HU Xiao-dan,ZHU Hong-qiu,ZHU Ying,et al.Effect of Guizhi Fulingwan on Autophagy of Ovarian Granulosa Cells in Mice with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(15):1-7.
HU Xiao-dan,ZHU Hong-qiu,ZHU Ying,et al.Effect of Guizhi Fulingwan on Autophagy of Ovarian Granulosa Cells in Mice with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2021,27(15):1-7. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211598.
Effect of Guizhi Fulingwan on Autophagy of Ovarian Granulosa Cells in Mice with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
To investigate the effect of Guizhi Fulingwan on autophagy of ovarian granulosa cells in mice with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Method
2
Twenty SD mice were randomized into a normal group (
n
=10) and a PCOS model group (
n
=10), followed by PCOS modeling and
in vitro
culture of extracted ovarian granulosa cells. The ovarian granulosa cells of normal mice were classified into the control group and treated with 10% blank serum while those of PCOS mice into the experimental groups and with 10% Guizhi Fulingwan-containing serum at different concentrations (17.6, 35.1, 70.2 mg·kg
-1
) and 10% metformin-containing serum (25 mg·kg
-1
), respectively, for 72 h. During the modeling, the changes in mouse body weight were measured. After modeling, the ovarian morphology was observed by microscopy, and the fasting blood glucose (FBG) was measured by Roche glucometer. Following the detection of fasting insulin (FI) and testosterone (T) levels by radioimmunoassay, the proliferation of ovarian granulosa cells was determined using cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) to figure out the maximal dose of drug-containing serum that did not obviously affect the cell viability for subsequent assay. The autophagy of ovarian granulosa cells was examined by flow cytometry, and the protein expression levels of intracellular microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3Ⅰ (LC3Ⅰ), LC3Ⅱ, Beclin1, and p62 were assayed by Western blott.
Result
2
Compared with the blank group, the model group showed increased body weight and elevated FI, FBG, and T levels (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), indicating the successful modeling of PCOS mice. Flow cytometric assay proved that the incubation with 10% Guizhi Fulingwan serum-containing medium resulted in a decline of autophagy (
P
<
0.05). As demonstrated by Western blot assay results, the protein expression levels of Beclin1 and LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ in the model group increased significantly as compared with those of the blank group, whereas the expression level of p62 decreased significantly (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01). Compared with the model group, the medium- and high-dose Guizhi Fulingwan groups exhibited significantly down-regulated Beclin1 and LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ levels but remarkably up-regulated p62 (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
Guizhi Fulingwan inhibits the autophagy of ovarian granulosa cells by down-regulating the protein expression levels of Beclin1 and LC3 Ⅱ/Ⅰ.
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