Sodium selenite treatment restores long-lasting ovarian damage induced by irradiation in rats: Impact on oxidative stress and apoptosis |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Neurology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China;2. Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China;3. College of Life Science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China;4. No. 307 Hospital of the Chinese People''s Liberation Army, Beijing, China |
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| Abstract: | The deleterious damage of reproductive function following radiotherapy is of increasing importance. In the present study, we investigated the impact of long-term sodium selenite (SS) treatment on radiotherapy-induced ovarian injury in a rat model. Two-week after radiation exposure vaginal cyclicity was arrested, and serum FSH level was elevated in irradiated female rats. SS significantly ameliorated ovarian and uterine oxidative stress induced by irradiation through decreasing the lipid peroxide level and increasing the glutathione level, and glutathione peroxidase activity. In the presence of SS, ovarian cytochrome c and caspase 3 expressions triggered by radiotherapy were decreased. SS significantly counteracted radiation-induced a widespread loss of ovarian follicles and caused further stimulation of follicular proliferation through enhancing PCNA expression. Despite such alteration in ovarian function, serum estradiol level did not change after irradiation, whereas SS significantly increased it. In conclusion, long-term SS treatment improved reproductive development, which was impaired by radiotherapy. |
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| Keywords: | Selenite Irradiation Folliculogenesis Proliferation Oxidative stress Apoptosis |
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