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EMBO Rep ; 24(5): e56273, 2023 05 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36951681

RESUMO

Microspherule protein 1 (Mcrs1) is a component of the nonspecific lethal (NSL) complex and the chromatin remodeling INO80 complex, which participates in transcriptional regulation during mitosis. Here, we investigate the roles of Mcrs1 during female meiosis in mice. We demonstrate that Mcrs1 is a novel regulator of the meiotic G2/M transition and spindle assembly in mouse oocytes. Mcrs1 is present in the nucleus and associates with spindle poles and chromosomes of oocytes during meiosis I. Depletion of Mcrs1 alters HDAC2-mediated H4K16ac, H3K4me2, and H3K9me2 levels in nonsurrounded nucleolus (NSN)-type oocytes, and reduces CDK1 activity and cyclin B1 accumulation, leading to G2/M transition delay. Furthermore, Mcrs1 depletion results in abnormal spindle assembly due to reduced Aurora kinase (Aurka and Aurkc) and Kif2A activities, suggesting that Mcrs1 also plays a transcription-independent role in regulation of metaphase I oocytes. Taken together, our results demonstrate that the transcription factor Mcrs1 has important roles in cell cycle regulation and spindle assembly in mouse oocyte meiosis.


Assuntos
Meiose , Fuso Acromático , Feminino , Camundongos , Animais , Fuso Acromático/metabolismo , Metáfase , Oócitos/metabolismo , Pontos de Checagem do Ciclo Celular , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Cinesinas/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ligação a RNA/metabolismo
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Cell Mol Life Sci ; 81(1): 168, 2024 Apr 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38587639

RESUMO

Kinesin family member 3A (KIF3A) is a microtubule-oriented motor protein that belongs to the kinesin-2 family for regulating intracellular transport and microtubule movement. In this study, we characterized the critical roles of KIF3A during mouse oocyte meiosis. We found that KIF3A associated with microtubules during meiosis and depletion of KIF3A resulted in oocyte maturation defects. LC-MS data indicated that KIF3A associated with cell cycle regulation, cytoskeleton, mitochondrial function and intracellular transport-related molecules. Depletion of KIF3A activated the spindle assembly checkpoint, leading to metaphase I arrest of the first meiosis. In addition, KIF3A depletion caused aberrant spindle pole organization based on its association with KIFC1 to regulate expression and polar localization of NuMA and γ-tubulin; and KIF3A knockdown also reduced microtubule stability due to the altered microtubule deacetylation by histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6). Exogenous Kif3a mRNA supplementation rescued the maturation defects caused by KIF3A depletion. Moreover, KIF3A was also essential for the distribution and function of mitochondria, Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum in oocytes. Conditional knockout of epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1 (ESRP1) disrupted the expression and localization of KIF3A in oocytes. Overall, our results suggest that KIF3A regulates cell cycle progression, spindle assembly and organelle distribution during mouse oocyte meiosis.


Assuntos
Cinesinas , Oócitos , Animais , Camundongos , Transporte Biológico , Cinesinas/genética , Meiose , Metáfase
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J Environ Sci (China) ; 139: 308-319, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38105057

RESUMO

Aluminum (Al) can lead to an exposure of creature in varieties ways for its universality, and it could disturb normal physiological metabolism, with the damage to multisystem including reproduction. Since the oocyte quality is critical for female reproduction, we inspected the toxicity of Al on mouse oocyte maturation. We constructed in vitro exposure mouse model, and we found that 5 mmol/L Al had adverse effects on oocyte maturation by impairing organelle and cytoskeleton. Aberrant spindle and misaligned chromosomes which might be considered to be caused by elevated levels of acetylation, as well as abnormal distribution of actin dynamics could hinder normal meiosis of oocytes. Organelle dysfunction indicated that Al affected proteins synthesis, transport and digestion, which would further damage oocyte maturation. In order to explore the mechanism of Al toxicity, our further investigation demonstrated that Al caused mitochondrial dysfunction and imbalance calcium homeostasis, resulting in limited energy supply. Moreover, high level of reactive oxygen species, DNA damage and apoptosis caused by oxidative stress were also the manifestation of Al toxicity on oocytes. In conclusion, our study provided the evidence that Al exposure affected oocyte quality through its effects on spindle organization, actin dynamics, organelle function and the induction of DNA damage-related apoptosis with mouse model.


