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Zhang G, Lin W, Gao N, Lan C, Ren M, Yan L, Pan B, Xu J, Han B, Hu L, Chen Y, Wu T, Zhuang L, Lu Q, Wang B, Fang M. Using Machine Learning to Construct the Blood-Follicle Distribution Models of Various Trace Elements and Explore the Transport-Related Pathways with Multiomics Data. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:7743-7757. [PMID: 38652822 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
Abstract
Permeabilities of various trace elements (TEs) through the blood-follicle barrier (BFB) play an important role in oocyte development. However, it has not been comprehensively described as well as its involved biological pathways. Our study aimed to construct a blood-follicle distribution model of the concerned TEs and explore their related biological pathways. We finally included a total of 168 women from a cohort of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer conducted in two reproductive centers in Beijing City and Shandong Province, China. The concentrations of 35 TEs in both serum and follicular fluid (FF) samples from the 168 women were measured, as well as the multiomics features of the metabolome, lipidome, and proteome in both plasma and FF samples. Multiomics features associated with the transfer efficiencies of TEs through the BFB were selected by using an elastic net model and further utilized for pathway analysis. Various machine learning (ML) models were built to predict the concentrations of TEs in FF. Overall, there are 21 TEs that exhibited three types of consistent BFB distribution characteristics between Beijing and Shandong centers. Among them, the concentrations of arsenic, manganese, nickel, tin, and bismuth in FF were higher than those in the serum with transfer efficiencies of 1.19-4.38, while a reverse trend was observed for the 15 TEs with transfer efficiencies of 0.076-0.905, e.g., mercury, germanium, selenium, antimony, and titanium. Lastly, cadmium was evenly distributed in the two compartments with transfer efficiencies of 0.998-1.056. Multiomics analysis showed that the enrichment of TEs was associated with the synthesis and action of steroid hormones and the glucose metabolism. Random forest model can provide the most accurate predictions of the concentrations of TEs in FF among the concerned ML models. In conclusion, the selective permeability through the BFB for various TEs may be significantly regulated by the steroid hormones and the glucose metabolism. Also, the concentrations of some TEs in FF can be well predicted by their serum levels with a random forest model.
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- Guohuan Zhang
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Department of Laboratorial Science and Technology, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Soil Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control, Faculty of Environmental Science & Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, Kunming 650500, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310032, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Reproductive Medicine Centre, Yuhuangding Hospital of Yantai, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264000, P. R. China
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- Medical Center for Human Reproduction, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, P.R China
- Center of Reproductive Medicine, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, P. R. China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Reproductive Health, National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Epidemiology of Major Diseases (Peking University), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Science, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China
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Sun JT, Yuan JD, Zhang Q, Luo X, Qi XY, Liu JH, Jiang XQ, Lee S, Taweechaipaisankul A, Liu ZH, Jin JX. Ramelteon Reduces Oxidative Stress by Maintenance of Lipid Homeostasis in Porcine Oocytes. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091640. [PMID: 36139716 PMCID: PMC9495855 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study aimed to determine the underlying mechanism of ramelteon on the competence of oocyte and subsequent embryo development in pigs during in vitro maturation (IVM). Our results showed that the cumulus expansion index was significantly lower in the control group compared to the ramelteon groups (p < 0.05). Moreover, supplementation of 10−11 and 10−9 M ramelteon significantly increased the cumulus expansion and development-related genes expression, and reduced apoptosis in cumulus cells (p < 0.05). In oocytes, the nuclear maturation rate was significantly improved in 10−11, 10−9, and 10−7 M ramelteon groups compared to the control (p < 0.05). Additionally, the level of intracellular GSH was significantly increased and ROS was significantly decreased in ramelteon-supplemented groups, and the gene expression of oocyte development and apoptosis were significantly up- and down-regulated by 10−11 and 10−9 M ramelteon (p < 0.05), respectively. The immunofluorescence results showed that the protein levels of GDF9, BMP15, SOD1, CDK1, and PGC1α were significantly increased by 10−11 M ramelteon compared to the control (p < 0.05). Although there was no significant difference in cleavage rate, the blastocyst formation rate, total cell numbers, and hatching/-ed rate were significantly improved in 10−11 M ramelteon group compared to the control (p < 0.05). Furthermore, embryo development, hatching, and mitochondrial biogenesis-related genes were dramatically up-regulated by 10−11 M ramelteon (p < 0.05). In addition, the activities of lipogenesis and lipolysis in oocytes were dramatically increased by 10−11 M ramelteon compared to the control (p < 0.05). In conclusion, supplementation of 10−11 M ramelteon during IVM improved the oocyte maturation and subsequent embryo development by reducing oxidative stress and maintenance of lipid homeostasis.
