRT1 in oocytes of the mouse. Ovaries of the mice at ages 35 days and 15 months were collected, and the follicular development and follicular reserve were examined. The vaginal opening and onset of estrus of transgenic female mice (both the homozygous and heterozygous for SIRT1 overexpression) were later than that of wild-type mice. Both the homozygous and heterozygous SIRT1-overexpressing mice had a larger and stronger reproductive capacity than wild-type mice. Moreover, 35-day-old and 15-month-old homozygous and heterozygous SIRT1-overexpressing mice also had a higher mean number and percentage of healthy follicles, fewer atretic follicles than wild-type mice, and the mean number and percentage of primordial follicles in both the homozygous and heterozygous SIRT1-overexpressing mice were higher than wild-type mice at the same age. However, the phenotypes of heterozygous and homozygous transgenic mice came no difference. Immunohistochemistry showed increased expression of SIRT1 and FOXO3a, and decreased expression of mTOR in both the homozygous and heterozygous SIRT1-overexpressing mice compared with wild-type mice. Thus, oocyte-specific SIRT1-overexpressing mice continuously activate FOXO3a and suppress mTOR and have a larger reproductive capacity, larger follicle reserve and longer ovarian lifespan.
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- Guan-Yun Long
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Rd, Jinping District, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynaecology, Obstetrics of Shantou Municipal Central Hospital, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Rd, Jinping District, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province 515041, People's Republic of China.
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Wang J, Qian X, Gao Q, Lv C, Xu J, Jin H, Zhu H. Quercetin increases the antioxidant capacity of the ovary in menopausal rats and in ovarian granulosa cell culture in vitro. J Ovarian Res 2018; 11:51. [PMID: 29929541 PMCID: PMC6013856 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-018-0421-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Menopause is the most important sign of aging in women, and the ovary is the organ most sensitive to aging. Quercetin is a potential antioxidant and free radical scavenger that is widely found in fruits, vegetables, and leaves. However, the effect of quercetin on ovarian aging has not been elucidated, and the mechanism underlying its antioxidative effect remains unclear. The purpose of the current study was to investigate whether quercetin protects ovarian function by decreasing oxidative stress. METHODS In an in vivo experiment, female menopausal rats (12 months old) were intragastrically administered quercetin at three doses (12.5 mg/kg, 25 mg/kg, and 50 mg/kg) for 90 days, and the estrous cycles were determined by vaginal smearing. In an in vitro experiment, rat primary ovarian granulosa cells were cultured and treated with H2O2 (400 μM) alone or H2O2 plus quercetin at 5 μM, 20 μM, or 50 μM. The levels of the hormones estradiol (E2), progesterone (P), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) were detected by radioimmunoassay. The serum levels of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were examined. The expression levels of the oxidative stress-related genes SOD-1, catalase (CAT) and glutathione synthetase (GSS) in the ovaries and ovarian granulosa cells were detected by Western blot. RESULTS The in vivo results demonstrated that quercetin had no effects on ovarian morphology, hormone secretion, or the estrous cycle in menopausal rats. Although no significant changes were detected in the serum levels of T-AOC, SOD, GSH, GSH-PX, and GST between the quercetin and control groups, the mRNA and protein expression levels of the oxidative stress-related genes SOD-1, CAT and GSS in menopausal rat ovaries were increased by low-dose quercetin. Moreover, the in vitro results demonstrated that quercetin significantly rescued the decrease in cell viability by H2О2-induced oxidative stress and enhanced the H2O2-induced decrease in expression of oxidative stress-related proteins. CONCLUSIONS Together, the results of this study indicated that quercetin increased the antioxidant capacity of the ovary by upregulating the expression of some oxidative stress-related genes both in vivo and in vitro.
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- Jiao Wang
- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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- Department of Physiology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.
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Upton DH, Walters KA, McTavish KJ, Holt J, Handelsman DJ, Allan CM. Reproductive failure in mice expressing transgenic follicle-stimulating hormone is not caused by loss of oocyte quality. Biol Reprod 2018; 98:491-500. [PMID: 29365049 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioy015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human female reproductive aging features declining ovarian follicle reserve and oocyte quality, and rising levels of circulating follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). We determined the effects of elevated FSH on oocyte-embryo development in mature mice exhibiting premature infertility caused by progressively rising transgenic human FSH (TgFSH) levels. Oocyte-embryo developmental competence and quality were examined using oocyte maturation and aneuploidy rates, biomarkers of oocyte quality, and reciprocal embryo transfers assessed for implantation and pregnancy. In vitro maturation suggested that TgFSH exposure only hindered oocyte developmental competence in old females, as significantly more oocytes from ≥12-month-old TgFSH females remained at germinal vesicle stage compared with age-matched control oocytes. Aneuploidy rates were equivalent in oocytes from aging TgFSH compared with wildtype females. Cumulus cell expression levels of candidate biomarker Inhba, Egfr, and Rgs2 transcripts were elevated in associated aneuploid vs euploid oocytes from both TgFSH and wildtype females. In vivo, embryos transferred from subfertile 6-month-old TgFSH females to wildtype recipients yielded normal implantation rates and more pups born compared with controls. Transfer of wildtype embryos rescued the fertility of 6-month-old TgFSH-recipient females, although pup birth weight was reduced in TgFSH vs wildtype recipients. Our current findings show that elevated FSH had minimal disruption of either embryo developmental capacity or uterine function when examined in isolation, and the subfertility of TgFSH female mice was not caused by altered oocyte aneuploidy or quality.
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- Dannielle H Upton
- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,School of Women's & Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences & Pharmacy, Faculty of Health & Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Regan SLP, Knight PG, Yovich JL, Leung Y, Arfuso F, Dharmarajan A. Involvement of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMP) in the Regulation of Ovarian Function. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2018; 107:227-261. [PMID: 29544632 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2018.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Primordial germ cells migrate to the fetal gonads and proliferate during gestation to generate a fixed complement of primordial follicles, the so-called ovarian reserve. Primordial follicles comprise an oocyte arrested at the diplotene stage of meiosis, surrounded by a layer of pregranulosa cells. Activation of primordial follicles to grow beyond this arrested stage is of particular interest because, once activated, they are subjected to regulatory mechanisms involved in growth, selection, maturation, and ultimately, ovulation or atresia. The vast majority of follicles succumb to atresia and are permanently lost from the quiescent or growing pool of follicles. The bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), together with other intraovarian growth factors, are intimately involved in regulation of follicle recruitment, dominant follicle selection, ovulation, and atresia. Activation of primordial follicles appears to be a continuous process, and the number of small antral follicles at the beginning of the menstrual cycle provides an indirect indication of ovarian reserve. Continued antral follicle development during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle is driven by follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) in conjunction with many intraovarian growth factors and inhibitors interrelated in a complex web of regulatory balance. The BMP signaling system has a major intraovarian role in many species, including the human, in the generation of transcription factors that influence proliferation, steroidogenesis, cell differentiation, and maturation prior to ovulation, as well as formation of corpora lutea after ovulation. At the anterior pituitary level, BMPs also contribute to the regulation of gonadotrophin production.
