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Female C57BL/6 mice exhibit protection against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and diabesity accompanied by differential regulation of hepatic lipocalin prostaglandin D2 synthase 雌性 C57BL/6 小鼠对非酒精性脂肪肝和肥胖症的保护作用伴随着肝脏脂联素前列腺素 D2 合成酶的不同调节。

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112404

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PRDM16 in thermogenic adipocytes mediates an inter-organ protective signaling against alcohol-associated liver disease 发热脂肪细胞中的 PRDM16 介导器官间保护信号，防止酒精相关性肝病。

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112407

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NLRP3 inhibitor alleviates glycemic variability-induced cognitive impairment in aged rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus. NLRP3抑制剂可缓解血糖变化诱发的2型糖尿病老年大鼠认知功能障碍

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112406

Wei Yang, Si-Cong Si, Jing Li, Yi-Xin Ma, Huan Zhao, Jia Liu

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Status of sperm mitochondrial functions and DNA methylation in infertile men with clinical varicocele before and after treatment. 临床精索静脉曲张不育男性精子线粒体功能和 DNA 甲基化治疗前后的状况。

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112393

Deepshikha Arya, Prakash Pawar, Rahul Gajbhiye, Deepti Tandon, Priyank Kothari, Reshma Goankar, Dipty Singh

{"title":"Status of sperm mitochondrial functions and DNA methylation in infertile men with clinical varicocele before and after treatment.","authors":"Deepshikha Arya, Prakash Pawar, Rahul Gajbhiye, Deepti Tandon, Priyank Kothari, Reshma Goankar, Dipty Singh","doi":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2024.112393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Varicocele has been associated with reduced male fertility potential. Treatment modalities for varicocele improve semen parameters, yet more than 50% of cases remain infertile. Varicocele-induced heat and hypoxia stress may affect sperm mitochondrial functions, possibly leading to aberrant epigenetic modifications. This study includes 30 fertile men and 40 infertile men with clinical varicocele. The effect of varicocele treatment (antioxidant supplementation and or varicocelectomy) was evaluated after 3 months of treatment. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and intracellular reactive oxygen species (iROS) were measured by flow cytometry using JC-1 and DCFDA, respectively. mtDNA copy number and deletions were determined by PCR. DNA methylation was analysed by pyrosequencing. Present investigations suggest that infertile men with varicocele have abnormal semen parameters; significantly low MMP, high iROS, and high mtDNA copy number. Semen parameters were improved in a subset of men of both the treatment modalities; however, it was noted that varicocelectomy helped better in improving sperm parameters compared to antioxidant treatment. Both treatment modalities helped in reducing iROS and mtDNA copy number significantly; however, they were non effective in improving MMP. Altered DNA methylation at mitochondria D loop and mitochondrial structure and function genes UQCRC2, MIC60, TOM22, and LETM1 (promoter region) were observed in varicocele group. The DNA methylation levels were restored after varicocele treatment; however, the restoration was not consistent at all CpG sites. Both the treatment modalities helped in restoring the altered DNA methylation levels of mitochondrial genes but the restoration is nonhomogeneous across the studied CpG sites.</p>","PeriodicalId":18707,"journal":{"name":"Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142558260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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An optimized fractionation method reveals insulin-induced membrane surface localization of GLUT1 to increase glycolysis in LβT2 cells 优化的分馏方法揭示了胰岛素诱导的 GLUT1 膜表面定位增加 LβT2 细胞中的糖酵解。

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112405

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FSH increases lipid droplet content by regulating the expression of genes related to lipid storage in Rat Sertoli cells FSH 通过调节大鼠 Sertoli 细胞中脂质储存相关基因的表达增加脂滴含量

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112403

{"title":"FSH increases lipid droplet content by regulating the expression of genes related to lipid storage in Rat Sertoli cells","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112403","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112403","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sertoli cells (SCs) are essential for appropriate spermatogenesis. From a metabolic standpoint, they catabolize glucose and provide germ cells with lactate, which is their main energy source. SCs also oxidize fatty acids (FAs), which are stored as triacylglycerides (TAGs) within lipid droplets (LDs), to fulfill their own energy requirements. On the other hand, it has been demonstrated that FSH regulates some of SCs functions, but little is known about its effect on lipid metabolism. In the present study, we aimed to analyze FSH-mediated regulation of (1) lipid storage in LDs and (2) the expression of genes involved in FAs activation and TAG synthesis and storage in SCs. SCs obtained from 20-day-old rats were cultured for different incubation periods with FSH (100 ng/ml). It was observed that FSH increased LD content and TAG levels in SCs. There were also increments in the expression of <em>Plin1, Fabp5, Acsl1, Acsl4, Gpat3</em>, and <em>Dgat1</em>, which suggests that these proteins may mediate the increase in TAGs and LDs elicited by FSH. Regarding the signaling involved in FSH actions, it was observed that dbcAMP increased LD, and H89, a PKA inhibitor, inhibited FSH stimulus. Also, dbcAMP increased P<em>lin2, Fabp5, Acsl1, Acsl4, and Dgat1</em> mRNA levels, confirming a role of the cAMP/PKA pathway in the regulation of lipid storage in SCs. Altogether, these results suggest that FSH, via the cAMP/PKA pathway, regulates lipid storage in SCs ensuring the availability of substrates to satisfy their energy requirements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18707,"journal":{"name":"Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142553009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Selenoprotein M protects cardiac endothelial cell integrity against high-glucose stress via enhancing Parkin-mediated mitophagy 硒蛋白M通过增强Parkin介导的有丝分裂来保护心脏内皮细胞的完整性，使其免受高葡萄糖应激的影响。

