Nicotine exposure is associated with targeted impairments in primordial follicle phenotype in cultured neonatal mouse ovaries

Autor: Sara M. Idrees, Sarah L. Waite, Sofia Granados Aparici, Mark A. Fenwick
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Vol 288, Iss , Pp 117302- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0147-6513
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.117302
Popis: The ovarian reserve consists of a limited supply of primordial follicles (PFs), each containing an oocyte surrounded by a layer of granulosa cells (GCs). PFs are relatively quiescent and must remain viable for a long period, thereby making them susceptible to environmental and lifestyle influences. Given the widespread prevalence of e-cigarette use, this study aimed to investigate the effects of nicotine and its metabolite cotinine in a mouse model and to elucidate the mechanisms by which nicotine influences the ovarian reserve. Neonatal ovaries were cultured for 7-days in nicotine or cotinine reflective of concentrations in plasma of e-cigarette users. From histological evaluation, nicotine or cotinine had no impact on the number of PFs or early growing follicles; however, the medium (15 ng/ml) and high (45 ng/ml) concentrations of nicotine (but not cotinine) caused a small reduction in oocyte and GC size within PFs relative to controls (0 ng/ml; both P
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