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Wanjari UR, Gopalakrishnan AV. A review on immunological aspects in male reproduction: An immune cells and cytokines. J Reprod Immunol 2023; 158:103984. [PMID: 37390629 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2023.103984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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The male reproductive system, particularly the male gamete, offers a unique barrier to the immune system. The growing germ cells in the testis need to be shielded from autoimmune damage. Hence the testis has to establish and sustain an immune-privileged milieu. Sertoli cells create this safe space, protected by the blood-testis barrier. Cytokines are a type of immune reaction that can positively and negatively affect male reproductive health. Inflammation, disease, and obesity are just a few physiological conditions for which cytokines mediate signals. They interact with steroidogenesis, shaping the adrenals and testes to produce the hormones needed for survival. In particular pathological condition, including autoimmune disorders, contains high levels of the same cytokines in semen that play an essential role in the immunomodulation of the male gonad. This review focuses on understanding the immunological role of cytokines in the control and development of male reproduction. Also, in maintaining male reproductive health and diseases linked with their aberrant function in the testis.
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- Uddesh Ramesh Wanjari
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Bio-Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India.
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Yang Y, Ma Y, Li M, Zhu H, Shi P, An R. STUB1 directs FOXQ1-mediated transactivation of Ldha gene and facilitates lactate production in mouse Sertoli cells. Cell Tissue Res 2023; 392:565-579. [PMID: 36575252 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03705-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sertoli cells (SCs) preferentially use glucose to convert to lactate. As an energy source, lactate is essential for survival of developed germ cells (GCs) due to its anti-apoptotic effect. Failure to maintain lactate metabolism homeostasis leads to infertility or germ cell apoptosis. Several Sertoli cell-expressed genes, such as Foxq1 and Gata4, have been identified as critical regulators for lactate synthesis, but the pathways that potentially modulate their expression remain ill defined. Although recent work from our collaborators pointed to an involvement of STIP1 homology and U-box-containing protein 1 (STUB1) in the modulation of Sertoli cell response to GCs-derived IL-1α, a true physiological function of STUB1 signaling in SCs has not been demonstrated. We therefore conditionally ablated Stub1 in SCs using Amh-Cre. Stub1 knockout males exhibited impaired fertility due to oligozoospermia and asthenospermia, possibly caused by lactate deficiency. Furthermore, by means of chromatin immunoprecipitation, in vivo ubiquitination, and luciferase reporter assays, we showed that STUB1 directed forkhead box Q1 (FOXQ1)-mediated transactivation of the lactate dehydrogenase A (Ldha) gene via K63-linked non-proteolytic polyubiquitination, thus facilitating lactate production in follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)-stimulated SCs. In agreement, overexpression of LDHA by lentivirus infection effectively rescued the lactate production in TM4Stub1-/- cells. Our results collectively identify STUB1-mediated transactivation of FOXQ1 signaling as a post-translationally modified transcriptional regulatory network underlying nursery function in SCs, which may nutritionally contribute to Sertoli cell dysfunction of male infertility.
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- Yang Yang
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an NO.4 Hospital), 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Medical University, Xi'an 710038, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an NO.4 Hospital), 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Xi'an People's Hospital (Xi'an NO.4 Hospital), 710004, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 277 West Yanta Road, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Gorga A, Rindone GM, Dasso ME, Centola CL, Pellizzari EH, Camberos MC, Toneatto J, Riera MF, Galardo MN, Meroni SB. Simultaneous regulation of lactate production and fatty acid metabolism by Resveratrol in rat Sertoli cells. Biochimie 2022; 208:75-85. [PMID: 36528184 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.12.006] [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: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Sertoli cells provide structural and nutritional support for germ cell development. They actively metabolize glucose and convert it into lactate, which is an important source of energy for germ cells. They also oxidize fatty acids (FA), stored as triacylglycerides (TAGs) within lipid droplets (LD), to fulfill their own energy requirements. So, the combined regulation of lactate production and FA metabolism may be relevant to the physiology of seminiferous tubules. Resveratrol (RSV) is a nutritional supplement found primarily in red grape skin that exhibits multiple beneficial health effects: it is cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antiaging. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of RSV in Sertoli cells lactate production and lipid metabolism. Sertoli cell cultures obtained from 20-day-old rats were incubated for different times with 10 or 50 μM RSV. RSV treatment increased lactate production and glucose consumption. These increments were accompanied by a rise in GLUT1 expression, which is the main glucose transporter in Sertoli cells. On the other hand, RSV decreased LD content and TAG levels. In addition, an increase in ATGL and FAT/CD36 mRNA levels was observed, which suggests augmented cytoplasmatic FA availability. RSV treatment also increased P-ACC levels, which might indicate that RSV promotes FA transport into the mitochondria to be oxidized. An enhanced expression of LCAD and MCAD, enzymes that participate in the oxidation of FA, was also observed. Altogether, these results suggest that RSV simultaneously regulates Sertoli cells lactate production and lipid metabolism, ensuring an adequate energetic balance both in germ and Sertoli cells.
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- A Gorga
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental (IBYME), CONICET, Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Argentina.
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Pharmacological Potentiality of Bioactive Flavonoid against Ketamine Induced Cell Death of PC 12 Cell Lines: An In Vitro Study. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10060934. [PMID: 34207728 PMCID: PMC8230239 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10060934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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During the past few years, there has been exponential growth in the field of ethnopharmacology in the treatment of different human ailments, including neurological disorders. In our previous study, we isolated, characterized, and reported a novel bioactive compound with therapeutic efficacy in vivo, which was used in the current study. This study was designed to investigate the pharmacological effect and therapeutic mechanism of the natural plant compound 3-(3,4-dimethoxy phenyl)-1-(4-methoxy phenyl)prop-2-en-1-one against ketamine-induced toxicity in PC 12 cell lines. Cell death was induced in PC 12 cell lines by incubating with ketamine, and the protection offered by the compound at different concentrations was studied during pretreatment. The therapeutic efficacy was screened through MTT assay, LDH assay, DCF-DA assay, clonogenic assay, RT-PCR, and densitometric analysis. The bioactive compound caused a significant elevation in cell viability up to approximately 80%, down-regulation of cell damage, reduction in free radical damage caused by intracellular reactive oxygen species, and up-regulation of cell survival ability, which was dysregulated during ketamine induction. In addition, RT-PCR analysis of DOPA-related genes suggests that the compound exerted significant inhibition in the expression of these genes, which were overexpressed during ketamine induction. The current findings provide new insight into the neuroprotective mediation of bioactive factors as a prospective therapy for neurological disorders.
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Liu Z, Yuan M, Meng X, Bie H, Yao S. Identification of testicular Foxq1 as a critical modulator of lactate metabolism in mouse Sertoli cells. Histochem Cell Biol 2021; 156:227-237. [PMID: 34091745 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-021-01994-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Postmeiotic germ cells require the lactate produced by the adjacent Sertoli cells (SCs) as their sole energy fuels. Lactate production in SCs is elaborately regulated by monitoring the transcription of the lactate dehydrogenase A (Ldha) gene. However, the transcription factors that are responsible for the control of Ldha transcription in SCs remain ill defined. Herein, the expression of forkhead box Q1 (FOXQ1), a central modulator of glucose metabolism in liver, was demonstrated in mouse testis throughout postnatal development, with maximum levels in adult specimens. At this age, FOXQ1 was immunolocalized in the nuclei of the functionally mature SCs. Testicular levels of FOXQ1 were overtly modulated by germ cells (GCs)-derived IL-1α, in a dose- and time-dependent manner. To further clarify the biological functions of FOXQ1, we disrupted the mouse Foxq1 gene using a Cas9/RNA-mediated gene targeting strategy. Foxq1-/- males were subfertile and showed oligoasthenozoospermia due to lactate deficiency. Moreover, we provided the molecular evidence that FOXQ1 may regulate lactate production by directly targeting the transactivation of the Ldha gene in SCs. From a functional standpoint, overexpression of the exogenous Ldha ameliorated Foxq1 deficiency-impaired lactate synthesis in the SCsFoxq1-/- cells. Thus, these findings collectively underscore a reproductive facet of this recently characterized transcription factor, which may operate as a novel transcriptional integrator linking energy homeostasis and nursery function in SCs.
