期刊
HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
卷 157, 期 3, 页码 347-357出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-022-02077-1
关键词
Cystine-glutamate transporter (xCT); Primordial follicles; Follicle activation; Ovarian reserve; Fertility
资金
- JSPS KAKENHI [17K19316, 20K06374]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17K19316, 20K06374] Funding Source: KAKEN
Our study on xCTKO mice revealed that they are able to maintain a high follicle reserve after puberty, resulting in the preservation of fertility. This could be attributed to the suppression of follicle activation during the neonatal period.
The cystine-glutamate transporter (xCT) is responsible for the transport of cystine into cells. We recently found that xCT-deficient (xCTKO) aged mice maintained a higher rate of ovulation and ovarian weight compared with wild-type (WT) mice. It has been reported that a xCT deficiency in cultured cells induces autophagy through the suppression of mTOR survival pathways. We have previously reported that starvation in neonatal mice increases the number of primordial follicles with concomitant autophagy activation. Therefore, we investigated age-related changes in follicle reserve and fertility in xCTKO mice and clarified whether the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway contributes to this. The numbers of offspring in the xCTKO mice aged 10 and 12 months were significantly higher than those in the WT mice. The primordial follicle numbers in xCTKO neonatal mice tended to be higher than WT mice during all times evaluated. In contrast, the primary follicle number was significantly lower in the xCTKO mice at 60 h after birth. The expression of p-AKT, which promotes follicle development, was significantly lower in xCTKO mice than that in WT mice, whereas the expression ratios of LC3-II/LC3-I were significantly higher. The xCTKO mice had significantly more primordial follicles than WT mice at 2 months of age and showed a similar trend at 13-15 months of age. These results suggest that the maintenance of fertility in aged xCTKO mice can be attributed to high follicle reserve after puberty by suppression of follicle activation during the neonatal period.
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