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Saad EA, Hassan HA, Ghoneum MH, Alaa El-Dein M. Edible wild plants, chicory and purslane, alleviated diabetic testicular dysfunction, and insulin resistance via suppression 8OHdg and oxidative stress in rats. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0301454. [PMID: 38603728 PMCID: PMC11008903 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Testicular dysfunction is a prevalent health problem frequently reported in individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM). Oxidative-inflammatory reactions, hormonal and spermatic abnormalities often accompany this illness. Herbal remedies "particularly wild plants" including chicory (Chicorium Intybus) and purslane (Portulaca Oleracea) are emerging as popular agents for people dealing with these issues due to their ability to act as antioxidants, reduce inflammation, and exhibit antidiabetic effects. According to the collected data, the daily administration of chicory (Ch) seed-extract (250 mg/kg) or purslane (Pu) seed-extract (200 mg/kg) to streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats (50 mg/kg) for 30 days resulted in the normalization of fasting blood glucose (FBG), serum fructosamine, insulin levels, and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), as well as reducing lipid peroxidation end-product malondialdehyde (MDA) level, aldehyde oxidase (AO) and xanthene oxidase (XO) activities. While caused a considerable improvement in glutathione (GSH) content, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) activity, and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) when compared to diabetic rats. Ch and Pu extracts had a substantial impact on testicular parameters including sperm characterization, testosterone level, vimentin expression along with improvements in body and testis weight. They also mitigated hyperlipidemia by reducing total lipids (TL), total cholesterol (TC) levels, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), while increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Furthermore, oral administration of either Ch or Pu notably attuned the elevated proinflammatory cytokines as tumor necrotic factor (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and Interleukin-6 (IL-6) together with reducing apoptosis and DNA damage. This was achieved through the suppression of DNA-fragmentation marker 8OHdG, triggering of caspase-3 immuno-expression, and elevation of Bcl-2 protein. The histological studies provided evidence supporting the preventive effects of Ch and Pu against DM-induced testicular dysfunction. In conclusion, Ch and Pu seed-extracts mitigate testicular impairment during DM due to their antihyperglycemic, antilipidemic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic properties.
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- Enas A. Saad
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- Department of Surgery, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
- Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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Liu M, Gao X, Shi M, Li M, Sun T, Wang J, Xu W, Jian B, Liu J, Liu X, Ma D, Wang Y. Paeonol could alleviate diabetes-related spermatogenic dysfunction via SIRT3-dependent redox rebalancing. Clin Transl Med 2024; 14:e1585. [PMID: 38356399 PMCID: PMC10867591 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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- Man Liu
- Department of UrologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
- Department of GeriatricsTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of UrologySir RunRun Shaw HospitalCollege of MedicineZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Department of UrologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of UrologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of UrologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Reproductive Medicine CenterTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- Department of UrologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of UrologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanChina
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- Department of EndocrinologyTongji HospitalTongji Medical CollegeHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhanHubeiChina
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- College of Pharmaceutical SciencesZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
- National Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicine Modernization, Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang UniversityJiaxingChina
