%0 Journal Article
%T Resveratrol promotes expression of SIRT1 and StAR in rat ovarian granulosa cells: an implicative role of SIRT1 in the ovary
%A Yoshihiro Morita
%A Osamu Wada-Hiraike
%A Tetsu Yano
%A Akira Shirane
%A Mana Hirano
%A Haruko Hiraike
%A Satoshi Koyama
%A Hajime Oishi
%A Osamu Yoshino
%A Yuichiro Miyamoto
%A Kenbun Sone
%A Katsutoshi Oda
%A Shunsuke Nakagawa
%A Kazuyoshi Tsutsui
%A Yuji Taketani
%J Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
%D 2012
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/1477-7827-10-14
%X The physiological roles of resveratrol and SIRT1 in the ovary were analyzed. Immunohistochemistry was performed to localize the SIRT1 expression. SIRT1 protein expression of cultured cells and luteinized human granulosa cells was investigated by Western blot. Rat granulosa cells were obtained from diethylstilbestrol treated rats. The cells were treated with increasing doses of resveratrol, and subsequently harvested to determine mRNA levels and protein levels. Cell viability was tested by MTS assay. Cellular apoptosis was analyzed by caspase 3/7 activity test and Hoechst 33342 staining.SIRT1 protein was expressed in the human ovarian tissues and human luteinized granulosa cells. We demonstrated that resveratrol exhibited a potent concentration-dependent inhibition of rat granulosa cells viability. However, resveratrol-induced inhibition of rat granulosa cells viability is independent of apoptosis signal. Resveratrol increased mRNA levels of SIRT1, LH receptor, StAR, and P450 aromatase, while mRNA levels of FSH receptor remained unchanged. Western blot analysis was consistent with the results of quantitative real-time RT-PCR assay. In addition, progesterone secretion was induced by the treatment of resveratrol.These results suggest a novel mechanism that resveratrol could enhance progesterone secretion and expression of luteinization-related genes in the ovary, and thus provide important implications to understand the mechanism of luteal phase deficiency.The study of natural compounds with pharmacological activity has become an emerging trend in nutritional and pharmacologic research. Polyphenols represent a vast group of compounds having aromatic ring, characterized by the presence of one or more hydroxyl groups with various structural complexities. Resveratrol (trans-3, 5, 40-trihydroxystilbene) is a natural polyphenol synthesized by plants as a phytoalexin that becomes activated under stress conditions such as ultraviolet radiation and fungal infection [1,2]. It c
%K SIRT1
%K Resveratrol
%K Ovary
%K Granulosa cells
%K Luteinization
%U http://www.rbej.com/content/10/1/14