Onur Gokhan Yildirim,Esra Sumlu, Esra Aslan, M Bilgehan Pektas,Gokhan Sadi and Fatma Akar
Artvin Coruh University, Turkey
Gazi University, Turkey
Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, Turkey
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Food Process Technol
The growing worldwide epidemic of metabolic syndrome may be linked to an increased consumption of fructose. High-fructose diet is well documented to induce metabolic disturbances in animal and human studies. The effect of high-fructose diet on male reproductive system has been poorly documented. Therefore, herein, we investigated the effects of dietary fructose on testicular function regulators IGF-1R and c-kit, bloodtestis barrier proteins claudin-1 and pan-cadherin in the testis of rats. Fructose was given to the rats as 20% solution in drinking water for 15 weeks. Histological examination with hematoxylin-eosin staining showed that dietary fructose caused degeneration in seminiferous tubules. Also, testicular concentration of testosterone was decreased. The expression level of IGF-1R protein measured by both Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining was increased in testicular tissue of fructose feeding rats. Our immunostaining study also demonstrated that expression intensities of c-kit, claudin-1 and pan-cadherin were comparable in seminiferous tubules of control and fructose-treated rats. In conclusion, high-fructose ingestion induces a testicular degeneration together with increased expression level of IGF-1R in testicular tissue of rats, thus showing a compensatory defense mechanism against harmful challenge.
Onur Gokhan Yildirim is currently pursuing his PhD in the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy at Gazi University. His research subjects focus on the effects of fructose consumption-induce metabolic syndrome and its modulation of dietary factors. He has published three SCI papers in related subject.
E-mail: onurgokhan08@hotmail.com