Nupr1 在精索静脉曲张相关睾丸损伤中调控氧化应激—内质网应激交互及线粒体依赖性凋亡
In vivo Nupr1 regulates oxidative stress-endoplasmic reticulum stress crosstalk and mitochondria-dependent apoptosis in varicocele-related testicular injury
摘要
本研究基于精索静脉曲张(VCL)大鼠睾丸转录组数据再分析,将 Nupr1 鉴定为连接氧化应激(OS)、内质网应激(ERS)与凋亡的候选基因。VCL 睾丸及 H2O2 或衣霉素处理的 GC-2、TM4 细胞中 Nupr1 表达均上调。GC-2 细胞稳定敲低 Nupr1 后,氧化应激下活力下降、ROS 蓄积增多、线粒体膜电位降低、凋亡增加,伴 cleaved caspase-3 升高与 Bax/Bcl-2 比值上升;同时 GRP78、IRE1/p-IRE1、PERK/p-PERK、ATF6 表达下降,提示适应性未折叠蛋白反应(UPR)受损,且 4-PBA 不能恢复细胞活力。结论认为 Nupr1 参与 VCL 相关细胞应激反应,可能维持生精细胞的适应性 UPR 与线粒体稳态。
原文摘要
Varicocele (VCL) is a major cause of male infertility and is closely associated with oxidative stress (OS)-induced testicular injury. Increasing evidence suggests that endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) interacts with OS and mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of spermatogenic impairment, but the molecular regulators linking these processes remain incompletely understood. In this study, we investigated the role of Nupr1 in VCL-related testicular stress responses. Re-analysis of transcriptomic data from VCL rat testes identified Nupr1 as a candidate gene associated with OS, ERS, and apoptosis. Nupr1 expression was significantly increased in VCL testes and was similarly upregulated in GC-2 and TM4 cells under H2O2-induced OS or tunicamycin-induced ERS. Stable knockdown of Nupr1 in GC-2 cells reduced viability under oxidative challenge, increased intracellular ROS accumulation, decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, and enhanced apoptosis, accompanied by increased cleaved caspase-3 expression and an elevated Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. Notably, Nupr1 deficiency attenuated the adaptive ERS response, as shown by reduced expression of GRP78, IRE1/p-IRE1, PERK/p-PERK, and ATF6. Pharmacological induction of ERS with tunicamycin further worsened cell injury in Nupr1-deficient cells, whereas 4-PBA failed to restore cell viability or GRP78 expression. Collectively, these findings indicate that Nupr1 is involved in the cellular stress response relevant to VCL and may help maintain adaptive UPR signaling and mitochondrial homeostasis in spermatogenic cells under oxidative stress.
推荐理由:以转录组再分析加体外敲低验证,首次将 Nupr1 置于 VCL 中 OS-ERS-线粒体凋亡轴的中心,对男性不育机制研究有参考价值;但仅限大鼠与细胞系、缺乏体内干预与临床样本,转化距离较远。
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