Differential roles of cyclooxygenase enzymes in the regulation of murine juvenile undifferentiated spermatogonia

Author:

Tran‐Guzman Amy1,Khan Amina1,Culty Martine1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles California USA

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundAcetaminophen and ibuprofen are widely administered to babies due to their presumed safety as over‐the‐counter drugs. However, no reports exist on the effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on undifferentiated spermatogonia and spermatogonial stem cells. Infancy represents a critical period for spermatogonial stem cell formation and disrupting spermatogonial stem cells or their precursors may be associated with infertility and testicular cancer formation.ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to examine the molecular and functional impact of cyclooxygenase inhibition and silencing on early steps of undifferentiated spermatogonia (u spg) and spermatogonial stem cell development, to assess the potential reproductive risk of pharmaceutical cyclooxygenase inhibitors.MethodsThe effects of cyclooxygenase inhibition were assessed using the mouse C18‐4 undifferentiated juvenile spermatogonial cell line model, previously shown to include cells with spermatogonial stem cell features, by measuring prostaglandins, cell proliferation, and differentiation, using cyclooxygenase 1‐ and cyclooxygenase 2‐selective inhibitors NS398, celecoxib, and FR122047, acetaminophen, and ibuprofen. Cyclooxygenase 1 gene silencing was achieved using a stable short‐hairpin RNA approach and clone selection, then assessing gene and protein expression in RNA sequencing, quantitative real‐time polymerase chain reaction, and immunofluorescence studies.ResultsCyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors NS398 and celecoxib, as well as acetaminophen, but not ibuprofen, dose‐dependently decreased retinoic acid‐induced expression of the spg differentiation gene Stra8, while NS398 decreased the spg differentiation marker Kit, suggesting that cyclooxygenase 2 is positively associated with spg differentiation. In contrast, short‐hairpin RNA‐based cyclooxygenase 1 silencing in C18‐4 cells altered cellular morphology and upregulated Stra8 and Kit, implying that cyclooxygenase 1 prevented spg differentiation. Furthermore, RNA sequencing analysis of cyclooxygenase 1 knockdown cells indicated the activation of several signaling pathways including the TGFb, Wnt, and Notch pathways, compared to control C18‐4 cells. Notch pathway genes were upregulated by selective cyclooxygenase inhibitors, acetaminophen and ibuprofen.ConclusionWe report that cyclooxygenase 1 and 2 differentially regulate undifferentiated spermatogonia/spermatogonial stem cell differentiation. Cyclooxygenases regulate Notch3 expression, with the Notch pathway targeted by PGD2. These data suggest an interaction between the eicosanoid and Notch signaling pathways that may be critical for the development of spermatogonial stem cells and subsequent spermatogenesis, cautioning about using cyclooxygenase inhibitors in infants.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Urology,Endocrinology,Reproductive Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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