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Ummarino A, Pensado-López A, Migliore R, Alcaide-Ruggiero L, Calà N, Caputo M, Gambaro FM, Anfray C, Ronzoni FL, Kon E, Allavena P, Torres Andón F. An in vitro model for osteoarthritis using long-cultured inflammatory human macrophages repeatedly stimulated with TLR agonists. Eur J Immunol 2023; 53:e2350507. [PMID: 37713238 DOI: 10.1002/eji.202350507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by an abundance of inflammatory M1-like macrophages damaging local tissues. The search for new potential drugs for OA suffers from the lack of appropriate methods of long-lasting inflammation. Here we developed and characterized an in vitro protocol of long-lasting culture of primary human monocyte-derived macrophages differentiated with a combination of M-CSF+GM-CSF that optimally supported long-cultured macrophages (LC-Mϕs) for up to 15 days, unlike their single use. Macrophages repeatedly stimulated for 15 days with the TLR2 ligand Pam3CSK4 (LCS-Mϕs), showed sustained levels over time of IL-6, CCL2, and CXCL8, inflammatory mediators that were also detected in the synovial fluids of OA patients. Furthermore, macrophages isolated from the synovia of two OA patients showed an expression profile of inflammation-related genes similar to that of LCS-Mϕs, validating our protocol as a model of chronically activated inflammatory macrophages. Next, to confirm that these LCS-Mϕs could be modulated by anti-inflammatory compounds, we employed dexamethasone and/or celecoxib, two drugs widely used in OA treatment, that significantly inhibited the production of inflammatory mediators. This easy-to-use in vitro protocol of long-lasting inflammation with primary human macrophages could be useful for the screening of new compounds to improve the therapy of inflammatory disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aldo Ummarino
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Etromapmacs Pole, Agorà Biomedical Sciences, Foggia, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Etromapmacs Pole, Agorà Biomedical Sciences, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario de A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruña, Spain
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Alcaide-Ruggiero L, Molina-Hernández V, Morgaz J, Fernández-Sarmiento JA, Granados MM, Navarrete-Calvo R, Pérez J, Quirós-Carmona S, Carrillo JM, Cugat R, Domínguez JM. Immunohistochemical Analysis of Knee Chondral Defect Repair after Autologous Particulated Cartilage and Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment in Sheep. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15157. [PMID: 37894837 PMCID: PMC10606679 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242015157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
This study performs an analysis that will enable the evaluation of the quality, durability, and structure of repaired cartilaginous extracellular matrix tissue using an autologous-based particulated autograft cartilage and platelet-rich plasma treatment (PACI + PRP). A single-blind controlled experiment was conducted on 28 sheep to evaluate the efficacy of the PACI + PRP treatment for cartilage defects. Full-thickness 8 mm diameter defects were created in the weight-bearing area of both knees. The right knees received PACI + PRP. The left knees were treated with Ringer's lactate solution (RLS) or hyaluronic acid (HA) injections. Sheep were euthanized at 9- or 18-months post-surgery. An extensive immunohistochemical analysis was performed to assess collagen types (I, II, III, V, VI, IX, X, XI) and aggrecan positivity. A semiquantitative scoring system provided a detailed evaluation of immunostaining. Collagens and aggrecan scores in the PACI + PRP groups were similar to healthy cartilage. Significant differences were found in collagens associated with matrix maturity (II and V), degradation (IX), structure and mechanics (VI), and hypertrophy (X) between healthy cartilage and RLS- or HA-repaired cartilage. The PACI + PRP treatment advanced the repair cartilage process in chondral defects with mature hyaline cartilage and enhanced the structural and mechanical qualities with better consistent cartilage, less susceptible to degradation and without hypertrophic formation over time.
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- Lourdes Alcaide-Ruggiero
- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain; (J.M.); (J.A.F.-S.); (M.M.G.); (R.N.-C.); (S.Q.-C.); (J.M.D.)
- Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; (J.M.C.); (R.C.)
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas y Toxicología, UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio de Sanidad Animal, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain; (J.M.); (J.A.F.-S.); (M.M.G.); (R.N.-C.); (S.Q.-C.); (J.M.D.)
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain; (J.M.); (J.A.F.-S.); (M.M.G.); (R.N.-C.); (S.Q.-C.); (J.M.D.)
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain; (J.M.); (J.A.F.-S.); (M.M.G.); (R.N.-C.); (S.Q.-C.); (J.M.D.)
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain; (J.M.); (J.A.F.-S.); (M.M.G.); (R.N.-C.); (S.Q.-C.); (J.M.D.)
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas y Toxicología, UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Edificio de Sanidad Animal, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain; (J.M.); (J.A.F.-S.); (M.M.G.); (R.N.-C.); (S.Q.-C.); (J.M.D.)