Assuntos
Actinas , Alumínio , Feminino , Camundongos , Animais , Alumínio/toxicidade , Actinas/metabolismo , Oócitos/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Dano ao DNA , Apoptose
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PLoS Biol ; 18(12): e3001025, 2020 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33351795

RESUMO

Primordial follicle assembly in the mouse occurs during perinatal ages and largely determines the ovarian reserve that will be available to support the reproductive life span. The development of primordial follicles is controlled by a complex network of interactions between oocytes and ovarian somatic cells that remain poorly understood. In the present research, using single-cell RNA sequencing performed over a time series on murine ovaries, coupled with several bioinformatics analyses, the complete dynamic genetic programs of germ and granulosa cells from E16.5 to postnatal day (PD) 3 were reported. Along with confirming the previously reported expression of genes by germ cells and granulosa cells, our analyses identified 5 distinct cell clusters associated with germ cells and 6 with granulosa cells. Consequently, several new genes expressed at significant levels at each investigated stage were assigned. By building single-cell pseudotemporal trajectories, 3 states and 1 branch point of fate transition for the germ cells were revealed, as well as for the granulosa cells. Moreover, Gene Ontology (GO) term enrichment enabled identification of the biological process most represented in germ cells and granulosa cells or common to both cell types at each specific stage, and the interactions of germ cells and granulosa cells basing on known and novel pathway were presented. Finally, by using single-cell regulatory network inference and clustering (SCENIC) algorithm, we were able to establish a network of regulons that can be postulated as likely candidates for sustaining germ cell-specific transcription programs throughout the period of investigation. Above all, this study provides the whole transcriptome landscape of ovarian cells and unearths new insights during primordial follicle assembly in mice.


Assuntos
Folículo Ovariano/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Folículo Ovariano/metabolismo , Ovário/metabolismo , Animais , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento/genética , Células Germinativas , Células da Granulosa/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Oócitos/metabolismo , Folículo Ovariano/fisiologia , Ovário/citologia , Gravidez , Análise de Célula Única/métodos , Transcriptoma/genética
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Cell Mol Life Sci ; 79(8): 422, 2022 Jul 14.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35835966

RESUMO

Microtubule dynamics ensure multiple cellular events during oocyte meiosis, which is critical for the fertilization and early embryo development. KIF15 (also termed Hklp2) is a member of kinesin-12 family motor proteins, which participates in Eg5-related bipolar spindle formation in mitosis. In present study, we explored the roles of KIF15 in mouse oocyte meiosis. KIF15 expressed during oocyte maturation and localized with microtubules. Depletion or inhibition of KIF15 disturbed meiotic cell cycle progression, and the oocytes which extruded the first polar body showed a high aneuploidy rate. Further analysis showed that disruption of KIF15 did not affect spindle morphology but resulted in chromosome misalignment. This might be due to the reduced stability of the K-fibers, which further induced the loss of kinetochore-microtubule attachment and activated spindle assembly checkpoint, showing with the failed release of Bub3 and BubR1. Based on mass spectroscopy analysis and coimmunoprecipitation data we showed that KIF15 was responsible for recruiting HDAC6, NAT10 and SIRT2 to maintain the acetylated tubulin level, which further affected tubulin acetylation for microtubule stability. Taken together, these results suggested that KIF15 was essential for the microtubule acetylation and cell cycle control during mouse oocyte meiosis.


