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J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol ; 341(1): 31-40, 2024 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37861072

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Cadmium is a male reproductive toxicant that interacts with a variety of pathogenetic mechanisms. However, the effect of cadmium on the regulatory mechanism of the steroidogenic pathway of Leydig cells during spermatogenesis is still ambiguous. Light microscopy, Western blot, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction were performed to study the regulatory mechanism of the steroidogenic pathway of Leydig cells during spermatogenesis. The results indicated that in the control group, Leydig cells showed dynamic immunoreactivity and immunosignaling action with a strong positive significant secretion of 3ß-hydroxysteroid hydrogenase (3ß-HSD) in the interstitial compartment of the testis. Leydig cells showed a high active regulator mechanism of the steroidogenic pathway with increased the proteins and genes expression level of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR), cytochrome P450 cholesterol (CYP11A1), cytochrome P450 cholesterol (CYP17A1), 3ß-hydroxysteroid hydrogenase (3ß-HSD) 17ß-hydroxysteroid hydrogenase (17ß-HSD), and androgen receptor (AR) that maintained the healthy and vigorous progressive motile spermatozoa. However, on treatment with cadmium, Leydig cells were irregularly dispersed in the interstitial compartment of the testis. Leydig cells showed reduced immunoreactivity and immunosignaling of 3ß-HSD protein. Meanwhile, cadmium impaired the regulatory mechanism of the steroidogenic process of the Leydig cells with reduced protein and gene expression levels of STAR, CYP11A1, CYP17A1, 3ß-HSD, 17ß-HSD, and AR in the testis. Additionally, treatment with cadmium impaired the serum LH, FSH, and testosterone levels in blood as compared to control. This study explores the hazardous effect of cadmium on the regulatory mechanism of the steroidogenic pathway of Leydig cells during spermatogenesis.


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Hidrogenase , Células Intersticiais do Testículo , Masculino , Animais , Células Intersticiais do Testículo/química , Células Intersticiais do Testículo/metabolismo , Cádmio/metabolismo , Testosterona , Enzima de Clivagem da Cadeia Lateral do Colesterol/genética , Enzima de Clivagem da Cadeia Lateral do Colesterol/metabolismo , Hidroxiesteroides/metabolismo , Hidroxiesteroides/farmacologia , Hidrogenase/metabolismo , Hidrogenase/farmacologia , Espermatogênese , Colesterol/metabolismo , Colesterol/farmacologia
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