CTRP6-AdipoR1 信号促进睾酮合成并缓解肥胖相关男性生殖功能障碍
CTRP6-AdipoR1 signaling promotes testosterone production and alleviates obesity-associated male reproductive dysfunction
摘要
该研究探讨肥胖导致男性生育力下降的分子机制。作者发现,C1q/TNF 相关蛋白 6(CTRP6)是由睾丸间质细胞分泌的睾酮合成调控因子,高脂饮食选择性下调间质细胞内 CTRP6 的表达与分泌,而循环水平反而升高,提示睾丸微环境存在组织特异性失调。间质细胞特异性过表达 CTRP6 可缓解高脂饮食诱导的睾丸萎缩、恢复生精小管结构与精子参数并挽救睾酮生成;特异性敲除则损害生精功能。机制上,CTRP6 与 AdipoR1 结合,经 PI3K/Akt、SREBP2-CYP51A1 通路影响胆固醇与睾酮合成;睾丸内注射重组人 CTRP6 可在体内改善生精障碍。
原文摘要
Obesity is a major risk factor for male infertility, yet the molecular mechanisms linking obesity to impaired spermatogenesis remain poorly defined. Here we show that C1q/TNF-related protein 6 (CTRP6) is a Leydig cell-derived regulator of testosterone production whose local expression is reduced in obesity. High-fat diet (HFD) feeding selectively reduced CTRP6 expression and secretion in Leydig cells despite elevated circulating CTRP6 levels, indicating tissue-specific dysregulation within the testicular microenvironment. Leydig cell-specific CTRP6 overexpression markedly alleviated HFD-induced testicular atrophy, restored seminiferous tubule architecture, improved sperm parameters and reproductive outcomes, and rescued testosterone production. Conversely, Leydig cell-specific CTRP6 knockout impaired spermatogenesis and reduced male reproductive capacity under normal-diet conditions, supporting an important role for endogenous CTRP6 in reproductive homeostasis. The combined secretion, genetic and extracellular-protein experiments are consistent with an autocrine contribution. Transcriptomic analyses identified CYP51A1 as a candidate downstream mediator. CTRP6 associated with adiponectin receptor 1 (AdipoR1), and AdipoR1 knockdown attenuated rhCTRP6-associated changes in PI3K/Akt phosphorylation, SREBP2 and CYP51A1 abundance, cholesterol content and testosterone production. Notably, intratesticular administration of recombinant human CTRP6 (rhCTRP6) effectively rescued HFD-induced spermatogenic dysfunction in vivo. Together, these findings uncover a previously unrecognized local Leydig cell-derived CTRP6 signaling model linking obesity to male reproductive dysfunction.
推荐理由:首次提出间质细胞来源 CTRP6-AdipoR1 自分泌轴连接肥胖与睾酮合成及生精障碍,遗传学与重组蛋白体内挽救实验链条较完整,对男性生育力保护与肥胖相关不育的干预研究有参考价值;但尚属动物模型阶段,向临床转化仍需验证。
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