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- Sheena L P Regan
- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Hopkins Building, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia; PIVET Medical Centre, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Western Australian Gynaecologic Cancer Service, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Stem Cell and Cancer Biology Laboratory, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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Patel S, Hartman JA, Helferich WG, Flaws JA. Preconception exposure to dietary levels of genistein affects female reproductive outcomes. Reprod Toxicol 2017; 74:174-180. [PMID: 28970133 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2017.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Genistein is a phytoestrogen found in soy and soy-based products. Previously, we found that genistein adversely affected estradiol levels and follicle growth in vitro. Proper hormone production and follicle growth are key regulators of normal fertility. Therefore, we hypothesized that genistein adversely affects female fertility and pregnancy outcomes. To test this hypothesis, we dosed sexually mature female CD-1 mice (35days) with 0, 300, 500, or 1000ppm genistein for 30, 60, 150, and 240days. At the end of the dosing periods, we measured mating rate, pregnancy rate, fertility rate, gestation time, parturition time, pup mortality, litter size, average pup weight, and estradiol and progesterone levels. We found that chronic, preconception exposure to genistein affects gestation time, parturition time, litter size, pup weight, and pup mortality. Additionally, genistein exposure for 240days appears to have a protective effect on fertility rate, but does not affect hormone levels in vivo.
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- Shreya Patel
- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL, 61802, United States.
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, 905 S. Goodwin, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States.
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, 905 S. Goodwin, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States.
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- Department of Comparative Biosciences, University of Illinois, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL, 61802, United States.
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Cruz G, Fernandois D, Paredes AH. Ovarian function and reproductive senescence in the rat: role of ovarian sympathetic innervation. Reproduction 2017; 153:R59-R68. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-16-0117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 10/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Successful reproduction is the result of a myriad interactions in which the ovary and the ovarian follicular reserve play a fundamental role. At present, women who delay maternity until after 30 years of age have a decreased fertility rate due to various causes, including damaged follicles and a reduction in the reserve pool of follicles. Therefore, the period just prior to menopause, also known as the subfertile period, is important. The possibility of modulating the follicular pool and the health of follicles during this period to improve fertility is worth exploring. We have developed an animal model to study the ovarian ageing process during this subfertile period to understand the mechanisms responsible for reproductive senescence. In the rat model, we have shown that the sympathetic nervous system participates in regulating the follicular development during ovarian ageing. This article reviews the existing evidence on the presence and functional role of sympathetic nerve activity in regulating the follicular development during ovarian ageing, with a focus on the subfertile period.Free Spanish abstract: A Spanish translation of this abstract is freely available athttp://www.reproduction-online.org/content/153/2/R59/suppl/DC1.
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Differences in the estrous cycles of Goto-Kakizaki and Wistar rats. Lab Anim (NY) 2016; 45:143-8. [PMID: 27003354 DOI: 10.1038/laban.980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Goto-Kakizaki rats are an important model of type 2 diabetes, but it is difficult to maintain and expand colonies of these rats because they exhibit poor fertility. In this work, we studied the estrous cycle of Goto-Kakizaki and Wistar rats to characterize differences that might underlie these reproductive difficulties. We monitored rats from weaning to vaginal opening to assess pubertal development, and we monitored the estrous cycle and basal glycemia of each rat for 20 days at 1 month of age and at 6 months of age. At an early age we found no differences between Goto-Kakizaki and Wistar rats with respect to the onset of puberty or the periodicity of the estrous cycle. However, at 6 months Goto-Kakizaki rats spent more time in proestrus and less time in estrus each cycle, compared to Wistar rats. This delay in proceeding from proestrus to estrus could reflect a dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, accompanying progression of the diabetic condition. It might also cause anovulatory cycles, which could explain the reduced reproductive capacity of Goto-Kakizaki rats.
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Medigović IM, Živanović JB, Ajdžanović VZ, Nikolić-Kokić AL, Stanković SD, Trifunović SL, Milošević VL, Nestorović NM. Effects of soy phytoestrogens on pituitary-ovarian function in middle-aged female rats. Endocrine 2015. [PMID: 26215277 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-015-0691-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the effects of genistein (G) and daidzein (D) on the histological, hormonal, and functional parameters of the pituitary-ovarian axis in middle-aged female rats, and to compare these effects with the effects of estradiol (E), commonly used in the prevention and treatment of menopausal symptoms. Middle-aged (12 month old) Wistar female rats subcutaneously received 35 mg/kg of G, or 35 mg/kg of D, or 0.625 mg/kg of E every day for 4 weeks. Each of the treated groups had a corresponding control group. An intact control group was also established. G and D did not change the intracellular protein content within gonadotropic and lactotropic cells, but vacuolization was observed in all the cell types. In contrast, E caused an inhibition of gonadotropic and stimulation of lactotropic cells. Also, ovaries of middle-aged female rats exposed to G or D have more healthy primordial and primary follicles and less atretic follicles. E treatment in the ovaries had a mostly negative effect, which is reflected by the increased number of atretic follicles in all tested classes. G and D provoked decrease in CuZnSOD and CAT activity, while E treatment increased MnSOD and decreased CuZnSOD and GSHPx activity. All the treatments increased serum estradiol and decreased testosterone levels, while D and E increased the serum progesterone level. In conclusion, soy phytoestrogens exhibited beneficial effects on pituitary-ovarian function in middle-aged female rats, as compared to estradiol.
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- Ivana M Medigović
- Department of Citology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Department of Citology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Citology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Center for Medical Biochemistry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, School of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Citology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Citology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Citology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Nilsson ME, Vandenput L, Tivesten Å, Norlén AK, Lagerquist MK, Windahl SH, Börjesson AE, Farman HH, Poutanen M, Benrick A, Maliqueo M, Stener-Victorin E, Ryberg H, Ohlsson C. Measurement of a Comprehensive Sex Steroid Profile in Rodent Serum by High-Sensitive Gas Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Endocrinology 2015; 156:2492-502. [PMID: 25856427 DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Accurate measurement of sex steroid concentrations in rodent serum is essential to evaluate mouse and rat models for sex steroid-related disorders. The aim of the present study was to develop a sensitive and specific gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) method to assess a comprehensive sex steroid profile in rodent serum. A major effort was invested in reaching an exceptionally high sensitivity for measuring serum estradiol concentrations. We established a GC-MS/MS assay with a lower limit of detection for estradiol, estrone, T, DHT, progesterone, androstenedione, and dehydroepiandrosterone of 0.3, 0.5, 4.0, 1.6, 8, 4.0, and 50 pg/mL, respectively, whereas the corresponding values for the lower limit of quantification were 0.5, 0.5, 8, 2.5, 74, 12, and 400 pg/mL, respectively. Calibration curves were linear, intra- and interassay coefficients of variation were low, and accuracy was excellent for all analytes. The established assay was used to accurately measure a comprehensive sex steroid profile in female rats and mice according to estrous cycle phase. In addition, we characterized the impact of age, sex, gonadectomy, and estradiol treatment on serum concentrations of these sex hormones in mice. In conclusion, we have established a highly sensitive and specific GC-MS/MS method to assess a comprehensive sex steroid profile in rodent serum in a single run. This GC-MS/MS assay has, to the best of our knowledge, the best detectability reported for estradiol. Our method therefore represents an ideal tool to characterize sex steroid metabolism in a variety of sex steroid-related rodent models and in human samples with low estradiol levels.
