Maryam Raeispour

Maryam Raeispour

Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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Francesca Paola LuongoFrancesca Paola Luongo
Francesca Paola Luongo
SPSofia Passaponti
Sofia Passaponti
AHALESANDRO HAXHIU
ALESANDRO HAXHIU
Maryam RaeispourMaryam Raeispour
Maryam Raeispour
GBGiuseppe Belmonte
Giuseppe Belmonte
ALAlice Luddi
Alice Luddi
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are compounds that interfere with the synthesis, transport and binding action of hormones responsible for reproduction and homeostasis. Some EDCs compounds are activators of Taste bitter Receptors, a subclass of taste receptors expressed in many extraoral locations, including sperm and follicular somatic cells. This makes TAS2Rs attractive molecules to study and investigate to shed light on the effect of EDCs on female reproduction and fertility. This study aims to assess the effect of selected EDCs [namely Biochanin A (BCA), caffeine, Daidzein, Genistein and Isoflavone] on hGL5, an immortalized cell line exhibiting characteristics coherent with primary follicular granulosa cells. After demonstrating that this model expresses all the TAS2Rs (TAS2R3, TAS2R4, TAS2R14, TAS2R19, TAS2R43) specifically expressed by the primary human granulosa cells, we demonstrated that BCA and caffeine significantly affect mitochondrial footprint and intracellular lipid content, indicating their contribution in steroidogenesis. Our results showed that bitter taste receptors may be involved in steroidogenesis, thus suggesting an appealing mechanism by which these compounds affect the female reproductive system.