ArticleEcotoxicology and environmental safety2022
Exposure to low-dose cadmium induces testicular ferroptosis.
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- Reconstitution of spermatogenesis and continuous generation of functional haploid germ cells in mouse testicular organoids.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Glycine alleviates ovarian granulosa cell ferroptosis induced by ERα-mediated internalization of polystyrene microplastics.Communications biology · 2026Article
- Cadmium induces ferroptosis in mouse spermatocytes by activating the ROS-TCA pathway.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Cadmium Inhibits Proliferation of Human Bronchial Epithelial BEAS-2B Cells Through Inducing Ferroptosis via Targeted Regulation of the Nrf2/SLC7A11/GPX4 Pathway.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Oxidative Stress Induces Changes in Molecular Markers Associated with Ferroptosis in Human Spermatozoa.The world journal of men's health · 2025Article
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- mTOR-Mediated Autophagy Regulates Cadmium-Induced Kidney Injury via Pyroptosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Selenoproteins: Zoom-In to Their Metal-Binding Properties in Neurodegenerative Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Resveratrol alleviates testicular toxicity induced by anti-PD-1 through regulating the NRF2-SLC7A11-GPX4 pathway.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Melatonin regulates mitochondrial function to alleviate ferroptosis through the MT2/Akt signaling pathway in swine testicular cells.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Identification of SLC40A1, LCN2, CREB5, and SLC7A11 as ferroptosis-related biomarkers in alopecia areata through machine learning.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cadmium Induces Kidney Iron Deficiency and Chronic Kidney Injury by Interfering with the Iron Metabolism in Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Potential pathogenic roles of ferroptosis and cuproptosis in cadmium-induced or exacerbated cardiovascular complications in individuals with diabetes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Novel Insights on Ferroptosis Modulation as Potential Strategy for Cancer Treatment: When Nature Kills.Antioxidants & redox signaling · 2024Review
- Targeting Ferroptosis: A Novel Strategy for the Treatment of Atherosclerosis.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
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Abstract
As an environmental pollutant, cadmium (Cd) has been widely reported to induce male infertility due to its gonadotoxicity. However, the specific mechanism of Cd-induced testicular damage remains unclear. We investigated whether Cd causes testicular injury through ferroptosis. Male C57BL/6 J mice were exposed to 0, 0.5, or 5 ppm Cd via drinking water, starting in utero, and continuing through 24 weeks post-weaning. The results showed that Cd accumulated in the testes in a dose-dependent manner. Cd exposure at a concentration of 5 ppm, but not 0.5 ppm, caused a mass loss and detachment of germ cells, as well as a decreased meiotic index and testis weight. Exposure to 5 ppm Cd caused iron accumulation, increased levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and nitro tyrosine (3-NT), and decreased expression of Nrf2, HO-1 and SOD2. We also found that exposure to 5 ppm Cd significantly decreased the expression of SLC7A11, a marker of ferroptosis in mice, along with the expression of SLC40A1 mRNA and ferritin heavy chain (FTH) protein, whereas there was no obvious change in the mRNA expression of Tfrc, ZIP8, ZIP14, and NCOA4. These findings indicate that 5 ppm Cd exposure increased testicular ferroptosis, which may be attributed to the reduction of stored iron export.
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