• Iron And Testosterone

    From ironjustice@21:1/5 to All on Sun Jul 28 12:05:40 2019
    Alteration in iron efflux affects male sex hormone testosterone biosynthesis in a diet-induced obese rat model
    Adi Lukas Kurniawan,a Yu-Chieh Lee,b Chun-Kuang Shih,ac Rong-Hong Hsieh,a Seu-Hwa Chend and Jung-Su Chang*aefg
    Food & Function

    https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/fo/c8fo01870g#!divAbstract

    Abstract
    This study was motivated by clinical observations that dysmetabolic iron overload syndrome (DIOS) and an androgen deficiency are common features observed in obese adult men; however, the molecular mechanism underlying the effects of DIOS on androgen
    deficiency remains to be elucidated. We established a DIOS animal model by feeding Sprague-Dawley rats an iron/fat-enriched diet (50% fat plus 0.25, 1, or 2 g ferric iron per kg diet) for 12 weeks to induce iron dysfunction (indicated by decreased tissue
    iron efflux) in obese rats. Obese rats fed an iron/fat-enriched diet showed decreased levels of testicular total Testosterone (T) and iron exporter ferroportin but increased levels of testicular iron and hepcidin, and these effects were more evident with
    a >1 g ferric iron per kg diet. A western blot analysis showed that an iron/fat-enriched diet triggered testicular endoplasmic reticular (ER) stress but decreased mitochondrion biogenesis proteins (PGC1α and TFAM) and T-converting proteins (StAR, CYP11A,
    and 17β-HSD). TUNEL staining showed that >1 g ferric iron induced apoptosis mainly in germ cells and Leydig's cells. Uncontrolled testicular iron efflux may cause mitochondrial-ER dysfunction and affect T biosynthesis. Future study targeting the
    testicular hepcidin–ferroportin axis may offer a therapeutic tool to alleviate testicular iron retention and mitochondrial-ER stress in Leydig's cells.

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