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ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2022

Effect of apple vinegar on folliculogenesis and ovarian kisspeptin in a high-fat diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rat.

Fahimeh Shams, Monireh Aghajani-Nasab, Mahsa Ramezanpour, Razieh Habibipour Fatideh, Fahimeh Mohammadghasemi

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Fahimeh ShamsCellular and Molecular Research Center, Department Of Anatomy, Guilan University Of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Monireh Aghajani-NasabCellular and Molecular Research Center, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Mahsa RamezanpourMedical Biotechnology Research Center, School of Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Razieh Habibipour FatidehDepartment of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Fahimeh MohammadghasemiCellular and Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, P.O.BOX: 3363, Guilan, Rasht, Iran. parsahistolab@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1294-7838
Guilan University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) adversely affects reproduction. We aimed to study the effect of a high-fat diet (HFD), supplemented with apple vinegar, on folliculogenesis in a rat model of NAFLD.

methodsFemale rats were randomly divided into four groups (N = 28): Standard diet (SD), SD + vinegar, HFD, and HFD + vinegar groups. At the end of the study, biochemical tests were assessed in serum. HOMA-IR (Homeostatic model assessment-Insulin resistance) was calculated. Sex hormones were determined using an ELISA kit; ovary follicle counts were studied using histological methods. The proliferation index of granulosa cells was determined using immunohistochemistry. Kisspeptin expression in the ovary was detected using RT-PCR.

resultsThe HFD induced steatohepatitis and NAFLD. The ovaries in the rat model of NAFLD were atrophied. The ovaries had less count of developing follicles and corpus luteum, and more degenerated and cystic follicles in comparison with the SD group. Vinegar + HFD consumption decreased ALT, compared to the HFD group (P = 0.004). Steatohepatitis was reduced in the Vinegar + HFD group (P = 0.001). Vinegar + HFD considerably reduced HOMA-IR (p = 0.01). The HFD + vinegar diet could increase estradiol (P = 0.001), without significantly affecting progesterone or testosterone. In addition, an increase of primordial follicles as an ovarian reserve and also primary follicles were determined in the HFD + vinegar group. There were no statistical differences in the granulosa cell proliferation index in various follicle types between groups. HFD + vinegar significantly enhanced ovarian kisspeptin expression (p = 0.04).

conclusionsThe vinegar diet in a rat model of NAFLD raises estradiol, primordial, and small primary follicles, and increases ovarian kisspeptin expression indirectly. Insulin resistance and obesity were improved by apple vinegar, and anti-glycemic and anti-lipidemic effects were also determined. The supplementation of apple vinegar in NAFLD might be useful for ovary. However, it requires further investigation.

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Insulin ResistanceMalusNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseAcetic AcidAnimalsDiet, High-FatEstradiolFemaleKisspeptinsLiverOvaryRatsAcetic AcidEstradiolKisspeptinsHigh fat dietKisspeptinObesityOvarySex hormonesVinegar

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