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- Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; (J.M.C.); (R.C.)
- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Calle Santiago Ramón y Cajal s/n, 46115 Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; (J.M.C.); (R.C.)
- Instituto Cugat y Mutualidad de Futbolistas Españoles, Delegación Catalana, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain; (J.M.); (J.A.F.-S.); (M.M.G.); (R.N.-C.); (S.Q.-C.); (J.M.D.)
- Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain; (J.M.C.); (R.C.)
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Alcaide-Ruggiero L, Cugat R, Domínguez JM. Proteoglycans in Articular Cartilage and Their Contribution to Chondral Injury and Repair Mechanisms. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10824. [PMID: 37446002 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Proteoglycans are vital components of the extracellular matrix in articular cartilage, providing biomechanical properties crucial for its proper functioning. They are key players in chondral diseases, specifically in the degradation of the extracellular matrix. Evaluating proteoglycan molecules can serve as a biomarker for joint degradation in osteoarthritis patients, as well as assessing the quality of repaired tissue following different treatment strategies for chondral injuries. Despite ongoing research, understanding osteoarthritis and cartilage repair remains unclear, making the identification of key molecules essential for early diagnosis and effective treatment. This review offers an overview of proteoglycans as primary molecules in articular cartilage. It describes the various types of proteoglycans present in both healthy and damaged cartilage, highlighting their roles. Additionally, the review emphasizes the importance of assessing proteoglycans to evaluate the quality of repaired articular tissue. It concludes by providing a visual and narrative description of aggrecan distribution and presence in healthy cartilage. Proteoglycans, such as aggrecan, biglycan, decorin, perlecan, and versican, significantly contribute to maintaining the health of articular cartilage and the cartilage repair process. Therefore, studying these proteoglycans is vital for early diagnosis, evaluating the quality of repaired cartilage, and assessing treatment effectiveness.
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- Lourdes Alcaide-Ruggiero
- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
- Fundación García-Cugat, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
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- Fundación García-Cugat, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
- Instituto Cugat y Mutualidad de Futbolistas Españoles, Delegación Catalana, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Hospital Clínico Veterinario, Campus de Rabanales, Ctra. Madrid-Cádiz Km 396, 14014 Córdoba, Spain
- Fundación García-Cugat, Plaza Alfonso Comín 5-7, 08023 Barcelona, Spain
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Alcaide-Ruggiero L, Molina-Hernández V, Morgaz J, Fernández-Sarmiento JA, Granados MM, Navarrete-Calvo R, Pérez J, Quirós-Carmona S, Carrillo JM, Cugat R, Domínguez JM. Particulate cartilage and platelet-rich plasma treatment for knee chondral defects in sheep. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2023:10.1007/s00167-022-07295-7. [PMID: 36598512 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-022-07295-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Articular cartilage is vulnerable to multiple types of damage and it has limited reparative and regenerative capacities due to its absence of vascularity. Although a large number of therapeutic strategies exist to treat chondral defects, they have some limitations, such as fibrocartilage formation. Therefore, the goal of the present study was to evaluate the chondrogenic regenerative properties of an autologous-made matrix of particulated cartilage and platelet-rich plasma (PACI + PRP) implantation for the treatment of full-thickness chondral defects in sheep. METHODS A full-thickness 8 mm diameter cartilage defect was created in the weight-bearing area of the medial femoral condyle in both knees of 16 sheep. The right knees of all animals were treated with particulated autograft cartilage implantation and platelet-rich plasma, while the left knees were injected with Ringer's lactate solution or hyaluronic acid. The sheep were killed 9 or 18 months after surgery. Macroscopic evaluations were performed using three different scoring systems, and histopathological evaluations were performed using a modified scoring system based on different scoring systems. RESULTS The PACI + PRP groups showed statistically significant differences in the percentage of defect repair and chondrocytes in the newly formed cartilage tissue at 18 months compared to 9 months. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that macroscopic appearance, histological structure and chondrocyte repair were improved when using PACI + PRP treatment for chondral defects, producing an outcome similar to the surrounding healthy cartilage. PACI + PRP is a totally autologous, easy, and unexpensive treatment that can be performed in one-step procedure and is useful as a therapeutic option for knee chondral defects.
