Effect of carbon disulfide on mitochondrial apoptosis-related proteins in cytoplasm of testicular tissue among male rats / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the role of mitochondrial pathway in the apoptosis of spermatogenic cells induced by inhalation of carbon disulfide in male rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats (clean grade) were divided into four groups according to their body weights: three CS(2) exposure groups (CS(2) concentrations: 50, 250, and 1250 mg/m(3)) and a control group. The rats in CS(2) exposure groups were exposed to CS(2) by static inhalation for 10 weeks (2 h/d, 5 d/w), while the rats in control group were exposed to air. Then, all rats were sacrificed by decapitation; testicular tissues were collected, and cytoplasmic proteins were extracted; the levels of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), cytochrome c (cyto c), Bcl-2, Bax, procaspase-9, and procaspase-3 were measured by Western blot, and the activities of caspase-9 and caspase-3 were measured using a test kit.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the control group, all CS(2) exposure groups had significantly increased levels of cyto c in the cytoplasm of testicular tissue (P<0.05); in the 250 mg/m(3) CS(2) exposure group, the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio and activities of caspase-9 and caspase-3 increased significantly (P<0.05), and the content of procaspase-9 and procaspase-3 decreased significantly (P<0.05); in the 1250 mg/m(3) CS(2) exposure group, the relative expression levels of Bax and AIF in cytoplasm increased significantly (P<0.05), and the expression level of Bcl-2 decreased significantly (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Mitochondrial pathway plays an important role in the CS(2)-induced apoptosis of spermatogenic cells in testicular tissue among male rats.</p>

Effect of carbon disulfide on mitochondrial respiratory chain in spermatogenic cells in male rats / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effect of carbon disulfide (CS(2)) on the mitochondrial respiratory chain in testicular spermatogenic cells in male rats and to explore the possible mechanism of reproductive system damage caused by CS(2) in male rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty-four male Sprague-Dawley rats (clean grade) were randomly divided into four groups: three CS(2) exposure groups (CS(2) concentrations: 50, 250, and 1250 mg/m(3)) and a control group. The rats in CS(2) exposure groups were exposed to CS(2) by static inhalation for 10 weeks (2 h/d, 5 d/w), while the rats in control group were exposed to air. Then, all rats were sacrificed by decapitation; testicular tissues were collected, and mitochondrial protein in spermatogenic cells were extracted; the levels of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme complex I∼V were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the control group, all CS(2) exposure groups had significantly increased levels of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme complex I∼V in spermatogenic cells (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the levels of respiratory chain enzyme complex I∼IV between the CS(2) exposure groups (P < 0.05), but the level of respiratory chain enzyme complex V rose significantly as the concentration of CS(2) increased (P<0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Various levels of CS(2) exposure may increase the levels of mitochondrial respiratory chain enzyme complex in testicular spermatogenic cells among male rats, thus affecting the normal oxidative phosphorylation in mitochondria.</p>

Apoptosis and gene FasL expression induced by carbon disulfide in rat sertoli cells / 中华劳动卫生职业病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study apoptosis and gene FasL expression induced by carbon disulfide in sertoli cells of male rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sertoli cells were exposed to different concentrations of CS(2) (0, 0.36, 0.72, 1.44 micromol/ml) for 24 hours. Survival rate, apoptosis rate, expression level of gene FasL were measured using MTT, FCM, and RT-PCR methods respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Sertoli cell survival rate decreased as the concentration of CS(2) increased. The survival rate (73.34% +/- 1.39%) was significantly lower than the control group (99.98% +/- 5.48%) when the concentration of CS(2) > or = 1.44 micromol/ml (P < 0.05). Apoptosis rate increased as the CS(2) concentration increased. Apoptosis rate (7.93% +/- 0.43%) was significantly higher when the concentration of CS(2) > or = 1.44 micromol/ml (P < 0.05). Expression level of the FasL significantly increased as the concentrations of CS(2) (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>CS(2) is cytotoxic to sertoli cells. It could cause apoptosis of sertoli cells.</p>