Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory (ARBL), Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Division of IVF Research, Genus Plc, DeForest, WI, USA.
Mol Hum Reprod. 2023 Apr 3;29(4). doi: 10.1093/molehr/gaad009.
Innumerable similarities in reproductive cyclicity and hormonal alterations highlight the considerable utility of the mare to study aspects of follicular dynamics and reproductive function in view of the largely constricted, human research subjects. The bi-directional communication between the growing oocyte and the surrounding somatic cells embodies the hallmark of mammalian follicular development, partially mediated by extracellular vesicles (EVs) encapsulated with microRNAs (miRNAs) and present in the follicular fluid (FF). Here, we aimed to decipher the dynamics of the miRNAs in EVs from equine FF aspirated in vivo during different stages of follicular development, namely, predeviation (PreDev; 18-20 mm), deviation (Dev; 22-25 mm), postdeviation (PostDev; 26-29 mm), preovulatory (PreOV; 30-35 mm), and impending ovulation (IMP; ∼40 mm). Approximately 176 known miRNAs were found in all groups with 144 mutually detected among all groups. Cluster analysis exhibited 15 different expression patterns during follicular development. Among these patterns, a group of 22 miRNAs (including miR-146b-5p, miR-140, and miR-143) exhibited a sharp reduction in expression from the PreDev until the PreOV stage. Another cluster of 23 miRNAs (including miR-106b, miR-199a-5p, and miR-125a-5p) exhibited a stable expression pattern at the PreDev stage until the PostDev stage, with a significant increase at the PreOV stage followed by a significant decrease at the IMP stage. In conclusion, this study provides greater insights into the stage-specific expression dynamics of FF EV-miRNAs during equine follicular development, which may propose novel approaches to improve ART and provide new biomarkers to facilitate the assessment of ovarian pathophysiological conditions.
无数相似的生殖周期性和激素变化突出了母马在研究卵泡动力学和生殖功能方面的巨大应用价值,因为人类的研究对象数量有限。生长中的卵母细胞和周围体细胞之间的双向通讯体现了哺乳动物卵泡发育的标志,部分由细胞外囊泡 (EVs) 介导,这些囊泡包裹着 microRNAs (miRNAs),并存在于卵泡液 (FF) 中。在这里,我们旨在解码在不同卵泡发育阶段从活体采集的马 FF 中 EV 中的 miRNAs 动态,即预偏离 (PreDev; 18-20mm)、偏离 (Dev; 22-25mm)、后偏离 (PostDev; 26-29mm)、预排卵 (PreOV; 30-35mm) 和即将排卵 (IMP; ∼40mm)。在所有组中都发现了大约 176 个已知的 miRNAs,其中 144 个在所有组中都相互检测到。聚类分析显示在卵泡发育过程中有 15 种不同的表达模式。在这些模式中,一组 22 个 miRNAs(包括 miR-146b-5p、miR-140 和 miR-143)从 PreDev 到 PreOV 阶段表达急剧下降。另一组 23 个 miRNAs(包括 miR-106b、miR-199a-5p 和 miR-125a-5p)在 PreDev 阶段表现出稳定的表达模式,直到 PostDev 阶段,在 PreOV 阶段显著增加,然后在 IMP 阶段显著下降。总之,这项研究提供了对马卵泡发育过程中 FF EV-miRNAs 的特定阶段表达动态的更深入了解,这可能为改善 ART 提供新的方法,并提供新的生物标志物来促进对卵巢病理生理状况的评估。
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