Effects of Isoliquiritigenin on Ovarian Antral Follicle Growth and Steroidogenesis

Overview

Journal Reprod Toxicol

Specialties Reproductive Medicine
Toxicology

Date 2016 Oct 25

PMID 27773742

Citations 10

Authors

Sharada Mahalingam

Liying Gao

Jacqueline Eisner

William Helferich

Jodi A Flaws

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Abstract

Isoliquiritigenin is a botanical estrogen used as a dietary supplement. Previous studies show that other botanical estrogens affect ovarian estradiol synthesis, but isoliquiritigenin's effects on the ovary are unknown. Thus, this study tested the hypothesis that isoliquiritigenin inhibits ovarian antral follicle growth and steroidogenesis. Antral follicles from CD-1 mice were cultured with vehicle control (dimethyl sulfoxide; DMSO) or isoliquiritigenin (0.6μM, 6 μM, 36 μM, and 100 μM) for 48-96h. During culture, follicle diameters were measured daily to assess follicle growth. After culture, media were collected for hormone assays and follicles were collected for gene expression analysis of steroidogenic enzymes. Isoliquiritigenin inhibited antral follicle growth and altered estradiol, testosterone, and progesterone levels. Additionally, isoliquiritigenin altered the mRNA levels of cytochrome P450 steroid 17-α-hydroxylase 1, aromatase, 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1, and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein. These data indicate that exposure to isoliquiritigenin inhibits growth and disrupts steroid production in antral follicles.

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