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- Maria E Nilsson
- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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- Centre for Bone and Arthritis Research (M.E.N., L.V., M.K.L., S.H.W., A.E.B., H.H.F., M.P., C.O.), Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Medicine, Wallenberg Laboratory for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research (Å.T.), Institute of Medicine, Department of Physiology (A.B., M.M., E.S.-V.), Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; Department of Clinical Chemistry (M.E.N., A.-K.N., H.R.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg SE-413 45, Sweden; and Department of Physiology (M.P.), Institute of Biomedicine and Turku Center for Disease Modeling, University of Turku, Turku FI-20014, Finland
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Ozgocer T, Yildiz S, Elbe H, Vardi N. Endotoxin exposure and puberty in female rats: the role of nitric oxide and caspase-1 inhibition in neonates. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2015; 93:603-14. [PMID: 26061900 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2014-0559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bacterial toxins are widespread in the environment as well as in the digestive system of humans and animals. Toxin from Gram-negative bacteria (endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide; LPS) has a life-long programming effect on reproduction in rats, but the mediators have not been well-documented, so we investigated the effects of LPS on the timing of puberty in female rats. Because the levels of nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin 1β (IL-1β) increase following injection of LPS, we injected neonates (post-natal day (pnd) 7) with LPS, with or without NO or IL-1β inhibitors. Half of the prepubescent (pnd 30) animals received an additional LPS injection. Vaginal opening, number of ovarian follicles, and serum anti-LPS antibodies were determined. A single LPS injection was sufficient to reduce the primordial follicle pool, but puberty was delayed when rats received 2 LPS injections (at pnd 7 and 30). NO or IL-1β inhibitors improved both of these parameters, suggesting that the early detrimental effects of LPS on puberty and primordial follicle pool are mediated by NO and IL-1β.
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- Tuba Ozgocer
- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Inonu, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
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- a Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Inonu, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
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- c Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman, Mugla, Turkey
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- b Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Inonu, 44280 Malatya, Turkey
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Delman DM, Fabian CJ, Kimler BF, Yeh H, Petroff BK. Effects of Flaxseed Lignan Secoisolariciresinol Diglucosideon Preneoplastic Biomarkers of Cancer Progression in a Model of Simultaneous Breast and Ovarian Cancer Development. Nutr Cancer 2015; 67:857-64. [PMID: 26010915 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2015.1042549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Breast cancer prevention efforts are focused increasingly on potentially beneficial dietary modifications due to their ease of implementation and wide acceptance. Secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) is a lignan found in high concentration in flaxseed that may have selective estrogen receptor modulator-like effects resulting in antiestrogenic activity in a high estrogen environment. In parallel with a human phase II prevention trial, female ACI rats (n = 8-10/group) received 0, 10, or 100 ppm SDG in the feed. The 100 ppm SDG treatment produced similar blood lignan levels as those observed in our human pilot study. Mammary and ovarian cancer progression were induced using local ovarian DMBA treatment and subcutaneous sustained release 17β-estradiol administered starting at 7 weeks of age. Mammary gland and ovarian tissues were collected at 3 mo after initiation of treatment and examined for changes in epithelial cell proliferation (Ki-67, cell counts), histopathology, and dysplasia scores, as well as expression of selected genes involved in proliferation, estrogen signaling, and cell adhesion. Treatment with SDG normalized several biomarkers in mammary gland tissue (dysplasia, cell number, and expression of several genes) that had been altered by carcinogen. There is no indication that SDG promotes preneoplastic progression in the ovarian epithelium.
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- Devora M Delman
- a Breast Cancer Prevention Center, Department of Internal Medicine , University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , Kansas , USA
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Liu WJ, Zhang XM, Wang N, Zhou XL, Fu YC, Luo LL. Calorie restriction inhibits ovarian follicle development and follicle loss through activating SIRT1 signaling in mice. Eur J Med Res 2015; 20:22. [PMID: 25889584 PMCID: PMC4367909 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-015-0114-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Silent information regulator 2 related enzyme 1 (SIRT1) is one of the key factors in the mechanism of calorie restriction (CR) extending lifespan of animals. The aim of the study is to investigate if CR prolongs ovarian lifespan in mice through activating SIRT1 signaling. METHODS In the present study, 21 female C57BL/6 mice were divided into three groups: the control (n = 7), CR (n = 7), and SRT1720 (n = 7) groups. After the 26-week treatment, the number of ovarian follicles at each stage was counted, and Western blot was performed. RESULTS The number of surviving follicles in ovaries of the SRT1720 group was less than that of the CR group but more than that of the normal control (NC) group. The number of atretic follicles in the ovaries of the SRT1720 group was similar to that of the CR group but less than that of the NC group. The number of primordial follicles in the ovaries of the SRT1720 group was less than that of the CR group but more than that of the NC group. The numbers of primary follicles, secondary follicles, antral follicles, and corpora lutea in the SRT1720 group were similar to those in the CR group. Western blot analysis showed that the expression of SIRT1, SIRT6, FOXO3a, and NRF1 proteins was upregulated, and p53 was downregulated in both the CR group and the SRT1720 group compared to the control group. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that CR inhibits the activation of primordial follicles and development of follicles at different stages, thus preserving the reserve of follicle pool (at least partly) through activating SIRT1 signaling.
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- Wei-Juan Liu
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, No. 57 Changping Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, No. 57 Changping Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, No. 57 Changping Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, No. 22 Xinling Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, No. 57 Changping Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
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Zhou XL, Xu JJ, Ni YH, Chen XC, Zhang HX, Zhang XM, Liu WJ, Luo LL, Fu YC. SIRT1 activator (SRT1720) improves the follicle reserve and prolongs the ovarian lifespan of diet-induced obesity in female mice via activating SIRT1 and suppressing mTOR signaling. J Ovarian Res 2014; 7:97. [PMID: 25330910 PMCID: PMC4232623 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-014-0097-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 10/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide and significantly affects fertility and reproduction in both men and women. Our recent study has shown that excess body fat accelerates ovarian follicle development and follicle loss in rats. The aim of the present study is to explore the effect of SIRT1 activator SRT1720 on the reserve of ovarian follicle pool and ovarian lifespan of obese mice and the underlying mechanism associated with SIRT1 and mTOR signaling. METHODS Adult female Kunming mice (n = 36) were randomly divided into three groups: the normal control (NC) group (n = 8), the caloric restriction (CR) group (fed 70% food of the NC group, n = 8) and the high-fat diet (HF) group (fed a rodent chow containing 20% fat, n = 20). After 4 months, the HF mice were further randomly divided into three groups: the control high-fat diet (CHF, n = 8) group (treated every day with an intraperitoneal injection of vehicle), the SRT1720 (SRT, n = 6) group (treated every other day with an intraperitoneal injection of SRT1720 (50 mg/kg)), the SRT1720 and nicotinamide (NAM, n = 6) group (treated every other day with an intraperitoneal injection of SRT1720 (50 mg/kg) and every day with an intraperitoneal injection of nicotinamide (100 mg/kg)). After 6 weeks of treatment, ovaries were harvested for histological and Western blotting analyses. RESULTS The body weight, ovary weight and visceral fat in the SRT group were significantly lower than those in the CHF group at the end of treatment. Histological analysis showed that the SRT mice had significantly greater number and percentage of primordial follicles, but lower number and percentage of corpora lutea and atretic follicles than the CHF mice and NAM mice. Western blot analysis demonstrated that the levels of SIRT1, SIRT6, FOXO3a and NRF-1 protein expression significantly increased in the ovaries of SRT mice, whereas those of mTORC1, p-mTOR, p-p70S6K, NFκB and p53 decreased compared to the CHF and NAM mice. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that SRT1720 may improve the follicle pool reserve in HF diet-induced obese female mice via activating SIRT1 signaling and suppressing mTOR signaling, thus extending the ovarian lifespan.
