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  • Title: Toxicity and related mechanisms of dihydroartemisinin on porcine oocyte maturation in vitro.
    Author: Luo Y, Che MJ, Liu C, Liu HG, Fu XW, Hou YP.
    Journal: Toxicol Appl Pharmacol; 2018 Feb 15; 341():8-15. PubMed ID: 29309768.
    Abstract:
    Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), the main active metabolite of artemisinin, has been used to treat malaria and has anticancer activities. Previous work has shown that DHA has negative impacts on embryos in rodents and primates. However, whether DHA has adverse effects on oocyte maturation is unknown. In the present study, we evaluated the toxic effects and possible mechanisms of DHA on porcine oocyte maturation. The results showed that exposure to DHA inhibited porcine oocyte polar body extrusion, and blocked cell cycle progression. Meanwhile, early embryo development after parthenogenetic activation was also impaired. DHA disturbed spindle morphology and actin assembly in porcine oocytes by reducing phosphorylation levels of MAPK. Moreover, the ROS content was increased and the mitochondrial membrane potential decreased in oocytes treated with DHA. DHA also increased the levels of intracellular and mitochondrial calcium. Furthermore, Annexin V-FITC staining showed that early apoptosis occurred in DHA-treated oocytes. The mRNA levels of apoptosis-related genes BAX and CASP3 were increased, and the anti-apoptotic gene BCL2 was decreased in oocytes exposed to DHA. Taken together, these results indicate that DHA exposure impairs porcine oocyte maturation in vitro via mechanisms involved in cytoskeleton dynamics, oxidative stress, calcium homeostasis, and apoptosis.
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