Simazine이 정소세포에서 Apoptosis와 Steroidogenesis 조절 유전자들의 발현에 미치는 영향
Simazine-induced Alteration of the Expression Levels of Apoptosis- and Steroidogenesis-regulating Genes in Testicular Cells
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Simazine은 triazine계 제초제로서, 잡초와 일년생 풀들을 통제하는데 우리나라를 포함하여 세계적으로 널리 사용되고 있으며, 미국, 유럽, 오스트레일리아의 경우, 물에서 두 번째로 많이 검출되는 살충제로 알려져 있다. Simazine에 오염된 토양과 물을 통하여 사람에게 노출되어 이후 생체 내에 수년간 잔존하며 특히, 생물체의 지방 및 조직에 농축되는 특징을 갖는 내분비계 장애물질로 분류되어졌다. 하지만 simazine이 정소세포의 사멸 또는 생존에 미치는 영향과 세포예정사를 관장하는 Bcl-2 family 유전자 발현에 미치는 영향을 보고한 연구는 없다. 또한 simazine이 성의 분화와 생식기관 발달에 중요한 steroidogenesis 관련 유전자의 발현에 미치는 영향 분석에 관한 연구도 미흡한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구진은 이번 연구에서 simazine이 mouse Sertoli 세포와 rat Leydig 세포에서 세포사멸을 관장하는 Bcl-2 family 유전자군의 발현과 steroidogenesis 조절관련 유전자군의 발현 변화에 미치는 영향을 조사하였고, simazine이상기 유전자군의 정상적인 발현을 저해함을 확인하였다. 그러므로 본 연구의 결과로 미루어 볼 때, 사람이나 기타 동물 등이 simazine에 장시간 노출될 경우, 생식 세포에 apoptosis가 유도될 수 있는 가능성을 제시하였으며, steroidogenesis 조절관련 유전자군의 발현을 교란시킴으로써, 정상적인 testis의 발달을 저해하여 남성 생식계의 기능장애를 유도할 가능성이 있음을 제시하였다.
Abstract
Simazine (6-chloro-N,N'-diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) is a triazine herbicide that has been applied worldwide including Korea for agricultural purposes. Simazine is the second most commonly detected pesticide in surface- and ground-water in the United States, Europe and Australia. It has been shown that simazine is a potent endocrine disruptor in wildlife and laboratory animals. Although many endocrine disruptors can induce apoptosis in various types of cells, the effects of simazine on apoptosis and on the expression of Bcl-2 family genes are not known. Also it is unknown the effect of simazine on the expression of steroidogenesis-regulating genes in testicular cells. In this study, we investigated the effect of simazine on the expression levels of apoptosis- and steroidogenesis-regulating genes in testicular cells. We found that a low concentration of simazine can alter the mRNA expression levels of steroidogenesis-related genes and Bcl-2 family genes in mouse Sertoli cells and rat Leydig cells. Thus, our results suggest that simazine can disturb normal testicular development and reproductive function by altering the expression of genes that are critical for the regulation of apoptosis and steroidogenesis.
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