Department of Physiology, Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Nigeria.
Reproductive Biology and Toxicology Research Laboratory, Oasis of Grace Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024 Jan 8;14:1329564. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1329564. eCollection 2023.
Studies have implicated oxidative stress-sensitive signaling in the pathogenesis of stress-induced male infertility. However, apart from oxidative stress, gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH) plays a major role. The present study provides a detailed review of the role of GnIH in stress-induced male infertility. Available evidence-based data revealed that GnIH enhances the release of corticosteroids by activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. GnIH also mediates the inhibition of the conversion of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) by suppressing the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroidal axis. In addition, GnIH inhibits gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), thus suppressing the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis, and by extension testosterone biosynthesis. More so, GnIH inhibits kisspeptin release. These events distort testicular histoarchitecture, impair testicular and adrenal steroidogenesis, lower spermatogenesis, and deteriorate sperm quality and function. In conclusion, GnIH, via multiple mechanisms, plays a key role in stress-induced male infertility. Suppression of GnIH under stressful conditions may thus be a beneficial prophylactic and/or therapeutic strategy.
研究表明,氧化应激敏感信号在应激诱导的男性不育症的发病机制中起作用。然而,除了氧化应激,促性腺激素抑制激素 (GnIH) 也起着主要作用。本研究详细综述了 GnIH 在应激诱导的男性不育症中的作用。现有的循证数据表明,GnIH 通过激活下丘脑-垂体-肾上腺轴来增强皮质激素的释放。GnIH 还通过抑制下丘脑-垂体-甲状腺轴来介导甲状腺素 (T4) 向三碘甲状腺原氨酸 (T3) 的转化抑制。此外,GnIH 抑制促性腺激素释放激素 (GnRH),从而抑制下丘脑-垂体-睾丸轴,进而抑制睾酮的生物合成。更重要的是,GnIH 抑制 kisspeptin 的释放。这些事件会破坏睾丸组织学结构,损害睾丸和肾上腺类固醇生成,降低精子发生,并降低精子质量和功能。总之,GnIH 通过多种机制在应激诱导的男性不育中起关键作用。因此,在应激条件下抑制 GnIH 可能是一种有益的预防和/或治疗策略。
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