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Elaidy SM, Tawfik MM, Ameen AM, Hassan WA, El Sherif I, Amin MK, Elkholy SE. Metformin alleviates the dysregulated testicular steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis induced by carbimazole in levothyroxine-primed rats. Life Sci 2022; 307:120904. [PMID: 36029850 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Most of the published experiments about carbimazole (CMZ)-induced testicular injury are constructed in normal healthy animals, which lakes the translational identification. Despite metformin (MET) having advantageous effects on injured testicles, its impact on thyroid function is arguable. In the current levothyroxine (LT4)/CMZ model, Wistar rats were primed by LT4 for sixty days. CMZ was then given individually or simultaneously with different doses of MET, 100, 200, and 400 mg, daily for thirty days. Serum was assessed for thyroid profile panel, sex hormones, and gonadotropin levels. Testicular tissues were examined for steroidogenesis, spermatogenesis, inflammation, and apoptosis. Histopathology of thyroid and testes were examined, besides thyroidal nuclear factor (NF)-kB expression. MET in a dose-response manner improved the LT4/CMZ-induced testicular toxicity by increasing the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), and 17-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17βHSD) activities, the proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), sperm count and motility, sex hormones, and gonadotropin levels. MET-400 mg markedly decreased the elevated NF-kB expressions, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, caspase-3, and BAX, and increased BCL-2. LT4/CMZ could be used as translational animal modelling. MET displayed a dose-dependent ameliorative effect on the LT4/CMZ model without significant harmful effects on thyroid functions. MET-testicular protective roles in diabetics with thyroidal diseases should be explored.
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- Samah M Elaidy
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt; Department of Basic Sciences, College of Medicine, Suliman Al Rajhi University, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, 41522 Ismailia, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Portsaid University, Portsaid, Egypt
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Maeda N, Fujiki J, Hasegawa Y, Ieko T, Miyasho T, Iwasaki T, Yokota H. Testicular induced corticosterone synthesis in male rats under fasting stress. Steroids 2022; 177:108947. [PMID: 34843801 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2021.108947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Testicular steroidogenesis is depressed by adrenal-secreted corticosterone (CORT) under stress. However, the mechanisms are not well understood. This study investigated the details of testicular steroidogenesis depression during fasting. Blood levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone secreted from the pituitary glands increased, but blood CORT was not changed in rats that fasted for 96 h, in spite of the rats being severely stressed. CORT in fasting adult male rats increased more than three times in the testis, but reduced testicular testosterone (T) and blood T levels to 5% and 2% of the control, respectively, was observed. The contents of T precursor (except PGN) were drastically reduced in the fasted-rat testes. Testicular CORT levels were elevated, but the enzymatic activity of cytochrome P45011β, which produces CORT, remained unchanged. The enzymatic activities of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD), mediating the conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone, decreased in the fasted-rat testes. Thus, fasting suppressed testicular steroidogenesis by affecting the enzyme activity of 3β-HSD in the testes and drastically reduced T and increased CORT synthesis. It can be considered that T synthesis involved in cell proliferation is suppressed due to lack of energy during fasting. Conversely, 11β-hydroxylase enzyme activity was induced and CORT synthesis is increased to cope with the fasting stress. Hence, it can be concluded that CORT synthesis in the testes plays a role in the local defense response.
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- Naoyuki Maeda
- Laboratory of Meat Science and Technology, Department of Food Science and Human Wellness, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, Department of Food Science and Human Wellness, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Biological Responses, Department of Veterinary Science, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Applied Biochemistry, Department of Food Science and Human Wellness, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan.
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Alam MN, Han X, Nan B, Liu L, Tian M, Shen H, Huang Q. Chronic low-level perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) exposure promotes testicular steroidogenesis through enhanced histone acetylation. Environ Pollut 2021; 284:117518. [PMID: 34261222 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), an artificial perfluorinated compound, has been associated with male reproductive disorders. Histone modifications are important epigenetic mediators; however, the impact of PFOS exposure on testicular steroidogenesis through histone modification regulations remains to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the roles of histone modifications in regulating steroid hormone production in male rats chronically exposed to low-level PFOS. The results indicate that PFOS exposure significantly up-regulated the expressions of StAR, CYP11A1 and 3β-HSD, while CYP17A1 and 17β-HSD were down-regulated, thus contributing to the elevated progesterone and testosterone levels. Furthermore, PFOS significantly increased the histones H3K9me2, H3K9ac and H3K18ac while reduced H3K9me3 in rat testis. It is known that histone modifications are closely involved in gene transcription. Therefore, to investigate the association between histone modifications and steroidogenic gene regulation, the levels of these histone marks were further measured in steroidogenic gene promoter regions by ChIP. It was found that H3K18ac was augmented in Cyp11a1 promoter, and H3K9ac was increased in Hsd3b after PFOS exposure, which is proposed to result in the activation of CYP11A1 and 3β-HSD, respectively. To sum up, chronic low-level PFOS exposure activated key steroidogenic gene expression through enhancing histone acetylation (H3K9ac and H3K18ac), ultimately stimulating steroid hormone biosynthesis in rat testis.
