Aims Relevant roles in follicular development and ovulation are played by maternal antigen that embryos require (MATER), product of a maternal effect gene, and by reactive oxygen species (ROS), indispensable for the induction of ovulatory genes. At the moment, the relationship between these two biological systems and their involvement in the ovarian aging have not been still clarified. The aim of the current experimental study was to analyse the age-related changes of the MATER and NOX proteins. Materials and methods MATER and ROS homeostasis was studied in granulosa cells (GCs) and cumulus cells (CCs) of infertile patients who undergone oocyte retrieval for in vitro fertilization cycles using Western blot and confocal immunofluorescence analysis. Samples were obtained from subjects with age ≥ 40 years (cases) and with age ≤ 37 years (controls). Key findings The expression pattern of MATER and NOX observed in GCs was not different from that observed in CCs. High levels of both proteins were detected in the control samples. A significant lower expression of both MATER and NOX4 was observed in the case versus control samples. Significance The expression of MATER and NOX4 proteins are closely related to the follicular development and ovulation with particular regard for ovarian aging.
NADPH oxidase-4 and MATER expressions in granulosa cells. Relationships with ovarian aging / Maraldi, Tullia; Resca, Elisa; Nicoli, Alessia; Beretti, Francesca; Zavatti, Manuela; Capodanno, Francesco; Morini, Daria; Palomba, Stefano; LA SALA, Giovanni Battista; DE POL, Anto. - In: LIFE SCIENCES. - ISSN 0024-3205. - 162:(2016), pp. 108-114. [10.1016/j.lfs.2016.08.007]
NADPH oxidase-4 and MATER expressions in granulosa cells. Relationships with ovarian aging
Palomba, Stefano;
2016
Abstract
Aims Relevant roles in follicular development and ovulation are played by maternal antigen that embryos require (MATER), product of a maternal effect gene, and by reactive oxygen species (ROS), indispensable for the induction of ovulatory genes. At the moment, the relationship between these two biological systems and their involvement in the ovarian aging have not been still clarified. The aim of the current experimental study was to analyse the age-related changes of the MATER and NOX proteins. Materials and methods MATER and ROS homeostasis was studied in granulosa cells (GCs) and cumulus cells (CCs) of infertile patients who undergone oocyte retrieval for in vitro fertilization cycles using Western blot and confocal immunofluorescence analysis. Samples were obtained from subjects with age ≥ 40 years (cases) and with age ≤ 37 years (controls). Key findings The expression pattern of MATER and NOX observed in GCs was not different from that observed in CCs. High levels of both proteins were detected in the control samples. A significant lower expression of both MATER and NOX4 was observed in the case versus control samples. Significance The expression of MATER and NOX4 proteins are closely related to the follicular development and ovulation with particular regard for ovarian aging.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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