Abstract
In females, there is a continuous decline of the ovarian reserve with age, which results in menopause in women or estropause in mice. Loss of ovarian function results in metabolic alterations in mice and women. Based on this, we aimed to evaluate the effect of caloric restriction (CR) on redox status and metabolic changes in chemically induced estropause in mice. For this, mice were divided into four groups (n = 10): cyclic ad libitum (AL), cyclic 30% CR, AL estropause, and estropause 30% CR. Estropause was induced using 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD) for 20 consecutive days in 2-month-old females. The CR protocol started at 5 months of age and the treatments lasted for 4 months. The CR females gained less body weight than AL females (p < 0.001) and had lower glycemic curves in response to glucose tolerance test (GTT). The AL estropause females had the highest body weight and body fat, despite having lower food intake. However, the estropause females on 30% CR lost the most body weight and had the lowest amount of body fat compared to all groups. The effect of 30% CR on redox status in fat and liver tissue was similar for cyclic and estropause females. Interestingly, estropause decreased ROS in adipose tissue, while increasing it in the liver. No significant effects of CR on redox status were observed. Chemically induced estropause did not influence the response to 30% CR on glucose tolerance and redox status; however, weight loss was exarcebated compared to cyclic females.
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Ávila, B.M., Zanini, B.M., Luduvico, K.P. et al. Effect of calorie restriction on redox status during chemically induced estropause in female mice. GeroScience 46, 2139–2151 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-023-00979-z
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