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- Md Nur Alam
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- School of Public Health, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China; State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics, School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Alamdar A, Tian M, Huang Q, Du X, Zhang J, Liu L, Shah STA, Shen H. Enhanced histone H3K9 tri-methylation suppresses steroidogenesis in rat testis chronically exposed to arsenic. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 170:513-520. [PMID: 30557709 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Arsenic poses a profound health risk including male reproductive dysfunction upon prolonged exposure. Histone methylation is an important epigenetic driver; however, its role in arsenic- induced steroidogenic pathogenesis remains obscure. In current study, we investigated the effect of histone H3K9 tri-methylation (H3K9me3) on expression pattern of steroidogenic genes in rat testis after long-term arsenic exposure. Our results revealed that arsenic exposure down-regulated the mRNA expressions of all studied steroidogenic genes (Lhr, Star, P450scc, Hsd3b, Cyp17a1, Hsd17b and Arom). Moreover, arsenic significantly increased the H3K9me3 level in rat testis. The plausible explanation of increased H3K9me3 was attributable to the up-regulation of histone H3K9me3 methyltransferase, Suv39h1 and down-regulation of demethylase, Jmjd2a. Since H3K9me3 activation leads to gene repression, we further investigated whether the down-regulation of steroidogenic genes was ascribed to the increased H3K9me3 level. To elucidate this, we determined the H3K9me3 levels in steroidogenic gene promoters, which also showed significant increase of H3K9me3 in the investigated regions after arsenic exposure. In conclusion, arsenic exposure suppressed the steroidogenic gene expression by activating H3K9me3 status, which contributed to steroidogenic inhibition in rat testis.
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- Ambreen Alamdar
- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China; Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, PR China.
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Ha M, Zhang P, Li L, Liu C. Triclosan Suppresses Testicular Steroidogenesis via the miR-6321/JNK/ Nur77 Cascade. Cell Physiol Biochem 2018; 50:2029-2045. [PMID: 30415262 DOI: 10.1159/000495049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Triclosan (TCS), a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal compound and an endocrine disruptor, has anti-androgenic properties and could adversely affect male reproduction and fertility. METHODS To elucidate the underlying roles of miRNAs and the MAPK pathway in TCS-mediated repression of testicular steroidogenesis, Sprague-Dawley male rats were dosed daily with TCS for 31 days, and TM3 cells were exposed to TCS for 24 h after the pretreatments with the activator of JNK, Nur77 siRNA, or recombinant lentivirus vector for Nur77. Tissues and/or cells were analyzed by several techniques including transmission electron microscopy, lentivirus production, overexpression, gene silencing, luciferase reporter assay, chromatin immunoprecipitation, western blot, and real-time PCR. RESULTS TCS caused histopathologic alterations in the testis and reduced plasma LH and testicular testosterone. TCS induced miR-6321 expression, which in turn depressed its target gene, Map3k1. The inhibition of Map3k1 subsequently inactivated its downstream JNK/c-Jun pathway. ChIP and qPCR assays confirmed that c-Jun directly bound to the Nur77 DNA promoter regions to regulate Nur77 expression. The knockdown and overexpression of Nur77 demonstrated that the JNK/c-Jun-mediated decline in the transcription and translation of Nur77 resulted in the depression of steroidogenic proteins including SRB1, StAR, and 3β-HSD. Intriguingly, the protein expressions of 5α-Reductases (SRD5A1 and SRD5A2) were also downregulated after TCS exposure. CONCLUSION Taken together, the miR-6321/Map3k1-regulated JNK/c-Jun/ Nur77 cascade contributes to TCS-caused suppression of testicular steroidogenesis, and the decrease in 5α-Reductase expressions may be the compensatory mechanism.
