Estrogen-dominated mating facilitates oxidative homeostasis in the oviduct

Mating induces large changes in the female genital tract, warranting female homeostasis and immune preparation for pregnancy, including among its pathways the preservation of the crucial oxidative status. The differential expression of 60 oxidative-reductive transcripts was studied using a species-specific microarray platform, in specific segments of the peri-ovulatory sow reproductive tract in response to mating.交配可诱导雌性生殖道发生显著变化，以保障雌性内环境稳态并为妊娠做好免疫准备，其中相关通路涵盖了关键氧化状态的维持。本研究采用物种特异性微阵列芯片平台（species-specific microarray platform），针对围排卵期母猪（peri-ovulatory sow）生殖道的特定节段，探究了交配刺激下60个氧化还原转录本（oxidative-reductive transcripts）的差异表达情况。