PMID- 32409627 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210802 LR - 20231213 IS - 1945-4589 (Electronic) IS - 1945-4589 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 10 DP - 2020 May 14 TI - Sigma-1 receptor is involved in diminished ovarian reserve possibly by influencing endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated granulosa cells apoptosis. PG - 9041-9065 LID - 10.18632/aging.103166 [doi] AB - Sigma non-opioid intracellular receptor 1 (sigma-1 receptor), a non-opioid transmembrane protein, is located on cellular mitochondrial membranes and endoplasmic reticulum. Current research has demonstrated that sigma-1 receptor is related to human degenerative diseases. This study is focused on the effects of sigma-1 receptor on the pathophysiological process of diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and granulosa cells (GCs) apoptosis. Sigma-1 receptor concentration in follicular fluid (FF) and serum were negatively correlated with basal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and positively correlated with anti-mullerian hormone (AMH), antral follicle count (AFC). Sigma-1 receptor reduction in GCs was accompanied by endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS)-mediated apoptosis in women with DOR. Plasmid transfection was used to establish SIGMAR1-overexpressed and SIGMAR1-knockdown human granulosa-like tumor (KGN) cell and thapsigargin (TG) was used to induce ERS KGN cells. We found that KGN cells treated with endogenous sigma-1 receptor ligand dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and sigma-1 receptor agonist PRE-084 showed similar biological effects to SIGMAR1-overexpressed KGN cells and opposite effects to SIGMAR1-knockdown KGN cells. DHEA may improve DOR patients' pregnancy outcomes by upregulating sigma-1 receptor and downregulating ERS-mediated apoptotic genes in GCs. Thus, sigma-1 receptor may be a potential ovarian reserve biomarker, and ligand-mediated sigma-1 receptor activation could be a future approach for DOR therapy. FAU - Jiang, Lile AU - Jiang L AD - Reproductive Medical Center, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Cui, Jinquan AU - Cui J AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Zhang, Cuilian AU - Zhang C AD - Reproductive Medical Center, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Xie, Juanke AU - Xie J AD - Reproductive Medical Center, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Zhang, Shaodi AU - Zhang S AD - Reproductive Medical Center, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Fu, Dongjun AU - Fu D AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Collaborative Innovation Center of New Drug Research and Safety Evaluation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. FAU - Duo, Wei AU - Duo W AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200514 PL - United States TA - Aging (Albany NY) JT - Aging JID - 101508617 RN - 0 (Receptors, sigma) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - *Apoptosis/genetics/physiology MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress/*physiology MH - Female MH - Granulosa Cells/*physiology MH - Humans MH - Ovarian Reserve/*physiology MH - Ovary/cytology/metabolism/pathology MH - *Receptors, sigma/genetics/metabolism MH - Sigma-1 Receptor PMC - PMC7288944 OTO - NOTNLM OT - apoptosis OT - diminished ovarian reserve OT - endoplasmic reticulum stress OT - granulosa cells OT - sigma-1 receptor COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/05/16 06:00 MHDA- 2021/08/03 06:00 PMCR- 2020/05/31 CRDT- 2020/05/16 06:00 PHST- 2020/01/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/03/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/05/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/08/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/05/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/05/31 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 103166 [pii] AID - 10.18632/aging.103166 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Aging (Albany NY). 2020 May 14;12(10):9041-9065. doi: 10.18632/aging.103166. Epub 2020 May 14.