Effect of Testosterone Enanthate Modeling of Polycystic Ovary on Liver Irs-2 mRNA Expression in Rats: A Brief Report

Seyyed Amir Yasin Ahmadi,Naser Pajouhi,Amin Hasanvand,Mandana Beigi Boroujeni,Reza Nekouian,Afshin Hasanvand,Asghar Aaliehpour,Seyed Behnamedin Jamei

doi:10.21123/bsj.2021.18.3.0480

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There are many animal models for polycystic ovary (PCO); using exogenous testosterone enanthate is one of the methods of induction of these models. However, induction of insulin resistance should also be studied in the modeling technics. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the expression of insulin receptor substrate (Irs)-2 mRNA in the liver tissue of rat PCO model. Nineteen Wistar rats were divided into three groups; (1) PCO modeling group (N =7) received daily 1.0 mg/100g testosterone enanthate solved in olive oil along with free access dextrose water 5%, (2) vehicle group (N =6), which handled like the PCO group, but did not receive testosterone enanthate, (3) control group (N =6) with standard care. All the animals were administered via intra-peritoneal injection for 14 days. Expression of Irs-2 mRNA was studied with real-time PCR and fold changes (FC) were reported. The average of expression in the control group was considered as the calibrator. About 13.4% expression reduction was found in the PCO group (FC =0.874, P-value =0.043). No significant reduction was found in the vehicle group (FC =0.951, P-value =0.076). However, analysis of variance did not show a significant difference between all the groups of study (P-value =0.085). The present model of PCO might induce insulin resistance at liver level with a low effect size via reduction in the mRNA expression of Irs-2. Study of the involved genes and molecules in other tissues of PCO animal models is suggested.

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Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body cells are not sensitive to absorb glucose and the insulin receptors have decreased
The rats were divided into three groups; 1) polycystic ovary (PCO) modeling group received daily 1.0 mg/100g testosterone enanthate solved in olive oil 300 μL per injection along with free access dextrose water 5% (N =7), 2) vehicle group, which handled like the PCO group, but did not receive testosterone enanthate (N =6), 3) control group with standard care of light, temperature and moisture (N =6)
The 2-step cycling method consisted of initial denaturation at 95°C for 2 min, and 35 cycles of denaturation at 95°C for 12 reduction was found in the PCO group (FC =0.874, 95% confidence interval (CI) =0.768-0.994, P-value =0.043, power =0.728)

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Insulin resistance is a condition in which the body cells are not sensitive to absorb glucose and the insulin receptors have decreased. IRS2 is responsible for insulin resistance at liver level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Genetic polymorphisms of IRS-2 affects the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus [3]. According to the role of insulin resistance, metformin is used for the management of PCOS [4,5,6,7]. The exact pathophysiology of PCOS is not clear In other words, it is not obvious whether the mentioned insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are the cause or the effect. Hormonal disturbance results in incomplete growth of the immature follicle and remaining in the ovary (anovulation) [14]. This unreleased follicle is called as a cyst. These cysts are not necessarily macroscopic; imaging (ultrasonography) is merely one item in the diagnostic criteria of PCOS [15, 16]

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