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Resveratrol Hinders Postovulatory Aging by Modulating Oxidative Stress in Porcine Oocytes.
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) [Molecules] 2021 Oct 20; Vol. 26 (21). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 20. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Postovulatory aging of the mammalian oocytes causes deterioration of oocytes through several factors including oxidative stress. Keeping that in mind, we aimed to investigate the potential of a well-known antioxidant, resveratrol (RV), to evaluate the adverse effects of postovulatory aging in porcine oocytes. After in vitro maturation (IVM), a group of (25-30) oocytes (in three replicates) were exposed to 0, 1, 2, and 4 μmol/L of RV, respectively. The results revealed that the first polar body (PB1) extrusion rate of the oocytes significantly increased when the RV concentration reached up to 2 μmol/L ( p < 0.05). Considering optimum RV concentration of 2 μmol/L, the potential of RV was evaluated in oocytes aged for 24 and 48 h. We used fluorescence microscopy to detect the relative level of reactive oxygen species (ROS), while GHS contents were measured through the enzymatic method. Our results revealed that aged groups (24 h and 48 h) treated with RV (2 μmol/L) showed higher ( p < 0.05) ROS fluorescence intensity than the control group, but lower ( p < 0.05) than untreated aged groups. The GSH content in untreated aged groups (24 h and 48 h) was lower ( p < 0.05) than RV-treated groups, but both groups showed higher levels than the control. Similarly, the relative expression of the genes involved in antioxidant activity ( CAT , GPXGSH-Px , and SOD1) in RV-treated groups was lower ( p < 0.05) as compared to the control group but higher than that of untreated aged groups. Moreover, the relative mRNA expression of caspase-3 and Bax in RV-treated groups was higher ( p < 0.05) than the control group but lower than untreated groups. Furthermore, the expression of Bcl-2 in the RV-treated group was significantly lower than control but higher than untreated aged groups. Taken together, our findings revealed that the RV can increase the expression of antioxidant genes by decreasing the level of ROS, and its potent antiapoptotic effects resisted against the decline in mitochondrial membrane potential in aged oocytes.
- Subjects :
- Aging drug effects
Aging metabolism
Animals
Antioxidants pharmacology
Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial drug effects
Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism
Swine
Cellular Senescence drug effects
Oocytes drug effects
Oocytes metabolism
Ovulation drug effects
Ovulation metabolism
Oxidative Stress drug effects
Resveratrol pharmacology
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1420-3049
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 21
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34770755
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26216346