LUO Jiaqi,DU Xiaoli,CHEN Dongmei,et al.Effect and Mechanism of Nongsuo Dangguiwan in Relieving Oxidative Stress in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Rats Based on Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(13):1-9.
LUO Jiaqi,DU Xiaoli,CHEN Dongmei,et al.Effect and Mechanism of Nongsuo Dangguiwan in Relieving Oxidative Stress in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Rats Based on Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway[J].Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae,2023,29(13):1-9. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230403.
Effect and Mechanism of Nongsuo Dangguiwan in Relieving Oxidative Stress in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Rats Based on Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway
To investigate the effect and mechanism of Nongsuo Dangguiwan in improving ovarian oxidative stress in rats with ovarian dysfunction.
Method
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Thirty-six adult female SD rats were randomly divided into normal group, model group, positive drug group (Femoston, 0.3 mg·kg
-1
), and high-, medium-, and low-dose groups of concentrated Nongsuo Dangguiwan (2.08, 4.16, 8.32 g·kg
-1
), with six rats in each group. Rats, except for those in the normal group, were injected with 80 mg·kg
-1
vinyl cyclohexene dioxide (VCD) per day for 14 consecutive days to induce ovarian dysfunction. From the 15th day, rats were treated with corresponding drugs by gavage, while those in the model group received 2 mL·kg
-1
saline, once daily for 28 consecutive days. The ovarian index, levels of related hormones including estradiol (E
2
), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) in serum, as well as superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and glutathione (GSH) content in serum were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The malondialdehyde (MDA) content in serum was detected by the thiobarbituric acid (TAB) method. Ovarian morphology was observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. The expression of nuclear factor E
2
-related factor 2 (Nrf2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), SOD2, and SOD1 in ovarian tissues was detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blot.
Result
2
Compared with the normal group, the model group showed a significant reduction in growing follicles in the ovary, loose arrangement of granulosa cells in the follicle, decreased body weight, ovarian index, and serum AMH and E
2
levels, increased LH and FSH levels (
P
<
0.01), reduced levels of SOD and GSH in serum (
P
<
0.01), and increased MDA level (
P
<
0.01). Compared with the model group, the groups with drug intervention showed increased ovarian index (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), increased serum E
2
level (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), decreased FSH, AMH, and LH levels (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), increased number of growing follicles in the ovary, potentiated SOD activity in serum, increased GSH content, decreased MDA content (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01), and up-regulated expression levels of Nrf2, HO-1, SOD2, and SOD1 proteins in ovarian tissues (
P
<
0.05,
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
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Nongsuo Dangguiwan can regulate serum hormone levels, increase the expression of Nrf2, HO-1, SOD2, and SOD1 in ovarian tissues, and improve ovarian antioxidant capacity to resist oxidative stress injury, thereby improving ovarian reserve function.
关键词
浓缩当归丸卵巢功能不全性激素活性氧
Keywords
Nongsuo Dangguiwanpremature ovarian insufficiencysex hormonesreactive oxygen species
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