PMID- 24258214 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20141015 LR - 20231213 IS - 1529-7268 (Electronic) IS - 0006-3363 (Linking) VI - 90 IP - 1 DP - 2014 Jan TI - Modulation of cell cycle progression in the spermatocyte cell line [GC-2spd(ts) Cell-Line] by cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) via arylhydrocarbon receptor-nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Ahr-Nrf2) pathway. PG - 9 LID - 10.1095/biolreprod.113.113225 [doi] AB - Prior studies in our laboratory have demonstrated that cigarette smoke condensate (CSC) activates arylhydrocarbon receptor (Ahr) leading to upregulation of several antioxidant enzymes in murine spermatocytes. In this study, we show that exposure of the spermatocyte cell line GC-2spd(ts) to CSC induces an increase in Cyp1a1, demonstrating AHR activation, and simultaneous expression and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2), where it is believed to modulate Ahr expression by a feedback mechanism. Pharmacological inhibition by the AHR-antagonist CH223191 and interference by Ahr- and Nrf2-small interfering RNA followed by quantitative real-time PCR implicate the Ahr-Nrf2 pathway in the modulation of DNA damage and growth suppression genes such as Gadd45a and P21 and oxidative stress-related genes Cyp1a1, Nrf2, and Ahrr. Flow cytometry accompanied with cell proliferation assay indicate the CSC induces accumulation of spermatocytes at the S-G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Thus, the data obtained suggest that CSC contains several AHR-agonists that are capable of altering the growth pattern of spermatocytes in vitro through the Ahr-Nrf2 signaling mechanism. FAU - Esakky, Prabagaran AU - Esakky P AD - Research, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri. FAU - Hansen, Deborah A AU - Hansen DA FAU - Drury, Andrea M AU - Drury AM FAU - Moley, Kelle H AU - Moley KH LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20140116 PL - United States TA - Biol Reprod JT - Biology of reproduction JID - 0207224 RN - 0 (Ahr protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (Nfe2l2 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon) RN - 0 (Smoke) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/*physiology MH - Cell Cycle/*drug effects MH - Cell Nucleus/drug effects/metabolism MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Male MH - Mice MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*physiology MH - Protein Transport/drug effects MH - Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/*physiology MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Smoke/*adverse effects MH - Spermatocytes/*cytology/*drug effects/physiology MH - Nicotiana/*toxicity OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ahr OT - CSC OT - Nrf2 OT - cell cycle OT - spermatocytes EDAT- 2013/11/22 06:00 MHDA- 2014/10/16 06:00 CRDT- 2013/11/22 06:00 PHST- 2013/11/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/11/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/10/16 06:00 [medline] AID - biolreprod.113.113225 [pii] AID - 10.1095/biolreprod.113.113225 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Biol Reprod. 2014 Jan 16;90(1):9. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.113225. Print 2014 Jan.