- Title
- Oxidative stress in the male germline: a review of novel strategies to reduce 4-hydroxynonenal production
- Creator
- Walters, Jessica L. H.; De Iuliis, Geoffrey N.; Nixon, Brett; Bromfield, Elizabeth G.
- Relation
- NHMRC.1101953 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1101953
- Relation
- Antioxidants Vol. 7, Issue 10, no. 132
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antiox7100132
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Germline oxidative stress is intimately linked to several reproductive pathologies including a failure of sperm-egg recognition. The lipid aldehyde 4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE) is particularly damaging to the process of sperm-egg recognition as it compromises the function and the stability of several germline proteins. Considering mature spermatozoa do not have the capacity for de novo protein translation, 4HNE modification of proteins in the mature gametes has uniquely severe consequences for protein homeostasis, cell function and cell survival. In somatic cells, 4HNE overproduction has been attributed to the action of lipoxygenase enzymes that facilitate the oxygenation and degradation of ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Accordingly, the arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX15) enzyme has been intrinsically linked with 4HNE production, and resultant pathophysiology in various complex conditions such as coronary artery disease and multiple sclerosis. While ALOX15 has not been well characterized in germ cells, we postulate that ALOX15 inhibition may pose a new strategy to prevent 4HNE-induced protein modifications in the male germline. In this light, this review focuses on (i) 4HNE-induced protein damage in the male germline and its implications for fertility; and (ii) new methods for the prevention of lipid peroxidation in germ cells.
- Subject
- male fertility; oxidative stress; 4-hydroxynonenal (4HNE); rachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX15); lipid peroxidation; reactive oxygen species (ROS)
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1422367
- Identifier
- uon:37820
- Identifier
- ISSN:2076-3921
- Rights
- © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Language
- eng
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