Journal
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 94-98Publisher
INST ANIMAL REPRODUCTION FOOD RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2018.01.007
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Green tea; Porcine ovarian granulosa cells; Steroid hormones; Proliferation; Apoptosis
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- Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic [VEGA, 1/0039/16, KEGA 011SPU-4/2016]
- Slovak Research and Development Agency [APVV-0304-12, APVV-15-0543]
- European Community under Building Research Centre AgroBioTech [26220220180]
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Green tea is a commonly used beverage and green tea extract is a common dietary herbal supplement manufactured into different over-the-counter products. The aim of this in vitro study was to examine the steroid hormone secretion (progesterone and 17-beta estradiol), proliferation and apoptosis of porcine ovarian granulosa cells after addition of green tea extract. Granulosa cells were incubated with green tea extract at five doses (0.1, 1, 10, 100 and 200 mu g/ml) and the release of hormones by granulosa cells was assessed by EIA after 24 h exposure. The presence of proliferation and apoptotic markers was assessed by immunocytochemistry. Secretion of steroid hormones was not affected by green tea extract at all the doses in comparison to control. Also, markers of proliferation (PCNA and cyclin B1) were not affected by green tea extract. However, the highest dose (200 mu g/ml) of green tea extract used in this study increased the accumulation of apoptotic markers caspase-3 and p53 in granulosa cells. In conclusion, our results indicate the impact of green tea extract at the highest dose used in this study on ovarian apoptosis through pathway that includes activation of caspase-3 and p53. Potential stimulation of these intracellular regulators could induce the process of apoptosis in ovarian cells.
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