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- Xiao-Ling Zhou
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Rd, Jinping District, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Huizhou Municipal Central Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, 516001, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of the First Affiliated Hospital, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, 22 Xin Ling Rd, Jinping District, Shantou, Guangdong Province, 515041, People's Republic of China.
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Wang N, Luo LL, Xu JJ, Xu MY, Zhang XM, Zhou XL, Liu WJ, Fu YC. Obesity accelerates ovarian follicle development and follicle loss in rats. Metabolism 2014; 63:94-103. [PMID: 24135502 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2013.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 09/04/2013] [Accepted: 09/04/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Studies have shown that excess body fat negatively affects reproductive functions in females. However, whether obesity affects the ovarian follicle development and ovarian lifespan and the underlying mechanism has not been well elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between obesity and ovarian follicle development. METHODS Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 36) were randomly divided into three groups: the normal control (NC) group, the caloric restriction (CR) group (fed 70% food of the NC group) and the high-fat diet (HF) group. They were maintained on these regimens for 18 weeks. RESULTS The body weight, ovary weight and visceral fat in the HF group were significantly higher than those in the NC group and the CR group at the end of treatment. Histological analysis showed that the HF rats had significantly less number and percentage of primordial follicles, but greater number and percentage of developing and atretic follicles than the NC rats and CR rats. Western blot analysis demonstrated that the level of mTORC1 and p-S6K1 proteins significantly increased in the ovaries of HF rats, whereas that of SIRT1, SIRT6, FOXO3a and NRF-1 decreased compared to the NC rats. In contrast, the expression of mTORC1 and p-S6K1 dramatically declined, while that of SIRT1, SIRT6, FOXO3a and NRF1 increased in the ovaries of CR rats. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that the HF diet induced obesity may accelerate the ovarian follicle development and rate of follicle loss through activating mTOR and suppressing SIRT1 signaling, thus leading to POF, and that CR may inhibit the activation of primordial follicles, follicular development and loss, thus extending the ovarian lifespan through suppressing mTOR and activating SIRT1 signaling.
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- Na Wang
- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, Xinling Road 22, Shantou 515041, P.R. China
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Atilgan R, Ozkan ZS, Kuloglu T, Kocaman N, Baspinar M, Can B, Şimşek M, Sapmaz E. Impact of intracystic ethanol instillation on ovarian cyst diameter and adjacent ovarian tissue. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2013; 174:133-6. [PMID: 24411950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2013.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the regression level of simple ovarian cyst size after local ethanol application and the damage level of adjacent ovarian reserve in rats. STUDY DESIGN This study was conducted at Firat University Animal Laboratory with 18 mature (12-14 weeks old) female Wistar albino rats weighing 200-220g, with regular cycles. Ovarian cyst induction was performed with unilateral salpingectomy. Fourteen rats with ovarian cysts after a second laparotomy were divided into two groups as follows: Group 1 (n=7): cyst aspiration group, and Group 2 (n=7): intracystic 95% ethanol application group. One month after the cyst aspiration procedure a third laparotomy was performed. The cyst number and size were recorded for each rat. Right ovariectomy was performed and formalin-fixed/paraffin-embedded tissues were sectioned at 5μm thickness. Under light microscopy, ovarian total follicle reserve and fibrosis were evaluated with Masson trichrome staining and apoptosis was evaluated with TUNEL staining. The groups were compared with the Mann-Whitney U test and Wilcoxon Rank test. p<0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS Ovarian cyst formation was observed in 85% (15/18) of rats. The mean diameter of ovarian cysts in Groups 1 and 2 were, respectively, 10.3mm and 10.1mm. After aspiration, there was no significant reduction in the cyst diameter (10.3mm vs 8.1mm), but after ethanol application the diameter significantly reduced (10.1mm vs 3.4mm, p<0.05). Mean ovarian follicle count in Group 2 was significantly lower than in Group 1 (25 vs 42, p<0.05), and mean fibrosis and apoptosis scores in Group 2 were significantly higher than in Group 1 (2.5 vs 0.9, p<0.05). CONCLUSION Local ethanol application reduces cyst diameter but concomitantly decreases ovarian reserve due to increased fibrosis in rats. In humans, intracystic ethanol application should be performed cautiously.
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- Remzi Atilgan
- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey.
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Histology and Embryology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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- Firat University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 23119 Elazig, Turkey
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Peluso JJ, Yuan A, Liu X, Lodde V. Plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 RNA-binding protein interacts with progesterone receptor membrane component 1 to regulate progesterone's ability to maintain the viability of spontaneously immortalized granulosa cells and rat granulosa cells. Biol Reprod 2013; 88:20. [PMID: 23242527 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.103036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Progesterone receptor membrane component 1 (PGRMC1) mediates the antiapoptotic action of progesterone (P4). PGRMC1 interacts with plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 RNA-binding protein (PAIRBP1), but the functional significance of this interaction is unknown. To examine the function of PGRMC1-PAIRBP1 interaction, PAIRBP1 was depleted from spontaneously immortalized granulosa cells (SIGCs) and the effects on the expression and localization of PGRMC1 as well as P4's ability to bind to SIGCs and prevent apoptosis was assessed. Depleting PAIRBP1 enhanced cellular (3)H-P4 binding and did not alter the expression or cellular localization of PGRMC1 but attenuated P4's antiapoptotic action. Transfection of a PGRMC1-green fluorescent protein (GFP) peptide mimic, which binds PAIRBP1 as demonstrated by in situ proximity assay, doubled the rate at which SIGCs undergo apoptosis compared to cells transfected with either the empty GFP expression vector or Pairbp1 small interfering RNA. Moreover, P4 did not prevent these cells from undergoing apoptosis. Similar studies conducted with granulosa cells isolated from immature rats also showed that PGRMC1 interacts with PAIRBP1 and that transfection of PGRMC1-GFP peptide mimic accelerates the rate of granulosa cell apoptosis by 4-fold even in the presence of serum and P4. These studies support the concept that the interaction between PAIRBP1-PGRMC1 is an essential component of the mechanism through which P4 inhibits apoptosis. Surprisingly, PGRMC1-PAIRBP1 interaction is not required for P4 binding or the cellular localization of PGRMC1 but rather appears to couple PGRMC1 to downstream components of the P4-PGRMC1 signal transduction pathway.
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- John J Peluso
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT 06030, USA.
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Medial prefrontal cortex neuronal activation and synaptic alterations after stress-induced reinstatement of palatable food seeking: a study using c-fos-GFP transgenic female rats. J Neurosci 2012; 32:8480-90. [PMID: 22723688 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5895-11.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Relapse to maladaptive eating habits during dieting is often provoked by stress and there is evidence for a role of ovarian hormones in stress responses and feeding. We studied the role of these hormones in stress-induced reinstatement of food seeking and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) neuronal activation in c-fos-GFP transgenic female rats, which express GFP in strongly activated neurons. Food-restricted ovariectomized or sham-operated c-fos-GFP rats were trained to lever-press for palatable food pellets. Subsequently, lever-pressing was extinguished and reinstatement of food seeking and mPFC neuronal activation was assessed after injections of the pharmacological stressor yohimbine (0.5-2 mg/kg) or pellet priming (1-4 noncontingent pellets). Estrous cycle effects on reinstatement were also assessed in wild-type rats. Yohimbine- and pellet-priming-induced reinstatement was associated with Fos and GFP induction in mPFC; both reinstatement and neuronal activation were minimally affected by ovarian hormones in both c-fos-GFP and wild-type rats. c-fos-GFP transgenic rats were then used to assess glutamatergic synaptic alterations within activated GFP-positive and nonactivated GFP-negative mPFC neurons following yohimbine-induced reinstatement of food seeking. This reinstatement was associated with reduced AMPA receptor/NMDA receptor current ratios and increased paired-pulse facilitation in activated GFP-positive but not GFP-negative neurons. While ovarian hormones do not appear to play a role in stress-induced relapse of food seeking in our rat model, this reinstatement was associated with unique synaptic alterations in strongly activated mPFC neurons. Our paper introduces the c-fos-GFP transgenic rat as a new tool to study unique synaptic changes in activated neurons during behavior.