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Sarkar R, Mitra D, Ghosh P, Ghosh D. Antiapoptotic and antioxidative efficacy of rhizomes of Curcuma amada on the management of diabetes-induced male infertility in albino rat: An effective fraction selection study. J Food Biochem 2022; 46:e14290. [PMID: 35796441 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.14290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Men with diabetes have negative effects on reproduction that causes sexual dysfunction. Medicinal plants are non-toxic and much safer than synthetic drugs because regular use of synthetic drugs shows long-term side effects. Curcuma amada (Roxb) is a medicinal plant used in Ayurveda and Unani medicinal systems in India. The goal of this study is to rummage the potential efficiency of the most potent solvent fraction of effective extract of hydro-methanol 60:40 of C. amada rhizome on male gonadal hypofunction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat. Diabetes-induced testicular hypofunction was evaluated by glycemic, spermiological, biochemical, genomic, flow cytometric, and histology of testicular tissue. The n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl-acetate, and n-butanol solvent fractions of the said extract were administrated for 4 weeks at 10 mg dose/100 g body weight/day. Among all the used fractions, the ethyl-acetate solvent fraction-treated group showed maximum recovery in serum insulin (177.42%), sperm count (92.84%), sperm motility (97.15%), and serum testosterone (164.33%). The diabetic rats treated with ethyl-acetate solvent fraction also exhibited the maximum resettlement in flow cytometric analysis of sperm viability (55.84%) and sperm mitochondrial integrity (149.79%), gene expression patterns of key markers for androgenesis (Δ5, 3β-HSD 87.50%, and 17β-HSD 74.66%) and apoptosis (Bax 44.63%, Bcl-2 54.03%, and Caspase-3 35.77%) along with testicular histology. The ethyl-acetate fraction contains alkaloids, flavonoids, and polyphenols where all of these components are not present in other fractions, may be the most effective cause for the recovery of diabetes-linked oxidative stress-mediated testicular hypofunctions. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Nowadays worldwide, the use of synthetic drugs are reduced due to their toxic effect. At present, synthetic drugs are replaced by several herbal drugs, the natural source of medicine which has many therapeutic values. C. amada has strong antioxidant activity due to the presence of bio-active compound(s) that can able to manage streptozotocin-induced diabetes linked to oxidative damage of male gonadal organs. Therefore, these bio-active compound(s)-containing said medicinal plant may use as a good source of antioxidative food in the food industry as nutraceuticals and in pharmaceutical industries for the development of the herbal drug to manage diabetes-linked male gonadal hypofunctions. At present, WHO also gives emphasis for developing one drug-multi-disease therapy. From such a viewpoint, this active fraction-containing phytomolecules may have corrective efficacy against diabetes as well as oxidative stress-linked testicular complications.
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- Riya Sarkar
- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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Aghajani MMR, Golsorkhtabaramiri M, Mirabi P. Treatment of aspermia (anejaculation) in a diabetic infertile man (a case report). JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ENDOCRINOLOGY CASE REPORTS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jecr.2021.100083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Zheng YC, Feng YL, Wang YH, Kong LJ, Zhou MS, Wu MM, Liu CY, Weng HC, Wang HW. Islet transplantation ameliorates diabetes-induced testicular interstitial fibrosis and is associated with inhibition of TGF-β1/Smad2 pathway in a rat model of type 1 diabetes. Mol Med Rep 2021; 23:376. [PMID: 33760134 PMCID: PMC7985996 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Islet transplantation (IT) is considered the most effective endocrine replacement therapy for diabetes mellitus (DM). Studies have demonstrated that IT can repair testicular structural injury caused by inflammatory and oxidative stress in a diabetic rat model. However, highly effective exogenous antioxidant and anti-inflammatory drugs can achieve this effect. Testicular interstitial fibrosis caused by long-term hyperglycemia is however difficult to reverse or recover. Thus far, there are no effective drugs that prevent or relieve testicular interstitial fibrosis. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the potential benefit of IT on testicular interstitial fibrosis induced by DM and its underlying molecular mechanisms. In the present study, Wistar rats were used to establish a DM model by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin. The diabetic models then underwent IT or received insulin treatment after 12 weeks. IT was more effective than insulin treatment in ameliorating diabetic-induced testicular interstitial fibrosis, Leydig cells apoptosis, testosterone deficiency and poor sperm motility. IT and insulin treatment both significantly inhibited the upregulation of TGF-β1 and phosphorylated Smad2 in DM, with IT being more effective than insulin. The present study's findings proved that IT effectively protects diabetic-induced testicular interstitial fibrosis probably by inhibiting the TGF-β1/Smad2 signaling pathway, which offers hope in male patients with DM complicating with testicular interstitial fibrosis.
