| Autor: |
Xu-Dong Zhang, Jian Sun, Xin-Mei Zheng, Jin Zhang, Lu-Lu Tan, Long-Long Fan, Ye-Xin Luo, Yi-Fan Hu, Shen-Dong Xu, Huan Zhou, Yu-Feng Zhang, Hao Li, Zhi Yuan, Tian Wei, Hua-Long Zhu, De-Xiang Xu, Yong-Wei Xiong, Hua Wang |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Redox Biology, Vol 76, Iss , Pp 103312- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2213-2317 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.redox.2024.103312 |
| Popis: |
Strong evidence indicates that environmental stressors are the risk factors for male testosterone deficiency (TD). However, the mechanisms of environmental stress-induced TD remain unclear. Based on our all-cause male reproductive cohort, we found that serum ferrous iron (Fe2⁺) levels were elevated in TD donors. Then, we explored the role and mechanism of ferroptosis in environmental stress-reduced testosterone levels through in vivo and in vitro models. Data demonstrated that ferroptosis and lipid droplet deposition were observed in environmental stress-exposed testicular Leydig cells. Pretreatment with ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1), a specific ferroptosis inhibitor, markedly mitigated environmental stress-reduced testosterone levels. Through screening of core genes involved in lipid droplets formation, it was found that environmental stress significantly increased the levels of perilipins 4 (PLIN4) protein and mRNA in testicular Leydig cells. Further experiments showed that Plin4 siRNA reversed environmental stress-induced lipid droplet deposition and ferroptosis in Leydig cells. Additionally, environmental stress increased the levels of METTL3, METTL14, and total RNA m6A in testicular Leydig cells. Mechanistically, S-adenosylhomocysteine, an inhibitor of METTL3 and METTL14 heterodimer activity, restored the abnormal levels of Plin4, Fe2⁺ and testosterone in environmental stress-treated Leydig cells. Collectively, these results suggest that Plin4 exacerbates environmental stress-decreased testosterone level via inducing ferroptosis in testicular Leydig cells. |
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