Wang, C.-R.; Ji, H.-W.; He, S.-Y.; Liu, R.-P.; Wang, X.-Q.; Wang, J.; Huang, C.-M.; Xu, Y.-N.; Li, Y.-H.; Kim, N.-H. Chrysoeriol Improves In Vitro Porcine Embryo Development by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Autophagy. Vet. Sci.2023, 10, 143.
Wang, C.-R.; Ji, H.-W.; He, S.-Y.; Liu, R.-P.; Wang, X.-Q.; Wang, J.; Huang, C.-M.; Xu, Y.-N.; Li, Y.-H.; Kim, N.-H. Chrysoeriol Improves In Vitro Porcine Embryo Development by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Autophagy. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 143.
Wang, C.-R.; Ji, H.-W.; He, S.-Y.; Liu, R.-P.; Wang, X.-Q.; Wang, J.; Huang, C.-M.; Xu, Y.-N.; Li, Y.-H.; Kim, N.-H. Chrysoeriol Improves In Vitro Porcine Embryo Development by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Autophagy. Vet. Sci.2023, 10, 143.
Wang, C.-R.; Ji, H.-W.; He, S.-Y.; Liu, R.-P.; Wang, X.-Q.; Wang, J.; Huang, C.-M.; Xu, Y.-N.; Li, Y.-H.; Kim, N.-H. Chrysoeriol Improves In Vitro Porcine Embryo Development by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Autophagy. Vet. Sci. 2023, 10, 143.
Abstract
Chrysoeriol (CHE) is a flavonoid substance that exists in many plants and has various physiological and pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-tumor, and protective activity, especially for the cardiovascular system and liver. This study aimed to analyze the results and possible mechanisms of CHE on early porcine embryo development. Adding CHE to the culture media can improve the development quality of early porcine embryos. CHE significantly increased the blastocyst rate and total cell number of embryos in vitro. The apoptosis of blastocyst in CHE-treated culture also decreased significantly compared with untreated culture. Furthermore, CHE downregulated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and increased glutathione (GSH) in embryos. CHE was also shown to improve the activity of mitochondria and inhibit the occurrence of autophagy. In addition, antioxidant-related genes (SOD1, SOD2, and CAT) and cell pluripotency-related genes (SOX2, OCT4, and NANOG) were upregulated, while those related to apoptosis (Caspase 3) and autophagy (LC3B) showed a downward trend after supplementation with CHE. These results indicated that CHE improved the development of porcine embryos in vitro by reducing oxidative stress and autophagy levels.
Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology
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