Zuzanna Kunicka

Zuzanna Kunicka


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

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

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KMKarol Mierzejewski
Karol Mierzejewski
AKAleksandra Kurzyńska
Aleksandra Kurzyńska
ZKZuzanna Kunicka
Zuzanna Kunicka
MGMonika Golubska
Monika Golubska
Robert StryińskiRobert Stryiński
Robert Stryiński
IBIwona Bogacka
Iwona Bogacka
Inflammation in the female reproductive system causes serious health problems including infertility. The aim of this study was to determine the in vitro effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-beta/delta (PPARβ/δ) ligands on the transcriptomic profile of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated pig corpus luteum (CL) in the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle using RNA-seq technology. The CL slices were incubated in the presence of LPS or in combination with LPS and the PPARβ/δ agonist—GW0724 (1 μmol/L or 10 μmol/L) or the antagonist—GSK3787 (25 μmol/L). We identified 117 differentially expressed genes after treatment with LPS; 102 and 97 differentially expressed genes after treatment, respectively, with the PPARβ/δ agonist at a concentration of 1 μmol/L or 10 μmol/L, as well as 88 after the treatment with the PPARβ/δ antagonist. In addition, biochemical analyses of oxidative status were performed (total antioxidant capacity and activity of peroxidase, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione S-transferase). This study revealed that PPARβ/δ agonists regulate genes involved in the inflammatory response in a dose-dependent manner. The results indicate that the lower dose of GW0724 showed an anti-inflammatory character, while the higher dose seems to be pro-inflammatory. We propose that GW0724 should be considered for further research to alleviate chronic inflammation (at the lower dose) or to support the natural immune response against pathogens (at the higher dose) in the inflamed corpus luteum.

14 March 2023 in Theriogenology
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KMKarol Mierzejewski
Karol Mierzejewski
ZKZuzanna Kunicka
Zuzanna Kunicka
AKAleksandra Kurzyńska
Aleksandra Kurzyńska
MGMonika Golubska
Monika Golubska
IBIwona Bogacka
Iwona Bogacka