Assuntos
Cinesinas , Tubulina (Proteína) , Acetilação , Animais , Cinesinas/genética , Pontos de Checagem da Fase M do Ciclo Celular , Meiose , Camundongos , Microtúbulos/metabolismo , Oócitos/metabolismo , Fuso Acromático/metabolismo , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo
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Molecules ; 27(6)2022 Mar 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35335118

RESUMO

Porous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) was prepared by dicyandiamide and urea via the pyrolysis method, which possessed enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance. Its surface area was increased from 17.12 to 48.00 m2/g. The porous structure not only enhanced the light capture capacity, but also accelerated the mass transfer ability. The Di (Dicyandiamide)/Ur (Urea) composite possessed better photocatalytic activity for Rhodamine B in visible light than that of g-C3N4. Moreover, the Di/Ur-4:5 composite showed the best photoactivity, which was almost 5.8 times that of g-C3N4. The enhanced photocatalytic activity showed that holes and superoxide radical played a key role in the process of photodegradation, which was ascribed to the enhanced separation of photogenerated carriers. The efficient separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs may be owing to the higher surface area, O dopant, and pore volumes, which can not only improve the trapping opportunities of charge carriers but also the retarded charge carrier recombination. Therefore, it is expected that the composite would be a promising candidate material for organic pollutant degradation.


Assuntos
Luz , Fotólise , Porosidade
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Ecotoxicol Environ Saf ; 223: 112598, 2021 Oct 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34388657

RESUMO

Oocyte quality is critical for fertilization and early embryo development. Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a Fusarium mycotoxin and it is commonly found in contaminated food and feedstuff, posing a potential health hazard to both animals and human. FB1 is reported to have hepatotoxicity, neurotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, immunotoxicity and embryotoxicity. However, the effects of FB1 on mouse oocyte quality are still unknown. Here, we explored the toxic effects and potential mechanisms of FB1 on oocyte maturation quality in mice. FB1 exposure inhibited the first polar body extrusion at concentrations of 30 µM and 50 µM, which further induced oocyte meiotic arrest. Besides, disrupted spindle structure was found in oocytes after FB1 exposure. Our results also showed that FB1 exposure impaired mitochondria dysfunction, which further induced oxidative stress and early apoptosis. In addition, we reported that FB1 exposure induced the accumulation of lysosome and occurrence of autophagy. Aberrant ER distribution and ER stress were also found in FB1-exposed oocytes. Moreover, DNA damage was also observed. These results together suggested that FB1 exposure affected oocyte quality by destroying spindle structure, leading to mitochondria, lysosome and ER dysfunction, which further induced oxidative stress, apoptosis, autophagy and DNA damage in mouse oocytes.


Assuntos
Fumonisinas , Animais , Apoptose , Dano ao DNA , Fumonisinas/toxicidade , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oócitos/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo
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Ecotoxicol Environ Saf ; 225: 112783, 2021 Dec 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34544023

RESUMO

Sudan I is one of the industry dyes and widely used in cosmetics, wax agent, solvent and textile. Sudan I has multiple toxicity such as carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, genotoxicity and oxidative damage. However, Sudan I has been illegally used as colorant in food products, triggering worldwide attention about food safety. Nevertheless, the toxicity of Sudan I on reproduction, particularly on oocyte maturation is still unclear. In the present study, using mouse in vivo models, we report the toxicity effects of Sudan I on mouse oocyte. The results reflect that Sudan I exposure disrupts spindle organization and chromosomes alignment as well as cortical actin distribution, thus leading to the failure of polar body extrusion. Based on the transcriptome results, it is found that the exposure of Sudan I leads to the change in expression of 764 genes. Moreover, it's further reflected that the damaging effects of Sudan I are mediated by the destruction of mitochondrial functions, which induces the accumulated ROS to stimulate oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. As an endogenous hormone, melatonin within the ovarian follicle plays function on improving oocyte quality and female reproduction by efficiently suppressing oxidative stress. Moreover, melatonin supplementation also improves oocyte quality and increases fertilization rate during in vitro culture. Consistent with these, we find that in vivo supplementation of melatonin efficaciously suppresses mitochondrial dysfunction and the accompanying apoptosis, thus reverses oocyte meiotic deteriorations. Collectively, our results prove the reproduction toxicity of Sudan I for the exposure of Sudan I reduces the oocyte quality, and demonstrate the protective effects of melatonin against Sudan I-induced meiotic deteriorations.


