Metabonomic Insights into the Sperm Activation Mechanisms in Ricefield Eel (Monopterus albus)

In fish, sperm motility activation is one of the most essential procedures for fertilization. Previous studies have mainly focused on the external environmental effects and intracellular signals in sperm activation; however, little is known about the metabolic process of sperm motility activation in fish. In the present study, using ricefield eel (Monopterus albus) sperm as a model, metabonomics was used to analyze the metabolic mechanism of the sperm motility activation in fish. Firstly, 529 metabolites were identified in the sperm of ricefield eel, which were clustered into the organic acids, amino acids, nucleotides, benzene, and carbohydrates, respectively. Among them, the most abundant metabolites in sperm were L-phenylalanine, DL-leucine, L-leucine, lysolecithin choline 18:0, L-tryptophan, adenine, hypoxanthine, 7-Methylguanine, shikimic acid, and L-tyrosine. Secondly, compared to pre-activated sperm, the level of S-sulfo-L-cysteine and L-asparagine were both increased in the post-activated sperm. Ninety-two metabolites were decreased in the post-activated sperm, including quinic acid, acetylsalicylic acid, 7,8-dihydro L-biopterin, citric acid, glycylphenylalanine, and dihydrotachysterol (DHT). Finally, basing on the pathway analysis, we found that the changed metabolites in sperm motility activation were mainly clustered into energy metabolism and anti-oxidative stress. Fish sperm motility activation would be accompanied by the release of a large amount of energy, which might damage the genetic material of sperm. Thus, the anti-oxidative stress function is a critical process to maintain the normal physiological function of sperm.

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Maladaptation of trout spermatozoa to fresh water is related to oxidative stress and proteome changes

Reproduction ◽

10.1530/rep-19-0012 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 157 (6) ◽

pp. 485-499 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J Nynca ◽

M Słowińska ◽

S Judycka ◽

A Ciereszko

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Rainbow Trout ◽

Fresh Water ◽

Sertoli Cell ◽

Sperm Motility ◽

Tca Cycle ◽

Cell Junction ◽

Sperm Activation ◽

The Tca Cycle ◽

Proteome Changes

Rainbow trout sperm are ‘maladapted’ to freshwater spawning, resulting in shorter duration of sperm motility in fresh water compared to buffered saline solution. We hypothesized that different sperm motility-activating media have various effects on sperm motility characteristics and oxidative stress, as well as on the protein profiles of rainbow trout sperm. We designed an experimental model for activation of rainbow trout sperm motility in different osmotic conditions: (i) isosmotic and (ii) hypoosmotic. Spermatozoa activation with hypoosmotic solution was associated with lower values for sperm motility parameters (52%) and an induced increase in ROS level (19.4%) in comparison to isosmotic activation with isosmotic solution (67 and 9.5% for sperm motility and ROS, respectively). Hypoosmotic activation resulted in a higher number of differentially abundant sperm proteins (out of which 50 were identified) compared to isosmotic conditions, where only two spots of protein disulfide-isomerase 6 were changed in abundance. The proteins are mainly involved in the TCA cycle, tight and gap junction signaling, Sertoli cell–Sertoli cell junction signaling and asparagine degradation. Our results, for the first time, indicate that during hypoosmotic activation of sperm motility, osmotic stress triggers oxidative stress and disturbances mostly to structural proteins and metabolic enzymes. Our results strongly suggest that comparative physiological and biochemical analysis of rainbow trout sperm characteristics in isosmotic and hypoosmotic conditions could be a useful model for studying the mechanism of sperm activation in salmonid fish.

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Thiol-based switching mechanisms of stress-sensing chaperones

Biological Chemistry ◽

10.1515/hsz-2020-0262 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Kathrin Ulrich ◽

Blanche Schwappach ◽

Ursula Jakob

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Stress Conditions ◽

Stress Exposure ◽

Atp Levels ◽

Protein Functions ◽

Activation Mechanisms ◽

Client Proteins ◽

Stress Sensing ◽

Redox Switches

AbstractThiol-based redox switches evolved as efficient post-translational regulatory mechanisms that enable individual proteins to rapidly respond to sudden environmental changes. While some protein functions need to be switched off to save resources and avoid potentially error-prone processes, protective functions become essential and need to be switched on. In this review, we focus on thiol-based activation mechanisms of stress-sensing chaperones. Upon stress exposure, these chaperones convert into high affinity binding platforms for unfolding proteins and protect cells against the accumulation of potentially toxic protein aggregates. Their chaperone activity is independent of ATP, a feature that becomes especially important under oxidative stress conditions, where cellular ATP levels drop and canonical ATP-dependent chaperones no longer operate. Vice versa, reductive inactivation and substrate release require the restoration of ATP levels, which ensures refolding of client proteins by ATP-dependent foldases. We will give an overview over the different strategies that cells evolved to rapidly increase the pool of ATP-independent chaperones upon oxidative stress and provide mechanistic insights into how stress conditions are used to convert abundant cellular proteins into ATP-independent holding chaperones.