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112392

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HSF1/HSP25 system protects mitochondria function from heat stress and assists steroidogenesis in MA-10 Leydig cells HSF1/HSP25 系统可保护线粒体功能免受热应力影响，并协助 MA-10 Leydig 细胞的类固醇生成。

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-10-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112391

{"title":"HSF1/HSP25 system protects mitochondria function from heat stress and assists steroidogenesis in MA-10 Leydig cells","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112391","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112391","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heat shock response is characterized by the induction of heat shock proteins (HSPs) or molecular chaperones that maintain protein homeostasis. Heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) plays a central role in heat shock response in mammalian cells. To investigate the impact of the heat shock response mechanism on steroidogenesis, we generated MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells deficient in HSF1 using CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing. Under heat stress conditions, the levels of StAR protein, but not its mRNA, decreased more in HSF1-knockout cells than in wild-type cells, confirming that HSF1 stabilizes StAR protein. Simultaneously, HSP110, HSP70, and HSP25 were markedly upregulated in a manner dependent on HSF1. Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and ATP synthesis were decreased in HSF1-knockout cells under heat stress conditions, and mitochondrial fragmentation was enhanced. Furthermore, treatment with carbonyl cyanide 3-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP), a disruptor of MMP, reduced the levels of StAR protein to a greater extent in HSF1-knockout cells than in wild-type cells, which was associated with decreased MMP and ATP synthesis. Unexpectedly, HSP25 expression was markedly increased in wild-type cells following CCCP treatment. HSP25 knockdown reduces MMP under heat stress conditions and decreases StAR protein levels and progesterone synthesis. HSP25 overexpression in HSF1KO cells restored StAR protein levels. These results show that the HSF1/HSP25 pathway protects mitochondrial function and maintains StAR synthesis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18707,"journal":{"name":"Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142504279","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Vasopressinergic sexual dimorphism: Sex chromosome complement and organizational hormonal effects 血管加压素能性双态性：性染色体互补和组织荷尔蒙效应

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112390

{"title":"Vasopressinergic sexual dimorphism: Sex chromosome complement and organizational hormonal effects","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112390","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112390","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aimed to analyze the role of the sex chromosomes (SCC: XX/XY) and the interaction with organizational hormonal effects on Avp gene expression at the supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular nuclei (PVN) due to water deprivation, as well as on the vasopressinergic sexually dimorphic antidiuretic and pressor responses. For this purpose, we used gonadectomized (GDX) transgenic mice of the \"four core genotypes\" model, in which the effect of gonadal sex and SCC are dissociated.</div><div>A significant interaction between treatment and SCC on Avp gene expression at the SON was observed. Regardless of sex, XX mice showed higher basal expression than those with XY; however after water deprivation no changes in mRNA Avp expression were observed in the XX group, while an increase for XY was reported. At the PVN an interaction of SCC, organizational hormonal, and treatment factors was observed, revealing an increase in Avp gene expression in the XY-GDX male DEP group.</div><div>Although no SCC or organizational hormonal effects were observed on the demopressin-antidiuretic response and renal Avpr2 mRNA expression, an interplay of organizational hormonal and SCC factors in short and medium-term vasopressin-blood pressure regulation were reported. XX-GDX females showed a facilitated vasopressin-bradycardic baroreflex response when compared to the other genotypes. Furthermore, although vasopressin continuous infusion resulted initially in the expected increase in the percentage change in MAP in all genotypes, in XX-GDX male and female this increase was sustained until the 30-min infusion, while in XY-GDX male and in XY-GDX female mice a decrease in MAP was observed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18707,"journal":{"name":"Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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High glucose elevates intracellular calcium level and induces ferroptosis in glomerular endothelial cells through the miR-223-3p/ITPR3 pathway 高血糖会使细胞内钙水平升高，并通过 miR-223-3p/ITPR3 通路诱导肾小球内皮细胞的铁变态反应。

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Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112384

{"title":"High glucose elevates intracellular calcium level and induces ferroptosis in glomerular endothelial cells through the miR-223-3p/ITPR3 pathway","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112384","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.mce.2024.112384","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We investigated the link between ferroptosis and the miR-223-3p/inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor type 3 (ITPR3) pathway in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Blood samples from DKD patients and healthy controls were analysed for iron ions, calcium ions, and lipid peroxidation. High-glucose-induced glomerular endothelial cells were used to simulate DKD. MiR-223-3p overexpression or silencing was achieved using adenoviruses, affecting ferroptosis regulators (glutathione peroxidase 4 [GPX4], cystine/glutamate transporter (xCT), and long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4 [ACSL4]) and ITPR3. DKD patients showed elevated levels of iron ions, calcium ions, and lipid peroxidation. High glucose downregulated miR-223-3p, reducing xCT and GPX4 expression and increasing ACSL4 expression. MiR-223-3p was confirmed to target ITPR3 through luciferase reporter assay. MiR-223-3p overexpression reversed high-glucose-induced effects on ferroptosis markers and ITPR3 expression. In summary, high glucose levels decreased miR-223-3p expression, leading to increased calcium ion levels and ferroptosis, potentially through ITPR3 modulation. These findings provide insights into the mechanisms underlying DKD and its potential therapeutic targets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18707,"journal":{"name":"Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142470038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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