PMID- 19038859 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20090625 LR - 20211020 IS - 0006-3363 (Print) IS - 1529-7268 (Electronic) IS - 0006-3363 (Linking) VI - 80 IP - 3 DP - 2009 Mar TI - TNF alpha-mediated disruption of spermatogenesis in response to Sertoli cell injury in rodents is partially regulated by MMP2. PG - 581-9 LID - 10.1095/biolreprod.108.073122 [doi] AB - Mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (MEHP)-induced Sertoli cell injury in peripubertal rodents results in the stimulation of germ cell apoptosis through an interaction of FAS/FASL between these two cell types. During this peripubertal period, an early spike in the incidence of germ cell apoptosis occurs during the first wave of spermatogenesis and is essential for the development of functional spermatogenesis in adults. Our previous observations revealed that soluble tumor necrosis factor alpha (sTNFA) released by germ cells after MEHP exposure consequently resulted in a robust induction of FASL by Sertoli cells. Metalloproteinases (MPs) are essential for processing the TNFA precursor to its soluble form and its ability to bind to TNFRSF1A. The activity of MPs is regulated by the tissue inhibitors of MPs (TIMPs) family. Herein we report that TIMP2 is predominately expressed in Sertoli cells and that protein levels decrease in a time-dependent manner after MEHP exposure. The secretion of matrix MP 2 (MMP2) in primary rat Sertoli cell-germ cell cocultures is induced after MEHP exposure, and its activity increases in a time-dependent manner. The addition of SB-3CT, a specific gelatinase inhibitor, decreases the activity of MMP2 and significantly reduces MEHP-enhanced sTNFA production in primary cocultures. In vivo challenges with SB-3CT decrease sTNFA and reduce MEHP-induced testicular germ cell apoptosis. In primary cocultures, MEHP exposure causes a 9.46-fold increase in sTNFA, while the addition of recombinant MMP2 protein results in a 5.4-fold increase in sTNFA, suggesting that MEHP-induced MMP2 is in part responsible for the activation of TNFA in the testis. Taken together, these observations indicate the distinct role of specific MPs in response to toxicant-induced Sertoli cell injury, providing further insights into the mechanism by which Sertoli cells control the sensitivity of germ cells to undergo apoptosis. FAU - Yao, Pei-Li AU - Yao PL AD - The Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1074, USA. FAU - Lin, Yi-Chen AU - Lin YC FAU - Richburg, John H AU - Richburg JH LA - eng GR - P30 ES007784/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - ES009145/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - ES007784/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 ES009145/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 ES016591/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20081126 PL - United States TA - Biol Reprod JT - Biology of reproduction JID - 0207224 RN - 0 (Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring) RN - 0 (NF-kappa B p50 Subunit) RN - 0 (Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I) RN - 0 (SB 3CT compound) RN - 0 (Sulfones) RN - 0 (Tnfrsf1a protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) RN - 127497-59-0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2) RN - 147257-52-1 (Nfkb1 protein, mouse) RN - C42K0PH13C (Diethylhexyl Phthalate) RN - EC 3.4.24.- (Gelatinases) RN - EC 3.4.24.24 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 2) RN - FU2EWB60RT (mono-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Coculture Techniques MH - Diethylhexyl Phthalate/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology MH - Gelatinases/antagonists & inhibitors MH - Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring/pharmacology MH - Male MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/*metabolism MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred C57BL MH - NF-kappa B p50 Subunit/metabolism MH - Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I/metabolism MH - Sertoli Cells/cytology/*drug effects/*metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/physiology MH - Spermatogenesis/*physiology MH - Sulfones/pharmacology MH - Testis/cytology/drug effects/metabolism MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2/metabolism MH - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/*metabolism PMC - PMC2805399 EDAT- 2008/11/29 09:00 MHDA- 2009/06/26 09:00 PMCR- 2010/03/01 CRDT- 2008/11/29 09:00 PHST- 2008/11/29 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/06/26 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/11/29 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2010/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - biolreprod.108.073122 [pii] AID - 10.1095/biolreprod.108.073122 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biol Reprod. 2009 Mar;80(3):581-9. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.073122. Epub 2008 Nov 26.