Assuntos
Melatonina , Animais , Apoptose , Feminino , Meiose , Melatonina/metabolismo , Melatonina/farmacologia , Camundongos , Mitocôndrias , Naftóis , Oócitos/metabolismo , Estresse Oxidativo
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J Cell Physiol ; 234(10): 18214-18229, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30859584

RESUMO

Previous studies have shown that primordial germ cell-like cells (PGCLCs) can be obtained from human, porcine and mouse skin-derived stem cells (SDSCs). In this paper, we found retinoic acid (RA), the active derivative of vitamin A, accelerated the growth of porcine primordial germ cells (pPGCs) and porcine PGCLCs (pPGCLCs) which were derived from porcine SDSCs (pSDSCs). Moreover, flow cytometry results revealed that the proliferation promoting effect of RA was attenuated by U0126, a specific inhibitor of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK). Western blot analysis showed the protein level of ERK, phosphorylated ERK, cyclin D1 (CCND1), and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) increased after stimulation with RA, and this effect could also be abolished by U0126. Our data revealed that ablation of ERK expression by U0126 should significantly decrease proliferation of pPGCLCS. This reduction was because CCND1 and CDK2 proteins level decrease and subsequently the pPGCLCs were arrested in the G0/G1 phase. In addition, we also confirmed RA indeed promoted the proliferation of pPGCs isolated from porcine fetal genital ridges in vitro. Furthermore, our data indicated that DNA methylation pattern were changed in pPGCLCs and this pattern were more similar to pPGCs.


Assuntos
Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Germinativas/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco/efeitos dos fármacos , Tretinoína/farmacologia , Animais , Células Cultivadas , Ciclina D1/metabolismo , Quinase 2 Dependente de Ciclina/metabolismo , MAP Quinases Reguladas por Sinal Extracelular/metabolismo , Fase G1/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Germinativas/metabolismo , Fosforilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Fase de Repouso do Ciclo Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células-Tronco/metabolismo , Suínos
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J Cell Physiol ; 234(8): 14339-14350, 2019 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30633354

RESUMO

From the previous research, it has been supported that activin A (ActA) is conducive to ovarian development in vitro. In the present paper, with the aim to identify the molecular pathways through which ActA can influence processes of the fetal and early postnatal oogenesis, we analyzed the transcriptome of embryonic ovaries (12.5 days postcoitum) in vitro cultured with or without ActA for 6 days, as well as the produced oocytes for 28 days, and further compared the gene expression profile with their in vivo counterparts. With the confirmation of designed test, we found that the addition of ActA to the ovary culture tended, generally, to align oocyte gene expression to the in vivo condition, in particular of a number of genes involved in meiosis and epigenetic modifications of histones. In particular, we identified DNA recombination during the oocyte meiotic prophase I and lysine trimethylation of the histone H3K27 during the oocyte growth phase as molecular pathways modulated by ActA.


Assuntos
Ativinas/genética , Meiose/genética , Oogênese/genética , Transcriptoma/genética , Animais , Apoptose/genética , Feto , Código das Histonas/genética , Histona Desmetilases com o Domínio Jumonji/genética , Camundongos , Oócitos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Oócitos/metabolismo
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Toxicol Appl Pharmacol ; 372: 47-56, 2019 06 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30981666

RESUMO

As one of the most prevalent contaminants in animal and human food, the deleterious effects of trichothecene mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) warrant extensive investigation. Here, to assess the effects of DON exposure to the populations of gut microbiota, four-weeks-old mice were exposed to different doses (1.0 and 5.0 mg/kg) of DON every two days for 14 days. The contents of the cecum were then collected for DNA extraction and metagenomic shotgun sequencing, in order to detect alterations of the gut microbiota. We found that the average body weight and daily gain in the high dose DON treated group decreased. Metagenomic analysis demonstrated that the relative abundance of Firmicutes in the low and Bacteroidetes in the high dose groups increased compared to that in the untreated control group. Moreover, using gene calling and functional annotation, we found that large numbers of biosynthesis and degradation dependent populations were altered. As a result, metabolism pathways including sphingolipid, protein digestion/absorption, and lipoic acid pathways in the high dose DON exposed group dramatically fluctuated in comparison to the control and low dose groups. In addition, metagenomic binning identified ten microbiota genome drafts, with high levels of completeness, that further explain the DON-induced intestinal toxicity. Our findings suggested that DON exposure significantly impacted the microbiota community in the mouse, causing biosynthesis and degradation damage and metabolism pathway disorders.


