TANG Li,MU Zhenni,SHEN Sinan,et al.Protective Mechanism of Zhuluan Decoction in Rats with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Based on PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(04):52-59.
TANG Li,MU Zhenni,SHEN Sinan,et al.Protective Mechanism of Zhuluan Decoction in Rats with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Based on PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(04):52-59. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20222444.
Protective Mechanism of Zhuluan Decoction in Rats with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Based on PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway
To observe the effect of Zhuluan decoction on the ovarian reserve function of rats with cyclophosphamide-induced premature ovarian insufficiency, and explore the protective mechanism of Zhuluan decoction in the rat model of premature ovarian insufficiency based on the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinases/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) signaling pathway.
Method
2
Sixty female SD rats were randomly divided into normal group (
n
=10) and model group (
n
=50). The model group was given intraperitoneal injection of cyclophosphamide (50 mg·kg
-1
loading dose on the 1
st
day+8 mg·kg
-1
low-dose maintenance on the 2
nd
–15
th
days). After successfully modeling, the rats were randomly divided into model group, positive drug (progynova) group (0.1 mg·kg
-1
·d
-1
), and low-, medium-, and high-dose Zhuluan decoction groups (14, 28, 56 g·kg
-1
·d
-1
), with 10 rats in each group. The model group and the normal group were given equal volume of distilled water by gavage, once a day, continuous administration for 21 d. The estrous cycle and body weight of rats in each group were detected, and the ovarian organ index and uterine organ index were calculated. The ovarian tissue pathology and ovarian follicle counts at all levels were determined by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. The content of the serum antimullerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and inhibin-B (INH-B) of rats was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the protein expression levels of PI3K, Akt, mTOR in the rat ovarian tissue were determined by Western blot. The microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3B (LC3B) protein expression in the rat ovarian tissue was determined by immunohistochemistry.
Result
2
As compared with the blank group, the estrous cycle of rats in the model group was disordered, the body weight, ovarian organ index, and uterine organ index decreased, the number of primordial follicles decreased, and the number of secondary follicles and atretic follicles increased. In the model group, FSH increased (
P
<
0.01), LH increased (
P
<
0.05), AMH level decreased (
P
<
0.05), the protein expression levels of PI3K, Akt, and mTOR in the ovarian tissue decreased (
P
<
0.01), and the protein expression level of LC3B increased significantly (
P
<
0.01). As compared with the model group, the above indexes were improved in the progynova group and different doses of Zhuluan decoction groups, the content of AMH increased (
P
<
0.05), and FSH decreased (
P
<
0.05). In the progynova group and different doses of Zhuluan decoction groups, the protein expression level of LC3B decreased obviously (
P
<
0.01), and the protein expression levels of PI3K, Akt, and mTOR all showed an increasing trend. Moreover, there was a statistically significant difference in the progynova group and low- and medium-dose Zhuluan decoction groups (
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
Zhuluan decoction may inhibit the occurrence of excessive autophagy in ovarian granulosa cells by activating the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, thereby reversing the effect of modeling on ovarian reserve in rats.
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