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- Zetao Liu
- Department of Urology, Qingdao No. 3 People's Hospital, Qingdao, 266041, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Rizhao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rizhao, 276800, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Rizhao Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Rizhao, 276800, China
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- Department of Pathology, Linyi Cancer Hospital, No. 6 Lingyuan East Rd., Linyi, 276034, China.
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Tan Q, Huang Q, Ma YL, Mao K, Yang G, Luo P, Ma G, Mei P, Jin Y. Potential roles of IL-1 subfamily members in glycolysis in disease. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2018; 44:18-27. [PMID: 30470512 DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2018.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The interleukin-(IL)-1 subfamily consists of IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-1 receptor antagonist IL-1Ra and IL-33. These cytokines are the main members of the IL-1 family and have been widely recognized as having significant roles in pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory actions. Mounting evidence has revealed that these cytokines also play key roles in the regulation of glycolysis, which is an important metabolic pathway in most organisms that provides energy. Dysregulation of glycolysis is associated with various diseases, including type 2 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cancer. We reviewed studies addressing the important roles of IL-1 subfamily cytokines, with particular focus on their ability to regulate glycolysis in disease states. In this review, we summarize the potential roles of IL-1 subfamily members in glycolysis in disease states and address the underlying mechanisms. Furthermore, we discuss the potential of these cytokines as therapeutic targets in clinical applications to provide insight into possible therapeutic strategies for treatment, especially for cancers.
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- Qi Tan
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Center for Translational Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Diseases, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Fan Y, Yu G, Yu J, Sun J, Wu Y, Zhao X, Meng Y, He Z, Wang C. Research Trends and Hotspots Analysis Related to the Effects of Xenobiotics on Glucose Metabolism in Male Testes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15081590. [PMID: 30050010 PMCID: PMC6121400 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15081590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This study aimed to integrate and analyze the existing studies and to explore research trends and hotspots related to the effects of xenobiotics on glucose metabolism in male testes. All articles were retrieved from the PubMed database, from an inception date up to 10 June 2017. CiteSpace software (version 5.1.R8 SE) was used for the co-word cluster analysis. A total of 165 eligible publications were included in this study. In 1949⁻1959, only two articles were published. After 1960, the number of articles increased steadily. These articles were published in 97 journals, in particular, in the Indian Journal of Experimental Biology (11 articles, 6.7%). Most of the authors (87.0%) only published one article. Only a few established research teams, mostly from the USA, worked consistently in this field. The main xenobiotics that had been studied were medicine and common environmental pollutants, e.g., gossypol, cadmium, di-n-butyl phthalate, and alpha-chlorohydrin. The hotspot keywords were Sertoli cell, lactate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, oxidative stress, and glucose metabolism. The focus of research had been changed overtime. This is the first bibliometric study between xenobiotics and glucose metabolism in the male testes. The findings suggest that environmental pollutants have become a huge concern, and related research should be strengthened.
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- Yongsheng Fan
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Wuhan University, DongHu Road 115, Wuhan 430071, China.
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Crisóstomo L, Alves MG, Gorga A, Sousa M, Riera MF, Galardo MN, Meroni SB, Oliveira PF. Molecular Mechanisms and Signaling Pathways Involved in the Nutritional Support of Spermatogenesis by Sertoli Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1748:129-155. [PMID: 29453570 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7698-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sertoli cells play a central role in spermatogenesis. They maintain the blood-testis barrier, an essential feature of seminiferous tubules which creates the proper environment for the occurrence of the spermatogenesis. However, this confinement renders germ cells almost exclusively dependent on Sertoli cells' nursing function and support. Throughout spermatogenesis, differentiating sperm cells become more specialized, and their biochemical machinery is insufficient to meet their metabolic demands. Although the needs are not the same at all differentiation stages, Sertoli cells are able to satisfy their needs. In order to maintain the seminiferous tubule energetic homeostasis, Sertoli cells react in response to several metabolic stimuli, through signaling cascades. The AMP-activated kinase, sensitive to the global energetic status; the hypoxia-inducible factors, sensitive to oxygen concentration; and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, sensitive to fatty acid availability, are pathways already described in Sertoli cells. These cells' metabolism also reflects the whole-body metabolic dynamics. Metabolic diseases, including obesity and type II diabetes mellitus, induce changes that, both directly and indirectly, affect Sertoli cell function and, ultimately, (dys)function in male reproductive health. Insulin resistance, increased estrogen synthesis, vascular disease, and pubic fat accumulation are examples of metabolic-related conditions that affect male fertility potential. On the other hand, malnutrition can also induce negative effects on male sexual function. In this chapter, we review the molecular mechanisms associated with the nutritional state and male sexual (dys)function and the central role played by the Sertoli cells.
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- Luís Crisóstomo
- Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine (FMUP), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- i3S-Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Laboratory of Cell Biology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Centre for Reproductive Genetics Prof. Alberto Barros, Porto, Portugal
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas "Dr César Bergadá", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Department of Microscopy, Laboratory of Cell Biology and Unit for Multidisciplinary Research in Biomedicine (UMIB), Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.
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Gorga A, Rindone GM, Regueira M, Pellizzari EH, Camberos MC, Cigorraga SB, Riera MF, Galardo MN, Meroni SB. PPARγ activation regulates lipid droplet formation and lactate production in rat Sertoli cells. Cell Tissue Res 2017; 369:611-624. [PMID: 28432465 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-017-2615-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Sertoli cells provide the structural and nutritional support for germ cell development; they actively metabolize glucose and convert it to lactate, which is an important source of energy for germ cells. Furthermore, Sertoli cells can oxidize fatty acids, a metabolic process that is assumed to fulfill their own energy requirements. Fatty acids are stored as triacylglycerides within lipid droplets. The regulation of fatty acid storage in conjunction with the regulation of lactate production may thus be relevant to seminiferous tubule physiology. Our aim is to evaluate a possible means of regulation by the PPARγ activation of lipid droplet formation and lactate production. Sertoli cell cultures obtained from 20-day-old rats were incubated with Rosiglitazone (10 μM), a PPARγ activator, for various periods of time (6, 12, 24 and 48 h). Increased triacylglycerides levels and lipid droplet content were observed, accompanied by a rise in the expression of genes for proteins involved in fatty acid storage, such as the fatty acid transporter Cd36, glycerol-3-phosphate-acyltransferases 1 and 3, diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 and perilipins 1, 2 and 3, all proteins that participate in lipid droplet formation and stabilization. However, PPARγ activation increased lactate production, accompanied by an augmentation in glucose uptake and Glut2 expression. These results taken together suggest that PPARγ activation in Sertoli cells participates in the regulation of lipid storage and lactate production thereby ensuring simultaneously the energetic metabolism for the Sertoli and germ cells.
