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Adriamycin induces H2AX phosphorylation in human spermatozoa
Zhong-Xiang Li1,*, Ting-Ting
Wang1, Yan-Ting Wu1, Chen-Ming
Xu1, Min-Yue Dong1, Jian-Zhong
Sheng2,
He-Feng Huang1
1Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou
310006, China
2Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1,
Canada
Abstract
Aim: To investigate whether adriamycin induces DNA damage and the formation of
γH2AX (the phosphorylated form of histone H2AX) foci in mature spermatozoa.
Methods: Human spermatozoa were treated with adriamycin
at different concentrations. γH2AX was analyzed by immunofluorescent staining and flow cytometry and
double-strand breaks (DSB) were detected by the comet assay.
Results: The neutral comet assay revealed that the
treatment with adriamycin at 2 μg/mL for different times (0.5, 2, 8 and 24 h), or for 8 h at different concentrations
(0.4, 2 and 10 mg/mL), induced significant DSB in spermatozoa. Immunofluorent staining and flow cytometry
showed that the expression of γH2AX was increased in a dose-dependent and time-dependant manner after the
treatment of adriamycin. Adriamycin also induced the concurrent appearance of DNA maintenance/repair proteins
RAD50 and 53BP1 with γH2AX in spermatozoa. Wortmannin, an inhibitor of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)
family, abolished the co-appearance of these two proteins with
γH2AX. Conclusion: Human mature spermatozoa
have the same response to DSB-induced H2AX phosphorylation and subsequent recruitment of DNA
maintenance/repair proteins as somatic cells.
(Asian J Androl 2008 Sep; 10: 749_757)
Keywords: adriamycin; human spermatozoa; DNA double strand-breaks; γH2AX
Correspondence to: Prof. He-Feng Huang, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of
Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, China.
Tel: +86-571-8820-8007 Fax: +86-571-8820-8022
E-mail: huanghefg@hotmail.com
*Current mailing address: Zhejiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Hangzhou 310013, China.
Received 2007-09-27 Accepted 2008-02-20
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00400.x
1 Introduction
Adriamycin, also named doxorubicin, is one of the
most popular chemotherapeutic drugs used in the
treatment of a variety of cancers. It elicits antitumour
activity by inducing DNA damage through three major
mechanisms: stabilizing the topoisomerase II cleavage
complex, binding DNA and causing DNA damage via the
production of free radicals. As a consequence, adriamycin
produces single-strand and double-strand breaks (SSB
and DSB) in DNA, which leads to the death of cancer
cells [1].
Adriamycin has been reported to impair male fertility
through the induction of DNA damage in germ cells [2].
Male germ cells have different susceptibility to genotoxic
agents in the course of their development [3]. The
nature and extent of genotoxic effects of adriamycin on
male germ cells depend on the developmental stage of
germ cells when the exposure occurs. Most studies on
the genotoxic effects of adriamycin have been conducted
during the early stages of spermatogenic cells (e.g.
during intermediate spermatogenia and when spermatocytes
meiotically divide, rapidly undergoing proliferation and
differentiation [2, 4]). In contrast, little information is
available about adriamycin-induced genetic stress or DNA
damage in post-meiotic germ cells, especially in mature
spermatozoa, which are terminally differentiated,
transcriptionally inactive and no longer dividing.