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Antioxidants in Fish Sperm and the Potential Role of Melatonin

Antioxidants ◽

10.3390/antiox10010036 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 36

Author(s):

Francisca Félix ◽

Catarina C. V. Oliveira ◽

Elsa Cabrita

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Fish Cell ◽

Cell Protection ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Fish Sperm ◽

Scavenger Activity ◽

Stress Damage ◽

Novel Antioxidants ◽

Aquaculture Production

In recent years, the effects of novel antioxidants have played an important role in the research focusing on fish cell protection. As food demand grows, aquaculture production becomes more intensive, and fish are more exposed to oxidative stress conditions, like high densities, temperature shifting, frequent fish handling and samplings, and prophylactic or disease treatments, which expose fish to a different environment. Particularly in reproduction, germ cells lose antioxidant capacity with spermatogenesis, as spermatozoa are more prone to oxidative stress. Antioxidants have been used in a variety of fish physiological problems including in reproduction and in the establishment of cryopreservation protocols. From the most used antioxidants to natural plant food and herbs, and endogenously produced antioxidants, like melatonin, a review of the literature available in terms of their effects on the protection of fish spermatozoa is presented here in a classified structure. Several direct and indirect approaches to improve gamete quality using antioxidants administration are mentioned (through feed supplementation or by adding in cryopreservation media), as well as factors affecting the efficiency of these molecules and their mechanisms of action. Special attention is given to the unclear melatonin pathway and its potential scavenger activity to prevent and counteract oxidative stress damage on fish spermatozoa.

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Oxidative Stress in Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18157806 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (15) ◽

pp. 7806

Author(s):

Patricia Tomás-Simó ◽

Luis D’Marco ◽

María Romero-Parra ◽

Mari Carmen Tormos-Muñoz ◽

Guillermo Sáez ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

Reduced Glutathione ◽

Genetic Material ◽

Future Research ◽

Control Group ◽

Dialysis Patients ◽

Early Stages ◽

Molecular Lines

Background: Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality at any stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Moreover, the high rate of cardiovascular mortality observed in these patients is associated with an accelerated atherosclerosis process that likely starts at the early stages of CKD. Thus, traditional and non-traditional or uremic-related factors represent a link between CKD and cardiovascular risk. Among non-conventional risk factors, particular focus has been placed on anaemia, mineral and bone disorders, inflammation, malnutrition and oxidative stress and, in this regard, connections have been reported between oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease in dialysis patients. Methods: We evaluated the oxidation process in different molecular lines (proteins, lipids and genetic material) in 155 non-dialysis patients at different stages of CKD and 45 healthy controls. To assess oxidative stress status, we analyzed oxidized glutathione (GSSG), reduced glutathione (GSH) and the oxidized/reduced glutathione ratio (GSSG/GSH) and other oxidation indicators, including malondialdehyde (MDA) and 8-oxo-2’-deoxyguanosine (8-oxo-dG). Results: An active grade of oxidative stress was found from the early stages of CKD onwards, which affected all of the molecular lines studied. We observed a heightened oxidative state (indicated by a higher level of oxidized molecules together with decreased levels of antioxidant molecules) as kidney function declined. Furthermore, oxidative stress-related alterations were significantly greater in CKD patients than in the control group. Conclusions: CKD patients exhibit significantly higher oxidative stress than healthy individuals, and these alterations intensify as eGFR declines, showing significant differences between CKD stages. Thus, future research is warranted to provide clearer results in this area.

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Characteristics of diluted-stored and post-thawed semen of Hutsul stallions

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica ◽

10.1556/004.2021.00050 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Sperm Motility ◽

Disease Transmission ◽

Survival Rates ◽

Genetic Material ◽

Sperm Bank ◽

Resource Protection ◽

Frozen Semen ◽

Genetic Reserve ◽

Basic Parameters ◽

Risk Of Disease

Abstract The use of frozen semen lowers the risk of disease transmission, eliminates geographical limitations and supports the implementation of genetic resource protection programs. However, due to the very rare use of frozen semen from Hutsul stallions, their genetic material is not secured in sperm banks, and very little information is available about their semen, including its suitability for cryopreservation, and sperm survival rates after thawing. The aim of this study was to analyse basic parameters such as sperm motility, vitality and morphology in diluted-stored and post-thawed Hutsul semen, using a CASA system. There were no differences in sperm motility (P = 0.3372) or morphology between the groups, although the progressive motility was higher in thawed semen (P = 0.0151), while the sperm vitality was higher in diluted-stored semen (P = 0.00517). This study demonstrates that semen from Hutsul horses is suitable for cryopreservation, thus supporting the creation of a sperm bank as a genetic reserve for representatives of this breed.