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- Yuan-Cai Zheng
- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-5160, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Hepato-Pancreatic Diseases of Zhejiang Province, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, P.R. China
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Comparative Study of the Steroidogenic Effects of Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Thieno[2,3-D]pyrimidine-Based Allosteric Agonist of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor in Young Adult, Aging and Diabetic Male Rats. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21207493. [PMID: 33050653 PMCID: PMC7590010 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21207493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Low-molecular-weight agonists of luteinizing hormone (LH)/human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) receptor (LHCGR), which interact with LHCGR transmembrane allosteric site and, in comparison with gonadotropins, more selectively activate intracellular effectors, are currently being developed. Meanwhile, their effects on testicular steroidogenesis have not been studied. The purpose of this work is to perform a comparative study of the effects of 5-amino-N-tert-butyl-4-(3-(1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamido)phenyl)-2-(methylthio)thieno[2,3-d] pyrimidine-6-carboxamide (TP4/2), a LHCGR allosteric agonist developed by us, and hCG on adenylyl cyclase activity in rat testicular membranes, testosterone levels, testicular steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis in young (four-month-old), aging (18-month-old) and diabetic male Wistar rats. Type 1 diabetes was caused by a single streptozotocin (50 mg/kg) injection. TP4/2 (20 mg/kg/day) and hCG (20 IU/rat/day) were administered for 5 days. TP4/2 was less effective in adenylyl cyclase stimulation and ability to activate steroidogenesis when administered once into rats. On the 3rd–5th day, TP4/2 and hCG steroidogenic effects in young adult, aging and diabetic rats were comparable. Unlike hCG, TP4/2 did not inhibit LHCGR gene expression and did not hyperstimulate the testicular steroidogenesis system, moderately increasing steroidogenic proteins gene expression and testosterone production. In aging and diabetic testes, TP4/2 improved spermatogenesis. Thus, during five-day administration, TP4/2 steadily stimulates testicular steroidogenesis, and can be used to prevent androgen deficiency in aging and diabetes.
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Breschi M, Fornasin A, Gonano G, Mazzoni S, Manfredini M. Male fertility between biology and the socioeconomic context news from the past (Alghero, 1866-1935). ECONOMICS AND HUMAN BIOLOGY 2020; 37:100833. [PMID: 31911379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2019.100833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the process of fertility decline, the role and participation of men have hardly been considered in the demographic literature. It has grown only as fertility was dropping dramatically in most Western countries, but very little has been done to analyze such an issue in historical populations. Based on individual-level data, the present paper aims at investigating, by means of hazard models, the role of males in the reproductive pattern of the pre-transitional population of Alghero, Sardinia (1866-1935). The results show a slower decrease of male fertility (-23% at 40-49 years; around -50% at 50+) compared to female fertility (about -40% already at 35-49 years), with significant differentials by socioeconomic status (SES). Wealthier men present, in fact, lower fertility than poorest ones, with a gap that, however, reduces with age and even reverses at 50+ years. The reason for such a change is likely to be partly associated with the better health conditions of the wealthy group, developed especially in adulthood, given the absence of a significant relationship between height and fertility SES differentials.
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- Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography (IEGD-CCHS-CSIC), Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
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Sarkar R, Ghosh P, Tripathy A, Ghosh D. Correction of diabetes-induced testicular dysfunction by a hydro-methanol (60:40) extract of Curcuma amada rhizomes: A dose-dependent study. J Food Biochem 2019; 43:e12829. [PMID: 31353516 DOI: 10.1111/jfbc.12829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Diabetes affects the reproductive system. This study was conducted to find out the potent dose of the hydro-methanol 60:40 extract of Curcuma amada rhizomes for the management of diabetes-induced testicular dysfunction in albino rats. The extract was administered at the doses of 10, 20, 40, and 80 mg/100 g body weight/day for 28 days. Oxidative stresses, reproductive parameters, histological, and gene expressions of the testicular tissue were assessed. Out of the doses used, the 20-mg dose showed maximum recovery as the minimum dose (e.g., sperm motility 112.03%, testicular cholesterol 34.86%, Bax gene expression 49.77%), whereas 40- and 80-mg doses did not vary statistically with each other (e.g., sperm motility 95.37% and 89.19%, testicular cholesterol 30.42% and 28.41%, Bax gene expression 47.33% and 46.18%, respectively) as well as with the 20-mg dose. It may be concluded that the 20-mg dose is the threshold dose for this purpose. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: The hydro-methanol 60:40 extract of rhizomes of Curcuma amada has a strong antioxidant property that can manage diabetes-induced oxidative injuries in testes which may raise a hope to the pharmaceutical industries to develop a herbal drug for diabetes-linked testicular hypofunction management.