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- A Gorga
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, "Dr César Bergadá", CONICET-FEI-División de Endocrinología, Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Cardioprotective effects of magnesium valproate in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Eur J Pharmacol 2014; 728:128-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Regueira M, Riera MF, Galardo MN, Pellizzari EH, Cigorraga SB, Meroni SB. Activation of PPAR α and PPAR β/δ regulates Sertoli cell metabolism. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2014; 382:271-281. [PMID: 24128860 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the existence of a possible simultaneous regulation of fatty acid (FA) metabolism and lactate production by PPAR α and PPAR β/δ activation in Sertoli cells (SC). SC cultures obtained from 20-day-old rats were incubated with WY14643 or GW0742-pharmacological activators of PPAR α and PPAR β/δ respectively. The fatty acid transporter CD36, carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1, long- and medium-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenases mRNA levels were analyzed. An increase in the above-mentioned genes in response to activation of both nuclear receptors was observed. Additionally, PPAR β/δ activation increased lactate production as a consequence of increased pyruvate availability by inhibiting the Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex. Altogether, these results suggest that in SC, PPAR α activation participates in the regulation of FA metabolism. On the other hand, PPAR β/δ activation regulates FA metabolism and lactate production ensuring simultaneously the energetic metabolism for SC and germ cells.
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- M Regueira
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinólogicas "Dr Cesar Bergadá" (CEDIE-CONICET), Hospital de Niños "R. Gutiérrez", Gallo 1330, C1425EDF Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinólogicas "Dr Cesar Bergadá" (CEDIE-CONICET), Hospital de Niños "R. Gutiérrez", Gallo 1330, C1425EDF Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinólogicas "Dr Cesar Bergadá" (CEDIE-CONICET), Hospital de Niños "R. Gutiérrez", Gallo 1330, C1425EDF Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinólogicas "Dr Cesar Bergadá" (CEDIE-CONICET), Hospital de Niños "R. Gutiérrez", Gallo 1330, C1425EDF Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinólogicas "Dr Cesar Bergadá" (CEDIE-CONICET), Hospital de Niños "R. Gutiérrez", Gallo 1330, C1425EDF Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinólogicas "Dr Cesar Bergadá" (CEDIE-CONICET), Hospital de Niños "R. Gutiérrez", Gallo 1330, C1425EDF Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Lycopene supplementation prevents reactive oxygen species mediated apoptosis in Sertoli cells of adult albino rats exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls. Interdiscip Toxicol 2013; 6:83-92. [PMID: 24179434 PMCID: PMC3798861 DOI: 10.2478/intox-2013-0015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 05/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Sertoli cell proliferation is attenuated before attaining puberty and the number is fixed in adult testes. Sertoli cells determine both testis size and daily sperm production by providing physical and metabolic support to spermatogenic cells. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure disrupts functions of Sertoli cells causing infertility with decreased sperm count. On the other hand, lycopene is improving sperm count and motility by reducing oxidative stress in humans and animals. Hence we hypothesized that PCBs-induced infertility might be due to Sertoli cell apoptosis mediated by oxidative stress and lycopene might prevent PCBs-induced apoptosis by acting against oxidative stress. To test this hypothesis, animals were treated with vehicle control, lycopene, PCBs and PCBs + lycopene for 30 days. After the experimental period, the testes and cauda epididymidis were removed for isolation of Sertoli cells and sperm, respectively. We observed increased levels of oxidative stress markers (H2O2 and LPO) levels, increased expression of apoptotic molecules (caspase-8, Bad, Bid, Bax, cytochrome C and caspase-3), decreased anti-apoptotic (Bcl2) molecule and elevated apoptotic marker activity (caspase-3) in Sertoli cells of PCBs-exposed animals. These results were associated with decreased sperm count and motility in PCBs exposed animals. On the other hand, lycopene prevented the elevation of Sertoli cellular apoptotic parameters and prevented the reduction of sperm parameters (count and motility). The data confirmed that lycopene as an antioxidant scavenged reactive oxygen substances, prevented apoptosis, maintained normal function in Sertoli cells and helped to provide physical and metabolic support for sperm production, thereby treating infertility in men.
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Alves MG, Rato L, Carvalho RA, Moreira PI, Socorro S, Oliveira PF. Hormonal control of Sertoli cell metabolism regulates spermatogenesis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:777-93. [PMID: 23011766 PMCID: PMC11113727 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1079-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2012] [Revised: 06/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hormonal regulation is essential to spermatogenesis. Sertoli cells (SCs) have functions that reach far beyond the physical support of germ cells, as they are responsible for creating the adequate ionic and metabolic environment for germ cell development. Thus, much attention has been given to the metabolic functioning of SCs. During spermatogenesis, germ cells are provided with suitable metabolic substrates, in a set of events mediated by SCs. Multiple signaling cascades regulate SC function and several of these signaling pathways are hormone-dependent and cell-specific. Within the seminiferous tubules, only SCs possess receptors for some hormones rendering them major targets for the hormonal signaling that regulates spermatogenesis. Although the mechanisms by which SCs fulfill their own and germ cells metabolic needs are mostly studied in vitro, SC metabolism is unquestionably a regulation point for germ cell development and the hormonal control of these processes is required for a normal spermatogenesis.
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- Marco G. Alves
- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CNC-UC, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology (FCTUC), University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CNC-UC, Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
- Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-354 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Av. Infante D. Henrique, 6200-506 Covilhã, Portugal
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Matzkin ME, Pellizzari EH, Rossi SP, Calandra RS, Cigorraga SB, Frungieri MB. Exploring the cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2)/15d-Δ(12,14)PGJ(2) system in hamster Sertoli cells: regulation by FSH/testosterone and relevance to glucose uptake. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2012; 179:254-64. [PMID: 22974512 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We have previously described a stimulatory effect of testosterone on cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) expression and prostaglandin (PG) synthesis, and the involvement of PGs in the modulation of testosterone production in Leydig cells of the seasonal breeder Syrian hamster. In this study, we investigated the existence of a COX2/PGs system in hamster Sertoli cells, its regulation by testosterone and FSH, and its effect on glucose uptake. COX2 expression was observed in Sertoli cells of both reproductively active and inactive adult hamsters. Testosterone and the plasma membrane-impermeable testosterone-BSA significantly induced COX2 expression, mitogen activated protein kinases 1/2 (MAPK1/2) phosphorylation and 15d-Δ(12,14)PGJ(2) production in Sertoli cells purified from photoperiodically regressed hamsters. These actions were abolished by the antiandrogen bicalutamide and by the inhibitor of MAPK kinase (MEK1/2) U0126, suggesting that testosterone exerts its stimulatory effect on COX2/PGs through a non-classical mechanism that involves the presence of androgen receptors and MAPK1/2 activation. FSH also stimulated COX2/PGs via MAPK1/2 phosphorylation. FSH and testosterone stimulate, whereas 15d-Δ(12,14)PGJ(2) via PPARγ inhibits, [2,6-(3)H]-2-deoxy-d-glucose ([(3)H]-2-DOG) uptake. Meloxicam, a selective COX2 inhibitor, further increases [(3)H]-2-DOG uptake in the presence of FSH or testosterone. Thus, in addition to their positive effect, FSH and testosterone may also exert an indirect negative regulation on glucose uptake which involves the COX2/15d-Δ(12,14)PGJ(2)/PPARγ system. Overall, these results demonstrate the presence of a COX2/PG system in hamster Sertoli cells which might act as a local modulator of FSH and testosterone actions.