Recently, γH2AX (the phosphorylated form of histone H2AX) has been recognized as a sensitive indicator
for DNA damage, particularly DSB [5, 6]. H2AX is
phosphorylated by members of the phosphatidylinositol
3-kinase (PI3K) family and forms localized "foci" at the sites
of DSB a few minutes after the exposure to ionizing
radiation (IR) or other factors that induce DSB [7]. Our
previous study indicated that γH2AX foci formation could
be used to evaluate DNA damage induced by a variety of
chemical or physical factors [8]. More importantly, such
a localization of γH2AX is responsible for the recruitment
of other repair or checkpoint proteins to the damaged
sites, including the Mre11/RAD50/Nbs1 (MRN) complex,
BRCA1 and 53BP1 [9, 10]. The complex formation of
γH2AX with other repair/checkpoint proteins at the site
of damage is believed to reflect the cellular stress
response to DSB, which can lead to DNA repair, cell cycle
arrest, and/or apoptosis. Therefore, the detection of these
proteins may help to predict the final fate of cells when
confronted with DNA damage [11]. H2AX, a highly
conserved histone H2A variant, constitutes 10%_20% of total
H2A proteins in mammalian somatic cells [5]. Moreover,
H2AX is abundant in adult germ cells [12]. H2AX has
been shown to be phosphorylated soon after the
occurrence of DSB and subsequently recruit other DNA repair
proteins in somatic cells; however, it remains largely
unknown how H2AX functions in mature human spermatozoa in response to DSB. To date, the published
literature on the relationship between γH2AX and DNA
repair in male germ cells is limited and only
spermatogenic cells undergoing proliferation and differentiation have
been examined [3, 11]. How the mature spermatozoa
respond to DNA damage is still unknown. In addition,
whether γH2AX functions the same way in spermatozoa
as in somatic cells, such as in the recruitment of other
protein factors, is also unclear. In an effort to answer
these questions, we examined H2AX phosphorylation and
complex formation of γH2AX with RAD50 and 53BP1 in human spermatozoa after exposure to adriamycin. We
found that DNA damage induced the phosphorylation of
H2AX and subsequent recruitment of other repair
proteins in human spermatozoa in the same manner as in
somatic cells. However, unlike in somatic cells, there
was no distinct "focus" observed in DNA-damaged
spermatozoa.
2 Materials and methods
2.1 Chemicals and antibodies
Adriamycin, wortmannin and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) was purchased from Sigma (St.Louis,
MO, USA). Rabbit antibodies against 53BP1 and RAD50
were from Gibco (Carlsbad, CA, USA); mouse monoclonal antibody against
γH2AX was purchased from Upstate Technology (Lake Placid, NY, USA);
FITC-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG, TRIC-conjugated goat
anti-rabbit IgG and goat blocking serum were obtained from
Beijing Zhongshan Biotechnology (Beijing, China).
Adriamycin was dissolved in double distilled water at a
concentration of 2 mg/mL as a stock solution, and wortmannin was dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
at a concentration of 10 mmol/L as stock solution. Both
solutions were diluted with culture medium prior to use.
2.2 Sperm preparation
Semen samples were obtained from donors attending the Fertility Clinic, the Centre of Reproductive
Medicine, Women's Hospital, Zhejiang University School
of Medicine, China, to receive assisted reproduction
technology (ART) owing to female factors. All subjects
provided their informed consent to participate in the research.
Ethical permission to use semen samples in this study
was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of
Zhejiang University School of Medicine. To exclude
sperm abnormalities, a physical examination, together
with an ultrasonography of scrotal contents, a basic
semen analysis and a male endocrine test, were performed in all volunteers before enrollment. The mean
sperm concentration was (117.06 ± 35.02) ×
106/mL (range: [80_171] ×
106/mL) and the sperm count was (339.86
± 131.70) × 106/ejaculate (range: [170_600] ×
106/ejaculate). Progressive forward motility was 49.3%
± 7.3% (range: 37.0%_50.4%) and
morphological abnormalities reached 24.8% ± 8.0% (range:
11.0%_38.0%).
Semen samples were obtained by masturbation after
3_5 days of abstinence. After liquefaction for 30 min at
37ºC, a sperm fraction of high quality was isolated by
discontinuous Percoll gradient separation (95% and
50% layers). Briefly, 2 mL of semen was carefully placed on
the Percoll layers and centrifuged at 500 ×
g for 20 min. Following centrifugation, spermatozoa at the base of the
high density Percoll fraction were collected (designated
95% Percoll fraction). The pellet was washed with
Biggers Whitten and Whittingham buffer containing
0.3% (w/v) human serum albumin (HSA) and centrifuged again
at 500 × g for 10 min. The supernatant was discarded,
and the pellet was resuspended in human tubal fluid
medium supplemented with 0.5% (w/v) HSA.
