Journal: Scientific Reports
Article Title: Chronic unpredictable stress induces anxiety-like behavior and oxidative stress, leading to diminished ovarian reserve
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-76717-y
Figure Lengend Snippet: CUS induce stress in female mice and impair reproductive function. ( A ) Representative images exhibiting the changes of female mice estrous cycle for 10 consecutive days. P, proestrus; E, estrus; M, metestrus; D, diestrus. ( B ) Serum reproductive hormone concentrations ( n = 8). AMH, anti-mullerian hormone; FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; E 2 , estradiol. ( C ) Representative HE staining images of mice ovarian tissues from CUS and control group ( n = 7). ( D ) The number of pups born (left) and the number of pups surviving (right) at three weeks were recorded for each pregnant female ( n = 5 in Control; n = 4 in CUS). ( E ) Protein expression analysis of AMH and FSHR in the ovaries ( n = 4). FSHR, follicle stimulating hormone receptor. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ****, P < 0.0001.
Article Snippet: The membranes were blocked with blocking buffer (Epizyme Biotech, PS108, Shanghai, China) for 30 min and incubated with the primary antibodies of AMH (abcam, ab229212), follicle stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR, proteintech, 22665-1-AP), BAX (proteintech, 50599-2-Ig), Bcl-2(proteintech, 68103-1-Ig), cytochrome complex (Cyt C, abcam, ab133504), beta actin (abcam, ab8226) and GAPDH (abcam, ab8245) at 4 °C for overnight.
Techniques: Staining, Control, Expressing