Assuntos
Bactérias/efeitos dos fármacos , Ceco/efeitos dos fármacos , DNA Bacteriano/genética , Microbiologia de Alimentos , Microbioma Gastrointestinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Genoma Bacteriano , Metagenômica/métodos , Tricotecenos/toxicidade , Animais , Bactérias/genética , Bactérias/metabolismo , Ceco/microbiologia , Disbiose , Fezes/microbiologia , Camundongos
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J Pineal Res ; 67(1): e12577, 2019 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30938853

RESUMO

This study, using an in vitro ovary culture model, investigates the mechanisms through which di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) impairs germ cell cyst breakdown and primordial follicle assembly. The results indicate the latter effects exerted by 10 or 100 µmol/L DEHP in cultured newborn ovaries were associated with increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis. Based on a transcriptome analysis, we found the expression of the oxidative stress-related gene Xdh (xanthine dehydrogenase) was significantly upregulated in DEHP-cultured ovaries. Two treatments, namely Xdh RNAi or the addition of melatonin to the ovary culture, inhibited the increase in Xdh expression and ROS levels caused by DEHP and, at the same time, reduced apoptosis and the impairment of primordial follicle assembly in the treated ovaries. Together, the results identify Xdh gene as one of the major targets of DEHP in newborn ovaries and that the consequent increased level of ROS is possibly responsible for the increment of apoptosis and primordial follicle assembly impairment. At the same time, they highlight that melatonin alleviates the effects of DEHP as with other endocrine-disrupting compounds on the ovary.


Assuntos
Dietilexilftalato/toxicidade , Regulação Enzimológica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Melatonina/farmacologia , Ovário/enzimologia , Regulação para Cima/efeitos dos fármacos , Xantina Desidrogenase/biossíntese , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Feminino , Camundongos , Ovário/patologia , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo
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Arch Toxicol ; 91(3): 1279-1292, 2017 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27405655

RESUMO

Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a plasticizer which is widely used in the manufacture of plastics. As a common environmental contaminant and recognized endocrine disrupting chemical, DEHP is able to deregulate the functions of a variety of tissues, including the reproductive system both in males and females. In order to investigate the possible effects of DEHP on the first wave of folliculogenesis, occurring in the mouse ovary postnatally, mice were administered 20 or 40 µg/kg DEHP through intraperitoneal injection at days 5, 10 and 15 post partum (dpp). Following DEHP treatment the gene expression profile of control and exposed ovaries was compared by microarray analyses at 20 dpp. We found that in the exposed ovaries DEHP significantly altered the transcript levels of several immune response and steroidogenesis associated genes. In particular, DEHP significantly decreased the expression of genes essential for androgen synthesis by theca cells including Lhcgr, Cyp17a1, Star and Ldlr. Immunohistochemistry and immune flow cytometry confirmed reduced expression of LHCGR and CYP17A1 proteins in the exposed theca cells. These effects were associated to a significant reduction in ovarian concentrations of progesterone, 17ß-estradiol and androstenedione along with a reduction of LH in the serum. Although we did not find a significant reduction of the number of primary, secondary or antral follicles in the DEHP exposed ovaries when compared to controls, we did observe that theca cells showed an altered structure of the nuclear envelope, fewer mitochondria, and mitochondria with a reduced number of cristae. Collectively, these results demonstrate a deleterious effect of DEHP exposure on ovarian steroidogenesis during the first wave of folliculogenesis that could potentially affect the correct establishment of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis and the onset of puberty.