2.3 Cell culture and experiment design
For each experiment, the sperm pellets from two or
three donors were pooled and resuspended in medium at a
concentration of 5 × 106/mL. Aliquots of sperm
suspension in 24-well culture plates were incubated at
37ºC with 5% (v/v) CO2 with different concentrations of adriamycin
(0.4, 2 and 10 μg/mL) for 8 h, or with 2 μg/mL of adriamycin for different times (0.5, 2, 8 and
24 h). To clarify the role of PI3K signaling pathway in
adriamycin-induced DSB, spermatozoa were pretreated for 30 min
with wortmannin (50 μmol/L) followed by an adriamycin
treatment (2 μg/mL) for 2 h and afterwards washed three
times with phosphate buffered saline (PBS). Aliquots
from the same donors without adriamycin treatment were
used as mock controls at 0, 0.5, 2, 8 and 24 h and DMSO
control was set when spermatozoa were treated with
wortmannin. Incubation was stopped by washing the
spermatozoa with PBS.
Human amnion FL cells were cultured in Eagle's
Minimum Essential Medium (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA),
containing 10% (w/v) fetal calf serum, 100 U/mL penicillin, 125
μg/mL streptomycin, and 0.03% (w/v) glutamine. Approximately 1 ×
105 cells were transferred to 6-well culture plates containing a glass cover slip in
each well and treated with indicated drugs.
2.4 Immunofluorescent staining
To evaluate H2AX phosphorylation, spermatozoa were
treated with adriamycin, and were then harvested and
washed three times with PBS. Approximately 5 ×
104 cells in a volume of 50 μL were dropped onto
polylysine-coated slides and fixed in 4% (w/v) paraformaldehyde
for 15 min at 4ºC, followed by permeabilization in 0.2%
(v/v) Triton X-100 for 15 min. After permeabilization,
slides were blocked with goat blocking serum for 60
min prior to incubation with mouse monoclonal
anti-γH2AX antibody (1:1 000) overnight at 4ºC. After washing in
PBS, the slides were incubated with FITC-conjugated
goat-anti-mouse secondary antibody (1:500) for 60 min
at 37ºC, followed by further PBS washes. Sperm
nuclei were counterstained with DAPI (1 μg/mL in PBS)
for 15 min. After another wash, slides were mounted
with coverslips and viewed using an Olympus AX70
fluorescent microscope (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). For each
slide, the spermatozoa were first viewed for DAPI
staining and then assessed for γH2AX staining. Five
representative images of spermatozoa were captured on each
slide. In parallel with spermatozoa, human FL cells were
also treated and stained for γH2AX using the same
method. A negative control for γH2AX staining was
performed by replacing anti-γH2AX antibody with PBS.
Double immunofluorescent staining of γH2AX and RAD50 or 53BP1 was performed in human spermatozoa
and FL cells. The procedure is the same as above except
that when the antibody was first applied, γH2AX with
RAD50 or 53BP1 was used to substitute γH2AX alone,
and, subsequently, both FITC-conjugated goat-anti-mouse
and TRITC-conjugated goat-anti-rabbit secondary antibody (1:500) were added and incubated for 60 min at
37ºC.
2.5 Comet assay
To detect DSB in human spermatozoa, the neutral
comet assay was performed as previously described with slight modifications [13]. Briefly, the fully frosted
microscope slides were covered with 100 μL of 0.7%
normal melting-point agarose in PBS and then dried at
room temperature. Approximately 100 000 sperm cells
(10 μL) were mixed with 0.7 % (w/v) low melting
agarose (80 μL) to form a cell suspension, and this
suspension was pipetted onto the first agarose layer, spread
and solidified on ice. After removal of the coverslip, a
third layer of 0.65% (w/v) low melting-point agarose
was added, spread and again allowed to solidify on
ice for 5 min. The slides were then immersed in the neutral
lysing solution (2.5 mol/L NaCl, 100 mmol/L
ethyle-nediaminetetraaceticacid [EDTA], 10 mmol/L Tris
[adjusting pH to 10 and adding 1% {v/v} Triton X-100], 10 mmol/l DL-Dithiothreitol
before using) at 4ºC for 1 h. The slides were then incubated at 37ºC in lysis buffer
with 10 μg/mL of proteinase K for 2 h. Electrophoresis
was conducted at 25 V, 100 mA for 15 min in
electrophoresis buffer (Tris-Borate-EDTA [TBE] neutral buffer:
Tris 10 mmol/L, Boric acid 80 mmol/L, EDTA 0.5
mol/L, pH 8.2) after a first 20-min incubation for unwinding
of the DNA. Following electrophoresis, the slides were
first immersed in Tris buffer (pH 7.5, 0.4 mol/L) for 15 min
for neutralization, and then in DAPI solution (1 μg/mL)
for 15 min. After washing with PBS, coverslips were placed
on the gels.