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- María Eugenia Matzkin
- Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, CONICET, Vuelta de Obligado 2490 (1428), Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ahn SW, Gang GT, Tadi S, Nedumaran B, Kim YD, Park JH, Kweon GR, Koo SH, Lee K, Ahn RS, Yim YH, Lee CH, Harris RA, Choi HS. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and glucose-6-phosphatase are required for steroidogenesis in testicular Leydig cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:41875-87. [PMID: 23074219 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.421552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cyclic AMP (cAMP) induces steroidogenic enzyme gene expression and stimulates testosterone production in Leydig cells. Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) is expressed in Leydig cells, but its role has not been defined. In this study, we found that PEPCK and glucose-6-phosphatase (Glc-6-Pase) are increased significantly following cAMP treatment of mouse Leydig cells. Moreover, cAMP treatment increased recruitment of the cAMP-response element-binding transcription factor and decreased recruitment of the corepressor DAX-1 on the pepck promoter. Furthermore, cAMP induced an increase in ATP that correlated with a decrease in phospho-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). In contrast, knockdown or inhibition of PEPCK decreased ATP and increased phospho-AMPK. Treatment with an AMPK activator or overexpression of the constitutively active form of AMPK inhibited cAMP-induced steroidogenic enzyme promoter activities and gene expression. Liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) was involved in cAMP-induced steroidogenic enzyme gene expression but was inhibited by AMPK activation in Leydig cells. Additionally, inhibition or knockdown of PEPCK and Glc-6-Pase decreased cAMP-mediated induction of steroidogenic enzyme gene expression and steroidogenesis. Finally, pubertal mouse (8-week-old) testes and human chorionic gonadotropin-induced prepubertal mouse testes showed increased PEPCK and Glc-6-Pase gene expression. Taken together, these results suggest that induction of PEPCK and Glc-6-Pase by cAMP plays an important role in Leydig cell steroidogenesis.
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- Seung Won Ahn
- National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Nuclear Receptor Signals, School of Biological Sciences and Technology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea
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Hedger MP. Toll-like receptors and signalling in spermatogenesis and testicular responses to inflammation--a perspective. J Reprod Immunol 2011; 88:130-41. [PMID: 21333360 PMCID: PMC7127151 DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2011.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2010] [Revised: 01/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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It is self-evident that infection and inflammation in the reproductive tract can inhibit male fertility, but the observation that fertility may also be compromised by systemic inflammation and disease is more difficult to explain. Recent studies implicating microbial pattern-recognition receptors, such as the Toll-like receptors (TLRs), as well as inflammatory cytokines and their signalling pathways, in testicular function have cast new light on this mysterious link between infection/inflammation and testicular dysfunction. It is increasingly evident that signalling pathways normally involved in controlling inflammation play fundamental roles in regulating Sertoli cell activity and responses to reproductive hormones, in addition to promoting immune responses within the testis. Many of the negative effects of inflammation on spermatogenesis may be attributed to elevated production of inflammation-related gene products within the circulation and the testis, which subsequently exert disruptive effects on spermatogenic cell development and survival, as well as the ability of the Sertoli cells to provide support for spermatogenesis. These interactions have important implications for testicular dysfunction and disease, and may eventually provide new opportunities for therapeutic interventions.
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- Mark P Hedger
- Centre for Reproduction and Development, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria 3168, Australia.
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Abu Elheija M, Dyomin V, Ganaiem M, Lunenfeld E, Vardy NS, Huleihel M. Distinct expression of interleukin-1α, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in testicular tissues and cells from human biopsies with normal and abnormal histology. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2011; 31:401-8. [PMID: 21235388 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2010.0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cytokines are paracrine/autocrine growth factors known to affect testicular cell functions. The cellular origin and expression levels of interleukin-1 (IL-1) in human normal and pathological testicular biopsies are not yet clear. In the present study, we have investigated the levels and cellular origin of IL-1 family members [IL-1α, IL-β, and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra)] in human testicular normal and abnormal biopsies with incomplete maturation arrest (IMA) or Sertoli only syndrome (SOS), using real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemical staining analysis. Our results show that the levels of IL-1α were higher in Leydig/interstitial cells of biopsies with IMA and SOS compared with normal. The levels of IL-1α in Sertoli cells of normal biopsies were higher than IMA and SOS. The mRNA levels of IL-1α were similar in all biopsies. IL-1β levels were higher in Leydig/interstitial cells of normal biopsies compared with Sertoli and germ cells. The levels of IL-1β were similar in testicular cells of all biopsies. However, the mRNA levels of IL-1β were significantly lower in SOS and IMA biopsies compared with normal. IL-1ra was expressed only in Leydig/interstitial cells, and their expression in normal biopsies was higher than in biopsies with IMA and SOS. The mRNA levels of IL-1ra were similar in all biopsies. Thus, it is possible to suggest the involvement of IL-1 system in the regulation of spermatogenesis and male infertility.
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- Mahmoud Abu Elheija
- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Lie PPY, Cheng CY, Mruk DD. Interleukin-1alpha is a regulator of the blood-testis barrier. FASEB J 2010; 25:1244-53. [PMID: 21191089 DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-169995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Throughout spermatogenesis, the Sertoli cell blood-testis barrier (BTB) is strictly regulated by cytokines, which mediate its timely restructuring, thereby allowing spermatocytes to enter the adluminal compartment of the seminiferous epithelium for development into spermatozoa. The aim herein was to investigate whether germ cells play a role in BTB restructuring via the action of interleukin-1α (IL-1α) since germ cells are known to control Sertoli cell production of this cytokine, and if yes, how these effects are mediated. When Sertoli cells were isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats and plated at high density, IL-1α (100 pg/ml) was shown to "open" the Sertoli cell barrier when its integrity was assessed by transepithelial electrical resistance measurements. Further investigation of Sertoli cells treated with IL-1α revealed striking changes in the cellular distribution of actin filaments when compared to untreated cells. These effects at the Sertoli cell barrier were mediated, in part, by epidermal growth factor receptor pathway substrate 8 (Eps8; an actin bundling and barbed-end capping protein) and actin-related protein 3 (Arp3; a component of the actin nucleation machinery). As important, an increase in the kinetics of occludin internalization but a decrease in its rate of degradation was noted following IL-1α treatment. These results indicate that IL-1α is a critical regulator of BTB dynamics.
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- Pearl P Y Lie
- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Galardo MN, Riera MF, Pellizzari EH, Sobarzo C, Scarcelli R, Denduchis B, Lustig L, Cigorraga SB, Meroni SB. Adenosine regulates Sertoli cell function by activating AMPK. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2010; 330:49-58. [PMID: 20723579 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 07/13/2010] [Accepted: 08/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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This work evaluates adenosine effects on Sertoli cell functions, which are different to those resulting from occupancy of purinergic receptors. The effects of adenosine and N(6)-cyclohexyladenosine (CHA) - an A(1) receptor agonist resistant to cellular uptake - on Sertoli cell physiology were compared. Adenosine but not CHA increased lactate production, glucose uptake, GLUT1, LDHA and MCT4 mRNA levels, and stabilized ZO-1 protein at the cell membrane. These differential effects suggested a mechanism of action of adenosine that cannot be solely explained by occupancy of type A(1) purinergic receptors. Activation by adenosine but not by CHA of AMPK was observed. AMPK participation in lactate production and ZO-1 stabilization was confirmed by utilizing specific inhibitors. Altogether, these results suggest that activation of AMPK by adenosine promotes lactate offer to germ cells and cooperates in the maintenance of junctional complex integrity, thus contributing to the preservation of an optimum microenvironment for a successful spermatogenesis.
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- M N Galardo
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas (CEDIE-CONICET), Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EDF Buenos Aires, Argentina
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A large body of evidence points to the existence of a close, dynamic relationship between the immune system and the male reproductive tract, which has important implications for our understanding of both systems. The testis and the male reproductive tract provide an environment that protects the otherwise highly immunogenic spermatogenic cells and sperm from immunological attack. At the same time, secretions of the testis, including androgens, influence the development and mature functions of the immune system. Activation of the immune system has negative effects on both androgen and sperm production, so that systemic or local infection and inflammation compromise male fertility. The mechanisms underlying these interactions have begun to receive the attention from reproductive biologists and immunologists that they deserve, but many crucial details remain to be uncovered. A complete picture of male reproductive tract function and its response to toxic agents is contingent upon continued exploration of these interactions and the mechanisms involved.