Assuntos
Dietilexilftalato/toxicidade , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Folículo Ovariano/efeitos dos fármacos , Esteroides/metabolismo , Animais , Feminino , Células da Granulosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Células da Granulosa/ultraestrutura , Camundongos Endogâmicos , Análise de Sequência com Séries de Oligonucleotídeos , Folículo Ovariano/citologia , Folículo Ovariano/metabolismo , Ovário/efeitos dos fármacos , Ovário/fisiologia , Puberdade
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Reprod Fertil Dev ; 28(6): 700-12, 2016 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25344626

RESUMO

The growth of oocytes and the development of follicles require certain pathways involved in cell proliferation and survival, such as the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway and the Notch signalling pathway. The aim of the present study was to investigate the interaction between Notch and the PI3K/AKT signalling pathways and their effects on primordial follicle recruitment. When the Notch pathway was inhibited by L-685,458 or N-[N-(3,5-difluorophenacetyl)-l-alanyl]-S-phenylglycinet-butyl ester (DAPT) in vitro, the expression of genes in the pathway and the percentage of oocytes in growing follicles decreased significantly in mouse ovaries. By 2 days postpartum, ovaries exposed to DAPT, short interference (si) RNA against Notch1 or siRNA against Hairy and enhancer of split-1 (Hes1) had significantly decreased expression of HES1, the target protein of the Notch signalling pathway. In contrast, expression of phosphatase and tensin homologue (Pten), a negative regulator of the AKT signalling pathway, was increased significantly. Co immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) revealed an interaction between HES1 and PTEN. In addition, inhibition of the Notch signalling pathway suppressed AKT phosphorylation and the proliferation of granulosa cells. In conclusion, the recruitment of primordial follicles was affected by the proliferation of granulosa cells and regulation of the interaction between the Notch and PI3K/AKT signalling pathways.


Assuntos
Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Oogênese , Folículo Ovariano/metabolismo , PTEN Fosfo-Hidrolase/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Receptor Notch1/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Animais , Comunicação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento/efeitos dos fármacos , Células da Granulosa/citologia , Células da Granulosa/efeitos dos fármacos , Células da Granulosa/metabolismo , Camundongos , Oogênese/efeitos dos fármacos , Folículo Ovariano/citologia , Folículo Ovariano/efeitos dos fármacos , PTEN Fosfo-Hidrolase/genética , Fosforilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional/efeitos dos fármacos , Transporte Proteico/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , Interferência de RNA , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA Interferente Pequeno , Receptor Notch1/antagonistas & inibidores , Receptor Notch1/genética , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Técnicas de Cultura de Tecidos , Fatores de Transcrição HES-1/antagonistas & inibidores , Fatores de Transcrição HES-1/genética , Fatores de Transcrição HES-1/metabolismo
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Histochem Cell Biol ; 144(4): 389-402, 2015 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26170149

RESUMO

The widely used diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a known endocrine disruptor that causes persistent alterations in the structure and function of female reproductive system, including ovaries, uterus and oviducts. To explore the molecular mechanism of the effect of DEHP on the development of mammary glands, we investigated the cell cycle, growth, proliferation and gene expression of mammary gland cells of pregnant mice exposed to DEHP. It was demonstrated, for the first time, that the mammary gland cells of pregnant mice treated with DEHP for 0.5-3.5 days post-coitum had increased proliferation, growth rate and number of cells in the G2/S phase. The expression of cell proliferation-related genes was significantly altered after short time and low-dose DEHP treatment of mammary gland cells in vivo and in vitro. These findings showed adverse effects of DEHP on mammary gland cells in pregnant mice.


