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CELL DEATH & DISEASE
卷 11, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41419-020-03253-8
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- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2017YFC1001300]
- National Science Foundation of China [81200439]
- Natural Science Foundation Jiangsu Province of China [BK20161592]
- Merck China Research Fund for Fertility Experts [MerckSerono-CREATE-2016023]
- Jiangsu Province High-level Health Personnel Project [LGY2019066]
Peroxiredoxin 4 (Prdx4), a member of the Prdx family, is a vital ER-resident antioxidant in cells. As revealed in our previous study, Prdx4 expression was detected in ovarian granulosa cells and was closely related to ovarian function. This research aimed to explore the effect and underlying molecular mechanism of the protective role of Prdx4 against d-gal-induced ovarian ageing in mice. The d-gal-induced ovarian ageing model has been extensively used to study the mechanisms of premature ovarian failure (POF). In this study, adult Prdx4(-/-) and wild-type mice were intraperitoneally injected with d-gal (150mg/kg/day) daily for 6 weeks. Ovarian function, granulosa cell apoptosis, oxidative damage and ER stress in the ovaries were evaluated in the two groups. Ovarian weight was significantly lower, the HPO axis was more strongly disrupted, and the numbers of atretic follicles and apoptotic granulosa cells were obviously higher in Prdx4(-/-) mice. In addition, Prdx4(-/-) mice showed increased expression of oxidative damage-related factors and the ovarian senescence-related protein P16. Moreover, the levels of the proapoptotic factors CHOP and activated caspase-12 protein, which are involved in the ER stress pathway, and the level of the apoptosis-related BAX protein were elevated in the ovaries of Prdx4(-/-) mice. Thus, d-gal-induced ovarian ageing is accelerated in Prdx4(-/-) mice due to granulosa cell apoptosis via oxidative damage and ER stress-related pathways, suggesting that Prdx4 is a protective agent against POF.
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