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Calabrese EJ, Pressman P, Hayes AW, Dhawan G, Kapoor R, Agathokleous E, Calabrese V. Oocyte maturation, blastocyst and embryonic development are mediated and enhanced via hormesis. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 192:114941. [PMID: 39153727 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114941] [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: 06/19/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
Abstract
The present paper provides the first integrative assessment of the capacity of dietary, endogenous and other agents to induce hormetic dose responses in oocytes, their supportive cells such as granulosa cells, blastocyst formation and early stage embryo development with the goal of improving fertility and reproductive success. The analysis showed that numerous agents enhance oocyte maturation and blastocyst/embryonic development in an hormetic fashion. These findings indicate that numerous agents improve oocyte-related biological functioning under normal conditions as well as enhancing its capacity to prevent damage from numerous chemical toxins and related stressor agents, including heat and age-related processes in pre-post conditioning and concurrent exposures. The present assessment suggests that hormetic-based lifestyles and dietary interventions may offer the potential to enhance healthy reproductive performance with applications to animal husbandry and human biology. The present findings also significantly extend the generality of the hormesis dose response concept to multiple fundamental biological processes (i.e., oocyte maturation, fertilization and blastocyst/embryo development).
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- Sri Guru Ram Das (SGRD), University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, India.
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
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- School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania, 95123, Italy.
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Lucia Dos Santos Silva R, de Sousa Barberino R, Tavares de Matos MH. Impact of antioxidant supplementation during in vitro culture of ovarian preantral follicles: A review. Theriogenology 2023; 207:110-122. [PMID: 37290274 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.05.027] [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: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The in vitro culture systems of ovarian preantral follicles have been developed for studying follicular and oocyte growth, for future use of immature oocytes as sources of fertilizable oocytes and for screening ovarian toxic substances. One of the key limitations of the in vitro culture of preantral follicles is the oxidative stress by accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can impair follicular development and oocyte quality. Several factors are associated with oxidative stress in vitro, which implies the need for a rigorous control of the conditions as well as addition of antioxidant agents to the culture medium. Antioxidant supplementation can minimize or eliminate the damage caused by ROS, supporting follicular survival and development and producing mature oocytes competent for fertilization. This review focuses on the use of antioxidants and their role in preventing follicular damage caused by oxidative stress in the in vitro culture of preantral follicles.
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- Regina Lucia Dos Santos Silva
- Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, 56300-900, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, 56300-900, Petrolina, PE, Brazil
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- Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of São Francisco Valley, 56300-900, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
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Hu LL, Li HG, Li XM, Xu Y, Pang YQ, Wang B, Wang JL, Sun SC. Nonylphenol exposure-induced oocyte quality deterioration could be reversed by melatonin supplementation in mice. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119317. [PMID: 35439602 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Nonylphenol (NP) belongs to the metabolites of commercial detergents, which acts as an environmental endocrine disruptor. NP is reported to have multiple toxicity including reproductive toxicity. In present study, we reported the protective effects of melatonin on the NP-exposed oocyte quality. We set up a mouse in vivo model of NP exposure (500 μg/L), by daily drinking and continued feeding for 4 weeks; and we gave a daily dose of melatonin (30 mg/kg) to the NP-exposed mice. Melatonin supplementation restores the development ability of oocytes exposed to NP, and this was due to the reduction of ROS level and DNA damage by melatonin. Melatonin could rescue aberrant mitochondria distribution, mitochondria membrane potential, which also was reflected by ATP content and mtDNA copy number. Moreover, melatonin could restore the RPS3 expression to ensure the ribosome function for protein synthesis, and reduced GRP78 protein level to protect against ER stress and ER distribution defects. We also found that vesicle protein Rab11 from Golgi apparatus was protected by melatonin at the spindle periphery of oocytes of NP-exposed mice, which further moderated LAMP2 for lysosome function. Our results indicate that melatonin protects oocytes from NP exposure through its effects on the reduction of oxidative stress and DNA damage, which might be through its amelioration on the organelles in mice.
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- Lin-Lin Hu
- The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, China
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- School of Medical Laboratory, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- School of Medical Laboratory, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Medical Laboratory, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Baise, 533000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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Lin Q, Le QA, Takebayashi K, Hirata M, Tanihara F, Thongkittidilok C, Sawamoto O, Kikuchi T, Otoi T. Viability and developmental potential of porcine blastocysts preserved for short term in a chemically defined medium at ambient temperature. Reprod Domest Anim 2022; 57:556-563. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.14095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Qingyi Lin
- Bio‐Innovation Research Center Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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- Bio‐Innovation Research Center Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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- Bio‐Innovation Research Center Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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- Bio‐Innovation Research Center Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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- Bio‐Innovation Research Center Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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- Research and Development Center Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc Naruto Tokushima Japan
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- Research and Development Center Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc Naruto Tokushima Japan
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- Bio‐Innovation Research Center Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry Tokushima University Tokushima Japan
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Thongkittidilok C, Le QA, Lin Q, Takebayashi K, Do TKL, Namula Z, Hirata M, Tanihara F, Otoi T. Effects of individual or in-combination antioxidant supplementation during in vitro maturation culture on the developmental competence and quality of porcine embryos. Reprod Domest Anim 2021; 57:314-320. [PMID: 34862995 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
The oocyte maturation process requires a high supply of energy, which generates reactive oxygen species (ROS), adversely affecting oocyte and embryo development. Balancing ROS by antioxidant supplementation is essential for maintaining oocyte maturation and embryonic quality in vitro. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of four antioxidants: β-mercaptoethanol (β-ME), chlorogenic acid (CGA), curcumin and sericin, when applied individually or in combinations, during oocyte maturation on development of porcine oocytes. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were collected, cultured in maturation medium supplemented with antioxidants for 44 hr and subsequently subjected to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and culture for 7 days. Combining all four (β-ME + CGA + curcumin + sericin) or three (β-ME + CGA + curcumin) antioxidants increased blastocyst formation rates. However, sericin supplementation alone, or in combination with β-ME or CGA, failed to improve blastocyst formation rates. The total cell numbers of blastocysts from the group supplemented with three antioxidants (β-ME + CGA + curcumin) were significantly higher than those from the other groups, except for the curcumin-supplement group. There were no differences in the maturation rates and proportions of oocytes with fragmented DNA between the antioxidant-supplemented and the non-supplemented control groups. In conclusion, supplementation with three antioxidants (β-ME + CGA + curcumin) during the maturation culture enhanced blastocyst formation and improved blastocyst quality.
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- Chommanart Thongkittidilok
- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Bio-Innovation Research Center, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Bio-Innovation Research Center, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Bio-Innovation Research Center, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Bio-Innovation Research Center, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Trau Quy-Gia Lam, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Guangdong, China
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Bio-Innovation Research Center, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Bioindustry, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Bio-Innovation Research Center, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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