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:Lead (Pb) exposure at high concentrations is associated with poor sperm quality, acrosome alterations, and low fertilization rate. Sperm capacitation and the acrosome reaction (AR) are required for successful fertilization. Actin polymerization is crucial for correct capacitation, and small GTPases, such as RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42, are involved. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Pb on sperm fertilization ability, capacitation, AR, and the mechanisms involved in mice exposed to low Pb concentrations. CD1 mice were exposed to 0.01% Pb2+ for 45 days through their drinking water and their spermatozoa were collected from the cauda epididymis-vas deferens to evaluate the following: AR (oAR: initial, sAR: spontaneous, and iAR: induced) using the PNA-FITC assay, sperm capacitation (P-Tyr levels), actin polymerization (phalloidin-TRITC), MDA production (stress oxidative marker), the RhoA, Rac1, and Cdc42 protein levels, and the in vitro fertilization (IVF). After the treatment, the blood Pb (PbB) concentration was 9.4 ± 1.6 μg/dL. Abnormal sperm morphology and the oAR increased (8 and 19%, respectively), whereas the iAR decreased (15%) after a calcium ionophore challenge, and the actin polymerization decreased in the sperm heads (59%) and tails (42%). Rac1 was the only Rho protein to significantly decrease (33%). Spermatozoa from the Pb-treated mice showed a significant reduction in the fertilization rate (19%). Our data suggest that Pb exposure at environmental concentrations (PbB < 10 μg/dL) decreases the acrosome function and affects the sperm fertilization ability; this is probably a consequence of the low Rac1 levels, which did not allow adequate actin polymerization to occur.
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Toxicol Appl Pharmacoljournal_title
Toxicology and applied pharmacologyauthors
Godínez-Solís Y,Solís-Heredia MJ,Roa-Espitia A,Parra-Forero LY,Hernández-González EO,Hernández-Ochoa I,Quintanilla-Vega Bdoi
10.1016/j.taap.2019.114694subject
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