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Key Words
- cytokines
- immunity
- immunoregulation
- inflammation
- leydig cell
- lymphocytes
- macrophages
- nitric oxide
- prostanoids
- seminal plasma
- sertoli cell
- sperm
- spermatogenesis
- steroidogenesis
- toll-like receptors
- 16:0a-lpc, 1-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- 18:1a-lpc, 1-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- 18:2a-lpc, 1-linoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- 20:4a-lpc, 1-arachidonyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- aid, acquired immune deviation
- aire, autoimmune regulator
- ap1, activated protein 1
- apc, antigen-presenting cell
- bambi, bmp and activin membrane-bound inhibitor
- bmp, bone morphogenetic protein
- cox, cyclooxygenase
- crry, complement receptor-related protein
- ctl, cytotoxic t lymphocyte
- eao, experimental autoimmune orchitis
- eds, ethane dimethane sulfonate
- enos, endothelial nos
- fadd, fas-associated death domain protein
- fasl, fas ligand
- fsh, follicle-stimulating hormone
- gc, glucocorticoid
- hcg, human chorionic gonadotropin
- hla, human leukocyte antigen
- hmgb1, high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1
- ice, il1 converting enzyme
- ifn, interferon
- ifnar, ifnα receptor
- il, interleukin
- il1r, interleukin 1 receptor
- il1ra, il1 receptor antagonist
- inos, inducible nitric oxide synthase
- irf, interferon regulatory factor
- jak/stat, janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription
- jnk, jun n-terminal kinase
- lh, luteinizing hormone
- lpc, lysoglycerophosphatidylcholine
- lps, lipopolysaccharide
- map, mitogen-activated protein
- mhc, major histocompatibility complex
- mif, macrophage migration inhibitory factor
- myd88, myeloid differentiation primary response protein 88
- nfκb, nuclear factor kappa b
- nk, cell natural killer cell
- nkt cell, natural killer t cell
- nlr, nod-like receptor
- nnos, neuronal nos
- nod, nucleotide binding oligomerization domain
- p450c17, 17α-hydroxylase/c17-c20 lyase
- p450scc, cholesterol side-chain cleavage complex
- paf, platelet-activating factor
- pamp, pathogen-associated molecular pattern
- pc, phosphocholine
- pg, prostaglandin
- pges, pge synthase
- pgi, prostacyclin
- pla2, phospholipase a2
- pmn, polymorphonuclear phagocyte
- pparγ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ
- rig, retinoic acid-inducible gene
- rlh, rig-like helicase
- ros, reactive oxygen species
- star, steroidogenic acute regulatory
- tcr, t cell receptor
- tgf, transforming growth factor
- th cell, helper t cell
- tir, toll/il1r
- tlr, toll-like receptor
- tnf, tumor necrosis factor
- tnfr, tnf receptor
- tr1, t regulatory 1
- tradd, tnfr-associated death domain protein
- traf, tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor
- treg, regulatory t cell
- trif, tir domain-containing adaptor protein inducing interferon β
- tx, thromboxane
- txas, thromboxane a synthase
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Kotyza J, Havel D, Kulda V, Bunatová K, Pesek M. Differentiated expression of the lactate dehydrogenase subunit M in pleural fluids of neoplastic aetiology. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2009; 69:73-8. [PMID: 18821170 DOI: 10.1080/00365510802406626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE An anaerobic type of glycolysis exemplified by hyperproduction of the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) subunit M has been detected in lung tumours, while a similar pattern has been found in concomitant pleural effusions (PE). The aim of this study was to verify the presence of the LDH subunit M in PEs of different aetiology and to compare its expression with markers of inflammation. MATERIAL AND METHODS LDH isoenzymes were estimated and the LDH5/LDH1 coefficient was calculated in paraneoplastic PEs (n = 99), including subgroups with a different tumour ultrastructure, origin and pleural involvement. The expression pattern was compared with parainflammatory PEs (n = 21), transudates (n = 16) and with the expression of 13 inflammatory markers in PEs. RESULTS The LDH5/LDH1 coefficient was higher in PEs associated with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and with pleura-invading tumours, and lower in PEs of small-cell lung cancer and tumours without a confirmed pleural involvement. The LDH5/LDH1 coefficient positively correlated with uPA, IL-8, IL-10, sICAM, sVCAM, MPO and MMP-9. CONCLUSIONS In accordance with inflammatory markers, it appears that the expression of LDH and its isoenzymes in PEs reflects the host reaction in pleural space and, in NSCLC, may also feature the anaerobic phenotype of cancer cells.
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- J Kotyza
- Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty in Pilsen, Charles University, The Czech Republic.
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O'Bryan MK, Hedger MP. Inflammatory networks in the control of spermatogenesis : chronic inflammation in an immunologically privileged tissue? ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 636:92-114. [PMID: 19856164 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09597-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Spermatogenesis is a complex, organized process involving intimate interactions between the developing germ cells and supporting Sertoli cells. The process is also highly regulated. Studies suggest that regulation in the seminiferous epithelium involves molecules normally associated with either immune or inflammatory processes; in particular, interleukin 1a (IL1a), IL6, tumor necrosis factor (TNFa), activin A and nitric oxide (NO). While there is considerable evidence that these inflammatory mediators have effects on spermatogonial and spermatocyte development as well as critical supportive functions of the Sertoli cells, which are undoubtedly of considerable importance during testicular inflammation, there remains some skepticism regarding the significance of these molecules with respect to normal testicular function. Nonetheless, it is evident that expression of these regulators varies across the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium in a consistent manner, with major changes in production coinciding with key events within the cycle. This review summarizes the evidence supporting the hypothesis that inflammatory cytokines play a role in normal testicular spermatogenesis, as well as in the etiology of inflammation induced sub-fertility. The balance of data leads to the striking conclusion that the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium resembles a chronic inflammatory event. This appears to be a somewhat paradoxical assertion, since the testis is an immunologically privileged tissue based on its well-established ability to support grafts with minimal rejection responses. However, it may be argued that local immunoregulatory mechanisms, which confer protection from immunity on both transplanted tissues and the developing spermatogenic cells, are equally necessary to prevent local inflammation responses associated with the spermatogenic process from activating the adaptive immune response.
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- Moira K O'Bryan
- Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Clayton, 3168, Australia.
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Girling JE, Hedger MP. Toll‐like receptors in the gonads and reproductive tract: emerging roles in reproductive physiology and pathology. Immunol Cell Biol 2007; 85:481-9. [PMID: 17592495 DOI: 10.1038/sj.icb.7100086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Interactions between the immune system and reproductive system have important consequences for fertility and reproductive health in general. There is increasing evidence that many of the interactions between the immune and reproductive systems involve the Toll-like receptors (TLRs). While there is no doubt that TLRs are important in providing protection against infection in the reproductive tract, there is increasing evidence for the involvement of TLRs in more basic pathology and physiology of reproduction. In the female, TLRs have been implicated in critical aspects of ovarian, endometrial and placental function, as well as in ovarian cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, intrauterine growth restriction, pre-eclampsia and preterm birth. In the male, TLRs appear to play a role in the control of testicular steroidogenesis and spermatogenesis in disease and, potentially, during normal function, as well. Recent studies also have begun to highlight the role of various TLRs in the aetiology of prostatitis and prostatic cancer. Given the nascent state of knowledge concerning this important area, it is clear that more studies are needed, which should provide valuable new insights into the biology of the TLRs and reproductive function in general.