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- Riya Sarkar
- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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- Molecular Medicine and Nutrigenomics Research Laboratory, Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India
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Gumustekin M, Arici A, Cilaker Micili S, Karaman M, Guneli ME, Tekmen I. HGF/C-MET PATHWAY HAS A ROLE IN TESTICULAR DAMAGE IN DIABETES INDUCED BY STREPTOZOTOCIN. ACTA ENDOCRINOLOGICA-BUCHAREST 2017; 13:17-22. [PMID: 31149143 DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2017.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the role of Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF)/c-Met pathway in testicular damage provoked by streptozotocin (STZ)- induced diabetes and the effects of insulin treatment on the HGF/c-Met pathway. Methods Total 21 paraffin-embedded testicular tissues of control (n=7), streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic (n=7) and insulin-treated diabetic (n=7) Wistar albino rats were used in this study. Testicular damage was examined histologically and by Johnsen's score was also evaluated. Immunohistochemical stainings of HGF and c-Met were analysed by using antibodies against HGF and c-Met. Results We found the degeneration in seminiferous tubule epithelium and disorganization of spermatogenetic cell series in testis tissues of diabetic rats. We also determined decrease both in seminiferous tubule diameter and Johnsen's scores in diabetic group. The expressions of HGF and c-Met in seminiferous tubule epithelium and in spermatogenic cells (especially spermatocytes and spermatids) were significantly increased in diabetic rats compared to those of control. Insulin treatment significantly reduced the diabetes-induced morphological changes and HGF/c-Met over expressions in the diabetic rat testis. Conclusion HGF/c-Met pathway might have a role in diabetes- induced testicular damage. Drugs acting on this pathway might be effective to prevent or delay the testicular damage induced by diabetes.
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- M Gumustekin
- Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Chung CM, Lu MZH, Wong CYT, Goh SGK, Azhar MIM, Lim YM, Rusli BN, Khalid BAK. The SAD-MEN questionnaire: a new and reliable questionnaire for assessing sexual dysfunction in Asians with diabetes. Diabet Med 2016; 33. [PMID: 26202696 PMCID: PMC5057321 DOI: 10.1111/dme.12864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study is to construct a new tool for the assessment of sexual dysfunction among men with diabetes that is valid and reliable across different ethnicities, languages and socio-economic backgrounds in South East Asia. METHODS Focus group interviews were conducted to determine the construct of the questionnaire. Content and face validity were assessed by a panel of experts. A pilot study was conducted to validate the Sexual Dysfunction in Asian Men with Diabetes (SAD-MEN) questionnaire in English and Malay. The International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) was used for comparison. Construct validity was assessed using exploratory factor analysis, reliability was determined using Cronbach's α (> 0.700), and test-retest reliability using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. RESULTS The SAD-MEN questionnaire yielded moderate face and content validity, with high reliability as shown by Cronbach's α values of 0.949 for sexual performance and 0.775 for sexual desire for the English version. The Malay language questionnaire had a Cronbach's α value of 0.945 for sexual performance and 0.750 for sexual desire. Test-retest reliability using Spearman's test gave correlation coefficients of r = 0.853, P = 0.000 for the English language questionnaire and r = 0.908, P = 0.000 for the Malay language questionnaire. CONCLUSION The SAD-MEN questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool by which to assess sexual dysfunction in English- and Malay-speaking Malaysian and South East Asian men with diabetes.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- China/ethnology
- Cohort Studies
- Culturally Competent Care
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/psychology
- Focus Groups
- Humans
- India/ethnology
- Malaysia
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pilot Projects
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Reproducibility of Results
- Self Report
- Severity of Illness Index
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/complications
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/diagnosis
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/ethnology
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological/physiopathology
- Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/complications
- Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/diagnosis
- Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/ethnology
- Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological/physiopathology
- Socioeconomic Factors
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- C. M. Chung
- Clinical School Johor BahruJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityJohorMalaysia
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- Clinical School Johor BahruJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityJohorMalaysia
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- Clinical School Johor BahruJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityJohorMalaysia
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- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityBandar SunwayMalaysia
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- Clinical School Johor BahruJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityJohorMalaysia
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- Clinical School Johor BahruJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityJohorMalaysia
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- Clinical School Johor BahruJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityJohorMalaysia
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- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health SciencesMonash UniversityBandar SunwayMalaysia
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Ghosh A, Jana K, Pakhira BP, Ghosh D. Antiapoptotic efficacy of seed ofEugenia jambolanaon testicular germ cell in experimental diabetic rat: a genomic study. Andrologia 2015; 48:282-92. [PMID: 26040298 DOI: 10.1111/and.12444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- A. Ghosh
- Molecular Medicine Laboratory; Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management; Vidyasagar University; Midnapore West Bengal India
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory; Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management; Vidyasagar University; Midnapore West Bengal India
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory; Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management; Vidyasagar University; Midnapore West Bengal India
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- Molecular Medicine Laboratory; Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management; Vidyasagar University; Midnapore West Bengal India
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Talebi AR, Mangoli E, Nahangi H, Anvari M, Pourentezari M, Halvaei I. Vitamin C attenuates detrimental effects of diabetes mellitus on sperm parameters, chromatin quality and rate of apoptosis in mice. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2014; 181:32-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kyathanahalli C, Bangalore S, Hanumanthappa K. Experimental diabetes-induced testicular damage in prepubertal rats. J Diabetes 2014; 6:48-59. [PMID: 23773549 DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.12068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There has been a marked increase in the prevalence of childhood and/or adolescent diabetes worldwide. Testicular dysfunction in adult-onset diabetes is well established, whereas the impact of early onset diabetes on the functional development of the testis remains elusive. In the present study we investigated early oxidative impairments and progressive histological changes in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic prepubertal rat testis. METHODS Testes were sampled from prepubertal rats injected with a single bolus of STZ (90 mg/kg, i.p.) on Days 1, 3, 5, 7 and 14 after STZ injection for quantitation of testicular oxidative stress parameters in isolated subcellular fractions and mitochondrial and microsomal functional efficiency, as well as at weekly intervals over a period of 8 weeks for histological and flow cytometry analyses. RESULTS Prepubertal diabetic rats were severely hyperglycemic with reduced testes size. At the subcellular level, a progressive increase in oxidative stress parameters was discernible in the cytosolic and microsomal compartments from Day 1 after STZ, together with decreased antioxidant defenses. Surprisingly, tissue ascorbate and free catalytic iron levels were notably increased in diabetic rat testis. Mitochondrial dysfunction was manifested from Day 5, as evidenced by a reduction in electron transport activity. Histologically, tissue sections showed distorted seminiferous tubules and extensive cell vacuolization with progressive disappearance of spermatids in the lumen by Week 7 after STZ injection, observations that were consistent with flow cytometry data. CONCLUSIONS Herein we provide evidence that the onset of diabetes brings about oxidative changes at the subcellular level that cumulatively affect the functional growth of testes.
