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TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 106, 期 2, 页码 497-508出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn186
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- National Institutes of Health [RO1ES015704-01]
Phthalates are ubiquitous contaminants that target the testis during in utero and postnatal development. The PI3K/Akt and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) signaling pathways have been implicated in germ cell survival following testicular injury. Here we observe that Akt kinase activity increases in the testes of postnatal day 28 wild-type mice following exposure to 500 mg/kg mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP), and that loss of Akt1 results in the premature onset of germ cell apoptosis. To further determine the basis for this sensitivity, we investigated the potential for cross-talk between the PI3K/Akt and NF-kappa B signaling pathways. We found a twofold increase in Akt1-dependent phosphorylation of the I kappa B alpha subunit following exposure to 500 mg/kg MEHP and decreased levels of the total I kappa B alpha protein. Examination of the expression of the NF-kappa B subunits, p50 and p65, in Akt1 wild-type testes following MEHP exposure revealed a twofold increase in p50 mRNA at 6 h. Interestingly, in Akt1-deficient testes, basal expression of both the p50 and p65 subunits was elevated 1.6- and 4-fold, respectively. This was due, at least in part, to increased levels of oxidative stress as measured by both superoxide anion formation and increased expression of SMAC/DIABLO, a proapoptotic mitochondrial protein. In wild-type testes, MEHP-induced Akt1-dependent transcription of the antiapoptotic mitochondrial target gene, Bcl-xL. Together, these results indicate that Akt1 plays a role in the initial protection of germ cells following MEHP-induced germ cell apoptosis and that this response is partially mediated by cross-talk with the NF-kappa B signaling pathway and an increased sensitivity to oxidative stress.
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