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PCSK9 Contributes to the Cholesterol, Glucose, and Insulin2 Homeostasis in Seminiferous Tubules and Maintenance of Immunotolerance in Testis.
Pelletier, R-Marc; Layeghkhavidaki, Hamed; Seidah, Nabil G; Prat, Annik; Vitale, María L.
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  • Pelletier RM; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  • Layeghkhavidaki H; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
  • Seidah NG; Biochemical Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
  • Prat A; Biochemical Neuroendocrinology Laboratory, Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
  • Vitale ML; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Front Cell Dev Biol ; 10: 889972, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35586340
The PCSK9 contribution to cholesterol and immunotolerance homeostasis and response to glucose, and insulin in testis and hypophysis were studied using Pcsk9-deficient (-/-) and transgenic [Tg (PCSK9)] mice, and diabetic, obese ob/ob and db/db mice. The spermatids/spermatozoa acrosome, peritubular vessels, and epididymal adipocytes were PCSK9- and LDL-R-positive. The pro-PCSK9/PCSK9 ratio was high in interstitial tissue-fractions (ITf) and spermatozoa and low in seminiferous tubule-fractions (STf) in normal adult mice. This ratio decreased in ITf in ob/ob and db/db mice but increased in tubules in ob/ob mice. Deleting pcsk9 lowered cholesterol in serum but increased testicular cholesterol. Furthermore, HMGCoA-red, ACAT-2 and LDL-R turnover increased whereas SR-BI decreased in ITf; in tubules, ABCA1 decreased and 160 kDa LDL-R increased in Pcsk9 -/- mice. Excess testicular cholesterol could result from increased cholesterol synthesis and uptake with reduction in SR-BI-mediated efflux in ITf and from the overload of apoptotic cells, lowered ABCA1-mediated efflux and stimulated LDL-R protein synthesis in tubules in Pcsk9 -/- mice. Concomitantly with the cholesterol accumulation, tubules showed infiltrates of immune cells, elevated IL-17A and IL-17RA, and changes in the immunotolerance homeostasis. PCSK9 deficiency decreased glucose in tubules and spermatozoa while increasing insulin2 in ITf and tubules not serum. Moreover, IR-α, and IR-ß augmented in tubules but decreased in the anterior pituitary; IR-α increased whereas IR-ß decreased in ITf. The histology and cholesterol levels were normal in Tg (PCSK9) mouse testis. The excess cholesterol creates a milieu favorable to the action of high IL-17A and IL-17RA, the development of inflammatory conditions and self-tolerance breakdown in testis.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Cell Dev Biol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Suiza

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Front Cell Dev Biol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Canadá Pais de publicación: Suiza