Alterations in the proliferative/apoptotic equilibrium in semen of adolescents with varicocele

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Belardin, Larissa Berloffa [1 ]
Del Giudice, Paula Toni [1 ]
Camargo, Mariana [1 ]
Intasqui, Paula [1 ]
Antoniassi, Mariana Pereira [1 ]
Bertolla, Ricardo Pimenta [1 ,2 ]
Cedenho, Agnaldo Pereira [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Div Urol, Dept Surg, R Embau 231, BR-04039060 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
[2] Hosp Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
基金
巴西圣保罗研究基金会;
关键词
Adolescent; Apoptosis; Seminal plasma; Spermatogenesis; Varicocele; SEMINAL PLASMA; PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS; MALE-INFERTILITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; DNA-DAMAGE; SPERM; PROTEIN; SPERMATOZOA; MEN; IDENTIFICATION;
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10.1007/s10815-016-0808-z
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
To verify if the presence of varicocele (grades II and III) with and without seminal alterations, using the 5(th) centile cutoff values in table A1.1 of the World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) manual, alters the seminal plasma levels of proteins DNASE1 (deoxyribonuclease-1) and IGFBP7 (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7), which are related to apoptosis regulation and cell proliferation, respectively, demonstrating that these proteins are important for correct spermatogenesis. This cross sectional study was performed at the Sao Paulo Federal University Paulo between May 2014 and April 2016. A total of 61 male adolescents were included in this study, of which 20 controls without varicocele (C), 22 with varicocele and normal semen analysis (VNS) and 19 with varicocele and altered semen analysis (VAS). Seminal plasma from each patient was used for Western blotting analysis of individual protein levels. Values of each protein were normalized to a testicular housekeeping protein (PARK7-protein deglycase DJ-1). Levels of IGFBP7 protein are increased in varicocele. Levels of DNASE1 are progressively decreased in varicocele (lower in varicocele and normal semen analysis, lowest in varicocele and altered semen analysis) when compared to adolescents without varicocele. DNASE1 levels are positively correlated with sperm concentration and morphology (correlation values of 0.400 and 0.404, respectively; p values of 0.001 and 0.001, respectively). In conclusion, in adolescents, seminal plasma levels of IGFBP7, responsible for proliferative activity, are increased in varicocele grades II and III, and DNASE1, responsible for apoptosis regulation, are lower in varicocele, lowest in varicocele and low semen quality. These proteins demonstrate molecular alterations brought upon by varicocele. Moreover, DNASE1 is capable of discriminating a varicocele that causes alterations to semen quality from one that does not. We propose that the initial response of varicocele is to increase proliferative activity which, if followed by regulation of apoptosis, may lead to the ejaculation of a population of sperm that are in accordance with WHO cutoff values but, in the presence of dysregulated apoptosis, leads to lower sperm concentration and morphology.
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页码:1657 / 1664
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