Correction to: Celastrol modulates IRS1 expression to alleviate ovarian aging and to enhance follicular development
Yao Jiang, Yonghua Shi, Meng Lv, Tao Wang, Penghao Wang, Xiaolong Yuan, Fei Gao, Bin Ma

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Correction to: Cell Biol Toxicol (2025) 41:129
10.1007/s10565-025-10079-7
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Fig. 2 Effects of celastrol on porcine oocytes and GCs. A–B Impact of celastrol on the extrusion of the PB-1 in oocytes (n = 3). C mRNA expression levels of oocyte-related genes following treatment with celastrol. D–E Effect of celastrol on proliferation of GCs (n = 3). Scale bar: 500 μm. F–G Influence of celastrol on GC apoptosis (n = 3). H–J mRNA expression levels of genes associated with proliferation, apoptosis, and senescence in GCs after celastrol treatment. K–L Protein expression levels of proliferation-, apoptosis-, and senescence-related genes in GCs after celastrol treatment. BAX: Bcl-2-associated X protein; BCL: B-cell lymphoma; CASP3: Caspase-3 zcysteine-aspartic protease 3); CASP9: Caspase-9 (cysteineaspartic protease 9); CDK2: cyclin-dependent kinase 2; CDK4: cyclin-dependent kinase 4; CCND2: cyclin D2; GDF9: growth differentiation factor 9; HMGB2: high mobility group box 2; IRS1: insulin receptor substrate 1; LHX8: LIM homeobox 8; PCNA: proliferating cell nuclear antigen; SIRT1: sirtuin 1; SIRT6: sirtuin 6; SOD1: superoxide dismutase 1; STAR: steroidogenic acute regulatory protein; ZP1: zona pellucida spermbinding protein 1
Fig. 3 Effects of celastrol (3 mg/kg) on ovarian function in 12-month-old female mice. A TUNEL assay illustrating ovarian morphology and apoptosis (n = 5 per group). Scale bars: 200 μm. B Quantitative analysis of mRNA expression levels of senescence-related genes (n = 3) after celastrol treatment. C Measurement of E2 levels in mouse serum after celastrol treatment. D Assessment of steroid hormone levels after celastrol treatment. E–F KEGG pathway analysis highlighting steroid hormone-enriched signaling pathways. SIRT1: sirtuin 1; SIRT6: sirtuin 6
Fig. 4 Transcriptomic changes induced by celastrol (3 mg/kg) in 12-month-old female mice with 3 weeks of treatment. A Volcano plot of DEGs in ovarian tissues from 12-monthold mice treated with celastrol and DMSO (control). B Bar chart illustrating the number of upregulated and downregulated DEGs. C KEGG functional annotation bar plot of DEGs. D KEGG enrichment bubble plot of DEGs. E GO pathway enrichment bar chart of DEGs across various pathways. F) GSEA analysis of enriched gene sets, with blue and red bars indicating downregulated and upregulated genes, respectively
Fig. 6 Effects of IRS1 on oocyte maturation and steroid hormone changes in porcine GCs. A Porcine oocyte maturation rate after in vitro maturation culture. B-C Changes in mRNA expression levels of oocyte-related genes after small RNA injection. D Alterations in steroid hormone levels in GCs following Si-RNA transfection. E KEGG pathway analysis of signaling pathways enriched in steroid hormone biosynthesis. GDF9: growth differentiation factor 9; LHX8: LIM homeobox 8; OE-IRS1: Overexpression Insulin Receptor Substrate 1; OE-NC: Overexpression—Negative Control; PCNA: proliferating cell nuclear antigen; Si-IRS1: Small Interfering RNAInsulin Receptor Substrate 1; Si-NC: Small Interfering RNA—Negative Control; STRA8: Stimulated by retinoic acid 8; ZP1: zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 1; ZP2: zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 2; ZP3: zona pellucida sperm-binding protein 3
Fig. 7 IRS1 influences transcriptomic changes in porcine oocytes. A Volcano plot of DEGs between the IRS1mRNAinjected group and the control group. B Volcano plot of DEGs between the si-RNA-injected group and the control group. C Bar chart showing the number of DEGs in both treatment groups compared with the control group. D-E KEGG pathway analysis of enriched signaling pathways associated with DEGs. F GSEA enrichment analysis of signaling pathways associated with DEGs
Fig. 8 Celastrol enhances follicular development and alleviates ovarian aging by modulating IRS1 expression and its related pathways
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