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Melatonin Attenuates Cyclophosphamide-Induced Primordial Follicle Loss by Interaction with MT1 Receptor and Modulation of PTEN/Akt/FOXO3a Proteins in the Mouse Ovary

Journal

REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
Volume 29, Issue 9, Pages 2505-2514

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s43032-021-00768-z

Keywords

Chemotherapy; Apoptosis; MT1 receptor; Ovarian function; Premature ovarian failure

Funding

  1. Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel and Foundation for Science and Technology Support from Pernambuco State (CAPES/FACEPE, Brazil) [88887.146247/2017-00, IBPG-0163-2.10/17]
  2. National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, Brazil) [310712/2015-7]

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This study evaluated the protective effect of melatonin before cyclophosphamide administration on ovarian function in mice. Pre-treatment with 20 mg/kg melatonin showed reductions in primordial follicle loss, apoptosis, and oxidative damage, as well as an increase in GSH concentrations. Melatonin exerted its protective effects through the MT1 receptor and PTEN/Akt/FOXO3a signaling pathway.
This study evaluated the protective effect of melatonin before cyclophosphamide administration on ovarian function and its potential mechanism in a mouse model. Two studies were performed. In the first, mice were pretreated with melatonin (10, 20, or 30 mg/kg body weight, i.p.) once daily for 3 days, followed by injection with a single dose of cyclophosphamide (200 mg/kg body weight, i.p.) 30 min after the last melatonin injection. The second study analyzed whether melatonin type 1 and/or 2 receptors mediate the effects of melatonin on the ovary through administration of non-selective MT1/MT2 antagonist (luzindole) or selective MT2 antagonist (4-PPDOT) before the treatment with melatonin plus cyclophosphamide. After treatment groups, the ovaries were harvested and destined to histology, immunohistochemistry, and fluorescence analyses. Lastly, we examined the p-PTEN, p-Akt, and p-FOXO3a participation in the protective effect of melatonin in cyclophosphamide-induced ovarian damage. Results demonstrated that pretreatment with 20 mg/kg melatonin before cyclophosphamide administration showed more morphologically normal follicles, attenuated primordial follicle loss, decreased growing follicle atresia and mitochondrial damage, and increased GSH concentrations. Furthermore, treatment with luzindole blocked the protective effects of melatonin against the damage caused by cyclophosphamide. Additionally, pretreatment with 20 mg/kg melatonin regulated the PTEN/Akt/FOXO3a signaling pathway components after cyclophosphamide treatment. In conclusion, pretreatment with 20 mg/kg melatonin prevented primordial follicle loss and reduced apoptosis and oxidative damage in the mouse ovary during experimental chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide. Furthermore, the MT1 receptor and PTEN/Akt/FOXO3a proteins mediated these cytoprotective effects.

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