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Attia SM, Al-Hamamah MA, Attia MSM, Alanazi A, Ahmad SF, Ansari MA, Nadeem A, Bakheet SA, Harisa GI. Rituximab alleviates increased disomic sperm in DBA/1J mouse models of rheumatoid arthritis via restoration of redox imbalance. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2023; 37:e23496. [PMID: 37555509 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
Abstract
Compared to the general population, patients with arthritis have a higher risk of fertility abnormalities, which have deleterious effects on both reproductive function and pregnancy outcomes, especially in patients wishing to conceive. These may be due to the disease itself or those of drug therapies. Despite the increasing use of rituximab in arthritis, limited data are available on its potential to induce aneuploidy in germ cells. Therefore, the aim of the current investigation was to determine if repeated treatment with rituximab affects the incidence of aneuploidy and redox imbalance in arthritic mouse sperm. Mice were treated with 250 mg/kg rituximab once weakly for 3 weeks, and then sperm were sampled 22 days after the last dose of rituximab. Fluorescence in situ hybridization assay with chromosome-specific DNA probes was used to evaluate the disomic/diploid sperm. Our results showed that rituximab had no aneuploidogenic effect on the meiotic stage of spermatogenesis. Conversely, arthritis induced a significantly high frequency of disomy, and treatment of arthritic mice with rituximab reduced the increased levels of disomic sperm. The occurrence of total diploidy was not significantly different in all groups. Reduced glutathione and8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, markers of oxidative stress were significantly altered in arthritic animals, while rituximab treatment restored these changes. Additionally, arthritis severity was reduced after rituximab treatment. We conclude that rituximab may efficiently alleviate the arthritis-induced effects on male meiosis and avert the higher risk of abnormal reproductive outcomes. Therefore, treating arthritic patients with rituximab may efficiently inhibit the transmission of genetic anomalies induced by arthritis to future generations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sabry M Attia
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Alshamrani AA, Al-Hamamah MA, Albekairi NA, Attia MSM, Ahmad SF, Assiri MA, Ansari MA, Nadeem A, Bakheet SA, Alanazi WA, Attia SM. Impacts of the DPP-4 Inhibitor Saxagliptin and SGLT-2 Inhibitor Dapagliflozin on the Gonads of Diabetic Mice. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2674. [PMID: 37893048 PMCID: PMC10604863 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11102674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease that can cause systemic problems, including testicular dysfunction. Several diabetes medications have demonstrated potential adverse effects on the male reproductive system; however, the effects of saxagliptin and dapagliflozin have not been sufficiently examined. This investigation studied the impacts of saxagliptin and dapagliflozin treatments on the gonads in a male mouse model of diabetes. Testicular disturbances were assessed by sperm DNA damage, diakinesis-metaphase I chromosome examination, and spermiogram analysis. Our results showed more sperm DNA damage, more spermatocyte chromosome aberrations, lower sperm motility/count, and more sperm morphological anomalies in diabetic mice than in the control mice. Dapagliflozin significantly restored all examined measures to the control values in diabetic mice, unlike saxagliptin, which exacerbated the reduction in sperm count and motility. Both drugs significantly restored the gonadal redox imbalances in diabetic mice by decreasing reactive oxygen species accumulation and increasing glutathione levels. In conclusion, our study presents preliminary evidence for the safety and efficacy of dapagliflozin in alleviating testicular abnormalities induced by diabetes, making it a promising candidate drug for patients with diabetes in their reproductive age. As saxagliptin may have negative effects on fertility, its prescription should be avoided in young male diabetic patients.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; (A.A.A.); (M.A.A.-H.); (N.A.A.); (M.S.M.A.); (S.F.A.); (M.A.A.); (M.A.A.); (A.N.); (S.A.B.); (W.A.A.)
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Attia SM, Alshahrani AY, Al-Hamamah MA, Attia MM, Saquib Q, Ahmad SF, Ansari MA, Nadeem A, Bakheet SA. Dexrazoxane Averts Idarubicin-Evoked Genomic Damage by Regulating Gene Expression Profiling Associated With the DNA Damage-Signaling Pathway in BALB/c Mice. Toxicol Sci 2017; 160:161-172. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfx161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Attia SM, Ahmad SF, Ansari MA, Nadeem A, Al-Shabanah OA, Al-Harbi MM, Bakheet SA. Correction: Utility of Dexrazoxane for the Attenuation of Epirubicin-Induced Genetic Alterations in Mouse Germ Cells. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0165854. [PMID: 27788265 PMCID: PMC5082813 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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