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JOURNAL OF PINEAL RESEARCH
卷 67, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12603
关键词
DNA damage; double-strand break; melatonin; oocyte; oocyte quality
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF2017R1A6A1A03015642, NRF2019R1I1A2A01041413]
Mammalian oocytes remain arrested at the first prophase of meiosis in ovarian follicles for an extended period. During this protracted arrest, oocytes are remarkably susceptible to the accumulation of DNA damage. Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine), a hormone secreted by the pineal gland, has diverse effects on various physiological processes. However, the effect of melatonin on DNA damage response in mammalian oocytes has not been explored. Here, we showed that melatonin protected mouse oocytes from DNA damage induced by double-strand breaks (DSBs) during prophase arrest and subsequently improved oocyte quality. We found that DNA damage during prophase arrest impaired subsequent meiotic maturation and deteriorated oocyte quality, increasing chromosome fragmentation, spindle abnormality, mitochondrial aggregation, and oxidative stress. However, melatonin treatment during DNA damage accumulation at prophase improved meiotic maturation and relieved the quality decline of oocytes. In addition, melatonin inhibited the accumulation of DNA damage during prophase arrest by reducing the gamma-H2AX levels. Although activated ATM levels were decreased by melatonin treatment, the effect of melatonin on DNA damage response was not a direct consequence of ATM inhibition. Instead, melatonin enhanced DNA repair via nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway. Interestingly, these actions of melatonin on DNA damage response are receptor-independent in mouse oocytes. Therefore, our results demonstrated that melatonin protects oocytes from DNA damage during prophase arrest by enhancing DNA repair via NHEJ and subsequently prevents the deterioration of oocyte quality during meiotic maturation.
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