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Theranostics 2021; 11(12):5742-5758. doi:10.7150/thno.56853 This issue Cite

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Radiation-induced abscopal reproductive effect is driven by TNF-α/p38 MAPK/Rac1 axis in Sertoli cells

Songling Hu1#, Lin Zhu1#, Yimeng Song1#, Xinrui Zhao1, Qianping Chen1, Yan Pan1, Jianghong Zhang1, Yang Bai1, Haowen Zhang1,2✉, Chunlin Shao1✉

1. Institute of Radiation Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
2. State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School of Radiation Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
#These authors contributed equally to this work.

✉ Corresponding authors: Prof. Chunlin Shao, E-mail: clshaoedu.cn, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China. Dr. Haowen Zhang, E-mail: hwzhangedu.cn, State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protectio More

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Hu S, Zhu L, Song Y, Zhao X, Chen Q, Pan Y, Zhang J, Bai Y, Zhang H, Shao C. Radiation-induced abscopal reproductive effect is driven by TNF-α/p38 MAPK/Rac1 axis in Sertoli cells. Theranostics 2021; 11(12):5742-5758. doi:10.7150/thno.56853. https://www.thno.org/v11p5742.htm
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Rationale: Radiotherapy has become a mainstay for tumor management, and more than 50% of patients with thoracic tumor need to be treated with radiotherapy. However, the potential adverse effects of thoracic radiotherapy on the reproductive system remain elusive.

Methods: Western blot analysis, immunofluorescence assay and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis were performed to investigate the integrity of blood-testis barrier (BTB) in male mice after hypofractionated irradiation (IR) on the right thorax. RNA sequencing, co-immunoprecipitation (IP), Duolink PLA and inhibitor experiments were carried out to demonstrate the molecular mechanisms of the BTB dynamics changes and the subsequent reproductive effect.

Results: It was found that the hypofractionated IR on right thorax evoked ultrastructural destruction in distant testes, and thus caused radiation-induced abscopal reproductive effect (RIARE) in male mice. Mechanistically, thoracic IR induced significant nuclear translocation of Rac Family Small GTPase 1 (Rac1) in abscopal Sertoli cells, which closely correlated with the activation of TNF-α/p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Of note, YWHAZ, a critical polarity protein, was found to be co-localized with Rac1 in Sertoli cells, and this interaction was indispensable for thoracic IR-induced Rac1 nuclear translocation and subsequent degradation of BTB-associated proteins.

Conclusions: Our findings imply for the first time that YWHAZ-mediated Rac1 nuclear translocation plays central roles in RIARE, and TNF-α/p38 MAPK/Rac1 axis can be employed as a therapeutic target against RIARE for young male patients receiving hypofractionated radiotherapy.

Keywords: thoracic irradiation, abscopal effect, testis damage, rac1 nuclear translocation, TNF-α/p38 MAPK pathway

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Hu, S., Zhu, L., Song, Y., Zhao, X., Chen, Q., Pan, Y., Zhang, J., Bai, Y., Zhang, H., Shao, C. (2021). Radiation-induced abscopal reproductive effect is driven by TNF-α/p38 MAPK/Rac1 axis in Sertoli cells. Theranostics, 11(12), 5742-5758. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.56853.

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Hu, S.; Zhu, L.; Song, Y.; Zhao, X.; Chen, Q.; Pan, Y.; Zhang, J.; Bai, Y.; Zhang, H.; Shao, C. Radiation-induced abscopal reproductive effect is driven by TNF-α/p38 MAPK/Rac1 axis in Sertoli cells. Theranostics 2021, 11 (12), 5742-5758. DOI: 10.7150/thno.56853.

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Hu S, Zhu L, Song Y, Zhao X, Chen Q, Pan Y, Zhang J, Bai Y, Zhang H, Shao C. Radiation-induced abscopal reproductive effect is driven by TNF-α/p38 MAPK/Rac1 axis in Sertoli cells. Theranostics 2021; 11(12):5742-5758. doi:10.7150/thno.56853. https://www.thno.org/v11p5742.htm

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Hu S, Zhu L, Song Y, Zhao X, Chen Q, Pan Y, Zhang J, Bai Y, Zhang H, Shao C. 2021. Radiation-induced abscopal reproductive effect is driven by TNF-α/p38 MAPK/Rac1 axis in Sertoli cells. Theranostics. 11(12):5742-5758.

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