Effects of oocyte-derived paracrine factors on release of extracellular vesicles by murine mural granulosa cells in vitro

Abstract

Both oocytes and extracellular vesicles (EV) have emerged as critical regulators of mammalian follicular development; however, the possible interaction between the oocyte-derived paracrine factor (ODPF) and EV signals has never been examined. Therefore, to explore the possibility of an interaction between oocyte and EV signals, the effects of ODPFs on the biogenesis of EVs as well as the expression levels of transcripts related to EV biogenesis in mural granulosa cells (MGCs) were examined using mice. The results showed that, while oocyte coculture has some effects on the expression levels of transcripts related to EV biogenesis, the number of EV particles present in the conditioned medium were not significantly different between ODPF-treated and non-treated MGCs. Therefore, oocytes have no effects on the EV biogenesis by MGCs, at least with respect to the numbers of EV particles.