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- Chandrashekara Kyathanahalli
- Magee Womens Research Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
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Bhattacharya SM, Ghosh M, Nandi N. Diabetes mellitus and abnormalities in semen analysis. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2013; 40:167-71. [DOI: 10.1111/jog.12149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sudhindra Mohan Bhattacharya
- S.C.Das Memorial Medical and Research Center; Jodhpur Park; Kolkata India
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; KPC Medical College; Jadavpur Kolkata India
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- Department of Pharmacology; Murshidabad Medical College; West Bengal India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; KPC Medical College; Jadavpur Kolkata India
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Pei L, Yang G, Jiang J, Jiang R, Deng Q, Chen B, Gan X. Expression of aquaporins in prostate and seminal vesicles of diabetic rats. J Sex Med 2013; 10:2975-85. [PMID: 23981690 DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Aquaporins (AQPs) are membrane proteins that facilitate the movement of water and many small solutes across biological membranes. Seminal fluid is primarily produced by prostate and seminal vesicles, and its production may potentially be mediated by many mechanisms related to transudation of fluid. Epidemiological data suggest that semen volume in diabetic men is significantly less than in nondiabetic men. AIM To investigate the change in volume of secretions of the prostate and seminal vesicles in diabetic rats and its association with the expression of AQPs 1-4. METHODS Twenty male Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided among 4- and 6-week diabetic groups and 4- and 6-week control groups. Prostate and seminal vesicle secretions were collected and measured, and levels of expression of AQPs 1-4 were determined by immunohistochemical study and Western blot. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The levels of expression of AQPs 1-4 were determined in the prostate and seminal vesicles of diabetic rats by Western blot and immunohistochemical study. RESULTS Plasma glucose was significantly higher in diabetic model groups than in controls (P < 0.05). The weights of secretions of the prostate and seminal vesicles were significantly lower in diabetic model groups (P < 0.05). The levels of expression of AQPs 1 and 4 in seminal vesicles were significantly lower in diabetic model groups (P < 0.05). There was no difference in the level of expression of AQP3 in seminal vesicles among the groups. The levels of expression of AQPs 1, 3, and 4 in prostate were significantly lower in diabetic model groups (P < 0.05). AQP2 was not detectable in the prostate or seminal vesicles of any of the groups. CONCLUSIONS Decreased weight of prostate secretions in diabetic rats may be partly due to decreased levels of AQPs 1, 3, and 4 in prostatic tissue. Decreased weight of seminal vesicle secretions in diabetic rats may be partly due to decreased levels of AQP1 and AQP4 in seminal vesicles. There is no relationship between the expression of AQPs 1-4 and the duration of disease.
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- Lijun Pei
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Affiliated Hospital, Luzhou Medical College, Luzhou, China
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Ghosh A, Jana K, Ali KM, De D, Chatterjee K, Ghosh D. Corrective role of Eugenia jambolana on testicular impairment in streptozotocin-induced diabetic male albino rat: an approach through genomic and proteomic study. Andrologia 2013; 46:296-307. [PMID: 23521341 DOI: 10.1111/and.12081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The present study was conducted to explore the effect of ethyl acetate fraction of hydro-methanolic (40 : 60) extract of seed of Eugenia jambolana on testicular impairment in diabetic rats. In this respect, biomarkers of oxidative stress, genomics and proteomics in testicular tissue were assessed. Side by side, glycated haemoglobin, serum testosterone, activities of glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and glutamate pyruvate transaminase in serum, epididymal sperm count including reproductive organosomatic indices were evaluated. Results indicate that a significant recovery (P < 0.05) in the levels of these parameters in fraction-treated diabetic group in comparison with diabetic control. A significant recovery was noted (P < 0.05) in the expression of Bax and Bcl-2 gene towards the control after the treatment of said fraction. Histological study also focused a significant recovery (P < 0.05) in the number of different generation of germ cells at stage VII of spermatogenesis in fraction-treated diabetic group. The said fraction treatment to diabetic rat can recover the activities of serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase and glutamate pyruvate transaminase significantly towards the control (P < 0.05). Finally, it may be concluded that ethyl acetate fraction of seed of E. jambolana has a promiseable remedial effect on diabetes-induced testicular dysfunctions in male rat without inducing any metabolic toxicity.
