Journal
AGING-US
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages 3191-3202Publisher
IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
Keywords
aging in vitro; oocyte; antioxidant; Epitalon; mitochondria
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- Key Project of Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2021ZD33]
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Epitalon can delay the in vitro aging process of oocytes by reducing intracellular reactive oxygen species, decreasing spindle defects, and increasing mitochondrial activity.
The developmental potential of oocytes decreases with time after ovulation in vivo or in vitro. Epitalon is a synthetic short peptide made of four amino acids (alanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, and glycine), based on a natural peptide called epithalamion extracted from the pineal gland. It is a potent antioxidant, comparable to melatonin, that may confer longevity benefits. The current study aims to test the protective effects of Epitalon on the quality of post-ovulatory aging oocytes. Epitalon at 0.1mM was added to the culture medium, and the quality of oocytes was evaluated at 6h, 12h, and 24h of culture. We found that 0.1mM Epitalon reduced intracellular reactive oxygen species. Epitalon treatment significantly decreased frequency of spindle defects and abnormal distribution of cortical granules during aging for 12h and 24h, while increased mitochondria! membrane potential and DNA copy number of mitochondria, thus decreasing apoptosis of oocytes by 24h of in vitro aging. Our results suggest that Epitalon can delay the aging process of oocytes in vitro via modulating mitochondria! activity and ROS levels.
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