Article ; Online: Testicular expression of heat SHOCK proteins 60, 70, and 90 in cryptorchid horses.
2024 Volume 217, Page(s) 83–91
Abstract: Heat shock proteins are the most evolutionarily conserved protein families induced by stressors including hyperthermia. In the context of pathologies of the male reproductive tract, cryptorchidism is the most common genital defect that compromises the ... ...
| Abstract | Heat shock proteins are the most evolutionarily conserved protein families induced by stressors including hyperthermia. In the context of pathologies of the male reproductive tract, cryptorchidism is the most common genital defect that compromises the reproductive potential of the male because it induces an increase in intratesticular temperature. In equine species, cryptorchidism affects almost 9 % of newborns and few studies have been carried out on the molecular aspects of the retained testis. In this study, the expression pattern of HSP60, 70, and 90 in abdominal and inguinal testes, in their contralateral descended normally testes, and in testes of normal horses were investigated by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. The histomorphological investigation of retained and scrotal testes was also investigated. The seminiferous epithelium of the retained testes showed a vacuolized appearance and displayed a completely blocked spermatogenesis for lacking meiotic and spermiogenetic cells. On the contrary, the contralateral scrotal testes did not show morphological damage and the seminiferous epithelium displayed all phases of the spermatogenetic cycle as in the normal testes. The morphology of Leydig cells was not affected by the cryptorchid state. Western blot and immunohistochemistry evidenced that equine testis (both scrotal and retained) expresses the three investigated HSPs. More in detail, the Western blot evidenced that HSP70 is the more expressed chaperone and that together with HSP90 it is highly expressed in the retained gonad (P < 0.05). The immunohistochemistry revealed the presence of the three HSPs in the spermatogonia of normal and cryptorchid testes. Spermatogonia of retained testes showed the lowest expression of HSP60 and the highest expression of HSP90. Spermatocytes, spermatids of scrotal testes, and the Sertoli cells of retained and scrotal testes did not display HSP60 whereas expressed HSP70 and HSP90. These two proteins were also localized in the nucleus of the premeiotic cells. The Leydig cells displayed the three HSPs with the higher immunostaining of HSP70 and 90 in the cryptorchid testes. The results indicate that the heat stress condition occurring in the cryptorchid testis influences the expression of HSPs. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Male ; Animals ; Horses ; Testis/metabolism ; Cryptorchidism/genetics ; Cryptorchidism/veterinary ; Cryptorchidism/metabolism ; Chaperonin 60/metabolism ; Sertoli Cells/metabolism ; Leydig Cells/metabolism ; Horse Diseases/metabolism |
| Chemical Substances | Chaperonin 60 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2024-01-17 |
| Publishing country | United States |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 189232-0 |
| ISSN | 1879-3231 ; 0093-691X |
| ISSN (online) | 1879-3231 |
| ISSN | 0093-691X |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.01.019 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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