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Attenuated expression of MTR in both prenatally androgenized mice and women with the hyperandrogenic phenotype of PCOS

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PLOS ONE
卷 12, 期 12, 页码 -

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PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187427

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  1. National Nature Science Foundation of China [81590391, 31590189, 30900847]
  2. Health Department of Jiangsu Province [LJ201102]
  3. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20141087, BL2014003]
  4. Nanjing Medical Science Development Project, China [JQ2014004, ZKX16042]

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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine, metabolic and heterogeneous disorder in women of reproductive age, the exact etiology of which remains unknown. To unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying the hyperandrogenic phenotype of PCOS, prenatally androgenized (PNA) mice were used to mimic this phenotype in women with PCOS. Using microarray analysis, 1188 differentially expressed genes, including 671 upregulated and 517 downregulated genes, were identified in ovaries from PNA mice. Five differentially expressed genes (Aldh1a7, Bhmt, Mtr, Nrcam, Ptprg) were validated, and decreased MTR expression was shown in ovaries of PNA mice. In addition, results from qRT-PCR showed decreased MTR expression in granulosa cells (GCs) from women with the hyperandrogenic phenotype of PCOS. Serum levels of S-adenosyl methionine (SAM), the downstream product of MTR, were also decreased in PNA mice and women with the hyperandrogenic phenotype of PCOS. Our study provides evidence that the hyperandrogenic phenotype of PCOS is linked to abnormal folate one-carbon metabolism.

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