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Published on: November 30, 2022
Autophagy activity is increased in the cumulus cells of women with poor ovarian response
Jie-Ru Zhu1, Wei-Jie Zhu2, Tao Li1
1Center for Reproductive Medicine, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Objective:
To evaluate the autophagy status of cumulus cells (CCs) in women with poor ovarian response (POR).
Materials And Methods:
CCs were divided into normal ovarian response (NOR) group and POR group. The ultrastructure of autophagy was analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (NOR: n = 18, POR: n = 26). The mRNA and protein of autophagy markers were detected by Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (NOR: n = 15, POR: n = 19) and Western blotting (NOR: n = 41, POR: n = 38), respectively.
Results:
Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated abundant autophagosomes and even autophagic death in the POR group. There were no differences in LC3 and P62 mRNA expression between the two groups (p > 0.05). The BCL2 mRNA expression was lower in the POR group (p < 0.05). Moreover, the LC3 II/I ratio and the P62 protein expression were significantly higher in the POR group (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Autophagy in CCs of POR women is activated and the autophagic flux is blocked. The up-regulation of autophagy in CCs may be related to the pathogenesis of POR.
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