Aerobic exercise improves spermatogenesis of male rats: Results of iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis of the testis tissue.
- Author:
Yu-Ping GUO
1
;
En-Zhong LI
2
;
You-Jing ZHANG
3
;
An-Li WANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Beijing Sport University, Beijing 100083, China.
2. School of Biological and Food Processing Engineering, Huanghuai College, Zhumadian, Henan 463000, China.
3. School of Life Science, Fujian University of Agriculture and Forestry, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation;
proteomics;
rat;
spermatogenic function;
aerobic exercise
- MeSH:
Animals;
Follicle Stimulating Hormone;
blood;
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone;
blood;
Luteinizing Hormone;
Male;
Physical Conditioning, Animal;
methods;
Proteomics;
methods;
Random Allocation;
Rats;
Rats, Sprague-Dawley;
Reproduction;
Resistance Training;
methods;
Sperm Count;
Spermatogenesis;
physiology;
Spermatozoa;
Testis;
Testosterone;
blood
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2017;23(9):776-781
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on the spermatogenic function of male rats and screen out differentially expressed proteins related to spermatonesis-regulation by proteomic analysis.
METHODS:We randomly divided 24 SD male rats into groups A (non-exercise control), B (exercise), and C (weight-bearing exercise), those in the latter two groups made to swim for 60 minutes a day and those in group C bearing a load 3% of the body weight, both 6 times a week for 9 weeks. At 24 hours after the last exercise, we obtained the sperm count, measured the levels of such serum reproductive hormones as testosterone (T), luteotrophic hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), and employed isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ)-based proteomic analysis of the testicular tissue.
RESULTS:Compared with group A, group C showed significant increases in sperm concentration (［2.12 ± 0.43］ vs ［3.54 ± 0.52］ ×10⁶/ml, P <0.01) and the levels of serum LH (［35.99 ± 2.90］ vs ［38.96 ± 1.34］ IU/L, P <0.01) and T (［19.99 ± 0.25］ vs ［21.36 ± 0.53］ nmol/L, P <0.01), but no statistically significant differences in GnRH (［623.95 ± 41.44］ vs ［641.82 ± 42.78］ ng/L, P >0.05) and FSH (［20.49 ± 2.44］ vs ［22.29 ± 2.31］ IU/L, P >0.05). No significant changes were observed in sperm concentration or reproductive hormone levels in group B as compared with A. Group B exhibited obviously more mature sperm and cell layers in the seminiferous epithelium than group A. A total of 47 differentially expressed proteins were identified, of which 37 were up-regulated and the other 10 down-regulated. In addition, another 5 significantly differentially expressed proteins closely related to reproductive function were identified, including up-regulated Anx A1, GPX3, Rimbp3, and Dpy19l2 and down-regulated CYP17. Enrichment analysis showed that the differentially expressed proteins were mainly involved in extracellular matrix-receptor interaction, protein digestion and absorption, and focal adhesion pathways.
CONCLUSIONS:Proper-intensity exercise can improve the spermatogenic function of rats. Aerobic exercise promotes spermatogenesis mainly by up-regulating the expressions of the proteins related to the production and differentiation of spermatozoa.
