Melatonin alleviates palmitic acid-induced mitochondrial dysfunction by reducing oxidative stress and enhancing autophagy in bovine endometrial epithelial cells

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第一作者： Wang, Yi

作者： Wang, Yi;Gong, Jianfei;Heng, Nuo;Hu, Yingfan;Wang, Rui;Wang, Huan;He, Wei;Zhu, Ni;Hu, Zhihui;Hao, Haisheng;Zhu, Huabin;Zhao, Shanjiang

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关键词： Autophagy; Bovine endometrial epithelial cells; Melatonin; Mitochondria; Oxidative stress; Palmitic acid

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY （ 影响因子：6.3； 五年影响因子：6.4 ）

ISSN： 1674-9782

年卷期： 2024 年 15 卷 1 期

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摘要： BackgroundNegative energy balance (NEB) typically occurs in dairy cows after delivery. Cows with a high yield are more likely to experience significant NEB. This type of metabolic imbalance could cause ketosis, which is often accompanied by a decline in reproductive performance. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying NEB have yet to be fully elucidated. During excessive NEB, the body fat is extensively broken down, resulting in the abnormal accumulation of non-esterified fatty acids (NEFAs), represented by palmitic acid (PA), within the uterus. Such an abnormal accumulation has the potential to damage bovine endometrial epithelial cells (BEECs), while the molecular mechanisms underlying its involvement in the PA-induced injury of BEECs remains poorly understood. Melatonin (MT) is recognized for its regulatory role in maintaining the homeostasis of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mitoROS). However, little is known as to whether MT could ameliorate the damage incurred by BEECs in response to PA and the molecular mechanism involved.ResultsAnalysis showed that 0.2 mmol/L PA stress increased the level of cellular and mitochondrial oxidative stress, as indicated by increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) level. In addition, we observed mitochondrial dysfunction, including abnormal mitochondrial structure and respiratory function, along with a reduction in mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial copy number, and the induction of apoptosis. Notably, we also observed the upregulation of autophagy proteins (PINK, Parkin, LC3B and Ubiquitin), however, the P62 protein was also increased. As we expected, 100 mu mol/L of MT pre-treatment attenuated PA-induced mitochondrial ROS and restored mitochondrial respiratory function. Meanwhile, MT pretreatment reversed the upregulation of P62 induced by PA and activated the AMPK-mTOR-Beclin-1 pathway, contributing to an increase of autophagy and decline apoptosis.ConclusionsOur findings indicate that PA can induce mitochondrial dysfunction and enhance autophagy in BEECs. In addition, MT is proved to not only reduce mitochondrial oxidative stress but also facilitate the clearance of damaged mitochondria by upregulating autophagy pathways, thereby safeguarding the mitochondrial pool and promoting cellular viability. Our study provides a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the effect of an excess of NEB on the fertility outcomes of high yielding dairy cows.

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