Mitochondrial humanin peptide acts as a cytoprotective factor in granulosa cell survival

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Carolina Marvaldi Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laboratorio de Fisiopatología de la Preñez y el Parto, Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos (CEFyBO) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Daniel Martin Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Julia G Conte Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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María Florencia Gottardo Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Laboratorio de Oncología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Matías L Pidre Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM), Universidad Nacional de La Plata – CONICET, La Plata, Argentina

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Mercedes Imsen Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Martin Irizarri Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Sharron L Manuel Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Francesca E Duncan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Víctor Romanowski Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM), Universidad Nacional de La Plata – CONICET, La Plata, Argentina

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Adriana Seilicovich Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Gabriela Jaita Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INBIOMED) UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Uiversidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Correspondence should be addressed to G Jaita; Email: gjaita@fmed.uba.ar
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https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-20-0197
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Volume 161: Issue 5
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581–591
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Online Publication Date:
20 Apr 2021
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Humanin (HN) is a short peptide involved in many biological processes such as apoptosis, cell survival, inflammatory response, and reaction to stressors like oxidative stress, between others. In the ovary, a correct balance between pro- and anti-apoptotic factors is crucial for folliculogenesis. In the follicular atresia, survival or death of granulosa cells is a critical process. The goal of this study was to evaluate the action of HN on granulosa cell fate. To explore endogenous HN function in the ovary, we used a recombinant baculovirus (BV) encoding a short-hairpin RNA targeted to silence HN (shHN). HN downregulation modified ovarian histoarchitecture and increased apoptosis of granulosa cells. HN was also detected in a granulosa tumor cell line (KGN). Transduction of KGN cells with BV-shHN resulted in HN downregulation and increased apoptosis. On the other hand, treatment of KGN cells with exogenous HN increased cell viability and decreased apoptosis. In summary, these findings indicate that HN is a cytoprotective factor in granulosa cells of antral follicles, suggesting that this peptide would be involved in the regulation of folliculogenesis. Also, this peptide is a cytoprotective factor in KGN cells, and therefore, it could be involved in granulosa tumor cell behavior.

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