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Jiang B, Sun K, Li M, Wang Y, Zhuang L, Zhang L, Wang Y, Liu X, Wu W, Guan S, Yang M, Li Y, Yu J. Study of Luan-Pao-Prescription on ovarian dysfunction in rats. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2012; 141:653-658. [PMID: 21933702 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.08.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2011] [Revised: 07/13/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Luan-Pao-Prescription (LPP) has been clinically proven to be effective on infertility. In the present study we explored the improvement and underlying mechanism of LPP on ovarian dysfunction in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS 13 month old female rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: the Saline group, the LPP groups treated by low (1.67 g/kg), and high-dose (5 g/kg) LPP respectively, and the hormone group treated by pregnant mare gonadotrophin serum and chorionic gonadotrophin (PMSG/hCG). The estrous cycle was determined by daily observation of vaginal smears; serum estradiol and testosterone were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ovarian morphology, ovary volume and fertility of female rats were all detected during the study. RESULTS During 21 days of LPP treatment, about 20% increase of rats with regular estrous cycle of 4-6 days was found, but no change was detected on serum estradiol and testosterone at the dose of 1.67 g/kg and 5 g/kg LPP. Both ovary index and uterus index were up-regulated significantly at the dose of 5 g/kg LPP, but no regulation on oviduct index, adrenal gland index, pancreatic gland index and spleen index was observed at the two LPP groups. 5 g/kg LPP increased total number of pregnant mothers and the offspring; however there are no offspring in PMSG/hCG group. The offspring exhibited similar body weight in each treatment, and no apparent malformation was found for the cubs. While PMSG/hCG treatment increased the ovary index, serum estradiol and testosterone concentration considerably, but no improvement was found on estrous cycle, oviduct index, uterus index, and reproduction. CONCLUSION Administration of LPP may have comparable benefits for ovarian dysfunction, but with fewer side effects. Oral LPP have a better overall influence on rats than PSMG/hCG; it may be more effective in improvement of estrous cycle, ovary function and reproduction.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Chorionic Gonadotropin/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/administration & dosage
- Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology
- Estradiol/blood
- Estrous Cycle/drug effects
- Female
- Fertility/drug effects
- Fertility Agents, Female/administration & dosage
- Fertility Agents, Female/pharmacology
- Gonadotropins, Equine/pharmacology
- Litter Size/drug effects
- Medicine, Chinese Traditional
- Ovary/drug effects
- Ovary/metabolism
- Ovary/physiopathology
- Plants, Medicinal
- Pregnancy
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Testosterone/blood
- Time Factors
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- Baohong Jiang
- Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Nilsson E, Larsen G, Manikkam M, Guerrero-Bosagna C, Savenkova MI, Skinner MK. Environmentally induced epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of ovarian disease. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36129. [PMID: 22570695 PMCID: PMC3343040 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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The actions of environmental toxicants and relevant mixtures in promoting the epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of ovarian disease was investigated with the use of a fungicide, a pesticide mixture, a plastic mixture, dioxin and a hydrocarbon mixture. After transient exposure of an F0 gestating female rat during embryonic gonadal sex determination, the F1 and F3 generation progeny adult onset ovarian disease was assessed. Transgenerational disease phenotypes observed included an increase in cysts resembling human polycystic ovarian disease (PCO) and a decrease in the ovarian primordial follicle pool size resembling primary ovarian insufficiency (POI). The F3 generation granulosa cells were isolated and found to have a transgenerational effect on the transcriptome and epigenome (differential DNA methylation). Epigenetic biomarkers for environmental exposure and associated gene networks were identified. Epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of ovarian disease states was induced by all the different classes of environmental compounds, suggesting a role of environmental epigenetics in ovarian disease etiology.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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Xiang Y, Xu J, Li L, Lin X, Chen X, Zhang X, Fu Y, Luo L. Calorie restriction increases primordial follicle reserve in mature female chemotherapy-treated rats. Gene 2012; 493:77-82. [PMID: 22146320 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Revised: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED We assessed the effects of calorie restriction (CR)-mediated protection against chemotherapy damage on ovarian reserve. Forty-eight female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: the normal control group (NC group, fed ad libitum), the CR group (fed with 65% food intake of the NC group), the CTX group (injected with cyclophosphamide (CTX) and fed ad libitum), and the CR+CTX group (injected with CTX and fed with 65% food intake of the NC group). Ovarian reserve was examined by vaginal smears and follicle counting. SIRT1 is a deacetylase that is activated by a variety of stressors and targets transcriptional regulators including p53, NF-κB, FOXO1, 3, and 4, and the transcriptional regulator PGC-1α. The expression level of SIRT1, p53 and FOXO3a in the ovary was measured by western blot. CR did not interfere with estrous cycling but maintained estrous cycling in CTX-treated CR rats. The number of primordial follicles in the CR rats was comparable to the NC group, and CR+CTX group rats had more primordial follicles and primary follicles than the CTX group. SIRT1 expression in the ovary was higher in the CR group compared to the control group, and p53 level was lower in the CR group than that in the NC group. There is no significant difference in the expression level of FOXO3a between the CR group and the NC group. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that CR can increase the ovarian follicular reserve and reduce the CTX-induced ovarian damage, and CR positive effects may be due to its intervention in the transition from primordial to primary follicle, and its reduction of oxidative stress.
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- Yanfang Xiang
- Department of Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong 515041, China
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Wu XQ, Li XF, Ye B, Popat N, Milligan SR, Lightman SL, O'Byrne KT. Neonatal programming by immunological challenge: effects on ovarian function in the adult rat. Reproduction 2011; 141:241-8. [PMID: 21084570 PMCID: PMC3021912 DOI: 10.1530/rep-10-0252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Neonatal exposure to an immunological challenge (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) increases the activity of hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis and sensitises the GNRH pulse generator to the inhibitory influence of stress in adult rats. We investigated the effects of neonatal exposure to LPS on various reproductive parameters during puberty and into adulthood in female rats. LPS (50 μg/kg, i.p.) or saline was administered on postnatal days 3 and 5. Vaginal opening was recorded, and oestrous cyclicity was monitored immediately post puberty and again at 8-9 weeks of age. At 10 weeks of age, the ovaries were removed and the number of follicles was counted, together with the thickness of the theca interna of the largest antral follicles. Ovarian sympathetic nerve activity was assessed immunohistochemically by measurement of the levels of ovarian low-affinity receptor of nerve growth factor (p75NGFR). In rats exposed to LPS in early life, there was a significant delay in puberty and disruption of oestrous cyclicity immediately post puberty, which persisted into adulthood. The follicle reserve was decreased, the thickness of the theca interna increased and the expression profile of ovarian p75NGFR increased in the neonatal LPS-treated animals. These data suggest that exposure to LPS during early neonatal life can have long-term dysfunctional effects on the female reproductive system, which might involve, at least in part, increased ovarian sympathetic nerve activity.