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- Lourdes Alcaide-Ruggiero
- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas y Toxicología. UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Anatomía Patológica Comparadas y Toxicología. UIC Zoonosis y Enfermedades Emergentes ENZOEM, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Barcelona, Spain.,Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia, Spain
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- Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Barcelona, Spain.,Instituto Cugat y Mutualidad de Futbolistas Españoles, Delegación Catalana, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Fundación García Cugat para Investigación Biomédica, Barcelona, Spain
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Rodríguez-Díaz R, Alcaide-Ruggiero L, Rodríguez-Fiestas S, Hess-Medler S, González-Pérez J, Gutiérrez ÁJ, Hardisson A, Rubio C, Paz S, González-Weller D, Blanes-Zamora R. Associations of Semen Quality with Seminal Non-essential Heavy Metals in Males from the Canary Islands. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:4525-4534. [PMID: 33565020 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-02605-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Semen quality and levels of non-essential metals such as strontium (Sr), aluminum (Al), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), and vanadium (V) were measured. Metals were determined by ICP-OES (inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry) in semen samples from 102 men who were recruited in a Reproduction Unit in the Canary Islands. The presence of each metal was as follows: Sr: 56.9%, Al: 73.5%, Pb: 45.1%, Ni: 15.7%, and V: 79.4% of the samples. No significant differences were found in the relationship between the spermiogram, the sperm motility, and the concentration of spermatozoa levels of non-essential metals. It is noteworthy that Ni levels tend to be lower in patients with oligozoospermia (t (46.4) = 1.84; p = 0.070). Between lifestyle and non-essential metals, there was a significant relationship between the level of occupational exposure to metals and Ni (χ2(2) = 13.91; p = 0.001). We did not find significant differences in non-essential seminal metal content and smoking status but, there were differences between drinkers and the concentration of V in semen (t (100) = -1.99; p = 0.050). The occupational exposure to metals and place of residence have effects on Al and V levels in semen. Regarding obesity, significant differences were found in Pb levels (t (18.0) = 2.34; p = 0.031). Obese patients have a lower Pb level, and the percentage of progressive sperm motility was lower in obese men (t (98) = 2.14; p = 0.035). The detection of metals in semen opens a new field in the study of male infertility with the possibility of performing treatments aimed at correcting these possible anomalies.
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- Rubí Rodríguez-Díaz
- Human Reproduction Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
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- Human Reproduction Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Human Reproduction Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Psychobiology and Methodology, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Human Reproduction Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Toxicology, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Toxicology, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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- Human Reproduction Unit, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
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Rodrigue. Díaz R, Alcaide-Ruggiero L, Blane. Zamora R, Gome. Rodríguez J, Paz S, Hardisso. d. l. Torre A, Gutierrez A, Rubio C, Hess-Medler S. P–059 Association between seminal levels of Fe and semen quality. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Study question
The detection of metals in semen offers a new field in the study of male infertility.
Summary answer
Normozoospermia is associated with higher amounts of Fe. In males with pathological spermiogram, the percentage of men with Fe in semen was lower than expected.
What is known already
Increased levels of Fe in human semen appear to have a significant correlation with male fertility, suggesting that Fe in human seminal plasma has an important factor in male reproductive function. Fe acts as an antioxidant being a co-factor of catalasa, which protects sperm. On the other hand, elevated Fe levels are associated with sperm damage and continues to increase the lipid peroxidation that will affect the plasma membrane and the sperm motility. Most authors associate Fe with sperm motility and higher estimated fertility potential, based on standard semen parameters in fertile men, which are associated with lower levels of Fe.
Study design, size, duration
A prospective study was carried out in 102 men in a Reproduction unit in Tenerife, from February to April 2018 as a part on an epidemiologic study of environmental contaminants and male reproduction. The participant were categorized into two groups, according to the results of semen analysis following the World Health Organization guidelines: the pathological and the normal semen group that constituted the control group. The metal was determined in semen samples.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
Semen quality and levels of Fe were measured in seminal plasma on a total of 102 men attended successively, for the initial infertility evaluation, The collected samples were used for both semen analysis following the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines and metal detection and carried out using a Makler® counting chamber (Irvine Scientific, CA) and for metals, were determined by ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry) in semen samples.
Main results and the role of chance
The percentage of males with the presence of Fe was 97.1% and the average level were 0.6283 mg/Kg. When analyzing the relationship between the spermiogram parameters with the levels of Fe in the semen, significant differences were found. All men with a normal sperm analysis presented Fe in semen, but among men diagnosed with altered spermiogram, the percentage of men with Fe in semen (92.7%) was lower than expected (97%) (χ2 128 1 =4.59; p = 0.032). As for the concentration of Fe in spermiogram in the first quartile (25% lower), measuring 0.33 mg/Kg, more pathological samples were found than expected (X2 133 2 =6.921; p = 0.031) having a higher probability of being more pathological (52% vs 31.4%). On the other hand, men with pathological sperm concentration, have higher levels of Fe, in the fourth quartile (0.61 mg/kg), with more frequency than expected (90.6% vs 97%) (χ2 136 1 =6.48; p = 0.011). The association between BMI and the presence of Fe was statistically significant. In obese males (BMI ≥30.0 kg/m2), the percentage of men with Fe in semen (80%) was lower than expected (97%) (χ2 42 2 =11.302; p = 0.001).