The slides were examined using an Olympus AX70 fluorescent microscope (Olympus). Images were
obtained and saved as BTM files and tail moments were
determined using CometScore Freeware from TriTek (Sumerduck, VA, USA). The tail moment is the
integrated value of fluorescence intensity multiplied by
migration distance and is proportional to the levels of
damaged DNA, which is considered the most sensitive
parameter of the Comet assay for DNA damage. For each
experiment, 25 cells were scored from replicate slides
(50 cells total) and subsequently pooled, and each
experiment was repeated three times.
2.6 Flow cytometric analysis of γH2AX
Human spermatozoa were first fixed in 2%
paraformaldehyde for 15 min and then kept in 70 % (v/v) ethanol
at _20ºC until analysis. Staining for γH2AX was
conducted as described. Briefly, fixed cells were re-hydrated
for 10 min, then centrifuged and re-suspended in 200
μL of monoclonal mouse anti-γH2AX antibody (1:1 000
dilution) for 2 h at 37ºC. Spermatozoa were then rinsed
and re-suspended in 200 mL of secondary antibody
(1:500 dilution) for 1 h at 37ºC. Finally, the sperm cells were
rinsed and re-suspended in PBS before analysis with a
flow cytometer (Coulter, Fullerton, CA, USA). The
average γH2AX antibody staining relative to the untreated
control was calculated from the mean fluorescence
intensity and the percentage of γH2AX-positive cells.
2.7 Statistics
Statistical analysis was carried out with using SPSS
version 11.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). Data are
presented as mean ± SD and compared with analysis of
variance. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
3 Results
3.1 Adriamycin induces DSB in human spermatozoa
A previous study has shown that adriamycin could
induce DNA strand breaks in human spermatozoa that
could be detected with the alkaline comet assay [14].
Because the alkaline comet assay can detect both SSB
and DSB or even base modifications, and the neutral
comet assay is specific for detecting DSB [15], we
performed the neutral comet assay in the present study to
examine the integrity of chromosomal DNA after adriamycin exposure. As shown in Figure 1, adriamycin
induced DSB in a time-dependent and dose-dependent
manner in human spermatozoa. Treatment with adriamycin at 2
μg/mL for different times (0.5, 2, 8 and 24 h), or for 8 h at different concentrations (0.4, 2 and
10 μg/mL), induced significant DSB in human
spermatozoa, which was indicated by the tail moment of the
neutral comet assay.
3.2 Adriamycin induces H2AX phosphorylation
To explore whether adriamycin could induce H2AX
phosphorylation in human spermatozoa,
immunofluorescent staining specific for γH2AX was performed. We
found that γH2AX was stained in the nucleus of
spermatozoa after adriamycin exposure for 8 h at different
concentrations (0.4, 2 and 10 μg/mL) (Figure 2A), or at 2
mg/mL for different times (0.5, 2, 8 and 24 h) (Figure
2B). The immunofluorescent intensity, which reflects H2AX
phosphorylation levels in the spermatozoa treated with
adriamycin increased in a dose-dependent and
time-dependent manner. This observation was further
confirmed by quantitative analysis of flow cytometry
(Figure 2D, E). Moreover, γH2AX intensity by flow
cytometry analysis was well correlated with the tail
moment of the neutral comet assay, indicating a
significant relationship between DSB and γH2AX
formation in human spermatozoa.