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- Xue-Qing Wu
- Division of Women's Health, School of MedicineKing's College LondonGuy's Campus, 2.95W Hodgkin Building, London, SE1 1ULUK
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical CollegeWenzhou, 325000People's Republic of China
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- Division of Women's Health, School of MedicineKing's College LondonGuy's Campus, 2.95W Hodgkin Building, London, SE1 1ULUK
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical CollegeWenzhou, 325000People's Republic of China
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- Division of Women's Health, School of MedicineKing's College LondonGuy's Campus, 2.95W Hodgkin Building, London, SE1 1ULUK
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- Division of Women's Health, School of MedicineKing's College LondonGuy's Campus, 2.95W Hodgkin Building, London, SE1 1ULUK
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- Henry Wellcome Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience and EndocrinologyUniversity of BristolBristol, BS1 3NYUK
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- Division of Women's Health, School of MedicineKing's College LondonGuy's Campus, 2.95W Hodgkin Building, London, SE1 1ULUK
- First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical CollegeWenzhou, 325000People's Republic of China
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I. Levels of 5α-reduced progesterone metabolite in the midbrain account for variability in reproductive behavior of middle-aged female rats. Brain Res 2010; 1379:137-48. [PMID: 21070751 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2010] [Revised: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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At middle-age, the reproductive capacity of female rats begins to decline. Whether there are consequences for social and reproductive behaviors related to changes in estradiol (E(2)), progesterone (P(4)) and its 5α-reduced metabolites, dihydroprogesterone (DHP) and 5α-pregnan-3α-ol-20-one (3α,5α-THP), is of interest. In Experiment 1, 1-year-old female breeder rats that had "maintained their reproductive status" (having 4-5 days estrous cycles, > 60% successful pregnancies after mating, > 10 pups/litter) or their age-matched counterparts with "declining reproductive status" were assessed in social interaction, standard mating, and paced mating when in proestrus. Rats that maintained reproductive status tended to have higher levels of proceptivity, and significantly reduced aggression, towards males, compared to rats with declining reproductive status. Basal midbrain E(2) and DHP levels accounted for a significant proportion of variance in lordosis. In Experiment 2, 1-year-old, age-matched, female breeders that had maintained reproductive status or were in reproductive decline were compared to three-month old, nulliparous females that had regular (4-5 days) or irregular estrous cycles. Age did not influence paced mating but younger rats had greater diencephalon E(2) than did middle-aged rats. After mating, rats with declining/irregular reproductive status had higher P(4) and DHP levels in midbrain than did rats with maintaining/regular reproductive status, albeit differences in midbrain 3α,5α-THP were not seen. Middle-aged rats that maintained reproductive function had greater 3α,5α-THP formation in diencephalon compared to other groups. Thus, age-related changes in central progestogen formation in midbrain or diencephalon may contribute to some variability in expression of reproductive behaviors.
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Chen ZG, Luo LL, Xu JJ, Zhuang XL, Kong XX, Fu YC. Effects of plant polyphenols on ovarian follicular reserve in aging rats. Biochem Cell Biol 2010; 88:737-45. [PMID: 20651847 DOI: 10.1139/o10-012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The pool of ovarian primordial follicles is established during embryonic development or at birth. During the development from primordial to primary, secondary, and antral follicles, only a small portion of follicles can mature and successfully ovulate; the others are destined to degenerate through apoptotic or atretic loss. As aging advances, females ultimately enter the cessation phase of the estrous cycle and are no longer capable of fertilization. The presumption is that if we can slow down the process of folliculogenesis or decrease follicle loss, females may have a larger ovarian follicular reserve and a longer reproductive lifespan. In our study, rats underwent intragastric administration with tea polyphenols, quercetin (meletin), genistein, or resveratrol, once a day for 4 months (from age 12 to 15 months), to test whether they have positive effects on follicular reserve or ovarian functions. The results showed that rats treated with tea polyphenols (27.8 +/- 3.2) and quercetin (36.5 +/- 4.1) had a comparable number of healthy follicles to those of controls (26.9 +/- 3.8), although significantly fewer atretic follicles were observed in the tea polyphenol group (43.4 +/- 5.9 vs 79.7 +/- 7.5; p < 0.001). Remarkably, both genistein- and resveratrol-treated rats had more healthy follicles (respectively, 42.8 +/- 3.9, p < 0.05; and 51.9 +/- 6.4, p < 0.001) and fewer atretic follicles (respectively, 58.4 +/- 8.0, p < 0.05; and 51.0 +/- 6.2, p < 0.01) than controls. These results indicate that genistein and resveratrol can increase the ovarian follicular reserve and prolong the ovarian lifespan in rats, and their positive effects may be not only due to their intervention in the transition from primordial to primary follicle, but also due to the inhibiting effect on follicular atresia.
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- Zhen-Guo Chen
- Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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Neal-Perry G, Nejat E, Dicken C. The neuroendocrine physiology of female reproductive aging: An update. Maturitas 2010; 67:34-8. [PMID: 20570066 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2010] [Revised: 04/24/2010] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The transition into menopause is a complex process that affects fertility and increases the risk for a number of health problems in aging women that include, but are not limited to osteoporosis, heart disease, diabetes mellitus and cognitive dysfunction. Improved nutrition and enhanced access to medical care have increased the average lifespan for women in developed countries, and many will spend more than one-third of their life in a post-menopausal state. Epidemiological studies indicate that a delayed natural menopause confers longevity and decelerates the appearance of much age-related morbidity, suggesting that developing treatments to delay menopause would significantly improve quality of life for women. Although menopause is ultimately defined by ovarian follicular exhaustion, several lines of scientific evidence in humans and animals now suggest that dysregulation of estradiol feedback mechanisms and hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction contributes to the onset and progression of reproductive senescence, independent of ovarian failure. This article provides a brief update on our current understanding of the role of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis in the onset of and transition into female reproductive senescence.
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- Genevieve Neal-Perry
- Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Moreno M, Ordoñez P, Alonso A, Díaz F, Tolivia J, González C. Chronic 17beta-estradiol treatment improves skeletal muscle insulin signaling pathway components in insulin resistance associated with aging. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2010; 32:1-13. [PMID: 19462258 PMCID: PMC2829641 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-009-9095-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2008] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Insulin resistance is a common feature of aging in both humans and rats. In the case of females, it seems to be related to loss of gonadal function, due mainly due to a decrease in plasma estrogen levels. Several causes have been postulated for this insulin resistance, among them changes in several steps of the insulin pathway. In view of these findings, the purpose of the present study was to examine the role of chronic 17beta-estradiol treatment on insulin sensitivity during the aging process, and its effects on levels of the insulin-sensitive glucose transporter Glut4 (both total and plasma membrane localized), the interaction between p85alpha subunit of PI3-k and IRS-1, Tyr- and Ser-612 phosphorylation of IRS-1 levels, and Ser-473 phosphorylation of Akt. The present findings indicate that 17beta-estradiol treatment is able to minimize the deleterious effect of aging on insulin sensitivity, at least at the level of plasma membrane localized Glut4. Nevertheless further research is needed to determine this conclusively.
