Research Article

Melatonin Alleviates the Toxicity of High Nicotinamide Concentrations in Oocytes: Potential Interaction with Nicotinamide Methylation Signaling

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Effect of melatonin and NAM administration on cell cycle regulation and DNA damage in oocytes. (a) Relative expression of markers involved in cell cycle arrest and DNA damage. (b, c) Immunofluorescence of matured oocytes showing COX2 and 8-OxoG expression. (d, e) The fluorescence intensity of COX2 and 8-OxoG. The error bars represent the SEM of measurements of three replicates. μm. P21: cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A; P27: cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B; COX2: cyclooxygenase 2; 8-OxoG: 8-oxoguanine; NAM: nicotinamide; MT: melatonin.
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