The distribution of γH2AX in the nucleus of human
spermatozoa was presented in a diffuse pattern (Figure
2A, B). At the same time, we performed immunofluorescent staining in FL cells as control and found that the
typical fashion of discrete nuclear foci were formed in
FL cells after adriamycin (2 μg/mL for 2h) treatment
(Figure 2C).
3.3 Colocalization of γH2AX with RAD50 or 53BP1 in
human spermatozoa after adriamycin exposure
γH2AX has been shown to recruit and colocalize with
other proteins such as RAD50 and 53BP1 in response to
DSB in somatic cells. These proteins are thought to play
important roles in cellular stress response such as DNA
repair and/or apoptosis. To determine whether γH2AX
functions in human sperm cells the same way as in
somatic cells, double immunofluorescent staining was
performed in parallel in both spermatozoa and FL cells.
In human FL cells, adriamycin (2 μg/mL for 2 h)
induced the colocalization of γH2AX foci with RAD50
or 53BP1. In untreated FL cells, these proteins displayed
a diffused nuclear distribution and the signals of the
staining were comparatively weak (Figure 3B). Adriamycin
treatment led to the formation of RAD50 and 53BP1 nuclear foci that, in part, colocalized with the induced
γH2AX foci (Figure 3B). Adriamycin treatment (2
μg/mL for 2 h) also induced the concurrent appearance of
RAD50 and 53BP1 with H2AX phosporylation in human spermatozoa, although no distinct foci were observed as
in FL cells (Figure 3A).
3.4 Wortmannin inhibits adriamycin-induced H2AX
phosphorylation and concurrently abolishes RAD50 and 53BP1
appearance in human spermatozoa
It was reported that the phosphorylation of H2AX
and subsequent recruitment of RAD50 or 53BP1 depends
on the PI3K signaling pathway. Wortmannin is an
inhibitor for PI3K family members, including ataxia
telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ATM and Rad3-Related
(ATR), which can inhibit the phosphorylation of H2AX
induced by IR or other agents that cause DSB. To clarify
the possible role of the PI3K signaling pathway in the
phosphorylation of H2AX and subsequent complex formation of
γH2AX with RAD50 or 53BP1 in human spermatozoa in response to adriamycin-induced DSB,
human sperm cells were pretreated for 30 min with wortmannin (50
μmol/L) followed by an adriamycin treatment (2 μg/mL) for 2 h. Spermatozoa were then
examined by immunofluorescence microscopy. Pretreatment
of the cells with wortmannin significantly attenuated the
phosphorylation of H2AX induced by adriamycin (Figure
4A). Furthermore, the accumulation of RAD50 or 53BP1
was also inhibited (Figure 4B). Therefore, the
phosphorylation of H2AX and concurrent appearance of
RAD50 or 53BP1 in human spermatozoa in response to
the exposure of adriamycin were also dependent on PI3K
family kinases.
4 Discussion
Adriamycin has been extensively studied for its
abi-lity to induce DNA damage in male germ cells during
spermatogenesis. It has been shown that
adriamycin-induced cytotoxicity is mainly concentrated in early
spermatogenic cells, which undergo rapid proliferation and
differentiation [2]. In addition, apoptosis is one of the
earliest signs of genotoxic damage caused by adriamycin
[16]. Observations on adriamycin-induced DNA
damage in mature human spermatozoa have not been reported
yet. However, it was implied that adriamycin may
induce DNA damage in sperm cells at post-meiosis stage,
possibly through the generation of reactive oxygen
species (ROS)[17]. In the present study, we have provided
evidence showing the genotoxic effects of adriamycin
on mature human spermatozoa: adriamycin significantly
increased DSB in human spermatozoa in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner, as revealed by the
neutral comet assay. Our results are in agreement with
previous reports showing that adriamycin treatment
causes DNA damage in spermatozoa, as assessed by the
alkaline comet assay[14]. Therefore, it can be
concluded that adriamycin causes DSB in male germ cells of
all developmental stages from early spermatogenic cells
to late mature spermatozoa. Our findings may have some
significance for clinical purposes, such as the evaluation
of sperm damage and the risk of infertility in cancer
patients receiving adriamycin-involved treatment.
