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Zatecka E, Bohuslavova R, Valaskova E, Margaryan H, Elzeinova F, Kubatova A, Hylmarova S, Peknicova J, Pavlinkova G. The Transgenerational Transmission of the Paternal Type 2 Diabetes-Induced Subfertility Phenotype. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:763863. [PMID: 34803926 PMCID: PMC8602877 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.763863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia and associated with many health complications due to the long-term damage and dysfunction of various organs. A consequential complication of diabetes in men is reproductive dysfunction, reduced fertility, and poor reproductive outcomes. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for diabetic environment-induced sperm damage and overall decreased reproductive outcomes are not fully established. We evaluated the effects of type 2 diabetes exposure on the reproductive system and the reproductive outcomes of males and their male offspring, using a mouse model. We demonstrate that paternal exposure to type 2 diabetes mediates intergenerational and transgenerational effects on the reproductive health of the offspring, especially on sperm quality, and on metabolic characteristics. Given the transgenerational impairment of reproductive and metabolic parameters through two generations, these changes likely take the form of inherited epigenetic marks through the germline. Our results emphasize the importance of improving metabolic health not only in women of reproductive age, but also in potential fathers, in order to reduce the negative impacts of diabetes on subsequent generations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eva Zatecka
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenetics, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
| | - Eliska Valaskova
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
| | - Hasmik Margaryan
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
| | - Fatima Elzeinova
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
| | - Alena Kubatova
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
| | - Simona Hylmarova
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenetics, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and Motol University Hospital, Prague, Czechia
| | - Jana Peknicova
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
| | - Gabriela Pavlinkova
- Laboratory of Molecular Pathogenetics, Institute of Biotechnology Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), Biotechnology and Biomedicine Center of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec (BIOCEV), Vestec, Czechia
- *Correspondence: Gabriela Pavlinkova,
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