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PLOS ONE
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099423
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan [22591839]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [22591839] Funding Source: KAKEN
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We have previously reported that androstenedione induces abnormalities of follicle development and oocyte maturation in the mouse ovary. In granulosa cells of the ovarian follicle, androstenedione is aromatized to 17 beta-estradiol (E-2). To determine whether the androgen or estrogen acts directly on the follicle to induce the above-mentioned abnormalities, we compared the effects of a non-aromatizable androgen, 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT), with those of E-2 on murine follicular development and oocyte maturation in a single follicle culture system. The high dose (10(-6) M) of DHT prompted normal follicular development, and there was no effect on oocyte meiotic maturation after stimulation with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and epidermal growth factor (EGF). In contrast, culture with the high dose (10(-6) M) of E-2 delayed follicular growth and also suppressed proliferation of granulosa cells and antrum formation. Furthermore, culture with E-2 delayed or inhibited oocyte meiotic maturation, such as chromosome alignment on the metaphase plate and extrusion of the first polar body, after addition of hCG and EGF. In conclusion, these findings demonstrate that E-2, but not DHT, induces abnormalities of follicular development, which leads to delay or inhibition of oocyte meiotic maturation.
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