Assuntos
Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Dietilexilftalato/toxicidade , Disruptores Endócrinos/toxicidade , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento/efeitos dos fármacos , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Proliferação de Células/genética , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Fase G2/efeitos dos fármacos , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Glândulas Mamárias Animais/metabolismo , Camundongos , Gravidez , RNA Mensageiro/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Fatores de Tempo , Técnicas de Cultura de Tecidos
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Toxicol Appl Pharmacol ; 289(2): 341-8, 2015 Dec 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26386189

RESUMO

Zearalenone (ZEA), one of the mycotoxins produced by Fusarium fungi, impacts porcine reproduction by interfering with the estrogen signaling pathway. Previous studies have shown that ZEA inhibits porcine oocyte maturation through the formation of aberrant spindle. To explore the effect of ZEA on porcine oocyte meiotic maturation, the extent of both nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation was examined in this study. Compared with control group, presence of ZEA (3 µM) during oocyte maturation, significantly inhibited the polar body extrusions from 71% to 51%, and significantly increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level (12.01 vs. 5.89). Intracellular glutathione (GSH) content in ZEA treatment group was lower than in the control group (1.08 pmol/oocyte vs. 0.18 pmol/oocyte), and cortical granules of cortical area distributed oocytes were reduced (88% vs. 62%). ZEA decreases cumulus expansion in both morphology and mRNA level (HAS2, PTX3, TNFAIP6 and CX43). Addition of N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) to the oocyte maturation media reversed the ZEA-induced inhibition of polar body extrusion (from 69% to 81%), up-regulated ROS (from 7.9 to 6.5), down-regulated GSH content (from 0.16 to 0.82 pmol/oocyte) and recovered cumulus cells expansion in morphology and mRNA level. It is concluded that ZEA affects both oocyte nucleus and cytoplasmic maturation during in vitro maturation, and NAC can reverse these damages to some extent.


Assuntos
Acetilcisteína/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Meiose/efeitos dos fármacos , Oócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Zearalenona/toxicidade , Animais , Proteína C-Reativa/genética , Proteína C-Reativa/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Forma Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Conexina 43/genética , Conexina 43/metabolismo , Citoproteção , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Glucuronosiltransferase/genética , Glucuronosiltransferase/metabolismo , Glutationa/metabolismo , Técnicas de Maturação in Vitro de Oócitos , Mitocôndrias/efeitos dos fármacos , Mitocôndrias/metabolismo , Oócitos/metabolismo , Oócitos/patologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Componente Amiloide P Sérico/genética , Componente Amiloide P Sérico/metabolismo , Suínos
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Reprod Fertil Dev ; 27(8): 1213-21, 2015 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24919469

RESUMO

Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) is a widely used industrial additive for increasing plastic flexibility. It disrupts the physiological functions of endogenous hormones and induces abnormal development of mammals. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the effects of DEHP exposure on ovarian development of pregnant mice and whether the effects are inheritable. We found that the synthesis of oestradiol in pregnant mice after DEHP exposure was significantly decreased, and that the first meiotic progression of female fetal germ cells was delayed. Furthermore, the DNA methylation level of Stra8 was increased and the expression levels of Stra8 were significantly decreased. An accelerated rate of follicle recruitment in F1 mice was responsible for the depletion of the primordial-follicle pool. Maternal DEHP exposure also significantly accelerated the recruitment of primordial follicles in F2 mice. In conclusion, our results indicated that maternal DEHP exposure induced ovarian development deficiency, which was transgenerational in mice.


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Dietilexilftalato/toxicidade , Células Germinativas/efeitos dos fármacos , Exposição Materna , Ovário/efeitos dos fármacos , Ovário/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Plastificantes/toxicidade , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/genética , Proteínas Adaptadoras de Transdução de Sinal/metabolismo , Animais , Metilação de DNA/efeitos dos fármacos , Estradiol/biossíntese , Feminino , Meiose/efeitos dos fármacos , Camundongos , Folículo Ovariano/efeitos dos fármacos , Folículo Ovariano/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Gravidez
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Reprod Fertil Dev ; 27(8): 1197-204, 2015 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24931389

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Insulin is a protein secreted by pancreatic ß-cells, which plays an important role in the regulation of ovarian function. However, the specific molecular mechanism of its function remains largely unknown. This study aimed to assess the effect of insulin on mouse folliculogenesis using an in vitro ovary-culture model. The results demonstrated that insulin promoted the proliferation of ovarian granulosa cells in vitro, and thereby accelerated the progress of folliculogenesis (the percentage of oocytes in cysts declined from 42.6% to 29.3%); however, the percentage of apoptotic oocytes increased after insulin treatment. Further investigation indicated that apoptosis occurred mainly in germ-cell cysts. After 3 days of insulin treatment, oestrogen in the culture medium of mouse ovaries significantly increased (P<0.01), while the lower dose of oestrogen promoted primordial-follicle assembly in vitro. In conclusion, insulin promoted folliculogenesis by facilitating germ-cell apoptosis within the cysts and upregulating oestrogen levels.