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- Mei Ha
- School of Nursing, Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Key Lab of Birth Defects and Reproductive Health of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Chongqing Population and Family Planning Science and Technology Research Institute, Chongqing, China
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- Key Lab of Birth Defects and Reproductive Health of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Chongqing Population and Family Planning Science and Technology Research Institute, Chongqing,
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Zeng Q, Yi H, Huang L, An Q, Wang H. Reduced testosterone and Ddx3y expression caused by long-term exposure to arsenic and its effect on spermatogenesis in mice. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2018; 63:84-91. [PMID: 30189373 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2018.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Arsenic (As) has been recognized as a cause of male reproductive toxicity. However, effects of long-term arsenic exposure (puberty-adult) on spermatogenesis, testosterone synthesis, and the expression of androgen binding protein (ABP) and Ddx3y remain unclear. The objective of this investigation was to explore these effects and the underlying mechanisms. Male mice were treated with 5 and 50 ppm arsenic for 6 months via drinking water. The results showed that arsenic reduced sperm count and sperm motility and enhanced the abnormal sperm percentage. The decrease in the number of spermatogenic cells and sperm in seminiferous tubules and the decline in the Johnsen score were observed in both arsenic-treated groups, suggesting spermatogenesis disorders. Moreover, arsenic diminished serum testosterone, along with the reduced expression of luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) and 17-β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD) genes. Arsenic also down-regulated mRNA levels of ABP and Ddx3y in a dose-dependent manner. Meanwhile, the protein levels of StAR, 17β-HSD and Ddx3y were significantly reduced in arsenic-treated groups. Taken together, these results suggest that the reduced testosterone through inhibition of the expression of multiple genes responsible for the biosynthesis, the damaged androgen homeostasis partially via lessening the expression levels of the ABP gene and the down-regulated expression of Ddx3y, may contribute to spermatogenesis disorders in mice exposed to arsenic.
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- Qun Zeng
- School of Life Science, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; School of Basic Medicine, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- School of Life Science, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- School of Life Science, Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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Banerjee S, Shahin S, Chaturvedi CM. Age dependent variations in the deep brain photoreceptors (DBPs), GnRH-GnIH system and testicular steroidogenesis in Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica. Exp Gerontol 2018; 108:7-17. [PMID: 29580815 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2018.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2017] [Revised: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The complex physiology of aging involves a number of molecular and biochemical events, manifested as signs of senescence. Japanese quail is a very unique and advantageous model to study the signs and symptoms of senescence in the central and peripheral modules of HPG axis. In the present study, we have investigated the age dependent variations in hypothalamic deep brain photoreceptors (DBPs), central GnRH-I/II-GnIH-Mel1cR system, testicular GnRH-GnIH system, testicular steroidogenic genes and proteins, androgen receptor (AR) and serum testosterone level in quail of different age groups [3-wk (sexually immature), 6-wk (sexually mature and crossed the puberty), 16-wk (adult, sexually active and showing full breeding phase) and 144-wk (aged)]. Findings of our present study showed the differential expression of these genes/proteins in quail of different age groups. The low levels of the DBPs, GnRH-I, GnIH, Mel1cR in hypothalamus and GnRH-II in midbrain, significantly decreased testicular GnRH/GnRH-R-GnIH, steroidogenic genes/proteins and serum testosterone were observed in immature quail. The significantly increased expression of opsins in the DBPs, GnRH-I, GnIH, Mel1cR in hypothalamus and GnRH-II in midbrain influences the testicular GnRH-GnIH and stimulate the testicular steroidogenesis in mature and adult quail. In aged quail, the significantly decreased levels of hypothalamic DBPs, GnRH-I, GnIH, Mel1cR and midbrain GnRH-II modulates the testicular GnRH-GnIH and further suppresses the genes/proteins involved in steroidogenesis and results in reduced serum testosterone. Hence, it can be concluded from our findings that the testicular steroidogenesis and its neuroendocrine regulation varies with age, in Japanese quail.
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- Somanshu Banerjee
- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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Zhao JL, Zhao YY, Zhu WJ. A high-fat, high-protein diet attenuates the negative impact of casein-induced chronic inflammation on testicular steroidogenesis and sperm parameters in adult mice. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2017; 252:48-59. [PMID: 28743557 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The interaction between obesity and chronic inflammation has been studied. Diet-induced obesity or chronic inflammation could reduce the testicular functions of males. However, the mechanism underlying the reproductive effects of fattening foods in males with or without chronic inflammation still needs further discussion. This study was aimed to investigate the effects of high-fat, high-protein diet on testicular steroidogenesis and sperm parameters in adult mice under physiological and chronic inflammatory conditions. Because casein can trigger a non-infectious systemic inflammatory response, we used casein injection to induce chronic inflammation in male adult Kunming mice. Twenty-four mice were randomly and equally divided into four groups: (i) normal diet+saline (Control); (ii) normal diet+casein (ND+CS); (iii) high-fat, high-protein diet+saline (HFPD+SI); (iv) high-fat, high-protein diet+casein (HFPD+CS). After 8weeks, there was a significant increase in body weight for groups HFPD+SI and HFPD+CS and a decrease in group ND+CS compared with the control. The serum levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and lipid profiles were increased markedly in groups ND+CS, HFPD+SI and HFPD+CS compared with the control. A remarkable reduction of serum adiponectin level occurred in group HFPD+CS compared with group ND+CS. Sperm parameters (sperm count, viability and abnormality) were also adversely affected in groups ND+CS and HFPD+SI. Groups ND+CS and HFPD+SI showed severe pathological changes in testicular tissues. Semiquantitative RT-PCR, Western blot and immunohistochemical staining also showed significant reductions in both testicular mRNA and protein levels of steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) and cytochrome P450scc (CYP11A1) in groups HFPD+SI and HFPD+CS compared with the control, whereas testicular mRNA and protein levels of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) in groups HFPD+SI and HFPD+CS significantly increased. The mRNA and protein levels of the StAR and 3β-HSD in group HFPD+CS were both higher than those of in group ND+CS. These results indicated that Kunming male mice with high-fat, high-protein diet and casein injection for 8weeks can be used to establish a diet-induced obesity and chronic systemic inflammation. The sperm parameters in groups ND+CS and HFPD+SI decreased accompanied by pathological changes of testicular tissue. This resultant effect of reduced serum testosterone levels was associated with the overproduction of TNF-α and IL-10 and down-regulation of StAR and CYP11A1. Under the same casein-induced chronic inflammation condition, the mice with high-fat, high-protein diet had better testicular steroidogenesis activity and sperm parameters compared with the mice in normal diet, indicating that the mice with casein-induced inflammatory injury consuming a high-fat, high-protein diet gained weight normally, reduced serum adiponectin level and increased testosterone production by an upregulation of 3β-HSD expression. High-fat, high-protein diet attenuated the negative impact of casein-induced chronic inflammation on testicular steroidogenesis and sperm parameters.
