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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Resveratrol protects human luteinised granulosa cells against hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative injury through the Sirt1

Zhaoyan Nie https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9237-1009 A , Rui Hua B , Yanan Zhang B , Na Zhang A , Yi Zhang A , Qiaoxia Li A and Haifeng Wu C *
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A Department of Reproductive Medicine, Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, No. 12, Jiankang Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, China.

B Histology and Embryology, Hebei Medical University, 361 East Zhongshan,Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050010, China.

C Department of Medical Laboratory, Hebei Chest Hospital, No. 372, Shengli North Street, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050010, China.

* Correspondence to: 673878461@qq.com

Handling Editor: Graeme Martin

Reproduction, Fertility and Development 33(16) 831-840 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD21069
Published online: 1 November 2021

© 2021 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Granulosa cells (GCs) control follicular development and are important for female reproduction. Resveratrol (Res) was considered as an antioxidant and Sirt1 inducer. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is the classical reagent to study oxidative stress. The study was conducted to investigate the role of Res against H2O2 in human luteinised granulosa cells (LGCs). The LGCs in the H2O2 group were treated with 100 μmol/L H2O2 for 24 h. The LGCs in the Res group were treated with 50 μmol/L Res for 2 h, followed by H2O2. The LGCs in the Sirt1 blockage group were treated with 2.5 μmol/L EX527 + 50 μmol/L Res for 2 h, followed by H2O2. Results showed that Res significantly increased LGCs viability in H2O2-induced LGCs. The apoptotic rate and ROS in the H2O2 group was higher and the antioxidant enzyme activity was lower compared with other groups. Following the Res, the apoptotic rate and ROS level were reduced and the antioxidant enzyme activity were increased. In the Res blockage group, no significant alterations in the cell apoptosis, ROS and antioxidant enzyme activity were observed compared with the H2O2 group. The Res group had a Caspase-3 downregulation and Sirt1 upregulation compared with the other groups. In conclusion, Res had a protective effect against the H2O2-induced LGCs, and the mechanism may be associated with Sirt1.

Keywords: apoptosis, cell viability, human luteinised granulosa cells, hydrogen peroxide, oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, resveratrol, Sirt1.


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