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| Author(s): |
de Morais Oliveira, Diego Augusto
[1, 2]
;
Lupi, Luiz Antonio
[2]
;
Silveira, Henrique Spaulonci
[2]
;
de Almeida Chuffa, Luiz Gustavo
[2]
Total Authors: 4
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Biosci Botucatu, Grad Program Nutr, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] UNESP Sao Paulo State Univ, Inst Biosci, Dept Struct & Funct Biol, POB 18618-689, Rubiao Jr S-N, BR-510 Botucatu, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | International Journal of Experimental Pathology; MAR 2021. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
In a large part of the population inefficient ingestion of proteins, whether for cultural, aesthetic or economic reasons, is a global concern. Low-protein diets can cause severe functional complications, mainly during the development and maturation of organs and systems, including the female reproductive system. The present study investigated the effect of nutritional protein restriction during puberty on the oestrous cycle and expression of sex steroid receptors (AR, ER alpha e ER beta) in ovarian and uterine tissues of adult rats. Protein restriction promoted lower body weight gain, feed efficiency and higher caloric intake. There was an increase in the oestrus phase arrest without changing the total length of the oestrous cycle. The consumption of low-protein diet also reduced the thickness of the uterine endometrium (uterine epithelium and endometrial stroma) in addition to increasing the number of primary and atretic follicles in the ovaries. Furthermore, the low-protein diet reduced the levels of androgen receptor (AR) and increased the oestrogen receptor beta (ER beta) in the ovary, while no significant changes were observed in the uterus. Our study reinforces the importance of adequate protein intake during puberty, since physiological changes in this developmental period interfere with the histomorphometry of the ovaries and uteri, possibly resulting in impaired folliculogenesis and fertility in the reproductive period. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 19/00906-6 - Melatonin and the MT1 and MT2 receptors: effects on apoptosis, cell proliferation and migratory potential of the ovarian carcinoma cells (SKOV-3 cell line) |
| Grantee: | Luiz Gustavo de Almeida Chuffa |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/09243-7 - Impact of the protein restriction on estrous cycle and sex steroid receptors in the ovaries and uteri of juvenile rats |
| Grantee: | Diego Augusto de Morais Oliveira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |