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Nogueira CDO, Lopes da Silva MO, de Lima EV, Christoff RR, Gavino-Leopoldino D, Lemos FS, da Silva NE, Da Poian AT, Assunção-Miranda I, Figueiredo CP, Clarke JR. Immunosuppression-induced Zika virus reactivation causes brain inflammation and behavioral deficits in mice. iScience 2024; 27:110178. [PMID: 38993676 PMCID: PMC11237861 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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Zika virus (ZIKV) is a neurotropic flavivirus that can persist in several tissues. The late consequences of ZIKV persistence and whether new rounds of active replication can occur, remain unaddressed. Here, we investigated whether neonatally ZIKV-infected mice are susceptible to viral reactivation in adulthood. We found that when ZIKV-infected mice are treated with immunosuppressant drugs, they present increased susceptibility to chemically induced seizures. Levels of subgenomic flavivirus RNAs (sfRNAs) were increased, relative to the amounts of genomic RNAs, in the brains of mice following immunosuppression and were associated with changes in cytokine expression. We investigated the impact of immunosuppression on the testicles and found that ZIKV genomic RNA levels are increased in mice following immunosuppression, which also caused significant testicular damage. These findings suggest that ZIKV can establish new rounds of active replication long after acute stages of disease, so exposed patients should be monitored to ensure complete viral eradication.
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- Clara de O Nogueira
- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Microbiologia Paulo de Goes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941902, RJ, Brazil
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Faiad W, Soukkarieh C, Hanano A. 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin induces multigenerational testicular toxicity and biosynthetic disorder of testosterone in BALB/C mice: Transcriptional, histopathological and hormonal determinants. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 263:115233. [PMID: 37421896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
Abstract
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a potent environmental contaminant, is an endocrine disrupter with a proven reproductive toxicity in mammals. However, its effects on male fertility across generations are still elusive. The current work evaluates the toxicity of dioxin on male reproductive system in two separate groups of BALB/C mice; a group of pubertal males directly exposed to TCDD (referred to as DEmG), and a group of indirectly exposed males (referred to as IDEmG) comprises of F1, F2 and F3 males born from TCDD-exposed pregnant females. Both groups were exposed to 25 μg TCDD/kg body weight for a week. Our data show that males of TCDD-DEmG exhibited significant alterations in the expression of certain genes involved in the detoxification of TCDD and the biosynthesis of testosterone. This was accompanied with testicular pathological symptoms, including a sloughing in the germinal epithelium and a congestion of blood vessels in interstitial tissue with the presence of multinuclear cells into seminiferous tubule, with a 4-fold decline in the level of serum testosterone and reduced sperm count. Otherwise, the male reproductive toxicity across F1, F2 and F3 generations from TCDD-IDEmG was mainly characterized by: i) a reduce in body and testis weight. ii) a decrease in gene expression of steriodogenesis enzyme, e.g., AhR, CYP1A1, CYP11A1, COX1, COX2, LOX5 and LOX12. iii) a remarked and similar testicular histopathology that found for DEmG, iv) a serious decline in serum testosterone. v) a decreased male-to-female ratio. vi) a low sperm count with increasing abnormalities. Thus, pubertal or maternal exposure to TCDD provokes multigenerational male reproductive toxicity in mice, ultimately affecting the spermatogenesis and suggesting that the hormonal alternation and sperm abnormality are the most marked effects of the indirect exposure of mammalian male to TCDD.
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- Walaa Faiad
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), Damascus, Syria.
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Ren H, Tang Q, Xue T, Wang Q, Xu H, Zhang Q, Pan C. A 24-bp indel within the sheep AHR gene is associated with litter size. Anim Biotechnol 2022; 33:1533-1538. [PMID: 33947312 DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2021.1914071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) is a member of the PER-ARNT-SIM (PAS) family, which could mediate various biological processes, for instance, the balance of the immune system, cell proliferation, differentiation, vascular tissue remodeling and reproduction ability regulation. A previous research showed that the AHR gene exerted important functions on the pig reproduction, implying that it could serve as a candidate gene related to animal reproductive traits. Here, the aim of this work was to identify potential insertion/deletion (indel) mutations of the AHR gene in three sheep breeds and analyze the associations between these mutations and reproductive traits. Results showed that a 24-bp indel was uncovered three genotypes (II, ID and DD) in the Australian White sheep (AuW) and Lanzhou fat-tail sheep (LZFT) population, while there were only two genotypes (ID and DD) in Luxi black-headed sheep (LXBH). Moreover, the Fisher's exact test showed that the 24-bp indel mutation was significantly associated with litter size and live litter size in AuW sheep (Fisher's p < 0.05). Therefore, the 24-bp indel of sheep AHR gene can contribute to sheep marker-assisted selection breeding and further improve the sheep reproductive performance.
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- Hongying Ren
- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China.,Gansu Tech Innovation Center of Animal Cell, Biomedical Research Center, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China
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- Tianjin Aoqun Sheep Industry Academy Company, Tianjin, China.,Tianjin Aoqun Animal Husbandry co., Ltd, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction of Shaanxi Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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Faiad W, Soukkarieh C, Murphy DJ, Hanano A. Effects of dioxins on animal spermatogenesis: A state-of-the-art review. FRONTIERS IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 2022; 4:1009090. [PMID: 36339774 PMCID: PMC9634422 DOI: 10.3389/frph.2022.1009090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The male reproductive system is especially affected by dioxins, a group of persistent environmental pollutants, resulting in irreversible abnormalities including effects on sexual function and fertility in adult males and possibly on the development of male offspring. The reproductive toxicity caused by dioxins is mostly mediated by an aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). In animals, spermatogenesis is a highly sensitive and dynamic process that includes proliferation and maturation of germ cells. Spermatogenesis is subject to multiple endogenous and exogenous regulatory factors, including a wide range of environmental toxicants such as dioxins. This review discusses the toxicological effects of dioxins on spermatogenesis and their relevance to male infertility. After a detailed categorization of the environmental contaminants affecting the spermatogenesis, the exposure pathways and bioavailability of dioxins in animals was briefly reviewed. The effects of dioxins on spermatogenesis are then outlined in detail. The endocrine-disrupting effects of dioxins in animals and humans are discussed with a particular focus on their effects on the expression of spermatogenesis-related genes. Finally, the impacts of dioxins on the ratio of X and Y chromosomes, the status of serum sex hormones, the quality and fertility of sperm, and the transgenerational effects of dioxins on male reproduction are reviewed.
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- Walaa Faiad
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Damascus, Damascus, Syria
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- School of Applied Sciences, University of South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), Damascus, Syria,Correspondence: Abdulsamie Hanano
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Brinkmann V, Romeo M, Larigot L, Hemmers A, Tschage L, Kleinjohann J, Schiavi A, Steinwachs S, Esser C, Menzel R, Giani Tagliabue S, Bonati L, Cox F, Ale-Agha N, Jakobs P, Altschmied J, Haendeler J, Coumoul X, Ventura N. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Dependent and -Independent Pathways Mediate Curcumin Anti-Aging Effects. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:613. [PMID: 35453298 PMCID: PMC9024831 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11040613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor whose activity can be modulated by polyphenols, such as curcumin. AhR and curcumin have evolutionarily conserved effects on aging. Here, we investigated whether and how the AhR mediates the anti-aging effects of curcumin across species. Using a combination of in vivo, in vitro, and in silico analyses, we demonstrated that curcumin has AhR-dependent or -independent effects in a context-specific manner. We found that in Caenorhabditis elegans, AhR mediates curcumin-induced lifespan extension, most likely through a ligand-independent inhibitory mechanism related to its antioxidant activity. Curcumin also showed AhR-independent anti-aging activities, such as protection against aggregation-prone proteins and oxidative stress in C. elegans and promotion of the migratory capacity of human primary endothelial cells. These AhR-independent effects are largely mediated by the Nrf2/SKN-1 pathway.
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- Vanessa Brinkmann
- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- Faculté des Sciences Fondamentales et Biomédicales, Université de Paris, 45 Rue des Saints-Pères, F-75006 Paris, France; (L.L.); (X.C.)
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- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- Institute of Biology, Humboldt-University Berlin, Philippstr. 13, 10115 Berlin, Germany;
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy; (S.G.T.); (L.B.)
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, 20126 Milano, Italy; (S.G.T.); (L.B.)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacology, Medical Faculty, University Hospital and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
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- Faculté des Sciences Fondamentales et Biomédicales, Université de Paris, 45 Rue des Saints-Pères, F-75006 Paris, France; (L.L.); (X.C.)
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Moorenstr 5, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (V.B.); (M.R.); (A.S.); (F.C.); (N.A.-A.); (P.J.); (J.A.); (J.H.)
- IUF—Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Auf’m Hennekamp 50, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany; (A.H.); (L.T.); (J.K.); (S.S.); (C.E.)
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Oyama Y, Phuc HD, Honma S, Oanh NTP, Hung NX, Anh LT, Manh HD, Van Tung D, Nhu DD, Tan NM, Van Thuc P, Minh NH, Van Toan N, Okamoto R, Omote S, Nakagawa H, Van Chi V, Kido T. Decreased serum testosterone levels associated with 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in 7-year-old children from a dioxin-exposed area of Vietnam. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 783:146701. [PMID: 33865132 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Since 2008, we have conducted epidemiological cohort studies on the relationship between dioxin exposure and disruption with children in the area sprayed with defoliants during the Vietnam War. In a long-term survey of children through the age of five, we observed androgen disruption due to decreased dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and testosterone levels. In this study of 7-year-old, we separately elucidated androgen disruption for boys and girls, and discussed with respect to hormone disruption with sex differences on the steroid hormone biosynthesis process. This follow-up was conducted with 96 mother-child pairs in Vietnam (hotspot area: 45, non-sprayed area: 51). We took a questionnaire, the physical measurement and assayed 7 steroid hormones in their serum by LC-MS/MS. We examined the relationship between the hormone levels in the serum and dioxin levels in the maternal breast milk. The results showed that the serum DHEA level in the 7-year-old children in the hotspot recovered to levels in the non-sprayed area. The testosterone level of 66.5 pg/mL for boys in the non-sprayed area was 1.5 times the girls level of 44.6 pg/mL, a male-dominant effect. The testosterone level in boys and girls from the hotspot were significantly lower than in the non-sprayed area with no sex difference. The 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD) activity was significantly higher in boys than in the girls from the non-sprayed area, but was significantly lower in the hotspot boys than in the non-sprayed area boys. Both the testosterone level and 17β-HSD activity in the boys were inversely correlated with the TEQ total PCDD/Fs in the maternal breast milk. These results indicated that dioxin delayed the expression of the testosterone level and 17β-HSD activity with growth in the 7-year-old boys. The serum DHEA in the 7-year-old children recovered to the levels of the children in the non-sprayed area.
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- Yuko Oyama
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Hanoi Centre for Disease Control, No. 70 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health, Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, No1 Ton That Tung Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Center for Research and Technology Transfer, Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Lac Hong University, No. 10 Huynh Van Nghe, Buu Long, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, Viet Nam
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- Hai Phong Medical College, No.169 Tran Nguyen Han, Le Chan, Hai Phong, Viet Nam
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- Ministry of Health, No 138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Hanoi Medical University, No. 1 Ton That Tung, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Hanoi Medical University, No. 1 Ton That Tung, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Dioxin Laboratory, Centre for Environment Monitoring, Vietnam Environment Administration, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Environmental Health, Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, No1 Ton That Tung Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Japan
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- Phu Cat Health Centre, No.12, 2/3 St., Ngo May, Phu Cat, Binh Dinh, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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Esteban J, Sánchez-Pérez I, Hamscher G, Miettinen HM, Korkalainen M, Viluksela M, Pohjanvirta R, Håkansson H. Role of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in overall retinoid metabolism: Response comparisons to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposure between wild-type and AHR knockout mice. Reprod Toxicol 2021; 101:33-49. [PMID: 33607186 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2021.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Young adult wild-type and aryl hydrocarbon receptor knockout (AHRKO) mice of both sexes and the C57BL/6J background were exposed to 10 weekly oral doses of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; total dose of 200 μg/kg bw) to further characterize the observed impacts of AHR as well as TCDD on the retinoid system. Unexposed AHRKO mice harboured heavier kidneys, lighter livers and lower serum all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and retinol (REOH) concentrations than wild-type mice. Results from the present study also point to a role for the murine AHR in the control of circulating REOH and ATRA concentrations. In wild-type mice, TCDD elevated liver weight and reduced thymus weight, and drastically reduced the hepatic concentrations of 9-cis-4-oxo-13,14-dihydro-retinoic acid (CORA) and retinyl palmitate (REPA). In female wild-type mice, TCDD increased the hepatic concentration of ATRA as well as the renal and circulating REOH concentrations. Renal CORA concentrations were substantially diminished in wild-type male mice exclusively following TCDD-exposure, with a similar tendency in serum. In contrast, TCDD did not affect any of these toxicity or retinoid system parameters in AHRKO mice. Finally, a distinct sex difference occurred in kidney concentrations of all the analysed retinoid forms. Together, these results strengthen the evidence of a mandatory role of AHR in TCDD-induced retinoid disruption, and suggest that the previously reported accumulation of several retinoid forms in the liver of AHRKO mice is a line-specific phenomenon. Our data further support participation of AHR in the control of liver and kidney development in mice.
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- Javier Esteban
- Instituto De Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández De Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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- Instituto De Bioingeniería, Universidad Miguel Hernández De Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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- Institute of Food Chemistry and Food Biotechnology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
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- School of Pharmacy (Toxicology) and Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
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- Environmental Health Unit, Finnish Insitute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio, Finland.
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- School of Pharmacy (Toxicology) and Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; Environmental Health Unit, Finnish Insitute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio, Finland.
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- Department of Food Hygiene & Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Mustialankatu 1, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lewis M, Stracker TH. Transcriptional regulation of multiciliated cell differentiation. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2021; 110:51-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Serna E, Cespedes C, Vina J. Anti-Aging Physiological Roles of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Its Dietary Regulators. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 22:ijms22010374. [PMID: 33396477 PMCID: PMC7795126 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22010374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The vast majority of the literature on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor is concerned with its functions in xenobiotic detoxification. However, in the course of evolution, this receptor had to have physiological (rather than toxicological) functions. Our aim was to review the aryl hydrocarbon receptor’s role in the physiological functions involved in aging. This study was performed by searching the MEDLINE and Google Academic databases. A total of 34 articles were selected that focused specifically on the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and aging, the aryl hydrocarbon receptor and physiological functions, and the combination of both. This receptor’s main physiological functions (mediated by the modulation of gene expression) were cell regeneration, the immune reaction, intestinal homeostasis, and cell proliferation. Furthermore, it was shown that the loss of this receptor led to premature aging. This process may be caused by the dysregulation of hematopoietic stem cells, loss of glucose and lipid homeostasis, increase in inflammation, and deterioration of the brain. We conclude that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, apart from its well-established role in xenobiotic detoxication, plays an important role in physiological functions and in the aging process. Modulation of the signaling pathway of this receptor could be a therapeutic target of interest in aging.
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- Eva Serna
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-96-386-41-00 (ext. 83171)
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Dong JJ, Ruan MC, Hang JG, Nakayama SF, Jung CR, Kido T, Wang Z, Ma CC, Sun XL. The relationship between perinatal exposure to dioxins and serum steroid hormone levels in preschool-aged children at an e-waste region in China. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2020; 229:113580. [PMID: 32917367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Perinatal exposure to dioxins affects steroid hormone synthesis. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the associations between perinatal exposure to dioxins and serum steroid hormone levels in preschool-aged children from an e-waste recycling region in China. In the present study, we enrolled 50 pairs of mothers and infants from the Taizhou, Luqiao region in 2015. Of the 50 pairs of mothers and infants, 42 pairs participated in this study when the children were 4 years old. We measured breast milk dioxin concentrations using high-resolution gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Additionally, we used liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to measure the concentrations of progesterone, testosterone, androstenedione (A-dione), and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in serum samples from the 4-year-old children. We used multivariate linear regressions to assess the associations between dioxin congeners and steroid hormones. Results were reported as beta estimates and 95% confidence intervals by bootstrapping. We observed sex-related differences between breast milk dioxins and serum steroid hormone levels in 4-year-old children. An increase in breast milk dioxins was associated with a decrease in testosterone in serum samples from boys. Similarly, an increase in breast milk dioxins was associated with a decrease in progesterone levels in serum samples from girls. However, dioxins were not associated with changes in the levels of testosterone, DHEA, or A-dione in girls. Based on these results, we conclude that perinatal exposure to dioxins modifies steroidogenesis in preschool-aged children. However, the long-term impact of dioxins requires further large-scale studies to assess these effects in school-going children and adolescents.
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- Jing Jian Dong
- School of Medicine, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- The Second People's Hospital of Luqiao District, Taizhou, 317200, China
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- Taizhou Enze Medical Center Enze Hospital, Taizhou, 318050, China
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- Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, 3058506, Japan
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- Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, 3058506, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 9200942, Japan
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- School of Medicine, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, 3058506, Japan
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- School of Medicine, Jiaxing University, 118 Jiahang Road, Jiaxing, 314001, China; Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, 9200942, Japan; JSPS International Research Fellow, Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan.
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Bircsak KM, Copes LT, King S, Prantner AM, Hwang WT, Gerton GL. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor mediates sex ratio distortion in the embryos sired by TCDD-exposed male mice. Reprod Toxicol 2020; 94:75-83. [PMID: 32335222 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.04.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Many reports describe an association between preconceptional paternal exposure to environmental chemicals, including the persistent organic pollutant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) with an increased number of female offspring. We chronically treated wild-type C57BL/6 male mice with TCDD to investigate a role for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) transcription factor. These mice had a 14 % lower male:female sex ratio than control mice, which was not observed in TCDD-treated Ahr knock out mice. AHR target genes Cyp1a1 and Ahrr were upregulated in the liver and testis of WT mice and Ahr expression was higher in the epididymis (2-fold) and liver (18-fold) than in whole testis tissue. The AHR protein was localized to round spermatids, elongating spermatids, and Leydig cells in the testis of WT mice. These studies demonstrate AHR involvement in the sex ratio distortion of TCDD-exposed males and the need for evaluating the molecular and genetic mechanism of this process.
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- Kristin M Bircsak
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Research on Reproduction and Women's Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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Brinkmann V, Ale-Agha N, Haendeler J, Ventura N. The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) in the Aging Process: Another Puzzling Role for This Highly Conserved Transcription Factor. Front Physiol 2020; 10:1561. [PMID: 32009975 PMCID: PMC6971224 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.01561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Aging is the most important risk factor for the development of major life-threatening diseases such as cardiovascular disorders, cancer, and neurodegenerative disorders. The aging process is characterized by the accumulation of damage to intracellular macromolecules and it is concurrently shaped by genetic, environmental and nutritional factors. These factors influence the functionality of mitochondria, which play a central role in the aging process. Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the hallmarks of aging and is associated with increased fluxes of ROS leading to damage of mitochondrial components, impaired metabolism of fatty acids, dysregulated glucose metabolism, and damage of adjacent organelles. Interestingly, many of the environmental (e.g., pollutants and other toxicants) and nutritional (e.g., flavonoids, carotenoids) factors influencing aging and mitochondrial function also directly or indirectly affect the activity of a highly conserved transcription factor, the Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR). Therefore, it is not surprising that many studies have already indicated a role of this versatile transcription factor in the aging process. We also recently found that the AhR promotes aging phenotypes across species. In this manuscript, we systematically review the existing literature on the contradictory studies indicating either pro- or anti-aging effects of the AhR and try to reconcile the seemingly conflicting data considering a possible dependency on the animal model, tissue, as well as level of AhR expression and activation. Moreover, given the crucial role of mitochondria in the aging process, we summarize the growing body of evidence pointing toward the influence of AhR on mitochondria, which can be of potential relevance for aging.
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- Vanessa Brinkmann
- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Diagnostic, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Weger BD, Gobet C, Yeung J, Martin E, Jimenez S, Betrisey B, Foata F, Berger B, Balvay A, Foussier A, Charpagne A, Boizet-Bonhoure B, Chou CJ, Naef F, Gachon F. The Mouse Microbiome Is Required for Sex-Specific Diurnal Rhythms of Gene Expression and Metabolism. Cell Metab 2019; 29:362-382.e8. [PMID: 30344015 PMCID: PMC6370974 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The circadian clock and associated feeding rhythms have a profound impact on metabolism and the gut microbiome. To what extent microbiota reciprocally affect daily rhythms of physiology in the host remains elusive. Here, we analyzed transcriptome and metabolome profiles of male and female germ-free mice. While mRNA expression of circadian clock genes revealed subtle changes in liver, intestine, and white adipose tissue, germ-free mice showed considerably altered expression of genes associated with rhythmic physiology. Strikingly, the absence of the microbiome attenuated liver sexual dimorphism and sex-specific rhythmicity. The resulting feminization of male and masculinization of female germ-free animals is likely caused by altered sexual development and growth hormone secretion, associated with differential activation of xenobiotic receptors. This defines a novel mechanism by which the microbiome regulates host metabolism.
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- Benjamin D Weger
- Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cellular Metabolism, Department of Cell Biology, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Host-Microbe Interaction, Department of Gastro-Intestinal Health, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Host-Microbe Interaction, Department of Gastro-Intestinal Health, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Micalis Institute, INRA, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Genomics, Department of Multi-Omics, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, CNRS-Université de Montpellier UMR9002, 34396 Montpellier, France
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- Host-Microbe Interaction, Department of Gastro-Intestinal Health, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, Nestlé Research, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Bioengineering, School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes and Circadian Rhythms, Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Oanh NTP, Kido T, Honma S, Oyama Y, Anh LT, Phuc HD, Viet NH, Manh HD, Okamoto R, Nakagawa H, Nakayama SF, Nhu DD, Van Tung D, Van Chi V, Minh NH, Van Toan N. Androgen disruption by dioxin exposure in 5-year-old Vietnamese children: Decrease in serum testosterone level. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 640-641:466-474. [PMID: 29864660 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
Dioxins have been suspected to be potential substances causing endocrine disruptions in humans. We are conducting the research in one of three dioxin exposure areas (hotspots) in Vietnam. We previously reported that the salivary dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) level decreased in 3-year-old Vietnamese children and that it was significantly inversely correlated with polychlorinated dibenzodioxin/dibenzofuran levels in their mother's breast milk. In this study, we investigated the influence of exposure to dioxin on steroid hormone biosynthesis in the same children when they reached 5 years of age, focusing on androgens. Thirty-five and 50 mother-child pairs from dioxin hotspot and non-sprayed areas, respectively, participated in this study. Maternal breast milk was donated at 4 to 16 weeks postpartum in 2008 to measure dioxin levels by gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry. Serum was collected from 5-year-old children in 2013. Seven steroid hormones were measured by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. Most dioxin congeners in breast milk were 2- to 10-fold higher in the hotspot than in the non-sprayed area. DHEA and testosterone (T) were significantly lower in the hotspot and showed negative correlations with most dioxin congeners. Similar results were observed for the activities of cytochrome P450-17, 20 lyase (CYP17 lyase), and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD). Conversely, the elevated androstenedione (A-dione) level and 3β-HSD activity in children from the hotspot were positively correlated with dioxin levels. Moreover, a positive correlation was shown between T and 17β-HSD. It is possible that dioxin inhibits 17β-HSD activity, leading to a decrease in the T level. Multiple regression analysis indicated that dioxin had a strong association with the DHEA, A-dione, and T levels. In conclusion, the present study suggests that dioxin is associated with low levels of DHEA and T and inhibition of the activity of steroidogenic enzymes such as CYP17 lyase and 17β-HSD in 5-year-old children.
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- Nguyen Thi Phuong Oanh
- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Hanoi Preventive Medicine Centre, No. 70 Nguyen Chi Thanh, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Ha Noi Medical University, No. 1 Ton That Tung, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Lac Hong University, No. 10 Huynh Van Nghe, Buu Long, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Japan
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- Centre for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Ministry of Health, No 138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Viettiep Hospital, No.1 Nha Thuong, Le Chan, Hai Phong, Viet Nam
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- Phu Cat Health Centre, No.12, 2/3 St., Ngo May, Phu Cat, Binh Dinh, Viet Nam
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- Dioxin Laboratory, Centre for Environment Monitoring, Vietnam Environment Administration, No. 556 Nguyen Van Cu, Long Bien, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Ha Noi Medical University, No. 1 Ton That Tung, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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Rannug A, Rannug U. The tryptophan derivative 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole, FICZ, a dynamic mediator of endogenous aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling, balances cell growth and differentiation. Crit Rev Toxicol 2018; 48:555-574. [PMID: 30226107 DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2018.1493086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is not essential to survival, but does act as a key regulator of many normal physiological events. The role of this receptor in toxicological processes has been studied extensively, primarily employing the high-affinity ligand 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). However, regulation of physiological responses by endogenous AHR ligands remains to be elucidated. Here, we review developments in this field, with a focus on 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ), the endogenous ligand with the highest affinity to the receptor reported to date. The binding of FICZ to different isoforms of the AHR seems to be evolutionarily well conserved and there is a feedback loop that controls AHR activity through metabolic degradation of FICZ via the highly inducible cytochrome P450 1A1. Several investigations provide strong evidence that FICZ plays a critical role in normal physiological processes and can ameliorate immune diseases with remarkable efficiency. Low levels of FICZ are pro-inflammatory, providing resistance to pathogenic bacteria, stimulating the anti-tumor functions, and promoting the differentiation of cancer cells by repressing genes in cancer stem cells. In contrast, at high concentrations FICZ behaves in a manner similar to TCDD, exhibiting toxicity toward fish and bird embryos, immune suppression, and activation of cancer progression. The findings are indicative of a dual role for endogenously activated AHR in barrier tissues, aiding clearance of infections and suppressing immunity to terminate a vicious cycle that might otherwise lead to disease. There is not much support for the AHR ligand-specific immune responses proposed, the differences between FICZ and TCDD in this context appear to be explained by the rapid metabolism of FICZ.
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- Agneta Rannug
- a Karolinska Institutet, Institute of Environmental Medicine , Stockholm , Sweden
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- b Department of Molecular Biosciences , The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden
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Wei Y, Zhang Z, Chen G, Zhu L, Jiang H, Yang B, Chen Y, Dai Y, Chen Q. Lack of association between aryl hydrocarbon receptor gene Arg554Lys polymorphism and male infertility risk: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2018; 223:1-7. [PMID: 29427904 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Revised: 11/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The association between aryl hydrocarbon receptor gene (AhR) polymorphism and male infertility risk remains conflicting. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the AhR Arg554Lys polymorphism in relation to the susceptibility to male infertility. STUDY DESIGN Studies concerning the association between AHR polymorphism and male infertility were searched and related information were extracted from the included studies. The STATA 12.0 software was used to perform a meta-analysis. Pooled odd ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to estimate the association. RESULTS Six case-control studies with 1234 cases and 1755 controls were included after literature research and data collection. Overall, the results indicated there was no association between the AhR Arg554Lys polymorphism and male infertility risk (G versus A, OR (95%CI) = 0.958 (0.710-1.291); GG vs AA, OR (95%CI) = 0.874 (0.702-1.088); GA versus AA, OR (95%CI) = 0.911(0.477-1.740); GG + GA vs AA, OR (95%CI) = 0.891 (0.468-1.696); GG versus GA + AA, OR (95%CI) = 1.049(0.896-1.229)). Subgroup analysis by study population revealed there was no association between AhR Arg554Lys polymorphism and susceptibility to male infertility in Asian population (G versus A, OR (95%CI) = 1.099 (0.940-1.286); GG vs AA, OR (95%CI) = 0.982 (0.781-1.235); GA versus AA, OR (95%CI) = 1.220 (0.726-2.052); GG + GA vs AA, OR (95%CI) = 1.221 (0.740-1.982); GG versus GA + AA, OR (95%CI) = 1.087 (0.919-1.286)). CONCLUSIONS The association between AHR Arg55Lys polymorphism and male infertility risk was not confirmed in our meta-analysis. However, the results should be interpreted with caution and further studies are required.
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- Yong Wei
- Department of Urology, Nanjing Gaochun People's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Andrology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, School of Medicine, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Urology, Nanjing Gaochun People's Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Anh LT, Kido T, Honma S, Manh HD, Koike I, Oyama Y, Phuc HD, Okamoto R, Nakagawa H, Nakayama SF, Nhu DD, Minh NH, Toan NV, Son LK. A relationship in adrenal androgen levels between mothers and their children from a dioxin-exposed region in Vietnam. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 607-608:32-41. [PMID: 28686893 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Over the past decades, southern Vietnam has been burdened by dioxins from contaminated herbicides sprayed during the Vietnam War. In a previous study, we found that dioxin exposure decreased levels of salivary dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), an adrenal androgen, in 3-year-old children. In present study, to assess the relationship between adrenal hormones disruption in lactating mothers and in children, we compared mother-child pairs from dioxin- and nondioxin-contaminated regions. In 2010 and 2011, mother-child pairs from a dioxin hotspot region (n=37) and a non-contaminated region (n=47) were recruited and donated breast milk and serum samples for dioxin and steroid hormones determination. Mothers were 20-30years old and had given birth to their first child between 4 and 16weeks previously. One year later, saliva samples were collected from the children. Dioxin levels in breast milk were determined by gas chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry. Salivary DHEA, cortisol in children and androstenedione (A-dione), estradiol, cortisol, and DHEA in maternal serum were analyzed by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry. Concentrations of dioxin congeners in the hotspot region were 2- to 5-fold higher than in samples from the non-contaminated region. Salivary DHEA levels in children and serum A-dione levels in mothers were significantly higher in the hotspot region; no difference was found in the levels of other hormones. Moreover, there was a significant positive correlation between the elevated hormone levels in mothers and children (r=0.62, p<0.001). Several dioxin congeners exhibited strong significant dose-response relationships with salivary DHEA and serum A-dione levels. Our findings suggest that dioxin disrupts adrenal androgens in mothers and breastfeeding children through the same mechanism.
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- Le Thai Anh
- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Lac Hong University, No. 10 Huynh Van Nghe, Buu Long, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai, Viet Nam
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- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Division of Health Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, 5-11-80 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada, Japan
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- Center for Health and Environmental Risk Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Japan
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Dioxin Laboratory, Centre for Environment Monitoring, Vietnam Environment Administration, No. 556 Nguyen Van Cu, Long Bien, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Hanoi Medical University, No. 1 Ton That Tung, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, No. 10 Ton That Thuyet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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Roman ÁC, Carvajal-Gonzalez JM, Merino JM, Mulero-Navarro S, Fernández-Salguero PM. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor in the crossroad of signalling networks with therapeutic value. Pharmacol Ther 2017; 185:50-63. [PMID: 29258844 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is well-known for its major contributions to the cellular responses against environmental toxins and carcinogens. Notably, AhR has also emerged as a key transcription factor controlling many physiological processes including cell proliferation and apoptosis, differentiation, adhesion and migration, pluripotency and stemness. These novel functions have broadened our understanding of the signalling pathways and molecular intermediates interacting with AhR under both homeostatic and pathological conditions. Recent discoveries link AhR with the function of essential organs such as liver, skin and gonads, and with complex organismal structures including the immune and cardiovascular systems. The identification of potential endogenous ligands able to regulate AhR activity, opens the possibility of designing ad hoc molecules with pharmacological and/or therapeutic value to treat human diseases in which AhR may have a causal role. Integration of experimental data from in vitro and in vivo studies with "omic" analyses of human patients affected with cancer, immune diseases, inflammation or neurological disorders will likely contribute to validate the clinical relevance of AhR and the possible benefits of modulating its activity by pharmacologically-driven strategies. In this review, we will highlight signalling pathways involved in human diseases that could be targetable by AhR modulators and discuss the feasibility of using such molecules in therapy. The pros and cons of AhR-aimed approaches will be also mentioned.
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- Ángel C Roman
- Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, Champalimoud Center for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular y Genética, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain.
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Rico-Leo EM, Moreno-Marín N, González-Rico FJ, Barrasa E, Ortega-Ferrusola C, Martín-Muñoz P, Sánchez-Guardado LO, Llano E, Alvarez-Barrientos A, Infante-Campos A, Catalina-Fernández I, Hidalgo-Sánchez M, de Rooij DG, Pendás AM, Peña FJ, Merino JM, Fernández-Salguero PM. piRNA-associated proteins and retrotransposons are differentially expressed in murine testis and ovary of aryl hydrocarbon receptor deficient mice. Open Biol 2017; 6:rsob.160186. [PMID: 28003471 PMCID: PMC5204120 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.160186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Previous studies suggested that the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) contributes to mice reproduction and fertility. However, the mechanisms involved remain mostly unknown. Retrotransposon silencing by Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) is essential for germ cell maturation and, remarkably, AhR has been identified as a regulator of murine B1-SINE retrotransposons. Here, using littermate AhR+/+ and AhR−/− mice, we report that AhR regulates the general course of spermatogenesis and oogenesis by a mechanism likely to be associated with piRNA-associated proteins, piRNAs and retrotransposons. piRNA-associated proteins MVH and Miwi are upregulated in leptotene to pachytene spermatocytes with a more precocious timing in AhR−/− than in AhR+/+ testes. piRNAs and transcripts from B1-SINE, LINE-1 and IAP retrotransposons increased at these meiotic stages in AhR-null testes. Moreover, B1-SINE transcripts colocalize with MVH and Miwi in leptonema and pachynema spermatocytes. Unexpectedly, AhR−/− males have increased sperm counts, higher sperm functionality and enhanced fertility than AhR+/+ mice. In contrast, piRNA-associated proteins and B1-SINE and IAP-derived transcripts are reduced in adult AhR−/− ovaries. Accordingly, AhR-null female mice have lower numbers of follicles when compared with AhR+/+ mice. Thus, AhR deficiency differentially affects testis and ovary development possibly by a process involving piRNA-associated proteins, piRNAs and transposable elements.
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- Eva M Rico-Leo
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Reproducción y Espermatología Equina, Hospital Veterinario, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Reproducción y Espermatología Equina, Hospital Veterinario, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Biología Celular y Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.,Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca), Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía, Biología Celular y Zoología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Reproductive Biology Group, Division of Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer (CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca), Salamanca, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Reproducción y Espermatología Equina, Hospital Veterinario, Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
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Sun XL, Kido T, Honma S, Koh E, Okamoto R, Manh HD, Maruzeni S, Nishijo M, Nakagawa H, Nakano T, Takasuga T, Nhu DD, Hung NN, Son LK. The relationship between dioxins exposure and risk of prostate cancer with steroid hormone and age in Vietnamese men. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 595:842-848. [PMID: 28412653 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 04/01/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Although Vietnam's massive herbicide exposure in 1960s and 1970s was clearly injurious to health, not all causal relationships have been clarified. We therefore explored associations among dioxins, steroid hormones, age and prostate cancer risk in men. We compared serum levels of dioxin, steroid hormones and prostate specific antigen (PSA) in men aged 56-81years from herbicide-exposed hotspots (n=50) with those from non-sprayed regions (n=48). Mean serum levels of dioxin congeners in the hotspot group were 1.5-11.3 times higher than the non-sprayed group depending on specific compound. Levels of testosterone, estradiol and 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) activity in the hotspot group were also significantly higher than in non-sprayed group. Estradiol levels were significantly related to levels of several specific dioxin derivatives in both group. Significant positive correlations were also found between DHT and 1234678-HpCDD or 1234678-HpCDF; and between 3β-HSD activity and 123678-HxCDD, 123478-HxCDF, 123678-HxCDF, or HxCB#169. After adjusting for age, body mass index, and tobacco use, multiple linear regressions showed levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT), estradiol, testosterone and 3β-HSD activity were not associated with dioxins in the two groups; however, levels of DHT, testosterone and 3β-HSD activity increased significantly with age in the hotspot group. The hotspot and non-sprayed groups did not significantly differ in PSA levels. But six of the hotspot subjects had PSA levels >3ng/mL, 3 of whom were suspected to have prostate cancer (PC) after digital rectal examination. Our findings suggest that dioxin exposure can lead to increased levels of several sex steroid hormones with age. The correlation of dioxin with steroid hormone levels and prostate cancer risk should be studied further.
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- Xian Liang Sun
- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Jiaxing University, China; Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan.
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical, and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Lac Hong University, Bien Hoa, Vietnam
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- Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Japan
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- Department of Public Health, Kanazawa Medical University, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Science and Innovation, Osaka University, Japan
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- 10-80 Division, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
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- Environment Administration, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam
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Pilsner JR, Parker M, Sergeyev O, Suvorov A. Spermatogenesis disruption by dioxins: Epigenetic reprograming and windows of susceptibility. Reprod Toxicol 2017; 69:221-229. [PMID: 28286111 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Dioxins are a group of highly persistent chemicals that are generated as by-products of industrial and natural processes. Reduction in sperm counts is among the most sensitive endpoints of dioxin toxicity. The exact mechanism by which dioxins reduce sperm counts is not known. Recent data implicate the role of epididymal factors rather than disruption of spermatogenesis. Studies reviewed here demonstrate that dioxins induce the transfer of environmental conditions to the next generation via male germline following exposures during the window of epigenetic reprogramming of primordial germ cells. Increased incidence of birth defects in offspring of male veterans exposed to dioxin containing, Agent Orange, suggest that dioxins may induce epigenomic changes in male germ cells of adults during spermatogenesis. This is supported by recent animal data that show that environmental conditions can cause epigenetic dysregulation in sperm in the context of specific windows of epigenetic reprogramming during spermatogenesis.
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- J Richard Pilsner
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 686 N. Pleasant St., 171 Goessmann, Amherst, MA 01003-9303, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 686 N. Pleasant St., 171 Goessmann, Amherst, MA 01003-9303, USA.
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- Department of Genomics and Human Genetics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 3 Gubkina St., 119991 Moscow, Russia; Chapaevsk Medical Association, 3a Meditsinskaya St., 446100 Chapaevsk, Samara Region, Russia.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 686 N. Pleasant St., 171 Goessmann, Amherst, MA 01003-9303, USA.
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Esakky P, Moley KH. Paternal smoking and germ cell death: A mechanistic link to the effects of cigarette smoke on spermatogenesis and possible long-term sequelae in offspring. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 435:85-93. [PMID: 27424142 PMCID: PMC5014701 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2015] [Revised: 07/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Paternal exposure to constituents of cigarette smoke (CS) is reportedly associated with infertility, birth defects and childhood cancers even though the mechanism behind this relationship is still unclear. Chronic cigarette smoking by men leads to poor sperm quality and quantity mainly through oxidative stress and also direct assault by CS metabolites. Among several carcinogenic and teratogenic components of cigarette smoke condensate (CSC), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) display a preeminent role in accelerating germ cell death via the cytoplasmic transcription factor, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) that is present across all stages of spermatogenesis. Activation of AHR by growth factors though benefits normal cellular functions, its mediation by CSC in a spermatocyte cell line [Gc2(spd)ts] adversely affects the expression of a battery of genes associated with antioxidant mechanisms, cell proliferation and apoptosis, and cell cycle progress. Besides, the CSC-mediated cross talk either between AHR and NRF2 or AHR-NRF2 and MAPKs pathways inhibits normal proliferation of the spermatogenic GC-2spd(ts) cells in vitro and cell death of spermatocytes in vivo. Pharmacological inactivation of CSC-induced AHR but not its genetic manipulation seems preventing DNA and cell membrane damage in Gc2(spd)ts. Data from recent reports suggest that the cigarette smoke affects both the genomic and epigenomic components of the sperm and attributes any associated changes to developmental defects in the offspring. Thus, the studies discussed here in this review shed light on possible mechanistic factors that could probably be responsible for the paternally mediated birth defects in the offspring following exposure to the toxic constituents of cigarette smoke.
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- Prabagaran Esakky
- Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Angeles-Floriano T, Roa-Espitia AL, Baltiérrez-Hoyos R, Cordero-Martínez J, Elizondo G, Hernández-González EO. Absence of aryl hydrocarbon receptor alters CDC42 expression and prevents actin polymerization during capacitation. Mol Reprod Dev 2016; 83:1015-1026. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Tania Angeles-Floriano
- Departamento de Biología Celular; CINVESTAV-IPN; Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508; CP 07360; México DF México
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- Departamento de Biología Celular; CINVESTAV-IPN; Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508; CP 07360; México DF México
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- Facultad de Medicina y Cirugía; Universidad Autónoma Benito Juárez de Oaxaca; Oaxaca; Cátedras CONACYT
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- Departamento de Biología Celular; CINVESTAV-IPN; Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508; CP 07360; México DF México
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- Departamento de Biología Celular; CINVESTAV-IPN; Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508; CP 07360; México DF México
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- Departamento de Biología Celular; CINVESTAV-IPN; Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508; CP 07360; México DF México
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is now recognized as an important physiological regulator in the immune and reproductive systems, and in the development of the liver and vascular system. AhR regulates cell cycle, cell proliferation, and differentiation through interacting with other signaling pathways, like estrogen receptor α (ERα), androgen receptor (AR), and Notch signaling. In the present study, we investigated Notch and estrogen signaling in AhR-/- mice. We found low fertility with degenerative changes in the testes, germ cell apoptosis, and a reduced number of early spermatids. There was no change in aromatase, AR, ERα, or ERβ expression in the testis and no detectable change in serum estrogen levels. However, expression of Notch receptors (Notch1 and Notch3) and their target Hairy and Enhancer of Split homolog 1 (HES1) was reduced. In addition, the testosterone level was slightly reduced in the serum. In the mammary fat pad, AhR appeared to regulate estrogen signaling because, in AhR-/- males, there was significant growth of the mammary ducts with high expression of ERα in the ductal epithelium. The enhanced mammary ductal growth appears to be related to overexpression of ERα accompanied by a high proliferation index, whereas the reduced fertility appears to be related defects in Notch signaling that leads to reduced expression of HES1 and, consequently, early maturation of spermatocytes and a depletion of primary spermatids. Previous reports have indicated that AhR pathway is associated with infertility in men. Our results provide a mechanistic explanation for this defect.
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AhR signaling activation disrupts migration and dendritic growth of olfactory interneurons in the developing mouse. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26386. [PMID: 27197834 PMCID: PMC4873754 DOI: 10.1038/srep26386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Perinatal exposure to a low level of dioxin, a ubiquitous environmental pollutant, has been shown to induce abnormalities in learning and memory, emotion, and sociality in laboratory animals later in adulthood. However, how aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) signaling activation disrupts the higher brain function remains unclear. Therefore, we studied the possible effects of excessive activation of AhR signaling on neurodevelopmental processes, such as cellular migration and neurite growth, in mice. To this end, we transfected a constitutively active-AhR plasmid into stem cells in the lateral ventricle by in vivo electroporation on postnatal day 1. Transfection was found to induce tangential migration delay and morphological abnormalities in neuronal precursors in the rostral migratory stream at 6 days post-electroporation (dpe) as well as disrupt radial migration in the olfactory bulb and apical and basal dendritic growth of the olfactory interneurons in the granule cell layer at 13 and 20 dpe. These results suggest that the retarded development of interneurons by the excessive AhR signaling may at least in part explain the dioxin-induced abnormal behavioral alterations previously reported in laboratory animals.
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Zarzycka M, Gorowska-Wojtowicz E, Tworzydlo W, Klak A, Kozub K, Hejmej A, Bilinska B, Kotula-Balak M. Are aryl hydrocarbon receptor and G-protein-coupled receptor 30 involved in the regulation of seasonal testis activity in photosensitive rodent-the bank vole (Myodes glareolus)? Theriogenology 2016; 86:674-686.e1. [PMID: 27004452 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Within the reproductive system both aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) and G-protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) contribute to estrogen signaling and controlling of reproductive physiology. The specific question is whether and how AHR and GPR30 are involved in regulation of testis function in seasonally breeding rodents. Bank vole testes were obtained from animals reared under 18 hours light:6 hours dark (LD) and 6 hours light:18 hours dark (SD) conditions. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and GPR30 expression were analyzed by quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry and/or immunofluorescent staining. In addition, the activity of enzymes involved in the intracellular signal transduction; extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), protein kinase (PKA), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP 9) and the concentrations of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), and calcium (Ca(2+)) were examined by immunohistochemical, immunoenzymatic, and colorimetric assays, respectively. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor and GPR30 were expressed in testes of actively reproducing voles and regressed ones although their expression at the messenger RNA and AHR also at protein level appeared to be photoperiod-dependent. A specific cellular localization and expression of AHR and GPR30 correlated with the expression of ERK, PKA, and MMP 9. Moreover, we found robust differences in the levels of cAMP, cGMP, and Ca(2+) in testicular homogenates between LD and SD voles. In the testes of LD voles, the levels of second messengers were always higher compared to SD. In vole testis, AHR and GPR30 can induce signaling pathways that involve ERK, PKA, MMP 9 and cAMP, cGMP, Ca(2+). In addition, in AHR, signaling the engagement of both photoperiod and estrogens, whereas in GPR30, signaling only estrogens is reported. It is likely that in vole, because of a differential activity of signaling molecules, signal transduction via AHR rather than through GPR30 plays a role in regulation of seasonal changes of testis physiology.
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- Marta Zarzycka
- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Developmental Biology and Morphology of Invertebrates, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Brokken LJS, Giwercman YL. Gene-environment interactions in male reproductive health: special reference to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway. Asian J Androl 2014; 16:89-96. [PMID: 24369137 PMCID: PMC3901886 DOI: 10.4103/1008-682x.122193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Over the last few decades, there have been numerous reports of adverse effects on the reproductive health of wildlife and laboratory animals caused by exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). The increasing trends in human male reproductive disorders and the mounting evidence for causative environmental factors have therefore sparked growing interest in the health threat posed to humans by EDCs, which are substances in our food, environment and consumer items that interfere with hormone action, biosynthesis or metabolism, resulting in disrupted tissue homeostasis or reproductive function. The mechanisms of EDCs involve a wide array of actions and pathways. Examples include the estrogenic, androgenic, thyroid and retinoid pathways, in which the EDCs may act directly as agonists or antagonists, or indirectly via other nuclear receptors. Dioxins and dioxin-like EDCs exert their biological and toxicological actions through activation of the aryl hydrocarbon-receptor, which besides inducing transcription of detoxifying enzymes also regulates transcriptional activity of other nuclear receptors. There is increasing evidence that genetic predispositions may modify the susceptibility to adverse effects of toxic chemicals. In this review, potential consequences of hereditary predisposition and EDCs are discussed, with a special focus on the currently available publications on interactions between dioxin and androgen signaling.
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- Leon J S Brokken
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Molecular Genetic Reproductive Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Bruner-Tran KL, Ding T, Yeoman KB, Archibong A, Arosh JA, Osteen KG. Developmental exposure of mice to dioxin promotes transgenerational testicular inflammation and an increased risk of preterm birth in unexposed mating partners. PLoS One 2014; 9:e105084. [PMID: 25127480 PMCID: PMC4134254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, commonly known as dioxin) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and known endocrine disruptor. Using a mouse model, we previously found that adult female mice exposed in utero to TCDD (F1 generation) as well as multiple subsequent generations (F2-F4) exhibited reduced fertility and an increased incidence of spontaneous preterm birth. Additional studies revealed that male F1 mice with a similar in utero/developmental TCDD exposure also exhibited diminished fertility and conferred an increased risk of preterm birth to their unexposed mating partners. Herein, we extend these previous observations, reporting that reduced fertility in male F1 mice is linked to testicular inflammation which coincides with apoptosis of developing spermatocytes, sub-fertility and an increased risk of preterm birth in their unexposed mating partners. Significantly, in the absence of additional toxicant exposure, testicular inflammation and reduced fertility persisted in F2 and F3 males and their control mating partners also frequently exhibited spontaneous preterm birth. Although a steady, global decline in male fertility has been noted over the last few decades, the reasons for these changes have not been firmly established. Likewise, the PTB rate in the U.S. and other countries has paralleled industrial development, suggesting a possible relationship between environmental toxicant exposure and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Most current clinical strategies to prevent preterm birth are focused solely on the mother and have yielded limited benefits. In contrast, our studies strongly suggest that the preconception testicular health of the father is a critical determinant of pregnancy outcomes in mice. Future clinical studies should examine the potential contribution of the male to gestation length in women and whether efforts to reduce the incidence of preterm birth should be initiated in both parents prior to pregnancy.
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- Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran
- Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- * E-mail: (KLB-T); (KGO)
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- Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A & M University College of Veterinary Medicine, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Women's Reproductive Health Research Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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Hansen DA, Esakky P, Drury A, Lamb L, Moley KH. The aryl hydrocarbon receptor is important for proper seminiferous tubule architecture and sperm development in mice. Biol Reprod 2014; 90:8. [PMID: 24174576 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.108845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is known for its roles in xenobiotic metabolism and essential physiologic processes such as cell growth, death, and differentiation. AHR is also an important regulator of male reproductive processes. However, no studies have characterized the consequences of loss of AHR in spermatogenesis. We used Ahr knockout (Ahr(-/-)) mice to assess the effects of loss of AHR on the architecture and gene expression of the seminiferous epithelium and functional sperm outcomes. The histopathological defects of the Ahr(-/-)seminiferous epithelium included vacuoles, multinucleated giant cells, hypocellularity with widened intercellular spaces, apical sloughing, and an excess number of retained elongated spermatids. Quantitative real-time PCR revealed significant down-regulation of Testin and Magea4, indicating Sertoli cell and spermatogenic dysregulation. Moreover, the reduced expression of Hspa2, Prm1, and Prm2 as well as decreased expression of Nrf2, Sod2, and Ucp2 suggested poorly remodeled germ cells with increased vulnerability to oxidative stress. In wild-type sperm, AHR protein was localized to the acrosome and the principal piece of the mature sperm flagellum. The in vitro fertilization rate was significantly lower with Ahr(-/-) sperm as compared to wild-type sperm, and there were morphologic abnormalities of the Ahr(-/-) sperm head and tail. Taken together, our data indicate that AHR plays an important role in normal sperm development.
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Miyabayashi K, Katoh-Fukui Y, Ogawa H, Baba T, Shima Y, Sugiyama N, Kitamura K, Morohashi KI. Aristaless related homeobox gene, Arx, is implicated in mouse fetal Leydig cell differentiation possibly through expressing in the progenitor cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e68050. [PMID: 23840809 PMCID: PMC3695952 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Development of the testis begins with the expression of the SRY gene in pre-Sertoli cells. Soon after, testis cords containing Sertoli and germ cells are formed and fetal Leydig cells subsequently develop in the interstitial space. Studies using knockout mice have indicated that multiple genes encoding growth factors and transcription factors are implicated in fetal Leydig cell differentiation. Previously, we demonstrated that the Arx gene is implicated in this process. However, how ARX regulates Leydig cell differentiation remained unknown. In this study, we examined Arx KO testes and revealed that fetal Leydig cell numbers largely decrease throughout the fetal life. Since our study shows that fetal Leydig cells rarely proliferate, this decrease in the KO testes is thought to be due to defects of fetal Leydig progenitor cells. In sexually indifferent fetal gonads of wild type, ARX was expressed in the coelomic epithelial cells and cells underneath the epithelium as well as cells at the gonad-mesonephros border, both of which have been described to contain progenitors of fetal Leydig cells. After testis differentiation, ARX was expressed in a large population of the interstitial cells but not in fetal Leydig cells, raising the possibility that ARX-positive cells contain fetal Leydig progenitor cells. When examining marker gene expression, we observed cells as if they were differentiating into fetal Leydig cells from the progenitor cells. Based on these results, we propose that ARX acts as a positive factor for differentiation of fetal Leydig cells through functioning at the progenitor stage.
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- Kanako Miyabayashi
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Endocrinology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Advanced ICT Research Institute Kobe, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefecture University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Mental Retardation and Birth Defect Research, National Institute of Neuroscience, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Hung WT, Lambert GH, Huang PW, Patterson DG, Guo YL. Genetic susceptibility to dioxin-like chemicals' induction of cytochrome P4501A2 in the human adult linked to specific AhRR polymorphism. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 90:2358-2364. [PMID: 23168330 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2012] [Revised: 10/16/2012] [Accepted: 10/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dioxin-like chemicals are known to exert their effect by binding to aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), forming complexes with aryl hydrocarbon nuclear translocator (ARNT), and binding to dioxin responsive elements (DREs) in promoter region to regulate the transcription of specific genes. In a previous study of the Yucheng cohort of humans who were exposed to high toxic levels of dioxin-like chemicals (PCDFs and PCBs), we reported marked induction of cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) activity and this induction was an excellent biomarker of the exposure and adverse human health effects seen in the Yucheng cohort. OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to determine the relationship between inducibility of CYP1A2 and genetic polymorphisms of AhR, ARNT, and AhRR in human. METHODS The Yucheng victims who completed blood sample collecting in 1994-1995 for serum concentrations of PCB, PCDF, and PCDD congeners, and also completed the caffeine breath tests for CYP1A2 activity were identified. From the collected blood samples, six single nucleotide polymorphisms were selected for genotyping, including AhR (rs2066853), AhRR (rs2292596), ARNT (rs7517566), ARNT (rs3820541), ARNT (rs3768016), and ARNT (rs2228099). RESULTS AhRR (rs2292596) polymorphism was significantly related to CYP1A2 inducibility (p=0.01). A linear trend test was observed between people with AhRR (rs2292596) GG, GC, and CC genotype (p=0.0014). CONCLUSION Overall, AhRR (rs2292596) genotypes predict the inducibility of CYP1A2 in people highly exposed to toxic dioxin-like chemicals. Future studies and analysis will determine to what degree these polymorphisms can predict a human's susceptibility to dioxin-related adverse human health effects.