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- Jing-Tao Sun
- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
- Correspondence: (Z.-H.L.); (J.-X.J.)
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Cellular and Genetics Engineering of Heilongjiang Province, College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
- Correspondence: (Z.-H.L.); (J.-X.J.)
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Fang X, Tanga BM, Bang S, Seong G, Saadeldin IM, Qamar AY, Shim J, Choi K, Lee S, Cho J. Vitamin C enhances porcine cloned embryo development and improves the derivation of embryonic stem-like cells. Reprod Biol 2022; 22:100632. [PMID: 35334451 DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2022.100632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Porcine cloning through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been widely used in biotechnology for generating animal disease models and genetically modified animals for xenotransplantation. Vitamin C is a multifunctional factor that reacts with several enzymes. In this study, we used porcine oocytes to investigate the effects of different concentrations of vitamin C on in vitro maturation (IVM), in vitro culture (IVC), and the derivation of nuclear transfer embryonic stem-like cells (NT-ESCs). We demonstrated that vitamin C promoted the cleavage and blastocyst rate of genetically modified cloned porcine embryos and improved the derivation of NT-ESCs. Vitamin C integrated into IVM and IVC enhanced cleavage and blastocyst formation (P < 0.05) in SCNT embryos. Glutathione level was increased, and reactive oxygen species levels were decreased (P < 0.05) due to vitamin C treatment. Vitamin C decreased the gene expression of apoptosis (BAX) and increased the expression of genes associated with nuclear reprogramming (NANOG, POU5F1, SOX2, c-Myc, Klf4, and TEAD4), antioxidation (SOD1), anti-apoptotic (Bcl2), and trophectoderm (CDX2). Moreover, vitamin C improved the attachment, derivation, and passaging of NT-ESCs, while the control group showed no outgrowths beyond the primary culture. In conclusion, supplementation of vitamin C at a dose of 50 µg/ml to the IVM and IVC culture media was appropriate to improve the outcomes of porcine IVM and IVC and for the derivation of NT-ESCs as a model to study the pre- and post-implantation embryonic development in cloned transgenic embryos. Therefore, we recommend the inclusion of vitamin C as a supplementary factor to IVM and IVC to improve porcine in vitro embryonic development.
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- Xun Fang
- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Research Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Transgenic Animal Research, Optipharm, Inc., Chungcheongbuk-do, Cheongju-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Transgenic Animal Research, Optipharm, Inc., Chungcheongbuk-do, Cheongju-si, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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Wu C, Zhang D, Zhang S, Sun L, Liu Y, Dai J. Effect of Rhodiola sachalinensis Aqueous Extract on In Vitro Maturation of Porcine Oocytes and Subsequent In Vitro Embryonic Development. Cell Reprogram 2020; 22:277-281. [PMID: 33124899 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2020.0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Oxidative stress can impede maturation of the nucleus and cytoplasm of oocytes during in vitro maturation (IVM). Rhodiola sachalinensis, an herb commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, conveys antioxidative effects to cryopreserved bovine sperm. Therefore, the aims of this study were to evaluate the effects of different concentrations of R. sachalinensis aqueous extract (RSAE) on IVM and subsequent in vitro embryonic development after parthenogenetic activation (PA), in vitro fertilization (IVF), and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The results showed that RSAE supplementation (6 and 60 mg/L) significantly increased intracellular glutathione levels, but had no effect on maturation rates or reactive oxygen species. After in vitro culture, greater blastocyst formation was observed in PA embryos (6 mg/L RSAE), as well as in IVF and SCNT embryos (60 mg/L) matured in RSAE-supplemented IVM media. In conclusion, although there was no significant improvement in the maturation rate, RSAE supplementation conveyed an antioxidative effect during IVM, and improved subsequent embryonic development in vitro. Further studies are needed to explore gene expression pattern in oocytes and embryos treated with RSAE.
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- Caifeng Wu
- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Division of Animal Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Municipal Key Laboratory of Agri-Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Division of Animal Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Municipal Key Laboratory of Agri-Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Division of Animal Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Municipal Key Laboratory of Agri-Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Division of Animal Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Municipal Key Laboratory of Agri-Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Animal, Dairy, Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA
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- Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shanghai Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Division of Animal Genetic Engineering, Shanghai Municipal Key Laboratory of Agri-Genetics and Breeding, Shanghai, China
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