Expression of resistin mRNA in adipose tissue of rat model with polycystic ovarian syndrome and its implication

• Published in: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 621 - 624
• Main Authors: Wang, Yuxia, Sun, Yongyu, Qiu, Hongyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Wuhan 430022, China 2004
• Subjects: Adipose Tissue - metabolism; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Dehydroepiandrosterone; Estradiol - blood; Female; Insulin Resistance; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - chemically induced; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - metabolism; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Resistin - biosynthesis; Resistin - genetics; RNA, Messenger - biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger - genetics; Testosterone - blood; animal model; resistin; polycystic ovarian syndrome
• ISSN: 1672-0733; 1993-1352
• DOI: 10.1007/BF02911374

To investigate the relationship between the insulin resistance (IR) of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) rat model induced by dehydroeplandrosterone (DHEA) and hormonal changes in the ovarium and the resistin mRNA levels in adipose tissue, 21-day-old female SD rats were divided into two groups in pairs. The rats in group 1 were injected daily (s.c.) with DHEA for up to 20 days and the rats in group 2 injected with oil at the same time. Ovarian weight, serum insulin levels and sex hormone levels in rat blood of both groups were determined. Oral glucose tolerance tests, light microscopic and electronic microscopic examination were performed. The levels of resistin mRNA in adipose tissue were measured by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Our results showed that the ovarian weight in group 1 was greater than that in group 2 (P<0.05). The ovaria in group 1 showed multiple follicular cysts, The serum testeosterone and etrasdiol concentration were significantly higher in group 1 than those in group 2 (P<0.001 and P<0.05 respectively), so as the fasting serum glucose (P<0.001) and fasting serum insulin (P<0.05). The value of 1/FINS x FGC was significantly higher in group 1 than that in group 2 (P<0.001). Moreover, the resistin mRNA level of white adipose tissue in the DHEA-induced group was significantly higher than that in the control rats (P<0.05). It is concluded that the DHEA-induced PCOS rat models were similar to those of the patients with PCOS, and the IR was observed. Resistin secreted by adipose tissue may mediate IR in PCOS, and it is likely involved in the pathogenesis and development of PCOS.