Kubra Aksu1, Ezgi Golal1, Mutay Aydın Aslan2, Ismail Ustunel1, Nuray Acar3. 1. Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. 2. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. 3. Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. nurayacar@akdeniz.edu.tr.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Implantation is essential for a successful pregnancy. Despite the increasing number of studies, implantation is still an unknown process. This study aimed to determine whether sirtuin-1 has a role in embryo implantation in oxidative stress-induced mice. METHODS: Pregnant mice were separated into 5 groups: control, vehicle, paraquat, SRT1720, and SRT1720+Paraquat. Paraquat is a herbicide and is used to induce oxidative stress. SRT1720 is a specific sirtuin-1 activator. Implantation and inter-implantation sites were removed in the morning of the 5th day of pregnancy after Chicago blue injection was performed. Sirtuin-1 and Forkhead box O1 (FoxO1) were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot while acetylated lysine was evaluated by Western blot analysis. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were determined by fluorometric and spectrometric methods, respectively. RESULTS: Although there was no embryo implantation in paraquat-treated mice, 5 out of 9 SRT1720+Paraquat-treated mice had implantation sites which were significantly higher compared to the paraquat-treated group. Sirtuin-1 and FoxO1 expressions were increased at implantation sites of SRT1720-treated mice. ROS/RNS levels were decreased, while deacetylated FoxO1 levels and SOD activity were increased in SRT1720-treated mice. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that sirtuin-1 may play a role in embryo implantation against oxidative stress through FoxO1-SOD signaling.
PURPOSE: Implantation is essential for a successful pregnancy. Despite the increasing number of studies, implantation is still an unknown process. This study aimed to determine whether sirtuin-1 has a role in embryo implantation in oxidative stress-induced mice. METHODS: Pregnant mice were separated into 5 groups: control, vehicle, paraquat, SRT1720, and SRT1720+Paraquat. Paraquat is a herbicide and is used to induce oxidative stress. SRT1720 is a specific sirtuin-1 activator. Implantation and inter-implantation sites were removed in the morning of the 5th day of pregnancy after Chicago blue injection was performed. Sirtuin-1 and Forkhead box O1 (FoxO1) were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blot while acetylated lysine was evaluated by Western blot analysis. Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were determined by fluorometric and spectrometric methods, respectively. RESULTS: Although there was no embryo implantation in paraquat-treated mice, 5 out of 9 SRT1720+Paraquat-treated mice had implantation sites which were significantly higher compared to the paraquat-treated group. Sirtuin-1 and FoxO1 expressions were increased at implantation sites of SRT1720-treated mice. ROS/RNS levels were decreased, while deacetylated FoxO1 levels and SOD activity were increased in SRT1720-treated mice. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that sirtuin-1 may play a role in embryo implantation against oxidative stress through FoxO1-SOD signaling.
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