Afsar Tayyaba, Razak Suhail, Trembley Janeen H, Khan Khushbukhat, Shabbir Maria, Almajwal Ali, Alruwaili Nawaf W, Ijaz Muhammad Umar
Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Minneapolis VA Health Care System Research Service, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
Antioxidants (Basel). 2022 Oct 19;11(10):2063. doi: 10.3390/antiox11102063.
Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) (CDDP) is a widely used antineoplastic agent with numerous associated side effects. We investigated the mechanisms of action of the indole derivative N'-(4-dimethylaminobenzylidene)-2-1-(4-(methylsulfinyl) benzylidene)-5-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-inden-3-yl) acetohydrazide (MMINA) to protect against CDDP-induced testicular damage. Five groups of rats ( = 7) were treated with saline, DMSO, CDDP, CDDP + MMINA, or MMINA. Reproductive hormones, antioxidant enzyme activity, histopathology, daily sperm production, and oxidative stress markers were examined. Western blot analysis was performed to access the expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) and inflammatory biomarker expression in testis, while expression of calcium-dependent cation channel of sperm (CatSper) in epididymis was examined. The structural and dynamic molecular docking behavior of MMINA was analyzed using bioinformatics tools. The construction of molecular interactions was performed through KEGG, DAVID, and STRING databases. MMINA treatment reversed CDDP-induced nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) augmentation, while boosting the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the epididymis and testicular tissues. CDDP treatment significantly lowered sperm count, sperm motility, and epididymis sperm count. Furthermore, CDDP reduced epithelial height and tubular diameter and increased luminal diameter with impaired spermatogenesis. MMINA rescued testicular damage caused by CDDP. MMINA rescued CDDP-induced reproductive dysfunctions by upregulating the expression of the CatSper protein, which plays an essential role in sperm motility, MMINA increased testosterone secretion and StAR protein expression. MMINA downregulated the expression of NF-κB, STAT-3, COX-2, and TNF-α. Hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic interactions were predicted between MMINA and 3β-HSD, CatSper, NF-κβ, and TNFα. Molecular interactome outcomes depicted the formation of one hydrogen bond and one hydrophobic interaction between 3β-HSD that contributed to its strong binding with MMINA. CatSper also made one hydrophobic interaction and one hydrogen bond with MMINA but with a lower binding affinity of -7.7 relative to 3β-HSD, whereas MMINA made one hydrogen bond with NF-κβ residue Lys37 and TNF-α reside His91 and two hydrogen bonds with Lys244 and Thr456 of STAT3. Our experimental and in silico results revealed that MMINA boosted the antioxidant defense mechanism, restored the levels of fertility hormones, and suppressed histomorphological alterations.
顺二氯二氨铂(II)(CDDP)是一种广泛使用的抗肿瘤药物,有许多相关的副作用。我们研究了吲哚衍生物N'-(4-二甲基氨基亚苄基)-2-1-(4-(甲基亚磺酰基)亚苄基)-5-氟-2-甲基-1H-茚-3-基)乙酰肼(MMINA)预防CDDP诱导的睾丸损伤的作用机制。将五组大鼠(n = 7)分别用生理盐水、二甲基亚砜、CDDP、CDDP + MMINA或MMINA处理。检测生殖激素、抗氧化酶活性、组织病理学、每日精子生成量和氧化应激标志物。进行蛋白质免疫印迹分析以检测睾丸中类固醇生成急性调节蛋白(StAR)的表达和炎症生物标志物的表达,同时检测附睾中精子钙依赖性阳离子通道(CatSper)的表达。使用生物信息学工具分析MMINA的结构和动态分子对接行为。通过KEGG、DAVID和STRING数据库构建分子相互作用。MMINA处理可逆转CDDP诱导的一氧化氮(NO)和丙二醛(MDA)增加,同时提高附睾和睾丸组织中谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)的活性。CDDP处理显著降低精子数量、精子活力和附睾精子数量。此外,CDDP降低上皮高度和管径,增加管腔直径,伴有生精功能受损。MMINA挽救了CDDP引起的睾丸损伤。MMINA通过上调CatSper蛋白的表达挽救了CDDP诱导的生殖功能障碍,CatSper蛋白在精子活力中起重要作用,MMINA增加睾酮分泌和StAR蛋白表达。MMINA下调NF-κB、STAT-3、COX-2和TNF-α的表达。预测MMINA与3β-HSD、CatSper、NF-κβ和TNFα之间存在氢键和疏水相互作用。分子相互作用组结果显示3β-HSD与MMINA之间形成一个氢键和一个疏水相互作用,这有助于其与MMINA的强结合。CatSper也与MMINA形成一个疏水相互作用和一个氢键,但相对于3β-HSD,其结合亲和力较低,为-7.7,而MMINA与NF-κβ残基Lys37和TNF-α残基His91形成一个氢键,并与STAT3的Lys244和Thr456形成两个氢键。我们的实验和计算机模拟结果表明,MMINA增强了抗氧化防御机制,恢复了生育激素水平,并抑制了组织形态学改变。