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- A Ghosh
- Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science and Management (UGC Innovative Programme Funded Department under Xth-5 Year Plan), Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal, India
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Skjaerven R, Wilcox AJ, Klungsøyr K, Irgens LM, Vikse BE, Vatten LJ, Lie RT. Cardiovascular mortality after pre-eclampsia in one child mothers: prospective, population based cohort study. BMJ 2012; 345:e7677. [PMID: 23186909 PMCID: PMC3508198 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e7677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the association of pre-eclampsia with later cardiovascular death in mothers according to their lifetime number of pregnancies, and particularly after only one child. DESIGN Prospective, population based cohort study. SETTING Medical Birth Registry of Norway. PARTICIPANTS We followed 836,147 Norwegian women with a first singleton birth between 1967 and 2002 for cardiovascular mortality through linkage to the national Cause of Death Registry. About 23,000 women died by 2009, of whom 3891 died from cardiovascular causes. Associations between pre-eclampsia and cardiovascular death were assessed by hazard ratios, estimated by Cox regression analyses. Hazard ratios were adjusted for maternal education (three categories), maternal age at first birth, and year of first birth RESULTS The rate of cardiovascular mortality among women with preterm pre-eclampsia was 9.2% after having only one child, falling to 1.1% for those with two or more children. With term pre-eclampsia, the rates were 2.8% and 1.1%, respectively. Women with pre-eclampsia in their first pregnancy had higher rates of cardiovascular death than those who did not have the condition at first birth (adjusted hazard ratio 1.6 (95% confidence interval 1.4 to 2.0) after term pre-eclampsia; 3.7 (2.7 to 4.8) after preterm pre-eclampsia). Among women with only one lifetime pregnancy, the increase in risk of cardiovascular death was higher than for those with two or more children (3.4 (2.6 to 4.6) after term pre-eclampsia; 9.4 (6.5 to 13.7) after preterm pre-eclampsia). The risk of cardiovascular death was only moderately elevated among women with pre-eclamptic first pregnancies who went on to have additional children (1.5 (1.2 to 2.0) after term pre-eclampsia; 2.4 (1.5 to 3.9) after preterm pre-eclampsia). There was little evidence of additional risk after recurrent pre-eclampsia. All cause mortality for women with two or more lifetime births, who had pre-eclampsia in first pregnancy, was not elevated, even with preterm pre-eclampsia in first pregnancy (1.1 (0.87 to 1.14)). CONCLUSIONS Cardiovascular death in women with pre-eclampsia in their first pregnancy is concentrated mainly in women with no additional births. This association might be due to health problems that discourage or prevent further pregnancies rather than to pre-eclampsia itself. As a screening criterion for cardiovascular disease risk, pre-eclampsia is a strong predictor primarily among women with only one child-particularly with preterm pre-eclampsia.
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- Rolv Skjaerven
- Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
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Perrotta I, Santoro M, Guido C, Avena P, Tripepi S, De Amicis F, Gervasi MC, Aquila S. Expression of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 in human male gametes from normal patients, and those with varicocele and diabetes: a potential molecular marker for diagnosing male infertility disorders. J Anat 2012; 221:209-20. [PMID: 22747653 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01534.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Rising rates of varicocele and diabetes mellitus (DM) pose a significant problem to human fertility. Recent studies have pointed out the impact of cyclooxygenase (COX) in the regulation of testicular function and male fertility. Prominent COX-2 expression has been described recently in the testes of infertile patients, but little is known about the role and identity of COX isoforms in human sperm under certain disease states such as varicocele and DM. We therefore examined the expression profile and ultrastructural localization of COX-1 and COX-2 concomitantly in semen samples from healthy donors, and patients with varicocele and DM. Using Western blotting assay, 'varicocele' and 'diabetic' sperm showed enhanced COX isoforms expression with respect to the 'healthy' sperm. Immunogold labeling revealed human sperm anatomical regions containing COX-1 and COX-2, confirming their increased expression in pathological samples. Our data demonstrate that both COX isoforms are upregulated in the spermatozoa of varicocele and diabetic patients, suggesting the harmful effect of the diseases also at the sperm molecular level, going beyond the abnormal morphology described to date. In conclusion, COX enzymes may possess a biological relevance in the pathogenesis and/or maintenance of male factor infertility associated with varicocele and DM, and may be considered additional molecular markers for the diagnosis of male infertility disorders.
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- I Perrotta
- Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Cosenza, Italy.
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Mruk DD, Cheng CY. Environmental contaminants: Is male reproductive health at risk? SPERMATOGENESIS 2011; 1:283-290. [PMID: 22332111 PMCID: PMC3271639 DOI: 10.4161/spmg.1.4.18328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2011] [Revised: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Contaminants such as cadmium, bisphenol A and lead pollute our environment and affect male reproductive function. There is evidence that toxicant exposure adversely affects fertility. Cadmium and bisphenol A exert their effects in the testis by perturbing blood-testis barrier function, which in turn affects germ cell adhesion in the seminiferous epithelium because of a disruption of the functional axis between these sites. In essence, cadmium mediates its adverse effects at the blood-testis barrier by disrupting cell adhesion protein complexes, illustrating that toxicants can dismantle cell junctions in the testis. Herein, we will discuss how environmental toxicants may affect reproductive function. We will also examine how these adverse effects on fertility may be mediated in part by adipose tissue and bone. Lastly, we will briefly discuss how toxicant-induced damage may be effectively managed so that fertility can be maintained. It is hoped that this information will offer a new paradigm for future studies.
