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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Involvement of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-α in Experimental Testicular Ischemia and Reperfusion: Effects of Polydeoxyribonucleotide and Selenium.

Pietro Antonuccio, Giovanni Pallio, Herbert Ryan Marini, Natasha Irrera, Carmelo Romeo, Domenico Puzzolo, Jose Freni, Giuseppe Santoro, Igor Pirrotta, Francesco Squadrito and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pietro AntonuccioDepartment of Human Adult and Childhood Pathology, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Giovanni PallioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4187-2265
Herbert Ryan MariniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8254-177X
Natasha IrreraDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1134-7080
Carmelo RomeoDepartment of Human Adult and Childhood Pathology, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7616-5480
Domenico PuzzoloDepartment of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Jose FreniDepartment of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Giuseppe SantoroDepartment of Biomedical, Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Igor PirrottaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Francesco SquadritoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8868-0762
Letteria MinutoliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Antonio MicaliDepartment of Human Adult and Childhood Pathology, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
University of Messina · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) is an agonist of the A2A adenosine receptor derived from salmon trout sperm. Selenium (Se) is a trace element normally present in the diet. We aimed to investigate the long-term role of PDRN and Se, alone or in association, after ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in rats. The animals underwent 1 h testicular ischemia followed by 30 days of reperfusion or a sham I/R and were treated with PDRN or Se alone or in association for 30 days. I/R significantly increased hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α (HIF-1α) in Leydig cells, malondialdehyde (MDA), phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (pErk 1/2), and apoptosis decreased testis weight, glutathione (GSH), testosterone, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), induced testicular structural changes, and eliminated HIF-1α spermatozoa positivity. The treatment with either PDRN or Se significantly decreased MDA, apoptosis, and HIF-1α positivity of Leydig cells, increased testis weight, GSH, testosterone, and Nrf2, and improved the structural organization of the testes. PDRN and Se association showed a higher protective effect on all biochemical, structural, and immunohistochemical parameters. Our data suggest that HIF-1α could play important roles in late testis I/R and that this transcriptional factor could be modulated by PDRN and Se association, which, together with surgery, could be considered a tool to improve varicocele-induced damages.

Indexed as

Reperfusion InjurySeleniumAnimalsHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIschemiaMaleNF-E2-Related Factor 2PolydeoxyribonucleotidesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReperfusionSemenTestisTestosteroneHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitNF-E2-Related Factor 2PolydeoxyribonucleotidesSeleniumTestosteronegerminal epitheliumhypoxia-inducible factor 1-αischemia-reperfusionLeydig cellsphosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2polydeoxyribonucleotideratseleniumtestis

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PMID36361932
PMCPMC9658617
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