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- M. Moreno
- Department of Functional Biology, Physiology Area, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n 3306, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology, Physiology Area, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n 3306, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology, Physiology Area, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n 3306, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology, Physiology Area, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n 3306, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Morphology and Cellular Biology, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n 3306, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Functional Biology, Physiology Area, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería s/n 3306, Oviedo, Spain
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Ting AY, Kimler BF, Fabian CJ, Petroff BK. Tamoxifen prevents premalignant changes of breast, but not ovarian, cancer in rats at high risk for both diseases. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2009; 1:546-53. [PMID: 19139004 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-08-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Women at increased risk for breast cancer are at increased risk for ovarian cancer as well, reflecting common risk factors and intertwined etiology of the two diseases. We previously developed a rat model of elevated breast and ovarian cancer risk, allowing evaluation of dual-target cancer prevention strategies. Tamoxifen, a Food and Drug Administration-approved breast cancer chemoprevention drug, has been shown to promote ovarian cysts in premenopausal women; however, the effect of tamoxifen on ovarian cancer risk is still controversial. In the current experiment, Fischer 344 rats (n = 8 per treatment group) received tamoxifen (TAM) or vehicle (control) in factorial combination with combined breast and ovarian carcinogen (17beta-estradiol and 7,12 dimethylbenza[a]anthracene, respectively). Mammary and ovarian morphologies were normal in the control and TAM groups. Carcinogen (CARC) treatment induced mammary dysplasia with elevated cell proliferation and reduced estrogen receptor-alpha expression and promoted preneoplastic changes in the ovary. In the CARC + TAM group, tamoxifen reduced preneoplastic changes and proliferation rate in the mammary gland, but not in the ovary, compared with rats treated with carcinogen alone. Putative stem cell markers (Oct-4 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1) were also elevated in the mammary tissue by carcinogen and this expansion of the stem cell population was not reversed by tamoxifen. Our study suggests that tamoxifen prevents early progression to mammary cancer but has no effect on ovarian cancer progression in this rat model.
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- Alison Y Ting
- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Alonso A, Moreno M, Ordóñez P, Fernández R, Pérez C, Díaz F, Navarro A, Tolivia J, González C. Chronic estradiol treatment improves brain homeostasis during aging in female rats. Endocrinology 2008; 149:57-72. [PMID: 17901235 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-0627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Aging is associated with a reduction in metabolic function, insulin resistance, increased incidence of neurodegenerative diseases, and memory or cognitive dysfunction. In aging females, loss of gonadal function determines the beginning of the period of reduced metabolic function. Estrogens have neuroprotective effects, but the mechanisms by which they exert these effects remain unclear. The effects of estradiol treatment on the activation of the insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 signaling pathway, the interactions between estrogen receptor (ER)-alpha and IRS-1 and the p85alpha subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase, together with the possible effects of estradiol treatment on glucose transporter-3 and -4 levels, were investigated in female rats. The level of expression of each glucose transporter was greater in control and estradiol-treated groups than in the ovariectomized group. Interactions of ERalpha46-IRS-1, ERalpha46-p85alpha, and p85alpha-IRS-1, as well as IRS-1 phosphorylation, appeared to increase with estradiol treatment. The results indicate that estradiol treatment improves some aspects of neuronal homeostasis that are affected by aging; this may indicate that estradiol has neuroprotective effects in female rats. Additional animal studies are required to clarify the neuroprotective role of estradiol in relation to other important molecules involved in the IRS-1-phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase signaling pathway.
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- Ana Alonso
- Department of Functional Biology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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Yeh J, Kim B. Increasing blunting of inhibin responses to dynamic ovarian challenge is associated with reproductive aging in the rat. Reprod Sci 2007; 14:10-9. [PMID: 17636211 DOI: 10.1177/1933719106298186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Reproductive aging results in declines in female fertility and in slight declines in baseline serum inhibins in humans. The authors tested the hypothesis that exogenous ovarian stimulation as a noninvasive dynamic test, by amplifying inhibin levels, can define more accurately than baseline serum inhibin levels the ovarian age of female rats. Female rats--young (immature, 26 days old), adult (65-75 days old), and reproductively aged (8- to 9-month-old retired breeders)--were administered pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin to stimulate the ovaries and the serum inhibin A and inhibin B, and ovarian inhibins were measured. The young and adult females had at least a 4- to 10-fold increase in serum inhibin A and inhibin B after ovarian stimulation, but the reproductively aged females did not. Adult female serum inhibin measurements after stimulation at every stage of the estrous cycle revealed a consistent 4- to 5-fold increase in all stages, whereas the reproductively aged females did not. Western blot analyses of ovarian lysates were consistent with the serum inhibin level results and revealed that ovarian inhibin alpha, inhibin beta A, and inhibin beta B subunit levels in adult ovaries were elevated after ovarian stimulation but not in the reproductively aged ovaries. The data presented here demonstrate that young, adult, and reproductively aged female inhibin responses after exogenous ovarian stimulation were different. Inhibin measurement in serum after ovarian challenge in rats, therefore, is a noninvasive method that could be used to dissect ovarian function in aging in more detail.
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- John Yeh
- Department of Gynecology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14222, USA.
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Greenfeld CR, Babus JK, Furth PA, Marion S, Hoyer PB, Flaws JA. BAX is involved in regulating follicular growth, but is dispensable for follicle atresia in adult mouse ovaries. Reproduction 2007; 133:107-16. [PMID: 17244737 DOI: 10.1530/rep-06-0144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Mammalian females are endowed with a finite number of primordial follicles at birth or shortly thereafter. Immediately following the formation of the primordial follicle pool, cohorts of these follicles are recruited to begin growth, and this recruitment continues until the primordial follicle population is depleted. Once recruited, a follicle will either grow and ovulate or undergo atresia. Follicle atresia results from the apoptotic death of follicular cells. Members of the BCL-2 family of proteins are important regulators of apoptosis in most cells including in the ovary. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the proapoptotic BAX is an important regulator of follicle survival. We used a variety of histological and biochemical techniques to investigate the impact ofBaxdeletion on follicle growth and death. We observed that theBaxdeletion results in delayed vaginal opening and altered follicular growth. Young adultBax-deficient ovaries contained increased numbers of primordial follicles and a trend towards reduced numbers of growing follicles.Baxdeficiency led to a reduction in average litter size, and also a reduction in the number of oocytes ovulated in response to exogenous gonadotropins. In contrast,Baxdeficiency did not alter follicle atresia. In conclusion, BAX appears to be an important regulator of follicle growth, but is dispensable for follicle atresia in mice.
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- Chuck R Greenfeld
- Department of Physiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 USA
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Wu JM, Zelinski MB, Ingram DK, Ottinger MA. Ovarian aging and menopause: current theories, hypotheses, and research models. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2006; 230:818-28. [PMID: 16339746 DOI: 10.1177/153537020523001106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Aging of the reproductive system has been studied in numerous vertebrate species. Although there are wide variations in reproductive strategies and hormone cycle components, many of the fundamental changes that occur during aging are similar. Evolutionary hypotheses attempt to explain why menopause occurs, whereas cellular hypotheses attempt to explain how it occurs. It is commonly believed that a disruption in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis is responsible for the onset of menopause. Data exist to demonstrate that the first signs of menopause occur at the level of the brain or the ovary. Thus, finding an appropriate and representative animal model is especially important for the advancement of menopause research. In primates, there is a gradual decline in the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis ultimately resulting in irregularities in menstrual cycles and increasingly sporadic incidence of ovulation. Rodents also exhibit a progressive deterioration in HPG axis function; however, they also experience a period of constant estrus accompanied by intermittent ovulations, reduced progesterone levels, and elevated circulating estradiol levels. It is remarkable to observe that females of other classes also demonstrate deterioration in HPG axis function and ovarian failure. Comparisons of aging in various taxa provide insight into fundamental biological mechanisms of aging that could underlie reproductive decline.
