TY - JOUR
T1 - Reactive oxygen species and oocyte aging
T2 - Role of superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hypochlorous acid
AU - Goud, Anuradha P.
AU - Goud, Pravin T.
AU - Diamond, Michael P.
AU - Gonik, Bernard
AU - Abu-Soud, Husam M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health Grant RO1 HL066367 (to H.M.A-S), ASRM-Ortho Women's Health Grant to (P.T.G), and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. The work has, so far, received eight national and international awards, including the prestigious Young Investigator Award at the Gordon Research Conference in Nitric Oxide, and a 1st Place Award at the Annual Junior Fellow Meeting of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - Aging of the unfertilized oocyte inevitably occurs following ovulation, limiting its fertilizable life span. However, the mechanisms that regulate oocyte aging are still unclear. We hypothesize that reactive oxygen species such as superoxide (O2{radical dot}-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) are likely candidates that may initiate these changes in the oocyte. In order to test this hypothesis, we investigated direct effects of O2{radical dot}- [hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase system generating 0.12 (n = 42) and 0.25 (n = 45) μM O2{radical dot}-/min], H2O2 (20 or 100 μM, n = 60), and HOCl, (1, 10, and 100 μM, n = 50) on freshly ovulated or relatively old mouse oocytes, while their sibling oocytes were fixed immediately or cultured under physiological conditions (n = 96). The aging process was assessed by the zona pellucida dissolution time (ZPDT), ooplasm microtubule dynamics (OMD), and cortical granule (CG) status. The ZPDT increased 2-fold in relatively old, compared to young, untreated oocytes (P < 0.0001). Exposure to O2{radical dot}- increased it even further (P < 0.0001). Similarly, more O2{radical dot}- exposed oocytes exhibited increased OMD and major CG loss, with fewer having normal OMD and intact CG compared to untreated controls. Interestingly, young oocytes resisted "aging," when exposed to 20 μM H2O2, while the same enhanced the aging phenomena in relatively old oocytes (P < 0.05). Exposure to even very low levels of HOCl induced the aging phenomena in young and relatively old oocytes, and higher concentrations of HOCl compromised oocyte viability. Overall, O2{radical dot}-, H2O2, and HOCl each augment oocyte aging, more so in relatively old oocytes, suggesting compromised antioxidant capacity in aging oocytes.
AB - Aging of the unfertilized oocyte inevitably occurs following ovulation, limiting its fertilizable life span. However, the mechanisms that regulate oocyte aging are still unclear. We hypothesize that reactive oxygen species such as superoxide (O2{radical dot}-), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) are likely candidates that may initiate these changes in the oocyte. In order to test this hypothesis, we investigated direct effects of O2{radical dot}- [hypoxanthine/xanthine oxidase system generating 0.12 (n = 42) and 0.25 (n = 45) μM O2{radical dot}-/min], H2O2 (20 or 100 μM, n = 60), and HOCl, (1, 10, and 100 μM, n = 50) on freshly ovulated or relatively old mouse oocytes, while their sibling oocytes were fixed immediately or cultured under physiological conditions (n = 96). The aging process was assessed by the zona pellucida dissolution time (ZPDT), ooplasm microtubule dynamics (OMD), and cortical granule (CG) status. The ZPDT increased 2-fold in relatively old, compared to young, untreated oocytes (P < 0.0001). Exposure to O2{radical dot}- increased it even further (P < 0.0001). Similarly, more O2{radical dot}- exposed oocytes exhibited increased OMD and major CG loss, with fewer having normal OMD and intact CG compared to untreated controls. Interestingly, young oocytes resisted "aging," when exposed to 20 μM H2O2, while the same enhanced the aging phenomena in relatively old oocytes (P < 0.05). Exposure to even very low levels of HOCl induced the aging phenomena in young and relatively old oocytes, and higher concentrations of HOCl compromised oocyte viability. Overall, O2{radical dot}-, H2O2, and HOCl each augment oocyte aging, more so in relatively old oocytes, suggesting compromised antioxidant capacity in aging oocytes.
KW - Cortical granules
KW - Hydrogen peroxide
KW - Hypochlorous acid
KW - Microtubule dynamics
KW - Oocyte aging
KW - Oocyte temporal window
KW - Oxidative stress superoxide
KW - Zona pellucida
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U2 - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.11.014
DO - 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.11.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 18177745
AN - SCOPUS:40949115999
SN - 0891-5849
VL - 44
SP - 1295
EP - 1304
JO - Free Radical Biology and Medicine
JF - Free Radical Biology and Medicine
IS - 7
ER -