Lone Yaqoob, Koiri Raj Kumar, Bhide Mangla
Department of Zoology, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh 470003, India.
Toxicol Rep. 2015 Jan 27;2:289-296. doi: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.01.008. eCollection 2015.
The worldwide occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms due to water eutrophication evokes extreme concerns. These blooms produce cyanotoxins which are hazardous to living organisms. So far among these toxins, Microcystin-LR (MC-LR) is the most toxic and the most frequently encountered toxin produced by the cyanobacteria in the contaminated aquatic environment. Microcystin-LR is a potential carcinogen for animals and humans, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified Microcystin-LR as a possible human carcinogen. After liver, testis has been considered as one of the most important target organs of Microcystin-LR toxicity. Microcystin-LR crosses the blood-testis barrier and interferes with DNA damage repair pathway and also increases expression of the proto-oncogenes, genes involved in the response to DNA damage, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis in testis. Toxicity of MC-LR disrupts the motility and morphology of sperm and also affects the hormone levels of male reproductive system. MC-LR treated mice exhibit oxidative stress in testis through the alteration of antioxidant enzyme activity and also affect the histopathology of male reproductive system. In the present review, an attempt has been made to comprehensively address the impact of MC-LR toxicity on testis.
水体富营养化导致的蓝藻水华在全球范围内的发生引发了人们的极度关注。这些水华会产生对生物体有害的蓝藻毒素。到目前为止,在这些毒素中,微囊藻毒素-LR(MC-LR)是污染水环境中蓝藻产生的毒性最强且最常遇到的毒素。微囊藻毒素-LR对动物和人类是一种潜在致癌物,国际癌症研究机构已将微囊藻毒素-LR归类为可能的人类致癌物。除肝脏外,睾丸被认为是微囊藻毒素-LR毒性的最重要靶器官之一。微囊藻毒素-LR可穿过血睾屏障,干扰DNA损伤修复途径,还会增加原癌基因的表达,这些基因参与睾丸中的DNA损伤反应、细胞周期停滞和细胞凋亡。MC-LR的毒性会破坏精子的活力和形态,还会影响雄性生殖系统的激素水平。经MC-LR处理的小鼠睾丸会通过改变抗氧化酶活性而出现氧化应激,并且还会影响雄性生殖系统的组织病理学。在本综述中,已尝试全面探讨MC-LR毒性对睾丸的影响。