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Letrozole induced a polycystic ovary syndrome model in zebrafish by interfering with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis | |
Zhang, Fucong1; Tang, Chen1; Wang, Jingyi1; Lin, Tingting1; Ge, Wei3![]() ![]() | |
2024-03-05 | |
Source Publication | Environmental Pollution
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ISSN | 0269-7491 |
Volume | 347Pages:123723 |
Abstract | Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine and metabolic disease in women of childbearing age, with an incidence of 5–10%. This study compared the traits of zebrafish with three diagnostic criteria for human PCOS, and the diagnostic criteria for zebrafish PCOS were proposed: decreased fecundity, elevated testosterone (T) or 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) levels and increased cortical-alveolar oocyte (CO) ratio, enhancing the zebrafish PCOS model's accuracy. According to the mammalian PCOS classification, the type of zebrafsh PCOS is divided into four phenotypes (A, B, C and D), but the four phenotypes of zebrafish PCOS are not fully covered in the existing studies (A and D). In this study, we successfully induced phenotype B zebrafish PCOS model using the aromatase inhibitor, letrozole (LET). That is, wild-type female zebrafish were exposed to 1000 μg/L LET for 30 days. Reproductive tests showed decreased fecundity in female zebrafish exposed to LET (Control: 132.63, 146.00, 173.00; LET: 29.20, 90.00, 82.71). Hormone analysis showed that female zebrafish exposed to LET had significantly lower 17β-estradiol/testosterone (E2/T) ratios, indicating elevated T levels. Meanwhile, levels of 11-KT in the ovaries exposed to LET were significantly up-regulated (Control: 0.0076 pg/μg; LET: 0.0138 pg/μg). Pathological sections of the ovary showed fewer CO in the LET-exposed group (Control: 16.27%; LET: 8.38%). In summary, the zebrafish PCOS model summarized and studied in this study provide a reliable and economical tool for the screening of therapeutic drugs, as well as for the etiology research and treatment strategies of PCOS. |
Keyword | 11-ketotestosterone Fecundity Letrozole Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Testosterone Zebrafish |
DOI | 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123723 |
URL | View the original |
Indexed By | SCIE |
Language | 英語English |
WOS Research Area | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
WOS Subject | Environmental Sciences |
WOS ID | WOS:001223306900001 |
Publisher | ELSEVIER SCI LTDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND |
Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85186756156 |
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Document Type | Journal article |
Collection | Centre of Reproduction, Development and Aging Faculty of Health Sciences DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES |
Corresponding Author | Zuo, Zhenghong |
Affiliation | 1.State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China 2.Department of Endocrinology, Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China 3.Department of Biomedical Sciences and Centre of Reproduction, Development and Aging (CRDA), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau, 999078, China |
Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Zhang, Fucong,Tang, Chen,Wang, Jingyi,et al. Letrozole induced a polycystic ovary syndrome model in zebrafish by interfering with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis[J]. Environmental Pollution, 2024, 347, 123723. |
APA | Zhang, Fucong., Tang, Chen., Wang, Jingyi., Lin, Tingting., Ge, Wei., He, Chengyong., Yang, Chunyan., & Zuo, Zhenghong (2024). Letrozole induced a polycystic ovary syndrome model in zebrafish by interfering with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Environmental Pollution, 347, 123723. |
MLA | Zhang, Fucong,et al."Letrozole induced a polycystic ovary syndrome model in zebrafish by interfering with the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis".Environmental Pollution 347(2024):123723. |
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