However, much needs to be done before the evaluation is used
clinically.
In somatic cells, H2AX phosphorylation has been
regarded as an early indicator for DNA DSB and, more
importantly, such modification is essential for subsequent
recruitment and colocalization of other proteins,
including RAD50 and 53BP1, to the damaged sites [6]. The
formation of such a protein complex is believed to initiate,
or at least take part in, a series of cellular stress responses,
including DNA repair, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis [10].
In the present study, we have reported for the first time
that adriamycin treatment could induce H2AX
phosphorylation via the PI3K family in a dose-dependent and
time-dependant manner in mature human spermatozoa. In
addition, with an increased concentration or incubation
time, the immunofluorescent intensity also increased. The
expression of γH2AX as indicated by the immunofluorescent intensity was correlated with the results of the
neutral comet assay. This suggests that γH2AX could
also be used as a specific indicator of sperm DNA
damage induced by genotoxic insults.
It was noted that γH2AX displayed homogeneous staining in sperm nuclei, which is different from the typical
foci observed in somatic cells. Similar patterns were
also observed for RAD50 and 53BP1. Such discrepancy might be due to the different biological characters
between the non-dividing mature spermatozoa and actively dividing somatic cells. In fact, we have previously
found that homogeneous staining also exists in human
FL cells after exposure to high doses of genotoxic agent
[18]. Recently, Marti et al. [19] reported that ultraviolet
irradiation mainly induces H2AX phosphorylation in
somatic cell as a diffuse staining pattern, which depends
on nucleotide excision repair, but not DNA DSB. It is of
interest to investigate further the underlying mechanism
for such differences in γH2AX staining between
spermatozoa and somatic cells.
Our observations on the colocalization of γH2AX and
53BP1 or RAD50 imply the presence of DNA repair in
mature human spermatozoa after adriamycin exposure.
Nonetheless, it is generally believed that DNA repair can
function only in meiotic spermatocytes through early
elongating spermatid stages, whereas effective
DNA-repair capacity is thought to be lost from elongated
spermatids and mature spermatozoa [20]. Thus, H2AX
phosphorylation, together with 53BP1 and RAD50 coappearance, might not function in DNA repair in
spermatozoa, but probably has other biological roles, such
as activating the apoptotic pathway as there is an
increasing body of evidence showing that apoptosis
occurs in mature human spermatozoa under a variety of
conditions [21]. In addition, the colocalization of 53BP1 with
γH2AX and hyperphosphorylation of 53BP1 at damaged sites can activate p53-dependent and independent
apoptotic pathways if DNA repair fails [12]. This
hypothesis in spermatozoa is currently under investigation
in our laboratory. However, even if this is the case, it
does not mean that all the damaged spermatozoa will
undergo apoptosis before fertilization. There is
accumulating evidence that some spermatozoa with DNA
damage still have the opportunity to complete fertilization and
that very soon DNA repair may occur in the fertilized
egg [22].
In conclusion, we have shown that adriamycin can
induce H2AX phosphorylation and the subsequent appearance of RAD50 and 53BP1 in human spermatozoa
through action of members of the PI3K family. Because
the mature spermatozoa play an important role in
keeping the correct transmission of genetic material to the
next generation, it is of great importance to identify DNA
damage in spermatozoa. On the basis of our results, it is
likely that γH2AX could be used as an indicator for the
screening of abnormal spermatozoa with DNA damage,
which will definitely benefit those couples who are
seeking assisted reproduction therapy.
Acknowledgment
This study was financially supported by the National
Basic Research Program of China (No. 2006CB504004 and No. 2006CB944006) and the Key Research Program
of Zhejiang Province, China (No. 2006C13078). The
Authors thank Professor F. Jin from the Center of
Reproductive Medicine, Hangzhou, China for the help in
sample preparation.
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