Abstract
The ovarian follicular reserve of primordial follicle declines with aging in female mammals. Caloric restriction (CR) has been shown to increase the preservation of the ovarian follicular reserve. Likewise, rapamycin has similar effects to CR on the ovarian reserve. Therefore, the aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of rapamycin and CR on the metabolism and ovarian follicular reserve and gene expression in mice. Thirty-six female mice were used, and allocated into 3 groups: control, rapamycin (4mg/kg body weight every other day) and 30% CR. At 85 days of treatment, an insulin tolerance test (ITT) and glucose tolerance test (GTT) was performed. At 93 days ovaries were collected for analysis. CR females had lower body weight (P<0.05) and were more insulin sensitive (P=0.003), while rapamycin treated females did not change body weight (P>0.05) and were more resistant to insulin (P<0.05). Females from the CR and rapamycin groups had a twice higher number of primordial follicles (P=0.02 and 0.04) and half the number of primary, secondary and tertiary follicles (P<0.05). Both CR and rapamycin females had increased ovarian gene expression of Foxo3a mRNA (P<0.05). In conclusion, female mice from rapamycin and CR groups had an increased ovarian follicular reserve associated to higher expression of Foxo3a mRNA, despite divergent metabolic effects of the treatments.
Highlights
LATE-LIFE TIME-RESTRICTED FEEDING AND EXERCISE DIFFERENTIALLY ALTER HEALTHSPAN IN OBESITY Marissa Schafer,1 Daniel Mazula,1 Thomas White,1 Vesselina Pearsall,1 Zaira Aversa,1 Jordan Miller,1 and Nathan LeBrasseur2, 1
The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of rapamycin and Caloric restriction (CR) on the metabolism and ovarian follicular reserve and gene expression in mice
Female mice from rapamycin and CR groups had an increased ovarian follicular reserve associated to higher expression of Foxo3a mRNA, despite divergent metabolic effects of the treatments
Summary
LATE-LIFE TIME-RESTRICTED FEEDING AND EXERCISE DIFFERENTIALLY ALTER HEALTHSPAN IN OBESITY Marissa Schafer,1 Daniel Mazula,1 Thomas White,1 Vesselina Pearsall,1 Zaira Aversa,1 Jordan Miller,1 and Nathan LeBrasseur2, 1. The ovarian follicular reserve of primordial follicle declines with aging in female mammals. Caloric restriction (CR) has been shown to increase the preservation of the ovarian follicular reserve. Rapamycin has similar effects to CR on the ovarian reserve.
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