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- Jing-Lu Zhao
- Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Engineering, Hunan, Yongzhou 425199, China
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- Department of Developmental and Regenerative Biology, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Sarkar D, Singh SK. Effect of neonatal hypothyroidism on prepubertal mouse testis in relation to thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1 (THRα1). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2017; 251:109-120. [PMID: 27519547 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2016] [Revised: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Thyroid hormones (THs) are important for growth and development of many tissues, and altered thyroid status affects various organs and systems. Testis also is considered as a thyroid hormone responsive organ. Though THs play an important role in regulation of testicular steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis, the exact mechanism of this regulation remains poorly understood. The present study, therefore, is designed to examine the effect of neonatal hypothyroidism on prepubertal Parkes (P) strain mice testis in relation to thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1 (THRα1). Hypothyroidism was induced by administration of 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) in mother's drinking water from birth to day 28; on postnatal day (PND) 21 only pups, and on PND 28, both pups and lactating dams were euthanized. Serum T3 and T4 were markedly reduced in pups at PND 28 and in lactating mothers, while serum and intra-testicular testosterone levels were considerably decreased in pups of both age groups. Further, serum and intra-testicular levels of estrogen were significantly increased in hypothyroid mice at PND 28 with concomitant increase in CYP19 expression. Histologically, marked changes were noticed in testes of PTU-treated mice; immunohistochemical and western blot analyses of testes in treated mice also revealed marked decrease in the expression of THRα1 at both age groups. Semiquantitative RT-PCR and western blot analyses also showed reductions in both testicular mRNA and protein levels of SF-1, StAR, CYP11A1 and 3β-HSD in these mice. In conclusion, our results suggest that neonatal hypothyroidism alters localization and expression of THRα1 and impairs testicular steroidogenesis by down-regulating the expression SF-1, thereby affecting spermatogenesis in prepubertal mice.
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- Debarshi Sarkar
- Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India
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- Department of Zoology, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, India.
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Wagner IV, Klöting N, Atanassova N, Savchuk I, Spröte C, Kiess W, Söder O, Svechnikov K. Prepubertal onset of obesity negatively impacts on testicular steroidogenesis in rats. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 437:154-162. [PMID: 27544779 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Obesity is a global health problem and impacts negatively on levels of testosterone and quality of sperm production. At present little is known about mechanisms that attenuate testicular function in obese males. Our study characterized testicular steroidogenesis and explored levels of relevant paracrine and hormonal factors in rats with short- and long-term obesity. We have found that obesity state increased serum levels of estradiol and leptin in both groups of obese rats and inhibited the expression of StAR and Cyp11a1 associated with low levels of intratesticular testosterone in rats with long-term obesity. Further, long-term obesity reduced the number of Leydig cells, increased the testicular levels of the proinflammatory adipocytokine TNFα and the number of testicular macrophages. All together, our data indicate that long-term obesity may cause chronic inflammation in the testis and negatively impacts on Leydig cell steroidogenesis.
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- I V Wagner
- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women and Child Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, 17171 Stockholm, Sweden; Center for Pediatric Research Leipzig, University Hospital for Children & Adolescents, Department of Women's and Child Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB Adiposity Diseases), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB Adiposity Diseases), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women and Child Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, 17171 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Integrated Research and Treatment Center (IFB Adiposity Diseases), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Center for Pediatric Research Leipzig, University Hospital for Children & Adolescents, Department of Women's and Child Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women and Child Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, 17171 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Women and Child Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, 17171 Stockholm, Sweden.
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