在小鼠和人类卵巢衰老化的时代，微过氧化物酶4的表达意义

Title:Implication of Differential Peroxiredoxin 4 Expression with Age in Ovaries of Mouse and Human for Ovarian Aging

Volume: 16 Issue: 3

Author(s): Y. Qian, L. Shao, C. Yuan, C.-Y. Jiang, J. Liu, C. Gao, L. Gao, Y.-G. Cui, S.-W. Jiang, J.-Y. Liu and Y. Meng

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关键词: 抗氧化，卵泡发育，颗粒细胞，卵巢衰老化，氧化应激，过氧化物酶4。

摘要: Ovarian aging has been associated with increased levels of reactive oxygen species and the deficiencies of antioxidant defense. The antioxidant peroxiredoxin 4 (Prdx4), as a member of Prdx protein family, controls cellular oxidative stress by reducing H₂O₂ levels. In previous studies, we provided evidence that Prdx4 was abundantly expressed in mouse and human ovaries and expression of Prdx4 in matured follicles was higher than that in immatured follicles. Accordingly, we speculated that Prdx4 expression could be associated with follicle development and it may be as a part of the antioxidative mechanism in follicular development. In this study, we demonstrated that Prdx4 was mainly expressed in the granulosa cells of mouse ovaries and the expression levels significantly increased along development of follicles. However, the expression levels of Prdx4 decreased when mice reached the aged stage (18 months old). Likewise a similar pattern that was observed in the mice study was also found in human ovaries where Prdx4 was expressed lower in premenopausal women than young women. Subsequent in vitro experiments indicated that Prdx4 mRNA and protein levels both increased with H₂O₂ in a concentrationdependent manner, but decreased rapidly with high concentration of H₂O₂, and the changes were closely related to cell proliferation. Taken together, these findings argue our understanding on the role of oxidative stress and antioxidant in follicular development and ovarian aging.

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Y. Qian, L. Shao, C. Yuan, C.-Y. Jiang, J. Liu, C. Gao, L. Gao, Y.-G. Cui, S.-W. Jiang, J.-Y. Liu and Y. Meng , Implication of Differential Peroxiredoxin 4 Expression with Age in Ovaries of Mouse and Human for Ovarian Aging, Current Molecular Medicine 2016; 16 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1566524016666160225151647