Molecular mechanisms of cadmium-induced cytotoxicity in human ovarian granulosa cells identified using integrated omics

Zili Lv, Jun Hu,Mingquan Huang, Guangrui Pan,Guofeng Xu,Meng Yang

ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY(2024)

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Epidemiological and clinical data have demonstrated that exposure to cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal, is associated with an increased risk of female infertility. Granulosa cells, the main somatic cells comprising ovarian follicles, are one of the main targets of Cd in the ovaries. However, the mechanism by which Cd induces cytotoxicity in granulosa cells has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we exposed human ovarian granulosa cells (KGN cells) to Cd and conducted in vitro cell experiments and multi-omics (metabolomics and transcriptomics) methods to elucidate these mechanisms. Cd exposure was found to not only induce the apoptosis of the KGN cells but also further reduced mitochondrial function by decreasing mitochondrial membrane potential, ATP production, and respiratory chain complex activity as well as increasing mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. A total of 443 differentially expressed metabolites (160 upregulated and 283 downregulated) and 5200 differentially expressed genes (4634 upregulated and 566 downregulated) were observed in the Cd exposed-cells. The multi-omics data showed that Cd interfered with citric acid cycle (TCA cycle), amino acid (including alanine, glycine, serine, threonine, arginine, and proline) metabolism, and calcium signaling. These findings help to better elucidate the potential toxicity mechanisms of Cd on granulosa cells and the ovary.
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Cadmium,Granulosa cells,Ovarian toxicity,Metabolomics,Transcriptomics,Multi-omics
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