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- Julie M Wu
- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Jefferson WN, Padilla-Banks E, Newbold RR. Adverse effects on female development and reproduction in CD-1 mice following neonatal exposure to the phytoestrogen genistein at environmentally relevant doses. Biol Reprod 2005; 73:798-806. [PMID: 15930323 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.041277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Outbred female CD-1 mice were treated with genistein (Gen), the primary phytoestrogen in soy, by s.c. injections on Neonatal Days 1-5 at doses of 0.5, 5, or 50 mg/kg per day (Gen-0.5, Gen-5, and Gen-50). The day of vaginal opening was observed in mice treated with Gen and compared with controls, and although there were some differences, they were not statistically significant. Gen-treated mice had prolonged estrous cycles with a dose- and age-related increase in severity of abnormal cycles. Females treated with Gen-0.5 or Gen-5 bred to control males at 2, 4, and 6 mo showed statistically significant decreases in the number of live pups over time with increasing dose; at 6 mo, 60% of the females in the Gen-0.5 group and 40% in the Gen-5 group delivered live pups compared with 100% of controls. Mice treated with Gen-50 did not deliver live pups. At 2 mo, >60% of the mice treated with Gen-50 were fertile as determined by uterine implantation sites, but pregnancy was not maintained; pregnancy loss was characterized by fewer, smaller implantation sites and increased reabsorptions. Mice treated with lower doses of Gen had increased numbers of corpora lutea compared with controls, while mice treated with the highest dose had decreased numbers; however, superovulation with eCG/hCG yielded similar numbers of oocytes as controls. Serum levels of progesterone, estradiol, and testosterone were similar between Gen-treated and control mice when measured before puberty and during pregnancy. In summary, neonatal treatment with Gen caused abnormal estrous cycles, altered ovarian function, early reproductive senescence, and subfertility/infertility at environmentally relevant doses.
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- Wendy N Jefferson
- Developmental Endocrinology Section, Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Gore AC, Windsor-Engnell BM, Terasawa E. Menopausal increases in pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone release in a nonhuman primate (Macaca mulatta). Endocrinology 2004; 145:4653-9. [PMID: 15231708 DOI: 10.1210/en.2004-0379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Reproductive function in all vertebrates is controlled by the circhoral release of the neuropeptide, GnRH, into the portal capillary system leading to the anterior pituitary. Despite its primary role in sexual maturation and the maintenance of adult reproductive function, changes in the concentrations and pattern of GnRH release have not yet been reported in any primate species during the menopausal transition and postmenopause. Such knowledge is essential for ascertaining both the mechanisms for, and consequences of, the menopausal process. Here we used a push-pull perfusion method to measure and compare the parameters of pulsatile GnRH release in adult rhesus monkeys at 8.4 +/- 1.5 yr (young adult females, early follicular phase, n = 6) and 28.8 +/- 0.3 yr (aged females, n = 4, of which two monkeys were in the menopausal transition, and two were postmenopausal). Our results demonstrate that: 1) GnRH release is pulsatile in both young and aged monkeys; 2) mean concentrations of GnRH increase during reproductive aging; and 3) GnRH pulse frequency does not differ between aged monkeys and young monkeys in the early follicular phase. We conclude that not only do GnRH neurons have the continued capacity to release GnRH in a pulsatile manner but also they can do so with enhanced GnRH levels in aged primates. To our knowledge, this is the first direct demonstration of elevated pulsatile GnRH concentrations in a primate species during reproductive senescence, a result that may have implications for menopausal symptoms.
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- Andrea C Gore
- University of Texas at Austin, Division of Pharmacology/Toxicology, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
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Danilovich N, Sairam MR. Haploinsufficiency of the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor accelerates oocyte loss inducing early reproductive senescence and biological aging in mice. Biol Reprod 2002; 67:361-9. [PMID: 12135868 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.2.361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Female mice that are null for the FSH-receptor (FSH-R) gene are estrogen deficient, acyclic, and sterile. However, the heterozygous (+/-) mice initially have reduced fertility and stop breeding by 7-9 mo. The purpose of this study was to understand the basis of reduced fertility in mice with haploinsufficiency of the FSH-R. Heterozygous females were compared to +/+ females at 3, 7, and 12 mo of age. By 7 mo most of the +/- females were acyclic and <50% delivered pups. The wild-type females were normal in these respects. None of the 1-yr-old +/- females gave viable offspring (73% in +/+). Many degenerative changes, including atresia and apoptosis, and profound loss of oocytes, were apparent in +/- mice by 7 mo. The 1-yr-old +/- ovary had very few follicles and consisted mostly of fibroid tissue and cysts. Our data support the hypothesis that reproductive deficits in +/- FSH-R mice occur because of accelerated oocyte loss due to increased cell death in the ovary. These events contribute to early reproductive senescence and biological aging in mice. Thus FSH-R status is an important determinant of ovarian aging and all phenomena that arise from subsequent estrogen deficiency and other aberrations.
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- Natalia Danilovich
- Molecular Reproduction Research Laboratory, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, 110 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2W 1R7
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Tarín JJ, Pérez-Albalá S, Gómez-Piquer V, Hermenegildo C, Cano A. Stage of the estrous cycle at the time of pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin injection affects pre-implantation embryo development in vitro in the mouse. Mol Reprod Dev 2002; 62:312-9. [PMID: 12112594 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The present study aims to analyze in the mouse the effect of the stage of the estrous cycle at the time of pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMSG) injection on fertilization of ovulated cumulus-enclosed oocytes and later embryo development in vitro to the blastocyst stage. Quality of blastocysts was evaluated by staining and counting of total number of nuclei, mitotic index, percentage of apoptotic nuclei, and cell allocation to the inner cell mass (ICM) and trophectoderm (TE) lineage. Superovulation of hybrid (C57Bl/6JIco female x CBA/JIco male) female mice of 4-6 weeks of age was induced by a priming injection of PMSG at different stages of the estrous cycle followed after a 48-hr interval by human chrorionic gonadotropin. Our data indicate that injection of PMSG at the estrus phase gives the best outcome whereas injection of PMSG at the diestrus-1 or diestrus-2 phase provides the worst results. In fact, (1) total number of oocytes ovulated, number of ovulated oocytes enclosed by cumulus cells, and number of TE cells in day-5 blastocysts were significantly lower in diestrus-1 females than in estrus, diestrus-2 and proestrus mice; (2) percentage of day-5 blastocysts and total number of cells in day-5 blastocysts were lower in diestrus-1 and diestrus-2 females than in estrus and proestrus mice; and (3) percentage of apoptotic nuclei in day-5 blastocysts was lower in estrus mice than in diestrus-1, diestrus-2, or proestrus females. These data endorse previous studies suggesting that administration of gonadotropins in mice should be synchronized with the innate estrous cycle of females.
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- Juan J Tarín
- Department of Animal Biology, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia, Spain.
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