实验动物与比较医学 ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (2): 119-129.DOI: 10.12300/j.issn.1674-5817.2024.186

• 人类疾病动物模型 •    下一篇

来曲唑缓释片皮下给药构建小鼠多囊卵巢综合征模型及其肝脏转录组学分析

许秋雨1, 严国锋2, 付丽2, 范文华2, 周晶2, 朱莲2, 仇淑雯1, 张洁1, 吴铃1()()   

  1. 1.上海交通大学医学院附属第九人民医院辅助生殖科, 上海 200011
    2.上海交通大学医学院实验动物科学部, 上海 200025
  • 收稿日期:2024-12-17 修回日期:2025-02-06 出版日期:2025-04-25 发布日期:2025-04-25
  • 通讯作者: 吴铃(1985—), 女,博士,副主任技师, 研究方向:生殖内分泌的基础和临床研究。E-mail:wuling9hospital@126.com。ORCID: 0000-0001-9217-9412
  • 作者简介:许秋雨(2000—),女,硕士研究生,研究方向:生殖内分泌。E-mail:xqy1047817@163.com
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金资助项目“父代抗生素过度使用增加子代肥胖风险的作用和机制研究”(82171685)

A Mouse Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Established Through Subcutaneous Administration of Letrozole Sustained-Release Pellets and Hepatic Transcriptome Analysis

XU Qiuyu1, YAN Guofeng2, FU Li2, FAN Wenhua2, ZHOU Jing2, ZHU Lian2, QIU Shuwen1, ZHANG Jie1, WU Ling1()()   

  1. 1.Department of Assisted Reproduction, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
    2.Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2024-12-17 Revised:2025-02-06 Published:2025-04-25 Online:2025-04-25
  • Contact: WU Ling (ORCID: 0000-0001-9217-9412), E-mail: wuling9hospital@126.com

摘要:

目的 通过对青春期前小鼠进行来曲唑缓释片皮下给药和高脂饮食处理,构建小鼠多囊卵巢综合征(polycystic ovary syndrome,PCOS)模型,比较模型小鼠与安慰剂对照小鼠的肝脏转录组差异,以探索PCOS发病过程中肝脏的作用机制。 方法 定制剂量为2 mg的来曲唑缓释片,缓释周期为 40 d。分别将对照安慰剂缓释片和来曲唑缓释片包埋在3~4周龄的C57BL/6J小鼠颈后皮下,每组8只,构建对照组及来曲唑诱导的PCOS模型,并在包埋次日给予小鼠高脂饮食处理。造模周期5周,每周监测每组小鼠的体重和24 h进食量。收样时记录小鼠肝脏重量,通过HE染色观察小鼠卵巢和肝脏组织病理变化,通过油红O染色观察肝脏脂质沉积水平,通过F4/80免疫组织化学染色观察肝脏巨噬细胞浸润程度,通过Masson染色观察肝脏纤维化水平;通过转录组学测序技术分析对照组和模型组小鼠肝脏组织中基因表达的差异,并对显著差异表达的基因进行富集分析;通过实时荧光定量PCR验证两组小鼠肝脏组织中显著差异表达的基因。 结果 与对照组相比,来曲唑缓释片皮下给药和高脂饮食处理后的模型组小鼠体重显著增加(P<0.001),卵巢的多囊样表型显著,肝重比显著下降(P<0.05),但小鼠的肝脏重量、肝组织形态和脂质沉积没有显著影响(P>0.05)。转录组学测序发现,来曲唑处理后小鼠肝脏中有119个上调、217个下调的差异表达基因,广泛参与胆固醇和类固醇合成、类固醇激素合成及炎症反应相关通路。荧光定量PCR结果显示,与对照组相比,模型组小鼠肝脏的HSD3B2和HMGCR基因的mRNA表达上调(P<0.01),IL4、CCL2和COL1A1基因的mRNA 表达下调(P<0.05)。但Masson染色与F4/80免疫组织化学染色未见肝脏纤维化水平与巨噬细胞浸润程度的显著改变。 结论 来曲唑缓释片皮下给药和高脂饮食处理可以成功构建小鼠PCOS模型。模型小鼠肝脏中基因表达变化显著,可能通过调控胆固醇和类固醇代谢,参与PCOS的发病机制。

关键词: 来曲唑, 多囊卵巢综合征, 肝脏, 转录组测序, 小鼠

Abstract:

Objective Prepubertal mice are administered subcutaneously with letrozole sustained-release pellets behind the neck and treated with a high-fat diet to establish a mouse model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The liver transcriptomes of the model mice are compared with those of the placebo control mice to investigate the underlying mechanisms of liver involvement in the pathogenesis of PCOS. Methods A customized 2 mg dose of letrozole sustained-release pellets with a 40-day release period was used. The control placebo and letrozole pellets were implanted subcutaneously in the dorsal cervical region of 3-4-week-old C57BL/6J mice (8 mice per group) to establish the control group and letrozole-induced PCOS model group. Both groups were treated with a high-fat diet starting the day after administration. The modeling period lasted for 5 weeks, during which body weight and 24-hour food intake were monitored in each group every week. When samples were collected, liver weight was recorded. Pathological changes in ovarian and hepatic tissues were examined by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, while hepatic lipid deposition was observed by Oil Red O staining. The extent of macrophage infiltration in the liver was evaluated via F4/80 immunohistochemical staining, and hepatic fibrosis levels were observed by Masson's trichrome staining. Transcriptomic sequencing was performed to analyze differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in liver tissues between the control and model groups, followed by enrichment analysis of significant DEGs. Quantitative real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR (qPCR) was subsequently used to validate the expression of significant DEGs in liver tissues of both groups. Results Compared with the control group, the model group which received subcutaneous letrozole sustained-release pellets combined with a high-fat diet exhibited significantly increased body weight (P<0.001), prominent polycystic ovarian morphology, and significantly decreased liver-to-body weight ratio (P<0.05). However, no significant changes were observed in absolute liver weight (P>0.05), hepatic histomorphology, or lipid deposition. Transcriptome sequencing identified 119 upregulated and 217 downregulated DEGs in the liver tissues of letrozole-treated mice, which were predominantly enriched in pathways related to cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis, steroid hormone metabolism, and inflammatory responses. qPCR validation demonstrated that mRNA expression of HSD3B2 and HMGCR was significantly upregulated in liver (P<0.01), while mRNA expression of IL4, CCL2 and COL1A1 was downregulated (P<0.05) in the model group compared with the control group. However, Masson's trichrome staining and F4/80 immunohistochemical analysis showed no significant changes in hepatic fibrosis or macrophage infiltration. Conclusion Subcutaneous administration of letrozole sustained-release pellets combined with a high-fat diet successfully establishes a mouse model of PCOS. The model mice exhibited significant changes in hepatic gene expression. Liver may contribute to PCOS pathogenesis through regulating cholesterol and steroid metabolism.

Key words: Letrozole, Polycystic ovary syndrome, Liver, Transcriptome sequencing, Mice

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