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Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Estradiol/análise , Células Germinativas/efeitos dos fármacos , Insulina/farmacologia , Folículo Ovariano/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Meios de Cultura/química , Feminino , Células Germinativas/metabolismo , Camundongos , Técnicas de Cultura de Órgãos , Folículo Ovariano/metabolismo , Ovário/efeitos dos fármacos , Ovário/metabolismo
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Medicine (Baltimore) ; 103(13): e37459, 2024 Mar 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38552060

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BACKGROUND: Music therapy (MT) has received increasing attention from scholars in the efficacy treatment of anxiety symptoms, which is of great significance to human physical and mental health. The visual mapping functionality of CiteSpace and Vosviewer software was applied in this study to assess the status of MT in the treatment of anxiety symptoms. METHODS: In order to find research on MT and anxiety that were relevant for this research, we searched the Web of Science database. We also utilized CiteSpace and VOSviewer software to examine institutions, journals, authors, publications, and keywords for scientometric and visual analysis. RESULTS: Our findings show that since 2009, the field has developed rapidly and publications on MT and anxiety have gradually increased. The journal Complement Therapies In Medicine published the most relevant articles, the Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews journal had the highest citation frequency, and the United States had the most publications. The majority of the top academic institutions in the region are found in the United States, with the University of London having the most publications. The evolution of this field was significantly influenced by Gold C., the author with the most publications, and Bradt J., the author with the most co-citations. The topics of anxiety, nursing, cancer, and pain management have been the focus of this research. CONCLUSION: This study has the potential to increase public understanding of MT and anxiety as well as mental health awareness, all of which are crucial for lowering the prevalence of mental diseases.


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Musicoterapia , Humanos , Revisões Sistemáticas como Assunto , Ansiedade/terapia , Transtornos de Ansiedade , Bibliometria
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Adv Sci (Weinh) ; 11(4): e2303009, 2024 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38014604

RESUMO

ADP-ribosylation factor 1 (Arf1) is a small GTPase belonging to the Arf family. As a molecular switch, Arf1 is found to regulate retrograde and intra-Golgi transport, plasma membrane signaling, and organelle function during mitosis. This study aimed to explore the noncanonical roles of Arf1 in cell cycle regulation and cytoskeleton dynamics in meiosis with a mouse oocyte model. Arf1 accumulated in microtubules during oocyte meiosis, and the depletion of Arf1 led to the failure of polar body extrusion. Unlike mitosis, it finds that Arf1 affected Myt1 activity for cyclin B1/CDK1-based G2/M transition, which disturbed oocyte meiotic resumption. Besides, Arf1 modulated GM130 for the dynamic changes in the Golgi apparatus and Rab35-based vesicle transport during meiosis. Moreover, Arf1 is associated with Ran GTPase for TPX2 expression, further regulating the Aurora A-polo-like kinase 1 pathway for meiotic spindle assembly and microtubule stability in oocytes. Further, exogenous Arf1 mRNA supplementation can significantly rescue these defects. In conclusion, results reported the noncanonical functions of Arf1 in G2/M transition and meiotic spindle organization in mouse oocytes.


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Fator 1 de Ribosilação do ADP , Fuso Acromático , Camundongos , Animais , Fator 1 de Ribosilação do ADP/genética , Fator 1 de Ribosilação do ADP/metabolismo , Fuso Acromático/metabolismo , GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/genética , GTP Fosfo-Hidrolases/metabolismo , Meiose , Oócitos/metabolismo , Complexo de Golgi/metabolismo
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