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RNA-seq based gene expression analysis of ovarian granulosa cells exposed to zearalenone in vitro: significance to steroidogenesis
- Source :
- Oncotarget
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Impact Journals LLC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Zearalenone (ZEA) is a natural contaminant of various food and feed products representing a significant problem worldwide. Since the occurrence of ZEA in grains and feeds is frequent, the present study was carried out to evaluate the possible effects of ZEA on steroid production and gene expression of porcine granulosa cells, using RNA-seq analysis. Porcine granulosa cells were administered 10 μM and 30 μM ZEA during 72 h of culture in vitro. Following ZEA treatment the gene expression profile of control and exposed granulosa cells was compared using RNA-seq analysis. The results showed that in the exposed granulosa cells ZEA significantly altered the transcript levels, particularly steroidogenesis associated genes. Compared with the control group, 10 μM and 30 μM ZEA treatment significantly increased the mRNA expression of EDN1, IER3, TGFβ and BDNF genes and significantly reduced the mRNA expression of IGF-1 and SFRP2 genes. In particular, ZEA significantly decreased the expression of genes essential for estrogen synthesis including FSHR, CYP19A1 and HSD17β in granulosa cells. Furthermore, Q-PCR and Western-blot analysis also confirmed reduced expression of these genes in ZEA exposed granulosa cells. These effects were associated with a significant reduction of 17β-estradiol concentrations in the culture medium of granulosa cells. Collectively, these results demonstrated a concretely deleterious effect of ZEA exposure on the mRNA expression of steroidogenesis related genes and the production of steroid hormones in porcine ovarian granulosa cells in vitro.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty
endocrine system
steroidogenesis
medicine.medical_treatment
IER3
RNA-Seq
Biology
Steroid
03 medical and health sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Gene expression
medicine
Gene
Zearalenone
food and beverages
porcine
Molecular biology
In vitro
030104 developmental biology
Endocrinology
Oncology
chemistry
granulosa cells
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
gene expression
RNA-seq
Hormone
Research Paper
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19492553
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 38
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Oncotarget
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8a9dc2eeb6a633d83f5038b1296ad21d