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- Wan-Ting Hung
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Magre S, Rebourcet D, Ishaq M, Wargnier R, Debard C, Meugnier E, Vidal H, Cohen-Tannoudji J, Le Magueresse-Battistoni B. Gender differences in transcriptional signature of developing rat testes and ovaries following embryonic exposure to 2,3,7,8-TCDD. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40306. [PMID: 22808131 PMCID: PMC3392256 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 06/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Dioxins are persistent organic pollutants interfering with endocrine systems and causing reproductive and developmental disorders. The objective of our project was to determine the impact of an in utero exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on reproductive function of male and female offspring in the rat with a special emphasis on the immature period. We used a low dose of TCDD (unique exposure by oral gavage of 200 ng/kg at 15.5 days of gestation) in order to mirror a response to an environmental dose of TCDD not altering fertility of the progeny. We choose a global gene expression approach using Affymetrix microarray analysis, and testes of 5 days and ovaries of 14 days of age. Less than 1% of the expressed genes in gonads were altered following embryonic TCDD exposure; specifically, 113 genes in ovaries and 56 in testes with 7 genes common to both sex gonads. It included the repressor of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahrr), the chemokines Ccl5 and Cxcl4 previously shown to be regulated by dioxin in testis, Pgds2/Hpgds and 3 others uncharacterized. To validate and extend the microarray data we realized real-time PCR on gonads at various developmental periods of interest (from 3 to 25 days for ovaries, from 5 to the adult age for testes). Overall, our results evidenced that both sex gonads responded differently to TCDD exposure. For example, we observed induction of the canonic battery of TCDD-induced genes coding enzymes of the detoxifying machinery in ovaries aged of 3–14 days of age (except Cyp1a1 induced at 3–10 days) but not in testes of 5 days (except Ahrr). We also illustrated that inflammatory pathway is one pathway activated by TCDD in gonads. Finally, we identified several new genes targeted by TCDD including Fgf13 in testis and one gene, Ptgds2/Hpgds regulated in the two sex gonads.
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- Solange Magre
- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, EAC CNRS 4413, Paris, France
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- Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INRA U1235, CarMeN, Laboratoire Lyonnais de Recherche en Cardiovasculaire, Métabolisme, Diabétologie et Nutrition, Oullins, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, EAC CNRS 4413, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, EAC CNRS 4413, Paris, France
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- Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INRA U1235, CarMeN, Laboratoire Lyonnais de Recherche en Cardiovasculaire, Métabolisme, Diabétologie et Nutrition, Oullins, France
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- Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INRA U1235, CarMeN, Laboratoire Lyonnais de Recherche en Cardiovasculaire, Métabolisme, Diabétologie et Nutrition, Oullins, France
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- Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INRA U1235, CarMeN, Laboratoire Lyonnais de Recherche en Cardiovasculaire, Métabolisme, Diabétologie et Nutrition, Oullins, France
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- Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, EAC CNRS 4413, Paris, France
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- Université Lyon 1, INSERM U1060, INRA U1235, CarMeN, Laboratoire Lyonnais de Recherche en Cardiovasculaire, Métabolisme, Diabétologie et Nutrition, Oullins, France
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Uric acid stones in the urinary bladder of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) knockout mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:1122-6. [PMID: 22232670 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1120581109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) knockout mice raised in the laboratory of Fujii-Kuriyama have been under investigation for several years because of the presence in their urinary bladder of large, yellowish stones. The stones are composed of uric acid and become apparent in the bladders as tiny stones when mice are 10 wk of age. By the time the mice are 6 mo of age, there are usually two or three stones with diameters of 3-4 mm. The urate concentration in the serum was normal but in the urine the concentration was 40-50 mg/dL, which is 10 times higher than that in the WT littermates. There were no apparent histological pathologies in the kidney or joints and the levels of enzymes involved in elimination of purines were normal. The source of the uric acid was therefore judged to be from degradation of nucleic acids due to a high turnover of cells in the bladder itself. The bladder was fibrotic and the luminal side of the bladder epithelium was filled with eosinophilic granules. There was loss of E-cadherin between some epithelial cells, with an enlarged submucosal area filled with immune cells and sometimes invading epithelial cells. We hypothesize that in the absence of AhR there is loss of detoxifying enzymes, which leads to accumulation of unconjugated cytotoxins and carcinogens in the bladder. The presence of bladder toxins may have led to the increased apoptosis and inflammation as well as invasion of epithelial cells in the bladders of older mice.
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Shima Y, Miyabayashi K, Baba T, Otake H, Katsura Y, Oka S, Zubair M, Morohashi KI. Identification of an enhancer in the Ad4BP/SF-1 gene specific for fetal Leydig cells. Endocrinology 2012; 153:417-25. [PMID: 22128023 DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Adrenal 4 binding protein/steroidogenic factor 1 (Ad4BP/SF-1) (Nr5a1) is a nuclear receptor essential for reproductive tissue development and endocrine regulation. This factor is expressed in steroidogenic tissues (e.g. adrenal glands and gonads), and expression of this factor is tightly regulated in a tissue and cell type-specific manner. Our previous studies have identified tissue and cell type-specific enhancers in the introns of the Ad4BP/SF-1 gene in fetal adrenal glands, ventromedial hypothalamus, and pituitary gonadotrope. Characterization of the enhancers had provided new insights into tissue and cell development. However, these studies have failed to identify any gonad-specific enhancer. Here, we identified a fetal Leydig cell-specific enhancer in the upstream region of the mouse Ad4BP/SF-1 gene using transgenic mouse assays. Alignment of the upstream regions among vertebrate animal species demonstrated that the enhancer consisted of three conserved regions, whereby the most highly conserved region contained an Ad4BP/SF-1 binding sequence and an E-box. Mutation of each sequence abolished the enhancer activity and led to a loss of reporter gene expression. These results suggested that Ad4BP/SF-1 gene expression in the fetal Leydig cell is regulated by a yet unidentified E-box binding protein(s) and by an autoregulatory loop formed by Ad4BP/SF-1. Although fetal Leydig cells have been thought to play crucial roles for masculinization of various fetal tissues through androgen production, other functions have remained elusive. Our identification of a fetal Leydig cell-specific enhancer in the Ad4BP/SF-1 gene would be a powerful tool to address these gaps in the knowledge base.
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- Yuichi Shima
- Department of Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Maidashi 3-1-1, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Bidgoli SA, Karimi M, Asami Z, Baher H, Djamali Zavarhei M. Association between testicular Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor levels and idiopathic male infertility: a case-control study in Iran. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2011; 409:3267-3273. [PMID: 21689841 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Revised: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 03/18/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Increased urinary concentrations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their metabolites are associated with increased risk of unexplained infertility in males. The toxicity of PAHs and dioxins are exclusively mediated through Aryl hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR). AhR overexpression contributes to the loss of normal ovarian function in polluted environments but its expression level in unexplained male infertility has remained unclear. This study aimed to compare the differential testicular levels of AhR and its interactions with other fundamental genes (ER, AR, PgR and MMP9) in a case control study. To conduct the immunohistochemical studies, 29 unexplained infertile and 10 fertile males were selected retrospectively from Jahad pathology center of Tehran from 2007 to 2009. Differential expression of AhR in Leydig, Sertoli, spermatogonia, spermatocyte, spermatid, and spermatozoa cells was determined and AhR association with other genes was compared between cases and controls. Higher levels of AhR in Leydig cells (p=0.024), Sertoli cells (p=0.041) and spermatid cells (p=0.028) of infertile men have emphasized the susceptibility of these cells to environmental-induced impaired testicular functions. Moreover 85% of infertile cases showed coexpression of AhR and MMP9 in their Leydig cells (p=0.02). Inactivation of ER, PgR and AR in AhR positive testicular cells suggests the antagonistic interactions between AhR ligands and sex steroid hormones receptors. It seems that unexplained male infertility could be originated from environmental AhR ligands which overexpress the AhR in Leydig cells, downregulate the expression of sex steroid receptors and upregulate the MMP9 in Leydig cells as the main testicular target cell of AhR ligands.
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- Sepideh Arbabi Bidgoli
- Dept. of Toxicology & Pharmacology, Islamic Azad University, Pharmaceutical Sciences Branch (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran.
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Gu A, Ji G, Long Y, Zhou Y, Shi X, Song L, Wang X. Assessment of an Association between an Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Gene (AHR) Polymorphism and Risk of Male Infertility. Toxicol Sci 2011; 122:415-21. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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DeFalco T, Takahashi S, Capel B. Two distinct origins for Leydig cell progenitors in the fetal testis. Dev Biol 2011; 352:14-26. [PMID: 21255566 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 01/07/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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During the differentiation of the mammalian embryonic testis, two compartments are defined: the testis cords and the interstitium. The testis cords give rise to the adult seminiferous tubules, whereas steroidogenic Leydig cells and other less well characterized cell types differentiate in the interstitium (the space between testis cords). Although the process of testis cord formation is essential for male development, it is not entirely understood. It has been viewed as a Sertoli-cell driven process, but growing evidence suggests that interstitial cells play an essential role during testis formation. However, little is known about the origin of the interstitium or the molecular and cellular diversity within this early stromal compartment. To better understand the process of mammalian gonad differentiation, we have undertaken an analysis of developing interstitial/stromal cells in the early mouse testis and ovary. We have discovered molecular heterogeneity in the interstitium and have characterized new markers of distinct cell types in the gonad: MAFB, C-MAF, and VCAM1. Our results show that at least two distinct progenitor lineages give rise to the interstitial/stromal compartment of the gonad: the coelomic epithelium and specialized cells along the gonad-mesonephros border. We demonstrate that both these populations give rise to interstitial precursors that can differentiate into fetal Leydig cells. Our analysis also reveals that perivascular cells migrate into the gonad from the mesonephric border along with endothelial cells and that these vessel-associated cells likely represent an interstitial precursor lineage. This study highlights the cellular diversity of the interstitial cell population and suggests that complex cell-cell interactions among cells in the interstitium are involved in testis morphogenesis.
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- Tony DeFalco
- The Department of Cell Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Ito Y, Matsuda Y, Suzuki T. Effects of 3,4-dichloroaniline on expression of ahr2 and cyp1a1 in zebrafish adults and embryos. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2010; 152:189-94. [PMID: 20398795 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Revised: 04/01/2010] [Accepted: 04/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Arylhydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) and cytochrome P4501a1 (Cyp1a1) are members of the Ahr/Cyp1a1 pathway that oxygenates various toxic chemicals including aryl hydrocarbons. To elucidate Ahr/Cyp1a1 pathway responses in teleost fish tissues, we examined the effects of 3,4-dichloroaniline (3,4-DCA), a reference toxic compound known to activate the Ahr/Cyp1a1 pathway, on the expression of arh and cyp1a1 in zebrafish tissues and embryos by means of in situ hybridization (ISH). Our ISH analysis showed that cyp1a1 expression was markedly activated by 3,4-DCA in the gill and intestinal epithelia, skin epidermis, and liver parenchymal cells of adult zebrafish. Before differentiation of the gill, intestine, and liver, skin was the site of cyp1a1 activation in embryos. Unlike the cyp1a1 response, 3,4-DCA-mediated ahr activation was not marked in either adults or embryos, indicating a possibility that stable ahr transcripts persist in the cytoplasm of these cells to induce cyp1a1. Young oocytes (previtellogenic to early vitellogic stage) express ahr; however activation of cyp1a1 by 3,4-DCA was negligible in these oocytes, suggesting that ahr expression in oocytes is not directly linked to cyp1a1 activation. Based on our finding that skin epidermis up-regulates cyp1a1 in response to 3,4-DCA, we demonstrated that fin explants, which can be harvested without sacrificing fish, can be used as a standard for assaying cyp1a1 activation in addition to embryos that are now used.
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- Yoshie Ito
- Laboratory of Bioindustrial Informatics, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 981-8555, Japan
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Cederroth CR, Zimmermann C, Beny JL, Schaad O, Combepine C, Descombes P, Doerge DR, Pralong FP, Vassalli JD, Nef S. Potential detrimental effects of a phytoestrogen-rich diet on male fertility in mice. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2010; 321:152-60. [PMID: 20171261 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2009] [Revised: 01/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Soy and soy-based products are widely consumed by infants and adult individuals. There has been speculation that the presence of isoflavone phytoestrogens in soybean cause adverse effects on the development and function of the male reproductive system. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of dietary soy and phytoestrogens on testicular and reproductive functions. Male mice were fed from conception to adulthood with either a high soy-containing diet or a soy-free diet. Although adult mice fed a soy-rich diet exhibited normal male behaviour and were fertile, we observed a reduced proportion of haploid germ cells in testes correlating with a 25% decrease in epididymal sperm counts and a 21% reduction in litter size. LH and androgens levels were not affected but transcripts coding for androgen-response genes in Sertoli cells and Gapd-s, a germ cell-specific gene involved in sperm glycolysis and mobility were significantly reduced. In addition, we found that dietary soy decreased the size of the seminal vesicle but without affecting its proteolytic activity. Taken together, these studies show that long-term exposure to dietary soy and phytoestrogens may affect male reproductive function resulting in a small decrease in sperm count and fertility.
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- Christopher R Cederroth
- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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Hall JM, Barhoover MA, Kazmin D, McDonnell DP, Greenlee WF, Thomas RS. Activation of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor inhibits invasive and metastatic features of human breast cancer cells and promotes breast cancer cell differentiation. Mol Endocrinol 2010; 24:359-69. [PMID: 20032195 PMCID: PMC2817602 DOI: 10.1210/me.2009-0346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The current statistics associated with breast cancer continue to show a relatively high recurrence rate together with a poor survival for aggressive metastatic disease. These findings reflect, in part, the pharmaceutical intractability of processes involved in the metastatic process and highlight the need to identify additional drug targets for the treatment of late-stage disease. In the current study, we report that ligand activation of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) inhibits multiple aspects of the metastatic process in a panel of breast cancer cell lines that represent the major breast cancer subtypes. Specifically, it was observed that treatment with exogenous AhR agonists significantly inhibited cell invasiveness and motility in the Boyden chamber assay and inhibited colony formation in soft agar regardless of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor, or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status. Knockdown of the AhR using small interfering RNA duplexes demonstrated that the inhibition of invasiveness was receptor dependent and that endogenous receptor activity was protective in each cell type examined. The inhibition of invasiveness and anchorage-independent growth correlated with the ability of exogenous AhR agonists to promote differentiation. Finally, exogenous AhR agonists were able to promote differentiation in a putative mammary cancer stem cell line. Cumulatively, these results suggest that the AhR plays an important role in mammary epithelial differentiation and, as such, represent a promising therapeutic target for a range of phenotypically distinct human breast cancers.
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- Julie M Hall
- The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Genomic Biology and Bioinformatics, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Ohsako S, Fukuzawa N, Ishimura R, Kawakami T, Wu Q, Nagano R, Zaha H, Sone H, Yonemoto J, Tohyama C. Comparative contribution of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor gene to perinatal stage development and dioxin-induced toxicity between the urogenital complex and testis in the mouse. Biol Reprod 2009; 82:636-43. [PMID: 20007409 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.080812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodebenzo-p-dioxin) requires the presence of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) gene for its toxic effects, such as reproductive disorders in male offspring of maternally exposed rats and mice. To study the involvement of the Ahr gene in producing the toxic phenotype with respect to testicular development, we administered a relatively high dose of TCDD to mice with three different maternally derived Ahr genotypic traits, and then compared several Ahr-dependent alterations among male reproductive systems on Postnatal Day 14. Reduction in anogenital distance and expression of prostatic epithelial genes in the urogenital complex (UGC) were detected in Ahr(+/+) and Ahr(+/-) mice exposed to TCDD, whereas no difference was observed in Ahr(-/-) mice. In situ hybridization revealed the absence of probasin mRNA expression in the prostate epithelium, despite the obvious development of prostatic lobes in TCDD-exposed mice. In contrast to obvious prostatic dysfunction and induction of cytochrome P450 (CYP) family genes in the UGC by TCDD, no alterations in testicular functions were observed in germ cell/Sertoli cell/interstitial cell marker gene expression or CYP family induction. No histopathological changes were observed among the three genotypes and between control and TCDD-exposed mice. Therefore, mouse external genitalia and prostatic development are much more sensitive to TCDD treatment than testis. Further, the Ahr gene, analyzed in this study, does not significantly contribute to testicular function during perinatal and immature stages, and the developing mouse testis appears to be quite resistant to TCDD exposure.
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- Seiichiroh Ohsako
- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ikuta T, Namiki T, Fujii-Kuriyama Y, Kawajiri K. AhR protein trafficking and function in the skin. Biochem Pharmacol 2008; 77:588-96. [PMID: 18983832 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2008.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2008] [Revised: 09/09/2008] [Accepted: 10/03/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Because aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor, its nuclear translocation in response to ligands may be directly linked to transcriptional activation of target genes. We have investigated the biological significance of AhR from the perspective of its subcellular localization and revealed that AhR possesses a functional nuclear localization signal (NLS) as well as a nuclear export signal (NES) which controls the distribution of AhR between the cytoplasm and nucleus. The intracellular localization of AhR is regulated by phosphorylation of amino acid residues in the vicinity of the NLS and NES. In cell culture systems, cell density affects not only its intracellular distribution of AhR, but also its transactivation activity of the target genes such as transcriptional repressor Slug, which is important for the induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transitions. These effects of AhR observed in cultured cells are proposed to be reflected on the in vivo response such as morphogenesis and tumor formation. This review summarizes recent work on the control mechanism of AhR localization and progress in understanding the physiological role of AhR in the skin. We propose that AhR is involved in normal skin formation during fetal development as well as in pathological states such as epidermal wound healing and skin carcinogenesis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Togo Ikuta
- Research Institute for Clinical Oncology, Saitama Cancer Center, Ina-Machi, Kitaadachi-Gun, Saitama, Japan.
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