Variations in disease resistance among pig breeds have been extensively documented, with Sertoli cells (SCs) playing a pivotal role in spermatogenesis. Infections can induce oxidative stress, which can lead to damage to these cells. This study aimed to compare the levels of oxidative stress in SCs from Rongchang and Landrace pig breeds following LPS challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRydb., a member of the Solanaceae family, is renowned for its diverse secondary metabolites, including physalins and withanolides. The 28-spotted ladybird beetle () is a notorious pest severely damaging Solanaceous crops.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCytochrome P450 monooxygenases (CYP), crucial detoxification enzymes in insects, are involved in the metabolism of endogenous substances as well as the activation and degradation of exogenous compounds. In this study, was utilized to investigate the roles of and genes influencing in the trehalose metabolism pathway under high-CO stress. By predicting the functional sequences of and genes and analyzing their spatiotemporal expression patterns, it was discovered that both genes belong to the CYP3 group and exhibit high expression levels during the larval stage, decreasing during the pupal stage, while showing high expression in the fatty body, intestine, and malpighian tubules.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma regulates the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which are critical for sperm quality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are non-coding single-stranded RNA molecules encoded by endogenous genes, which regulate post-transcriptional gene expression in animals. At present, it is unknown whether DBD plasma can regulate sperm ROS levels through miRNAs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeat stress reduces the number of Sertoli cells, which is closely related to an imbalanced redox status. Glutamate functions to maintain the equilibrium of redox homeostasis. However, the role of glutamate in heat treated Sertoli cells remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeat stress leads to the accumulation of lipid peroxides in Sertoli cells. Unrestricted lipid peroxidation of catalyzed polyunsaturated fatty acids by Cytochrome P450 (CYP) drive the ferroptosis. However, little is known about the role of CYP cyclooxygenase in heat stress-induced ferroptosis in Sertoli cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Biol Macromol
February 2024
Boar sperm quality, as an important indicator of reproductive efficiency, directly affects the efficiency of livestock production. Here, this study was conducted to improve the boar sperm quality by using a non-thermal dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma. Our results showed that DBD plasma exposure at 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-thermal plasma (NTP) is an ionized gas composed of neutral and charged reactive species, electric fields, and ultraviolet radiation. NTP presents a relatively low discharge temperature because it is characterized by the fact that the temperature values of ions and neutral particles are much lower than that of electrons. Reactive species (atoms, radicals, ions, electrons) are produced in NTP and delivered to biological objects induce a set of biochemical processes in cells or tissues.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe heavy metal zinc (Zn) is known to be transmitted in the food chain; however, the effect of Zn stress on beans and herbivorous insects is largely unclear. This study aimed to investigate the resistance of broad bean plants to Zn stress and the consequent changes in their physiological and biochemical metabolism by simulating heavy metal pollution in soil. Simultaneously, the effects of aphid progeny treated with different Zn concentrations on the expression of carbohydrate and related genes were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, composites CoFeO/Fe were successfully synthesized by in situ oxidation, and their composition, structure, and magnetic properties have been investigated. According to the analysis of X-ray photoelectron spectrometry measure results, the cobalt ferrite insulating layer was completely coated on the surface of Fe powder particles. The evolution of the insulating layer during the annealing process has been discussed, which is correlated to effects on the magnetic properties of the composites CoFeO/Fe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs an innovative technology in biological applications, cold plasma is widely used in oral treatment, tissue regeneration, wound healing, and cancer therapy, etc., because of the adjustable composition and temperature which allow the plasma to react with bio-objects safely. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by cold plasma regulate cell activity in an intensity- and time-dependent manner.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSertoli cells (SCs) provide structural and nutritional support for developing germ cells. Normal glucose metabolism of SCs is necessary for spermatogenesis. Melatonin could alleviate the effects of heat stress on spermatogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeat stress reduces the number of Sertoli cells and impairs spermatogenesis. Mounting evidence indicates that lipid homeostasis is fundamental to cell survival. However, little is known about the role of lipid peroxides in the heat stress-induced apoptosis of Sertoli cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInsulin dysfunction of diabetes mellitus (DM) disorders the glucose metabolism in Sertoli cells (SCs), resulting in the impairment of spermatogenesis.Insulin signaling system in Sertoli cells (SCs) plays an important role in regulating lactate secretion. Heat treatment could increase the lactate secretion of boar SCs, but whether heat treatment participates in lactate secretion by improving the sensitivity of insulin is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
April 2021
NaSbS has been proposed as a novel photovoltaic material, but its band gap is not suitable for single-junction solar cells. In the present study, the systematic first-principles calculations were carried out to investigate the structural, mechanical, electronic and optical properties of ASbS (A = Li, Na, K) and NaLiSbS solid solutions. These structures show good structural stability compared to CHNHPbI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHeat stress causes reversible changes in tight junction proteins in immature Sertoli cells via inhibition of the AMPK signaling pathway; these effects are accompanied by an increase in the early apoptotic rate and decrease in the cell viability of Sertoli cells. Since heat stress is known to also cause oxidative damage, in the present study, we investigated whether the earlier mentioned effects of heat stress were brought about via the induction of oxidative stress in boar Sertoli cells. Immature Sertoli cells obtained from 3-week-old piglets were subjected to heat treatment (43 °C, 30 min), and the percentage of ROS-positive cells, the malonaldehyde (MDA) concentration, and the activity of the antioxidases, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and catalase (CAT) were measured.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLactate produced by glycolysis in Sertoli cells (SCs) is the main energy substrate for developing germ cells and plays a vital role in spermatogenesis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) function as posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression in biological processes. We have previously shown that hyperthermia (43°C, 30 min) promotes lactate secretion by inhibiting phosphorylation of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in cultured immature boar SCs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs an important gram-negative bacterial outer membrane component, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plays an important role in bacterial-induced endometritis in sows. However, how LPS induces endometritis is unclear. We stimulated sow endometrial epithelial cells (EECs) with LPS and detected cell viability and tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1 (IL-1) secretion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHyperthermia can cause dysfunction of the tight junctions (TJs) in testes. Adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) participates in the regulation of TJs in testis. However, whether AMPK regulates the expression of TJ proteins in the response of Sertoli cells to heat treatment remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLactate secreted by Sertoli cells plays an important role in spermatogenesis. Heat stress changes AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity in many tissues and cells, and enhances lactate secretion in Sertoli cells. However, it is unclear whether heat stress affects lactate secretion by regulating the phosphorylation level of AMPK in boar immature Sertoli cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLactate produced by Sertoli cells plays an important role in spermatogenesis, and heat stress induces lactate production in immature boar Sertoli cells. Extracellular signaling regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) participates in heat stress response. However, the effect of ERK1/2 on heat stress-induced lactate production is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi
December 2016
Considering the importance of the human respiratory signal detection and based on the Cole-Cole bio-impedance model,we developed a wearable device for detecting human respiratory signal.The device can be used to analyze the impedance characteristics of human body at different frequencies based on the bio-impedance theory.The device is also based on the method of proportion measurement to design a high signal to noise ratio(SNR)circuit to get human respiratory signal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to determine whether heat stress (HS) could induce autophagy in immature boar Sertoli cells (SCs) and test whether HS-induced autophagy could regulate lactate secretion by SCs. Cultured immature boar SCs were incubated at 43 °C for 30 minutes. The ratio of LC3B-II to LC3B-I and the mRNA transcript levels of LC3B showed time-dependent changes 0 to 48 hours after HS treatment, which peaked at 24 hours and increased by 30.
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