Limitations, reasons for caution
The limitation of this study was the volume of semen that could be obtained for metal detection, only 0.8 mL. because the collected samples were used for both semen analysis and metal detection.
Wider implications of the findings: The determination of metals in semen opens a new field in the study of male infertility and many cases of unknown infertility could be due to metal presence or absence in semen, with the option of performing treatments.
Trial registration number
Not applicable
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Affiliation(s)
- R Rodrigue. Díaz
- Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Obstetrics and Gynecology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Obstetrics and Gynecology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Obstetrics and Gynecology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Obstetrics and Gynecology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Toxicology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Toxicology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Toxicology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de La Laguna, Clinical Psychology- Psychobiology and Methodology, La Laguna. Tenerife, Spain
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Patiño-Trives AM, Pérez-Sánchez C, Pérez-Sánchez L, Luque-Tévar M, Ábalos-Aguilera MC, Alcaide-Ruggiero L, Arias-de la Rosa I, Román-Rodríguez C, Seguí P, Espinosa M, Font P, Barbarroja N, Escudero-Contreras A, Antonio González-Reyes J, Manuel Villalba J, Collantes-Estévez E, Aguirre-Zamorano MÁ, López-Pedrera C. Anti-dsDNA Antibodies Increase the Cardiovascular Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Promoting a Distinctive Immune and Vascular Activation. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:2417-2430. [PMID: 34320837 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.121.315928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated to boosted atherosclerosis development and a higher cardiovascular disease risk. This study aimed to delineate the role of anti-double stranded DNA (anti-dsDNA) antibodies on the molecular profile and the activity of immune and vascular cells, as well as on their enhanced cardiovascular risk. Approach and Results Eighty SLE patients were included. Extensive clinical/analytical evaluation was performed, including cardiovascular disease parameters (endothelial function, proatherogenic dyslipidemia, and carotid intima-media thickness). Gene and protein expression profiles were evaluated in monocytes from patients diagnosed positive or negative for anti-dsDNA antibodies by using NanoString and cytokine arrays, respectively. NETosis and circulating inflammatory profile was assessed in both neutrophils and plasma. Positivity and persistence of anti-dsDNA antibodies in SLE patients were associated to endothelial dysfunction, proatherogenic dyslipidemia, and accelerated atherosclerosis. In parallel, anti-dsDNA antibodies were linked to the aberrant activation of innate immune cells, so that anti-dsDNA(+) SLE monocytes showed distinctive gene and protein expression/activity profiles, and neutrophils were more prone to suffer NETosis in comparison with anti-dsDNA(−) patients. Anti-dsDNA(+) patients further displayed altered levels of numerous circulating mediators related to inflammation, NETosis, and cardiovascular risk. In vitro, Ig-dsDNA promoted NETosis on neutrophils, apoptosis on monocytes, modulated the expression of inflammation and thrombosis-related molecules, and induced endothelial activation, at least partially, by FcR (Fc receptor)-binding mechanisms. Conclusions Anti-dsDNA antibodies increase the cardiovascular risk of SLE patients by altering key molecular processes that drive a distinctive and coordinated immune and vascular activation, representing a potential tool in the management of this comorbidity.
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- Alejandra María Patiño-Trives
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
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- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain.,Deparment of Cell Biology, Immunology and Physiology, University of Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, Spain (C.P.-S., J.A.G.-R., J.M.V.)
| | - Laura Pérez-Sánchez
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - María Luque-Tévar
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - M Carmen Ábalos-Aguilera
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Lourdes Alcaide-Ruggiero
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Iván Arias-de la Rosa
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Cristóbal Román-Rodríguez
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Pedro Seguí
- Radiology Service (P.S.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Mario Espinosa
- Nephrology Service (M.E.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Pilar Font
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Nuria Barbarroja
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Alejandro Escudero-Contreras
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - José Antonio González-Reyes
- Deparment of Cell Biology, Immunology and Physiology, University of Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, Spain (C.P.-S., J.A.G.-R., J.M.V.)
| | - José Manuel Villalba
- Deparment of Cell Biology, Immunology and Physiology, University of Córdoba, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario ceiA3, Spain (C.P.-S., J.A.G.-R., J.M.V.)
| | - Eduardo Collantes-Estévez
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - M Ángeles Aguirre-Zamorano
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
| | - Chary López-Pedrera
- Rheumatology Service (A.M.P.-T., C.P.-S., L.P.-S., M.L.-T., M.C.A.-A., L.A.-R., I.A.-d.l.R., C.R.-R., P.F., N.B., A.E.-C., E.C.-E., M.Á.A.-Z., C.L.-P.), Reina Sofia Hospital/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba/University of Cordoba, Spain
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