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- Jane E Girling
- Centre for Women's Health Research, Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Riera MF, Galardo MN, Pellizzari EH, Meroni SB, Cigorraga SB. Participation of phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B and ERK1/2 pathways in interleukin-1β stimulation of lactate production in Sertoli cells. Reproduction 2007; 133:763-73. [PMID: 17504920 DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.01091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Interleukin-1β (IL1β ) belongs to a set of intratesticular regulators that provide the fine-tuning of cellular processes implicated in the maintenance of spermatogenesis. The aim of the present study was to analyze the signaling pathways that may participate in IL1β regulation of Sertoli cell function. Sertoli cell cultures from 20-day-old rat were used. Stimulation of the cultures with IL1β showed increments in phosphorylated protein kinase B (PKB), P70S6K, and ERK1/2 levels. A phosphatidyl inositol 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor (wortmannin (W)), a mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor (rapamycin (R)), and a MEK inhibitor (PD98059 (PD)) were utilized to evaluate the participation of PI3K/PKB, P70S6K, and ERK1/2 pathways in the regulation of lactate production by IL1β . PD and W, but not R, decreased IL1β-stimulated lactate production. The participation of these pathways in the regulation of glucose uptake and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) A mRNA levels by IL1β was also analyzed. It was observed that W decreased IL1β-stimulated glucose uptake, whereas PD and R did not modify it. On the other hand, PD decreased the stimulation of LDH A mRNA levels by IL1β , whereas W and R did not modify it. In summary, results presented herein demonstrate that IL1β stimulates PI3K/PKB-, P70S6K-, and ERK1/2-dependent pathways in rat Sertoli cells. Moreover, these results show that while IL1β utilizes the PI3K/PKB pathway to regulate glucose transport, it utilizes the ERK1/2 pathway to regulate LDH A mRNA levels. This study reveals that IL1β utilizes different signal transduction pathways to modify the biochemical steps that are important to regulate lactate production in rat Sertoli cells.
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- María Fernanda Riera
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas (CEDIE), Hospital de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Gallo 1330, C1425EFD Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Magloire LK, Buhimschi CS, Pettker CM, Sfakianaki AK, Hamar BD, Bhandari V, Buhimschi IA. Lactate dehydrogenase isoform activity mapping in patients with intra-amniotic infection. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006; 195:1045-52. [PMID: 16875649 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2006] [Revised: 05/23/2006] [Accepted: 05/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Five distinct lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes have been described. We sought to illustrate the specific amniotic fluid lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme activity profiles in women with intra-amniotic infection. STUDY DESIGN Amniotic fluid was retrieved from 82 women who were stratified in the following groups: (1) positive amniotic fluid cultures (n = 23 women; gestational age, 26 weeks [range, 21-32 weeks]); (2) negative amniotic fluid cultures (n = 22 women; gestational age, 30 weeks [range, 16-36 weeks]); (3) second trimester control (normal genetic karyotype; n = 17 women; gestational age, 18 weeks [range, 16-22 weeks]); and (4) third trimester control (fetal lung maturity testing; n = 20 women; gestational age, 36 weeks [range, 31-38 weeks]). The optical density of each isoform was determined relative to a standard with 5 known lactate dehydrogenase isoenzyme activities. Total lactate dehydrogenase activity was measured by the clinical laboratory immediately after retrieval and by a kinetic UV spectrophotometric assay at the time of the isoelectric focusing. RESULTS Infection increased total lactate dehydrogenase activity: positive amniotic fluid cultures (median, 762.4 [range, 169.3-3374.8]) vs negative amniotic fluid cultures (median, 203.7 [range, 57.8-1939.3]; U/L; P < .001]). Lactate dehydrogenase isoform profiling identified significant and specific increases in lactate dehydrogenase isoforms 3, 4 (P < .01), and 5 (P < .05) in positive amniotic fluid cultures compared to the negative amniotic fluid cultures group. A selective up-regulation in lactate dehydrogenase isoform 5 was identified at term in healthy subjects. CONCLUSION Intra-amniotic infection is characterized by an increase in the activities of lactate dehydrogenase isoforms 3, 4, and 5; advancing gestational age demonstrates an up-regulation of isoform 5 only.
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- Lissa K Magloire
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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Petersen C, Soder O. The sertoli cell--a hormonal target and 'super' nurse for germ cells that determines testicular size. HORMONE RESEARCH 2006; 66:153-61. [PMID: 16804315 DOI: 10.1159/000094142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The somatic Sertoli cell plays an essential role in embryonic determination of male somatic sex and in spermatogenesis during adult life. One individual Sertoli cell supplies a clone of developing germ cells with nutrients and growth factors and it is well established that the number of Sertoli cells present is closely correlated to both testicular size and sperm output. Sertoli cells continue to proliferate and differentiate until the beginning of puberty, when they cease dividing and start nursing the germ cells. At this point in time, the future capacity of the testis for sperm production has thus been determined. Prior to puberty the Sertoli cells are immature and differ considerably with respect to morphology and biochemical activity from the mature cell. The several investigations that have focused on hormonal and paracrine regulation of the functions of the mature cell are reviewed here, but the mechanisms underlying the maturation and general maintenance of well-functioning Sertoli cells remain obscure. An alarming decline in male reproductive health has been observed in several Western countries during recent decades. Disturbance of Sertoli cell differentiation is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of both a poor sperm count and testicular cancer. It is speculated that environmental agents that disrupt the estrogenic/androgenic balance in the testis may play a role in this connection.
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- Cecilia Petersen
- Paediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Elhija MA, Lunenfeld E, Huleihel M. Induction of IL-1, in the Testes of Adult Mice, Following Subcutaneous Administration of Turpentine. Am J Reprod Immunol 2006; 55:136-44. [PMID: 16433833 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00344.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Interleukin-1 family is present in the testicular homogenates and its cellular compartments. It has been suggested that IL-1 is involved in physiological and pathological functions of the testicular tissues. In the present study we examined the effect of acute mostly localized inflammation, using turpentine, on the expression levels of testicular IL-1 system. METHODS OF STUDY Mice were subcutaneously injected with steam-distilled turpentine or saline (control). Three hours to 10 days following the injection, mice were killed and testis and spleen were homogenized and examined for interleukin (IL)-1alpha, IL-1beta, and IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Subcutaneous injection of turpentine induced mice systemic inflammation, as indicated by significant increase in serum IL-1beta levels, and IL-1alpha, IL-1beta and IL-1ra in spleen homogenates. The levels of IL-1alpha, IL-1beta and IL-1ra were significantly induced in testicular homogenates of adult mice following subcutaneous injection of turpentine. The significant induction of testicular IL-1alpha was detected after 3-24 hr of turpentine injection and decreased later (after 3-10 days) to levels similar to the control. However, significant induction of testicular IL-1beta was detected only after 3-10 days of turpentine injection, and for testicular IL-1ra levels was detected after 3 hr to 6 days of turpentine injection, and after 10 days the levels were similar to the control. These results were also confirmed by mRNA expression of these factors. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrate for the first time the distant effect of acute localized inflammation on testicular IL-1 levels. Thus, transient inflammatory response to infectious/inflammatory agents at non-testicular sites that elicit systemic IL-1 response should be considered during clinical treatment as a possible factor of male infertility.
