Journal: The FASEB Journal
Article Title: Aberrant DNMTs Promote TXNIP Upregulation and Ovarian Fibrosis in PCOS
doi: 10.1096/fj.202505030R
Figure Lengend Snippet: 5‐Aza treatment inhibits hyperandrogenism‐induced upregulation of TXNIP and pro‐fibrotic factors in GCs. Primary GCs were treated with DHT followed by 5‐Aza and MG132 ( n = 3 in each group). (A) Protein levels of DNMTs and TXNIP in GCs were assessed using western blot (left panel). Band intensities were quantified ( n = 3; right panel). (B‐D) Levels of DNMT1, DNMT3A, and TXNIP in GCs were analyzed using immunofluorescence staining (60×) (left panel). Fluorescence intensities were quantified ( n = 3; right panel). (E) Protein levels of pro‐fibrotic factors (collagen I, β ‐catenin, P‐SMAD3, α ‐SMA, and TGF‐ β ) in GCs were assessed using western blot. (F) Band intensities were quantified (E) ( n = 3). (G) Protein levels of TXNIP in GCs were assessed using western blot (upper panel). Band intensities were quantified ( n = 3; lower panel). Data are shown as the mean ± SD. * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01. Each treatment group was compared with the control group. DHT, dihydrotestosterone; DNMT1, DNA methyltransferase 1; DNMT3A, DNA methyltransferase 3A; DNMT3B, DNA methyltransferase 3B; N.S, not significant; TXNIP, thioredoxin‐interacting protein.
Article Snippet: To establish an in vitro hyperandrogenic PCOS‐like model, cells were treated with various concentrations (0.5, 2, and 5 μM) of dihydrotestosterone (DHT; Meilun Biological Technology Corporation, China) for 48 h. For determining the regulation of TXNIP, 5‐Aza (10 μM; MCE) or flutamide (20, 50 μM; Selleck, China) was added 24 h after the initiation of DHT treatment.
Techniques: Western Blot, Immunofluorescence, Staining, Fluorescence, Control