Exploring the Mechanism of Clomiphene Citrate to Improve Ovulation Disorder in PCOS Rats Based on Follicular Fluid Metabolomics

Overview

Journal Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 2023 Oct 10

PMID 37815607

Authors

Yiqing He

Xi Wang

Quan Liu

Huiping Liu

Shuo Yang

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Abstract

To examine the effects of clomiphene citrate (CC) on follicular fluid metabolites and related metabolic pathways in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) using non-targeted metabolomics and determine how CC treats ovulation disorder in PCOS. The Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into control, model, and CC groups. A PCOS model was established with letrozole. Body weight, ovarian weight, estrus cycles, serum hormone levels, and ovary histopathology of the rats were collected for further evaluation. Moreover, through ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, the study of follicular fluid metabolites revealed the mechanism of action of CC. CC reduced ovarian weight and regulated estrous cycles and serum hormone levels in PCOS rats but did not affect their body weight. Moreover, the metabolomic results showed that CC adjusted 153 metabolites, among which 16 cross metabolites like testosterone, androstenedione, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, and cholic acid were considered as potential biomarkers for CC to improve ovulation disorders in PCOS rats. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment also showed that the CC group mainly engaged in tryptophan metabolism and steroid hormone biosynthesis. CC can improve ovulation disorders in rats, and its mechanism is related to the regulation of the secretion of serum hormone and follicular fluid metabolites and the amelioration of multi-metabolic pathways.

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