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ArticlePloS one2018

Overexpression of ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (UCHL1) in boys with cryptorchidism.

Dorota Toliczenko-Bernatowicz, Ewa Matuszczak, Marzena Tylicka, Beata Szymańska, Marta Komarowska, Ewa Gorodkiewicz, Wojciech Debek, Adam Hermanowicz

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dorota Toliczenko-BernatowiczPaediatric Surgery Department,Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Ewa MatuszczakPaediatric Surgery Department,Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2425-9589
Marzena TylickaBiophysics Department Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Beata SzymańskaElectrochemistry Department, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Marta KomarowskaPaediatric Surgery Department,Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Ewa GorodkiewiczElectrochemistry Department, University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Wojciech DebekPaediatric Surgery Department,Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Adam HermanowiczPaediatric Surgery Department,Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland.
Medical University of Białystok · PLUniversity of Białystok · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe ubiquitin-proteasome system regulate p53, caspase and Bcl-2 family proteins, and is crucial for the degradation of the defective germ cells in testes. Purpose: to evaluate the concentration of ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (UCHL1) in the blood plasma of boys with cryptorchidism and if there is any correlation with patient age.

methodsPatients-50 boys aged 1-4 years (median = 2,4y.) with unilateral cryptorchidism. Exclusion criteria were: previous human chorionic gonadotropin treatment, an abnormal karyotype, endocrine or immunological disorders or any long-term medication. The control group-50 healthy, age matched boys (aged 1-4 years, median = 2,1y.), admitted to the Pediatric Surgery Department for planned herniotomy. To investigate UCHL1 in blood plasma of boys with cryptorchidism, we used a novel technique Surface PLASMON RESONANCE Imaging (SPRI).

resultsThe median concentration of UCHL1 in the blood plasma of boys with cryptorchidism, was 5-folds higher than in boys with inguinal hernia, whose testicles were located in the scrotum. We also noticed statistically significant difference between UCHL1 levels in boys with cryptorchidism up to 2 years old, and above 2 years old. Older boys, whose testicles since birth were located in the inguinal pouch or in the abdominal cavity, had higher concentration of UCHL1 in their blood plasma, than boys from younger group. In the group of cryptorchid boys, we also found slightly lower concentrations of INSL3, without statistical significance and no correlation with UCHL1 levels.

conclusionsUchl1 concentrations in the blood plasma of boys with cryptorchidism, may reflect the heat-induced apoptosis of germ cells. Higher UCHL1 concentrations in older boys with undescended testicles, probably express intensity of germ cell apoptosis, more extensive when testicles are subjected to heat-stress for longer period. Further analyses of UCHL1 may help to elucidate its role in mechanisms influencing spermatogenesis.

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Child, PreschoolCryptorchidismHumansInfantMaleUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUCHL1 protein, human

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PMID29401475
PMCPMC5798757
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