Oxidative Stress, Cytotoxic and Inflammatory Effects of Azoles Combinatorial Mixtures in Sertoli TM4 Cells
-
Published:2023-05-24
Issue:6
Volume:12
Page:1142
-
ISSN:2076-3921
-
Container-title:Antioxidants
-
language:en
-
Short-container-title:Antioxidants
Author:
Petricca Sabrina1ORCID, Carnicelli Veronica1ORCID, Luzi Carla1, Cinque Benedetta2, Celenza Giuseppe1, Iorio Roberto1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy 2. Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Abstract
Triazole and imidazole fungicides are an emerging class of contaminants with an increasing and ubiquitous presence in the environment. In mammals, their reproductive toxicity has been reported. Concerning male reproduction, a combinatorial activity of tebuconazole (TEB; triazole fungicide) and econazole (ECO; imidazole compound) in inducing mitochondrial impairment, energy depletion, cell cycle arrest, and the sequential activation of autophagy and apoptosis in Sertoli TM4 cells (SCs) has recently been demonstrated. Given the strict relationship between mitochondrial activity and reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the causative role of oxidative stress (OS) in male reproductive dysfunction, the individual and combined potential of TEB and ECO in inducing redox status alterations and OS was investigated. Furthermore, considering the impact of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in modulating male fertility, protein expression levels were assessed. In the present study, we demonstrate that azoles-induced cytotoxicity is associated with a significant increase in ROS production, a drastic reduction in superoxide dismutase (SOD) and GSH-S-transferase activity levels, and a marked increase in the levels of oxidized (GSSG) glutathione. Exposure to azoles also induced COX-2 expression and increased TNF-α production. Furthermore, pre-treatment with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) mitigates ROS accumulation, attenuates COX-2 expression and TNF-α production, and rescues SCs from azole-induced apoptosis, suggesting a ROS-dependent molecular mechanism underlying the azole-induced cytotoxicity.
Funder
Dept of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences—University of L’Aquila MIUR
Subject
Cell Biology,Clinical Biochemistry,Molecular Biology,Biochemistry,Physiology
Reference84 articles.
1. Sexual dysfunction and male infertility;Lotti;Nat. Rev. Urol.,2018 2. Global, regional, and national prevalence and disability-adjusted life-years for infertility in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: Results from a global burden of disease study, 2017;Sun;Aging,2019 3. Human exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals: Effects on the male and female reproductive systems;Sifakis;Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol.,2017 4. Rossi, G., Dufrusine, B., Lizzi, A.R., Luzi, C., Piccoli, A., Fezza, F., Iorio, R., D’Andrea, G., Dainese, E., and Cecconi, S. (2020). Bisphenol A Deranges the Endocannabinoid System of Primary Sertoli Cells with an Impact on Inhibin B Production. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 21. 5. Transgenerational Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Male and Female Reproduction;Brehm;Endocrinology,2019
|
|