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However, the involvement of epigenetic regulator, histone deacetylase (HDAC) in PCOS-driven ovarian dysfunction is not clear. Howbeit, the present study hypothesized that acetate, an HDAC inhibitor (HDACi) would protect against ovarian dysfunction in experimentally induced PCOS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Female Wistar rats weighing 120\u2013150 g were randomly divided into four groups (n = 6). The groups received vehicle, sodium acetate (200 mg\/kg), letrozole (1 mg\/kg) and letrozole with acetate by oral gavage respectively. The administrations were done daily for 21 days.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The rat model of PCOS had increased body weight and ovarian weight, 1-hr postload glucose and plasma insulin, testosterone and LH\/FSH ratio as well as reduced insulin sensitivity and plasma 17-\u03b2 estradiol and sex hormone binding globulin. This model of PCOS in addition showed a significant increase in plasma and ovarian triglyceride, total cholesterol, TNF-\u03b1 and HDAC, and ovarian malondialdehyde as well as a significant reduction in ovarian glutathione peroxidase\/reduced glutathione and NrF2 with the histology of ovarian tissues showing disrupted morphology with significant increase in the number of degenerated follicles compared with control group. These alterations were however attenuated when treated with HDACi, acetate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Altogether, the present results suggest that acetate protects ovarian function with evidence of normal growing follicles and enhanced circulating 17-\u03b2 estradiol by inhibition of HDAC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0272124","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,26]],"date-time":"2022-07-26T13:50:14Z","timestamp":1658843414000},"page":"e0272124","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":46,"title":["Short chain fatty acid, acetate restores ovarian function in experimentally induced PCOS rat model"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8229-9688","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Kehinde S.","family":"Olaniyi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Al-amin M.","family":"Bashir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stephanie E.","family":"Areloegbe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Isaiah W.","family":"Sabinari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher O.","family":"Akintayo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adesola A.","family":"Oniyide","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ayodeji","family":"Aturamu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,7,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0272124.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"520","DOI":"10.1016\/B978-0-323-47912-7.00021-4","article-title":"Polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenic states","author":"R.J. 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