Copper-Induced Spermatozoa Head Malformation Is Related to Oxidative Damage to Testes in CD-1 Mice

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• 作者：Zhuo-Wei Zhang ; Zhi-GangTan ; Na Qiao ; Zhen-Long Kang…
• 关键词：Copper ; Spermatozoa parameters ; GPx5 ; AR ; Testes
• 刊名：Biological Trace Element Research
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：173
• 期：2
• 页码：427-432
• 全文大小：3,460 KB
• 刊物主题：Biochemistry, general; Biotechnology; Nutrition; Oncology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1559-0720
• 卷排序：173

文摘

The molecular mechanism for copper toxicity on spermatozoa quality in mice is not well understood. In a 4-week experiment, we challenged 24, 6-week-old male CD-1 mice with twice-a-week intraperitoneal copper chloride injections and evaluated spermatozoa quality, copper levels in the testes, serum testosterone, the expression of key antioxidant glutathione peroxidase 5 (GPx5), and the regulated androgen receptor (AR) in the mice testes. We compared these outcomes for four groups of six mice given doses of 0, 1.25, 2.5, 5.0 mg/kg weight copper chloride twice a week for 4 weeks. The mice demonstrated a copper increase spermatozoa head malformation in a dose-response manner. However, we observed no changes in spermatozoa viability and acrosome integrity in the ratio of mouse body weight to testes weight or in the histomorphology of the testes as the average copper level increased. Results of our RT-PCR assays, immunohistochemical tests, ELISA, and histochemistry analyses indicated that testis GPx5 expression was increased, AR expression in the testes was decreased, serum testosterone was decreased, and the activity of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase was decreased as the copper dose increased. In conclusion, these data show that sublethal exposure to copper induces spermatozoa head malformation and influences both mRNA and protein levels of GPx5 and AR which is related to copper resides in the testes.