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- Mahmoud Abu Elhija
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and BGU Cancer Research Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Ishikawa T, Hwang K, Lazzarino D, Morris PL. Sertoli cell expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer 1 and 5 domain-containing proteins and sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 are interleukin-1beta regulated by activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase and cyclooxygenase-2 and cytokine induction. Endocrinology 2005; 146:5100-11. [PMID: 16123165 DOI: 10.1210/en.2005-0567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In testicular Sertoli cells, IL-1beta regulates steroid, lactate, and transferrin secretion; although each influences germ cell development and spermatogenesis, little is known about the signaling mechanisms involved. In other cell types, IL-1beta potently induces reactive oxygen species and/or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). In contrast, in Sertoli cells, IL-1beta does not generate reactive oxygen species, but rapidly phosphorylates c-Jun-NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK), but not p44/42 or p38 MAPK. Phosphorylated JNK stimulates COX-2 activity, mediating the expression of ILs and steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR)-related (StAR-related lipid transfer protein domain containing) proteins D1 and D5, but not D4. In a time- and dose-dependent manner, IL-1beta rapidly increases levels of COX-2 mRNA (2-fold); induction of COX-2 protein (50-fold) requires de novo protein synthesis. Concomitantly, increases in IL-1alpha, IL-6, and IL-1beta mRNAs (1-3 h) are observed. As StAR-related lipid transfer protein domain containing protein 1 (StARD1) mRNA decreases, StARD5 mRNA increases; substantial recovery phase induction of StARD1 mRNA above control is noted (24 h). Inhibition of JNK or COX-2 activities prevents IL-1beta induction of IL and StARD5 mRNAs and subsequent increases in StARD1 mRNA (24 h), indicating that these effects depend on the activation of both enzymes. StARD1 and D5 protein levels are significantly altered, consistent with posttranscriptional and posttranslational regulation. IL-1beta rapidly decreases levels of precursor and mature sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1, changes not altered by cycloheximide, suggesting coordinate regulation of StARD1 and -D5, but not StARD4, expression. These data demonstrate that JNK and COX-2 activities regulate Sertoli cytokines and particularly START domain-containing proteins, suggesting protective stress responses, including transcription and protein and lipid regulation, within this specialized epithelium.
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- Tomomoto Ishikawa
- Center for Biomedical Research, The Population Council, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Pace BM, Lawrence DA, Behr MJ, Parsons PJ, Dias JA. Neonatal lead exposure changes quality of sperm and number of macrophages in testes of BALB/c mice. Toxicology 2005; 210:247-56. [PMID: 15840438 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2004] [Revised: 02/07/2005] [Accepted: 02/12/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BALB/c mice were exposed to 0.1 ppm lead acetate in the drinking water from postnatal day (PND) 1 for 6 weeks. Until PND21, lead exposure was from mother's milk; thereafter, it was directly from the drinking water. The blood lead levels were the highest in pups before weaning (59.5+/-0.9 microg/dL) and significantly lower between PND21 and PND42 (20.3+/-4.7 microg/dL). At PND42, lead-exposed male mice were tested for fertility, sperm DNA, and macrophage number. Mating of lead-treated males with non-treated females confirmed the reduction of fertility in the exposed males. Flow cytometric studies of testicular preparations indicated that the sperm count was not different between lead-exposed and control males; however, the lead-treated mice had a significant increase in the number of testicular cells having a < 1n amount of DNA, which coincided with a decrease in the number of testicular cells with a 2n and 4n amount of DNA. The number of testicular macrophages also was decreased in lead-exposed males, which could reflect altered levels of CSF-1 or response to CSF-1, as previously reported [Kowolenko, M., Tracy, L., Lawrence, D.A., 1989. Lead-induced alterations of in vitro bone marrow cell responses to colony stimulating factor-1. J. Leukoc. Biol. 45, 198-206]. Our study showed that exposure to 0.1 ppm of lead during the neonatal and adolescent period is sufficient to reduce fertility in adult male mice; however, it did not affect sperm count on PND42. The presence of an increased number of apoptotic (< 1n amount of DNA) testicular cells may be diagnostic of defective sperm function. Thus, an administered dose of 0.1 ppm via drinking water ingestion by neonatal male BALB/c mice sufficient to produce PbB of 20-60 mg/dL compromised reproductive function in these mice as adults.
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- Beata M Pace
- Wadsworth Center, NYS Department of Health, Empire State Plaza, P.O. Box 509, Room C505, Albany, NY 12201-0509, USA.
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Various alterations in germ cell proliferation/differentiation, survival and energy metabolism are potentially involved in hypospermatogenesis leading to male infertility. Several reviews have been devoted to the different processes whose alteration might underlie hypospermatogenesis, except for energy metabolism in the testis. Energy metabolism in the testis exhibits some specificity in that lactate is the central energy metabolite used by germ cells. This metabolite is produced by somatic Sertoli cells, transported and used by germ cells in the context of an active cooperation under the control of the endocrine system and local cytokines. In this review, we present and discuss relevant published data on energy metabolism in male germ cells with a specific emphasis on lactate.
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- Fayçal Boussouar
- Inserm 407, Faculté de Médecine Lyon-Sud, 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, BP-12, F-69921 Oullins Cedex, France.
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Lactate has been considered for a long time as a metabolic waste and/or a sign of hypoxia in the central nervous system. Nevertheless, clear evidence that lactate can constitute an adequate energy substrate for brain tissue has been provided as early as in the 1950s with the pioneering work of McIlwain in brain slices. Over the years, several studies using different approaches have confirmed that lactate is efficiently oxidized by brain cells in vitro. Moreover, lactate has been shown under certain circumstances to have a neuroprotective effect and support neuronal activity. Similar confirmation of lactate utilization in vivo as well as putative neuroprotection in various excitotoxic models has been provided. Lactate was even shown to restore cognitive performance upon an hypoglycemic episode in humans. More recently, it was proposed that lactate could be produced by astrocytes and released in the extracellular space to form a pool readily available for neurons in case of high energy demands. Several elements support the concept of a lactate shuttle between astrocytes and neurons in the central nervous system. Among them, the description of specific monocarboxylate transporters found on both astrocytes and neurons is an important observation consistent with this concept. Interestingly, lactate shuttles between different cell types within the same organ have been described outside the central nervous system, notably in muscle and testis. Thus, lactate is emerging as a valuable intercellular exchange molecule in different systems including the brain where it might be an essential element of neuron-glia metabolic interactions.
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- Luc Pellerin
- Institut de Physiologie, 7 rue du Bugnon, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Cytokines are regulatory proteins involved in haematopoiesis, immune cell development, inflammation and immune responses. Several cytokines have direct effects on testicular cell functions, and a number of these are produced within the testis even in the absence of inflammation or immune activation events. There is compelling evidence that cytokines, in fact, play an important regulatory role in the development and normal function of the testis. Pro-inflammatory cytokines including interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 have direct effects on spermatogenic cell differentiation and testicular steroidogenesis. Stem cell factor and leukaemia inhibitory factor, cytokines normally involved in haematopoiesis, also play a role in spermatogenesis. Anti-inflammatory cytokines of the transforming growth factor-beta family are implicated in testicular development. Consequently, local or systemic up-regulation of cytokine expression during injury, illness or infection may contribute to the disruption of testicular function and fertility that frequently accompanies these conditions. The aim of this review is to provide a very brief summary of the extensive literature dealing with cytokines in testicular biology, and to follow this with some speculation concerning the significance of these molecules in interactions between the immune system and the testis.
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- Mark P Hedger
- Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria 3168, Australia.
