In the present study,we studied the effects of 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde,derived from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge,on mouse sperm survival and sperm membrane integrity in vitro and on mouse reproductive damage induced by...In the present study,we studied the effects of 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde,derived from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge,on mouse sperm survival and sperm membrane integrity in vitro and on mouse reproductive damage induced by cyclophosphamide in vivo.3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde(0.01,0.1,and 1 mg/m L)improved sperm survival rate and sperm membrane integrity in separated mouse sperm(all P<0.05).In cyclophosphamide-treated male mice(60 mg/kg/d through intraperitoneal injection for 5 d),3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde(40 mg/kg/d through intragastric gavage for 35 d)increased the testis index,epididymis index,and sperm nuclear maturity(all P<0.05).3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde also improved testis morphology characterized by orderly arranged layers of spermatogenic cells,numbers of sperm in the lumen,normal mesenchymal cells,and close and tidy arrangement of the seminiferous tubules.3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde also increased testicular superoxide dismutase activity and elevated DJ-1 expression.In addition,it decreased the expression of ICAM-1 and enhanced the expressions of VCAM-1,PEDF,VEGF,and PPARγ.These findings indicated that 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde increased mouse sperm survival and sperm membrane integrity in vitro and reduced mouse reproductive damage induced by cyclophosphamide via DJ-1 and other targets in vivo.3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde might thus be useful for treating male reproductive damage and antineoplastic cyclophosphamide-induced reproductive toxicity.展开更多
基金Science and Technology Program of the Beijing Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.KM201810025002)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81801522)Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(Grant No.H2018209342)。
文摘In the present study,we studied the effects of 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde,derived from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge,on mouse sperm survival and sperm membrane integrity in vitro and on mouse reproductive damage induced by cyclophosphamide in vivo.3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde(0.01,0.1,and 1 mg/m L)improved sperm survival rate and sperm membrane integrity in separated mouse sperm(all P<0.05).In cyclophosphamide-treated male mice(60 mg/kg/d through intraperitoneal injection for 5 d),3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde(40 mg/kg/d through intragastric gavage for 35 d)increased the testis index,epididymis index,and sperm nuclear maturity(all P<0.05).3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde also improved testis morphology characterized by orderly arranged layers of spermatogenic cells,numbers of sperm in the lumen,normal mesenchymal cells,and close and tidy arrangement of the seminiferous tubules.3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde also increased testicular superoxide dismutase activity and elevated DJ-1 expression.In addition,it decreased the expression of ICAM-1 and enhanced the expressions of VCAM-1,PEDF,VEGF,and PPARγ.These findings indicated that 3,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde increased mouse sperm survival and sperm membrane integrity in vitro and reduced mouse reproductive damage induced by cyclophosphamide via DJ-1 and other targets in vivo.3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde might thus be useful for treating male reproductive damage and antineoplastic cyclophosphamide-induced reproductive toxicity.
