Aloe vera increases collagen fibres in extracellular matrix and mRNA expression of peroxiredoxin-6 in bovine ovarian cortical tissues cultured in vitro
العنوان: | Aloe vera increases collagen fibres in extracellular matrix and mRNA expression of peroxiredoxin-6 in bovine ovarian cortical tissues cultured in vitro |
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المؤلفون: | Erlândia Márcia Vasconcelos, Ana Liza Paz Souza Batista, Venância Antônia Nunes Azevedo, L.R.F.M. Paulino, José Roberto Viana Silva, Ernando Igo Teixeira de Assis, A. W. B. Silva, Francisco das Chagas Costa |
المصدر: | Zygote. 30:365-372 |
بيانات النشر: | Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2021. |
سنة النشر: | 2021 |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | GPX1, biology, Chemistry, Cell Biology, medicine.disease_cause, biology.organism_classification, In vitro, Aloe vera, Staining, Superoxide dismutase, Extracellular matrix, Andrology, Catalase, biology.protein, medicine, Oxidative stress, Developmental Biology |
الوصف: | SummaryIn vitro culture of ovarian tissue containing primordial follicles is an important tool to study the initiation of follicular populations and to develop efficient culture systems to support in vitro follicle growth. Considering that in vitro culture favours oxidative stress, it is very important to supplement culture medium with antioxidant substances such as Aloe vera extract. This study aims to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of Aloe vera on the distribution of collagen fibres in the extracellular matrix, follicular activation, development and survival in bovine ovarian cortical tissues cultured in vitro, as well as on expression of mRNAs for antioxidant enzymes [superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), peroxiredoxin 6 (PRDX6) and glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1)]. To this end, ovarian cortical tissues were cultured for 6 days in α-MEM alone or supplemented with different concentrations of Aloe vera extract (1.0, 5.0, 10.0 or 50.0%). After culture, fragments were fixed and processed histologically to evaluate follicular morphology and activation, as well as the extracellular matrix by staining with picrosirius red. The levels of mRNA for SOD, CAT, PRDX6 and GPX1 in cultured ovarian tissues were evaluated by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Ovarian tissues cultured with 10.0 or 50.0% Aloe vera had higher percentages of collagen fibres than tissues cultured in control medium. A significant increase in developing follicles was observed in ovarian tissues cultured in α-MEM alone or supplemented with 10% Aloe vera when compared with fresh control or tissues cultured with 1.0% Aloe vera. Presence of Aloe vera did not influence the percentage of morphologically normal follicles when compared with control medium. Ovarian tissues cultured with 50.0% Aloe vera had higher percentages of morphologically normal follicles than those cultured with 10.0% Aloe vera. Furthermore, 10% Aloe vera significantly increased mRNA levels for PRDX6. In conclusion, 10.0% Aloe vera improves extracellular matrix distribution in cultured tissues and increases the expression of mRNA for PRDX6 after 6 days in vitro. |
تدمد: | 1469-8730 0967-1994 |
URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::6adde97d14ed3e728c44dd7d09c6d6ba https://doi.org/10.1017/s0967199421000824 |
حقوق: | CLOSED |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi...........6adde97d14ed3e728c44dd7d09c6d6ba |
قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
تدمد: | 14698730 09671994 |
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