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Sperm motility assessment of epididymal sperm from post mortem goat testicles held at 5°C

Entomology and Applied Science Letters ◽

10.24896/easl2017424 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 16

Author(s):

Angelica C. Bumanlag ◽

Hannah Lei M. Harada ◽

Cynthia C. Divina ◽

Marlon B. Ocampo ◽

Lerma C. Ocampo

Keyword(s):

Sperm Motility ◽

Storage Time ◽

Genetic Material ◽

Holding Time ◽

Considerable Proportion ◽

Prolonged Storage ◽

Post Mortem ◽

Epididymal Sperm ◽

Yield Quality ◽

Slow Moving

Appropriate holding conditions for post mortem testicles of goat to yield quality epididymal sperm (ES) as a source of genetic material for cryobanking and fertilization studies are lacking. In this study, the effect of storage time on the motility of ES from post mortem testicles maintained at 5°C was evaluated. In the laboratory, the cauda epididymides were excised from the testicles after 4 hr (G-1) and 24 hr (G-2) of holding time before collecting the sperm in a Tris-citrate buffered solution and evaluated using a CASA. Sperm motility profiling revealed a subpopulation of static, slow, motile and progressive ES. The proportion of static sperm in the control (16.97±6.21) and G-1 (21.53±5.60) were lower significantly than G-2 (36.13±5.05). The proportion of slow moving sperm was lower significantly than G-1 (23.31±3.57) and G-2 (25.45±3.32). The proportion of motile and progressive motile sperm decreases significantly (P<0.05) as the holding time increases at 78.46±4.64% (G-1) to 63.85±4.06 (G-2) and 45.53±8.89 (G-1) to 25.46±8.42 (G-2), respectively. The results showed that prolonged storage of post mortem testicles at 5°C could result to a reduced percentage of motile and progressively motile ES. Nevertheless, this considerable proportion of ES remained useful both for cryobanking and fertilization studies.

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Estimation of the Genotoxicityof Hydrogen Peroxide and Antioxidant Actionof Halo Acid by the Method of Dna-Cometwith the Use of the Model of Transplantable Cell Cultures

Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta Serija 11 Estestvennye nauki ◽

10.15688/jvolsu11.2018.1.7 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 40-43

Author(s):

Olga Verle ◽

Oleg Ostrovskiy ◽

Valerian Verovskiy ◽

Galina Dudchenko

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Hydrogen Peroxide ◽

In Vitro Model ◽

Cell Damage ◽

Protective Action ◽

Genetic Material ◽

Optimal Level ◽

Pharmacological Agents ◽

Vitro Model

In the framework of the study, the degree of defragmentation of DNA by the DNA-comet method is evaluated when exposed to the cell culture of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and an in vitro model is developed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of new pharmacological agents. The results of working with cell lines show that the percentage of damage to the genetic material of cells of intact samples does not greatly vary from the method of removing the cellular monolayer from the culture plastic. Concerning the effect of H2O2 as an inducer of oxidative stress on DNA cell damage, the optimal level of DNA defragmentation has been modeled for subsequent studies of the protective action of antioxidants.

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Genotoxic potential of nonsteroidal hormones

Veterinarski glasnik ◽

10.2298/vetgl1504245t ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 69 (3-4) ◽

pp. 245-258

Author(s):

Dijana Topalovic ◽

Lada Zivkovic ◽

Ninoslav Djelic ◽

Vladan Bajic ◽

Andrea Cabarkapa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oxidative Stress ◽

Genetic Material ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Genotoxic Effect ◽

Common Mechanism ◽

Genotoxic Effects ◽

Specific Expression ◽

Study Results

Hormones are cellular products involved in the regulation of a large number of processes in living systems, and which by their actions affect the growth, function and metabolism of cells. Considering that hormones are compounds normally present in the organism, it is important to determine if they can, under certain circumstances, lead to genetic changes in the hereditary material. Numerous experimental studies in vitro and in vivo in different systems, from bacteria to mammals, dealt with the mutagenic and genotoxic effects of hormones. This work presents an overview of the research on genotoxic effects of non?steroidal hormones, although possible changes of genetic material under their influence have not still been known enough, and moreover, investigations on their genotoxic influence have given conflicting results. The study results show that mechanisms of genotoxic effect of nonsteroidal hormones are manifested through the increase of oxidative stress by arising reactive oxygen species. A common mechanism of ROS occurence in thyroid hormones and catecholamines is through metabolic oxidation of their phenolic groups. Manifestation of insulin genotoxic effect is based on production of ROS by activation of NADPH isophorms, while testing oxytocin showed absence of genotoxic effect. Considering that the investigations on genotoxicity of nonsteroidal hormones demonstrated both positive and negative results, the explanation of this discordance involve limitations of test systems themselves, different cell types or biological species used in the experiments, different level of reactivity in vitro and in vivo, as well as possible variations in a tissue-specific expression. Integrated, the provided data contribute to better understanding of genotoxic effect of nonsteroidal hormones and point out to the role and mode of action of these hormones in the process of occurring of effects caused by oxidative stress.

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