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- Dolores D Mruk
- The Mary M. Wohlford Laboratory for Male Contraceptive Research; Center for Biomedical Research; The Population Council; New York, NY USA
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Mohasseb M, Ebied S, Yehia MAH, Hussein N. Testicular oxidative damage and role of combined antioxidant supplementation in experimental diabetic rats. J Physiol Biochem 2010; 67:185-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s13105-010-0062-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bener A, Al-Ansari AA, Zirie M, Al-Hamaq AOAA. Is male fertility associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus? Int Urol Nephrol 2009; 41:777-84. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-009-9565-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2008] [Accepted: 03/24/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kim ST, Moley KH. Paternal effect on embryo quality in diabetic mice is related to poor sperm quality and associated with decreased glucose transporter expression. Reproduction 2008; 136:313-22. [DOI: 10.1530/rep-08-0167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine whether sperm quality, fertilization capacity, and subsequent embryo development are altered in diabetic male mice and whether differences in facilitative glucose transporter (GLUT; now known as solute carrier family 2, SLC2A) expression in the testis and sperm exist. Using two type 1 diabetic mouse models, SLC2A expression in the testis and sperm was determined by western immunoblotting and immunofluorescence staining. To address sperm quality and fertilization capacity, computer-assisted sperm analysis andin vitrofertilization were performed. SLC2A1, SLC2A3, and SLC2A5 did not change in expression in the testes or sperm between diabetic and non-diabetic mice. SLC2A8 and SLC2A9b were less expressed in the testes of both diabetic models versus controls. SLC2A9a was not expressed in the Akita testis or sperm when compared with strain-matched controls. 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD3B) expression was significantly decreased in the Leydig cells from the diabetic mice. Sperm concentration and motility were significantly lower in both the diabetics when compared with the control. These parameters normalized in Akita diabetic males treated with insulin. In addition, fertilization rates were significantly lower in the Akita group (17.9%) and the streptozotocin (STZ)-injected male group (43.6%) when compared with the normal group (88.8%). Interestingly, of the fertilized zygotes, embryo developmental rates to the blastocyst stage were lower in both diabetic models (7.1% Akita and 50.0% STZ) when compared with controls (71.7%). Male diabetes may cause male subfertility by altering steroidogenesis, sperm motility, and SLC2A expression. This is the first study to link a paternal metabolic abnormality to a sperm effect on cell division and subsequent embryonic development.
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Gofrit ON. The evolutionary role of erectile dysfunction. Med Hypotheses 2006; 67:1245-9. [PMID: 16790323 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2006] [Revised: 04/14/2006] [Accepted: 04/24/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Biologic processes that affect the ability of an organism to reproduce are subject to heavy evolutionary pressure. Erectile dysfunction (ED), a common condition in elderly males, definitely affects the ability of the organism to reproduce, and therefore, it is expected to play a significant evolutionary role. Whereas oogenesis is limited to young females, spermatogenesis is a lifelong process. As a male gets older, the number of (pre-meiotic) mitotic cell divisions during spermatogenesis increases, as does the risk of de novo gene mutations. In this paper, I examine the hypothesis that ED, in addition to decrease in fertility, are two evolutionary safety mechanisms that reduce the probability of an ovum being fertilized with genetically altered sperm from an aged or sick male. This hypothesis is supported by the parallel rise in the occurrence of ED, infertility, and risk of congenital anomalies with age; by the occurrence of these three processes in the same medical conditions; and by the presence of a theory unifying the etiologies of three processes-the "free radical theory of aging". This hypothesis can predict the occurrence of congenital anomalies under conditions associated with ED and infertility but are presently not known to be associated with congenital anomalies.
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- Ofer N Gofrit
- Department of Urology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, P.O. Box 12000, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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