文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Chen, Ying ¹ ; Wang, Lei ³ ; Huang, Zhan-Sen ¹ ; Feng, Jia-Xin ⁴ ; Li, Shi-Xiong ¹ ; Du, Zi-Jun ² ; Zhang, Ze-Bo ¹ ; Liu, Jing ¹ ; Yang, Jian ⁵ ; Hu, Zhi-Ming ⁶ ; Wang, Zhi-Lin ³ ; Chen, Jun ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Sun Yat Sen Univ, Affiliated Hosp 3, Dept Infertil & Sexual Med, Guangzhou, Peoples R China

2.Guangxi Univ Chinese Med, Grad Sch, Nanning, Peoples R China

3.Guangdong Acad Agr Sci, Agrobiol Gene Res Ctr, Guangdong Prov Key Lab Crop Germplasm Resources Pr, Guangzhou, Peoples R China

4.Guangzhou Med Univ, Affiliated Hosp 1, Dept Urinary Surg, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China

5.Huazhong Agr Univ, Dept Vet Teaching Hosp, Wuhan, Peoples R China

6.Meizhou Peoples Hosp, Huangtang Hosp, Dept Urinary Surg, Meizhou, Guangdong, Peoples R China

7.Sun Yat Sen Univ, Affiliated Hosp 3, Dept Infertil & Sexual Med, Tianhe Rd, Guangzhou 510630, Peoples R China

8.Guangdong Acad Agr Sci, Agrobiol Gene Res Ctr, Dept Guangdong Prov Key Lab Crop Germplasm Resourc, Guangzhou 510630, Peoples R China

关键词： cell pyroptosis; erectile function decreased; high-fat diet; Hippo signalling pathway; SPTA1

期刊名称：ANDROLOGY （ 影响因子：4.456； 五年影响因子：4.407 ）

ISSN： 2047-2919

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： BackgroundThe mechanism of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced decrease in erectile function has not been elucidated, and in previous studies, spectrin alpha, erythrocytic 1 (SPTA1) is a cytoskeletal protein that regulates cellular function, which belongs to a family of proteins that can affect cell and tissue growth and development by regulating YAP, an effector on the Hippo signaling pathway, but its particular role has not been elucidated. ObjectiveTo explore the role of SPTA1 in the abnormality of erectile function induced by HFD. MethodsWe analyzed the penile tissues of mice on normal diet and HFD by transcriptomics and screened for differentially expressed genes, further identified closely related target genes in rat penile tissues, and verified target gene expression in in vitro construction of high-glucose (HG)-treated corpus cavernosum endothelial cells (CCECs) and corpus cavernosum smooth muscle cells (CCSMCs) models. The distribution of target genes in various cell populations in penile tissues was retrieved by single-cell sequencing Male Health Atlas database. Moreover, interfering with target genes was further applied to explore the mechanisms involved in erectile function decline. ResultsTranscriptomic analysis screened out down-regulated differential gene SPTA1; Western blot and immunohistochemistry results showed that SPTA1 expression significantly decreased in the penile tissues of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats in the HFD group. Immunofluorescence staining showed a positive expression of CD31 and VWF in CCECs and a positive expression of alpha-SMA in CCSMCs. The expression level of SPTA1 protein significantly decreased in the HG group of CCECs and CCSMCs. The expression of SPTA1 mRNA significantly decreased in CCSMCs while significantly increased in CCECs. SPTA1 may have various expression patterns and biological functions in different cell populations. Real-time quantitative PCR results showed that the siSPTA1 transfected in CCSMCs had a significant interference effect compared with the control siNC. Transfection of siSPTA1 into CCSMCs resulted in the significant down-regulation of mRNA and protein expression of eNOS, and significant up-regulation of YAP, Caspase-1, GSDMD, GSDMD-N IL-18, and IL-1 beta protein expression levels. The expression level of CCSMCs contractile-type protein alpha-SMA was significantly down-regulated. ConclusionsThe down-regulation of SPTA1 in SD rats fed with HFD may induce cell pyroptosis and lead to the decrease of erectile function by activating the Hippo pathway; these findings may provide new therapeutic targets for improving erectile function.