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- Title
Anethole improves the developmental competence of porcine embryos by reducing oxidative stress via the sonic hedgehog signaling pathway.
- Authors
Joo, Ye Eun; Jeong, Pil-Soo; Lee, Sanghoon; Jeon, Se-Been; Gwon, Min-Ah; Kim, Min Ju; Kang, Hyo-Gu; Song, Bong-Seok; Kim, Sun-Uk; Cho, Seong-Keun; Sim, Bo-Woong
- Abstract
Background: Anethole (AN) is an organic antioxidant compound with a benzene ring and is expected to have a positive impact on early embryogenesis in mammals. However, no study has examined the effect of AN on porcine embryonic development. Therefore, we investigated the effect of AN on the development of porcine embryos and the underlying mechanism. Results: We cultured porcine in vitro-fertilized embryos in medium with AN (0, 0.3, 0.5, and 1 mg/mL) for 6 d. AN at 0.5 mg/mL significantly increased the blastocyst formation rate, trophectoderm cell number, and cellular survival rate compared to the control. AN-supplemented embryos exhibited significantly lower reactive oxygen species levels and higher glutathione levels than the control. Moreover, AN significantly improved the quantity of mitochondria and mitochondrial membrane potential, and increased the lipid droplet, fatty acid, and ATP levels. Interestingly, the levels of proteins and genes related to the sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling pathway were significantly increased by AN. Conclusions: These results revealed that AN improved the developmental competence of porcine preimplantation embryos by activating SHH signaling against oxidative stress and could be used for large-scale production of high-quality porcine embryos.
- Subjects
CELLULAR signal transduction; OXIDATIVE stress; EMBRYOS; EMBRYOLOGY; REACTIVE oxygen species
- Publication
Journal of Animal Science & Biotechnology, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1674-9782
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s40104-022-00824-x