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Frungieri MB, Calandra RS, Lustig L, Meineke V, Köhn FM, Vogt HJ, Mayerhofer A. Number, distribution pattern, and identification of macrophages in the testes of infertile men. Fertil Steril 2002; 78:298-306. [PMID: 12137866 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03206-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the number, location, and secretory products of macrophages in human testes showing normal and abnormal spermatogenesis. DESIGN Evaluation of testicular biopsies with the use of immunohistochemistry, laser capture microdissection, and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. SETTING University research and clinical institutes. PATIENT(S) Infertile men with germ cell arrest (n = 10), Sertoli cell only (n = 8), or mixed atrophy (n = 7) syndromes, and with cases of idiopathic infertility showing normal spermatogenesis (n = 8). INTERVENTION(S) Diagnostic testicular biopsy was performed on participants. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) We recorded the location, number, distribution, and cytokine expression of human testicular macrophages. RESULT(S) CD68-positive macrophages were found in the testes of all groups analyzed. These macrophages expressed the genes for interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and were located in the interstitium, tubular wall, and tubular lumen. In Sertoli cell only and germ cell arrest syndromes, the overall macrophage number was increased over twofold. In all pathologic states, there was a significant shift of these cells from the interstitium to the tubules. CONCLUSION(S) Our study suggests that increased numbers of CD68-positive macrophages directly (via phagocytosis) or indirectly (via paracrine actions exerted through their secretory products) are involved in the regulation of steroidogenesis, Sertoli cell activity, germ cell survival, and, in consequence, in the pathogenesis or maintenance of infertility states in the human testes.
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Schteingart HF, Cigorraga SB, Calandra RS, Gonzalez-Calvar SI. Modulation by polyamines of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase activity and lactate production in cultured Sertoli cells from immature and adult regressed golden hamster. Endocr Res 2002; 28:239-55. [PMID: 12489573 DOI: 10.1081/erc-120015062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Polyamines are involved in cellular growth and differentiation. To analyze a possible role of polyamines on the regulation of Sertoli cell function, we studied the effect of putrescine, spermidine, and spermine on gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GTP) activity and lactate production on Sertoli cell cultures obtained from immature and adult-regressed golden hamsters. Sertoli cells were cultured for 7 days. The 72 hour conditioned media obtained on day 6 were used to evaluate lactate levels. Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase activity was determined in the cells harvested on day 7. Cultured Sertoli cells isolated from immature and adult-regressed golden hamsters exhibited a clear morphological response to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and to spermine. Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase activity increased in response to FSH in a dose-dependent manner. Dose-dependent stimulation of lactate production by FSH was also observed. For each functional parameter, a similar ED50 value of FSH stimulation was observed in both groups of animals. Spermine increased basal and FSH-stimulated gamma-GTP activity in immature and adult-regressed Sertoli cell cultures. A stimulatory effect of spermidine and putrescine on gamma-GTP activity was exclusively observed in adult-regressed Sertoli cell cultures. In Sertoli cells obtained from immature hamsters, spermine exerted a stimulatory effect on basal and FSH-stimulated lactate production. These results suggest that, in addition to the known effects of hormones and paracrine factors, polyamines may influence the functionality of Sertoli cells.
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- H F Schteingart
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas, Hospital de Niños R. Gutiérrez, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Véga C, Pellerin L, Dantzer R, Magistretti PJ. Long-term modulation of glucose utilization by IL-1 alpha and TNF-alpha in astrocytes: Na+ pump activity as a potential target via distinct signaling mechanisms. Glia 2002; 39:10-8. [PMID: 12112371 DOI: 10.1002/glia.10080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) markedly stimulate glucose utilization in primary cultures of mouse cortical astrocytes. The mechanism that gives rise to this effect, which takes place several hours after application of cytokine, has remained unclear. Experiments were conducted to identify the major signaling cascades involved in the metabolic action of cytokine. First, the selective IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) prevents the effect of IL-1alpha on glucose utilization in a concentration-dependent manner, whereas it has no effect on the action of TNF-alpha. Then, using inhibitors of three classical signaling cascades known to be activated by cytokines, it appears that the PI3 kinase is essential for the effect of both IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha, whereas the action of IL-1alpha also requires activation of the MAP kinase pathway. Participation of a phospholipase C-dependent pathway does not appear critical for both IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha. Inhibition of NO synthase by L-NAME did not prevent the metabolic response to both IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha, indicating that nitric oxide is probably not involved. In contrast, the Na(+)/K(+) ATPase inhibitor ouabain prevents the IL-1alpha- and TNF-alpha-stimulated 2-deoxyglucose (2DG) uptake. When treatment of astrocytes with a cytokine was followed 24 h later by an acute application of glutamate, a synergistic enhancement in glucose utilization was observed. This effect was greatly reduced by ouabain. These data suggest that Na(+) pump activity is a common target for both the long-term metabolic action of cytokines promoted by the activation of distinct signaling pathways and the enhanced metabolic response to glutamate.
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- Céline Véga
- Institut de Physiologie, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Riera MF, Meroni SB, Gómez GE, Schteingart HF, Pellizzari EH, Cigorraga SB. Regulation of lactate production by FSH, iL1beta, and TNFalpha in rat Sertoli cells. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2001; 122:88-97. [PMID: 11352557 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.2001.7619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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One of the "nurse cell" functions of Sertoli cells is to provide lactate for the energy production in spermatocytes and spermatids. The present study shows that, as in porcine Sertoli cells, interleukin (IL)1beta and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) increase lactate production in rat Sertoli cells (basal, 9.1 +/- 1.0; FSH (100 ng/ml), 16.6 +/- 2.0; IL1beta (50 ng/ml), 13.3 +/- 1.6 microg/microg DNA). Increments in glucose uptake (basal, 1083 +/- 70; FSH, 2686 +/- 128; IL1beta, 1899 +/- 74 dpm/microg DNA), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) activity (basal, 36.6 +/- 4.1; FSH, 52.2 +/- 4.9; IL1beta, 55.3 +/- 5.1 mUI/microg DNA), LDH A mRNA levels, and redistribution of LDH isozymes are involved in these stimulatory effects. Differences in the period required by IL1beta to increase glucose uptake, as compared with the porcine model, have been observed. In addition, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), one of the major stimulators for lactate production in porcine Sertoli cells, does not control the secretion of this glucose metabolite in rat Sertoli cells. Lactate production may be regulated differently among mammals.
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- M F Riera
- Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas (CEDIE), Hospital de Niños "R Gutiérrez,", Gallo 1330, Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina
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Jagetia GC, Aruna R, Nayak BS. Alteration in the radiation-induced LD release in HeLa cells by acyclovir. Clin Chim Acta 2000; 294:129-38. [PMID: 10727679 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-8981(00)00180-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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The aim of the present investigation was to study the effect of various concentrations of acyclovir (ACV) alone or the effect of 0.1 micromol/l acycloir pretreatment on the radion-induced lactate dehydrogenase (LD) release by HeLa cells exposed to 0-3 Gy of gamma-radiation. The plateau-phase cells were treated with 0-100 micromol/l ACV for 8 h or 0.1 micromol/l ACV before exposure to 0-3 Gy of gamma-radiation. The whole media was removed from the culture and the LD release was measured at 0, 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 h post-drug treatment or post-irradiation. The ACV treatment resulted in a concentration-dependent elevation in the LD release at all the post-treatment time periods. A peak level for LD release was observed at 0 h up to 1 micromol/l ACV and declined thereafter. However, at higher doses a highest elevation in LD release was observed at 1 h post-treatment. Pretreatment of HeLa cells with 0.1 micromol/l ACV before irradiation to different doses of gamma-radiation resulted in significant elevation in the release of LD in the medium. The LD release was twofold greater in the ACV+irradiation group at 0 h post-irridiation when compared with the concurrent PBS+gamma-radiation group. The highest increase in LD activity was observed at 0 h post-irradiation and a gradual decline thereafter, without restoration to non-drug treated control level up to 4 h post-irradiation. The LD measurements can serve as a short-term assay to evaluate the cytotoxicity of ACV or radiation in vitro.
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- G C Jagetia
- Department of Radiobiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India.
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