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- Varicocele has been shown to cause infertility, prompting a study on its effects on DNA methylation and damage in male germ cells and spermatozoa from different sources (TESE and epididymis).
- In male rats with induced varicocele, researchers noted decreased expression of key DNA methylation regulators (DNMT1, TET1, 2, 3) in testicular and sperm samples, affecting DNA stability and embryo development.
- The findings suggest that varicocele disrupts DNA methylation processes, harming sperm quality and increasing the risk of fertilization failure and poor embryo development.
Article Abstract
Varicocele causes infertility. The current study has investigated the impact of experimental varicocele on DNA methylation, demethylation, and damage in the germ cells, TESE-derived and epididymal spermatozoa. Moreover, the results were compared between epidydimal and TESE-derived spermatozoa. Finally, the varicocele-induced effect on active DNA demethylation (ADD) of male pronucleus and pre-implantation embryo development was assessed. The mature male rats were divided into control, control-sham (undergone simple laparotomy), and experimental varicocele-induced groups (n = 6/each group). The left renal vein semi-ligation was considered to induce varicocele. The expression levels of DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) and ten-eleven-translocation proteins (TET1, 2, 3), and global DNA methylation in testicular tissue, TESE, and epididymis-derived spermatozoa, and the ADD in zygotes male pronucleus as well as pre-implantation embryo development were assessed. The expression levels of DNMT1 and TET1, 2, 3 in testicles, TESE, and epididymis-derived spermatozoa were decreased in the varicocele group compared to the control and control-sham groups. The TESE-derived spermatozoa exhibited higher DNMT1, higher DNMT1, and TET 1, 2, and no change in TET3 expression compared to epididymis-derived spermatozoa. The varicocele group represented lower DNA methylation in the testicles, TESE-derived and epididymal spermatozoa, higher 5mC signal in male pronucleus, and a lower pre-implantation embryo development compared to control and control-sham rats. The TESE-derived spermatozoa exhibited higher 5mC protein expression compared to epididymal spermatozoa. In conclusion, varicocele can negatively impact the DNA methylation/demethylation processes impairing spermatogenesis and leading to fertilization failure, which may ultimately result in a decrease in embryo development by increasing susceptibility to DNA damage.
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