Morroniside Protects Human Granulosa Cells against HO-Induced Oxidative Damage by Regulating the Nrf2 and MAPK Signaling Pathways.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med

Hebei Key Laboratory of Integrative Medicine on Liver-Kidney Patterns, Institute of Integrative Medicine, College of Integrative Medicine, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050091, China.

Published: September 2022

Morroniside is the main ingredient of and has a variety of biological activities including antioxidative effects. Ovarian granulosa cells (GCs) are responsible for regulating the development and atresia of follicles, which are susceptible to oxidative stress. In this study, we determined whether morroniside can inhibit the oxidative stress of GCs induced by hydrogen peroxide (HO), leading to improved oocyte quality. The oxidative damage and apoptosis of ovarian GCs cultured were induced by the addition of HO. After pretreatment with morroniside, the levels of ROS, MDA, and 8-OHdG in ovarian GCs were significantly decreased. Morroniside significantly upregulated p-Nrf2 and promoted the nuclear translocation of Nrf2, which transcriptionally activated antioxidant SOD and NQO1. In addition, morroniside significantly regulated the levels of apoptosis-related proteins Bax, Bcl-2, cleaved caspase-9, and cleaved caspase-3 via the p38 and JNK pathways. These results suggest that morroniside can reduce the oxidative damage and apoptosis of ovarian GCs induced by HO.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9481377PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8099724DOI Listing

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