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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 1/2018

Open Access 01-12-2018 | Short communication

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) promotes retinol uptake and metabolism in the mouse ovary

Authors: Zhuo Liu, Yongfeng Sun, Yanwen Jiang, Yuqiang Qian, Shuxiong Chen, Shan Gao, Lu Chen, Chunjin Li, Xu Zhou

Published in: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

Background

Retinoids (retinol and its derivatives) are required for the development and maintenance of normal physiological functions of the ovary. However, the mechanisms underlying the regulation of ovarian retinoid homeostasis during follicular development remain unclear.

Methods

The present study determined retinoid levels and the expression levels of genes involved in the retinol uptake and its metabolic pathway in the ovaries of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-treated mice and in granulosa cells treated with FSH using ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) combined with quadrupole time-of-flight high-sensitivity mass spectrometry (Q-TOF/HSMS) and real-time PCR analysis.

Results

The levels of total retinoids and retinoic acid (RA) and expressions of retinol-oxidizing enzyme genes alcohol dehydrogenase 1 (Adh1) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (Aldh1a1) are increased in the ovaries of mice treated with FSH; in contrast, the retinyl ester levels and retinol-esterifying enzyme gene lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (Lrat) expression are diminished. In FSH-treated granulosa cells, the levels of retinyl esters, retinaldehyde, and total retinoids are augmented; and this is coupled with an increase in the expressions of stimulated by retinoic acid 6 (Stra6) and cellular retinol-binding protein 1 (Crbp1), genes in the retinol uptake pathway, and Adh1, Adh7, and Aldh1a1 as well as a diminution in Lrat expression.

Conclusions

These data suggest that FSH promotes retinol uptake and its conversion to RA through modulating the pathways of retinol uptake and metabolism in the mouse ovary. The present study provides a possible mechanism for the regulation of endogenous RA signaling in the developing follicles.
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Metadata
Title
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) promotes retinol uptake and metabolism in the mouse ovary
Authors
Zhuo Liu
Yongfeng Sun
Yanwen Jiang
Yuqiang Qian
Shuxiong Chen
Shan Gao
Lu Chen
Chunjin Li
Xu Zhou
Publication date
01-12-2018
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7827
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12958-018-0371-9

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