Could ethanol-induced alterations in the expression of
glutamate transporters in testes contribute to the effect of
paternal drinking on the risk of abnormalities in the
offspring?

J 2017

Could ethanol-induced alterations in the expression of glutamate transporters in testes contribute to the effect of paternal drinking on the risk of abnormalities in the offspring?

KASHEM, Abdul Mohammed, Aven LEE, David V. POW, Omar ŠERÝ, Vladimír Josef BALCAR et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Could ethanol-induced alterations in the expression of glutamate transporters in testes contribute to the effect of paternal drinking on the risk of abnormalities in the offspring?

Authors

KASHEM, Abdul Mohammed (36 Australia), Aven LEE (36 Australia), David V. POW (36 Australia), Omar ŠERÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Vladimír Josef BALCAR (36 Australia)

Edition

Medical Hypotheses, EDINBURGH, Churchill Livingstone, 2017, 0306-9877

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30105 Physiology

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.120

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100376

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2016.11.015

UT WoS

000393001900015

Keywords in English

ALCOHOL EXPOSURE; BRAIN; RAT; RECEPTORS; TRANSMISSION; CONSUMPTION; INSIGHTS; CELLS

Abstract

V originále

It has been known that a preconception paternal alcoholism impacts adversely on the offspring but the mechanism of the effect is uncertain. Several findings suggest that there are signalling systems in testis that are analogous to those known to be altered by alcoholism in brain. We propose that chronic alcohol affects these systems in a manner similar to that in brain. Specifically, we hypothesise that excessive alcohol may disturb glutamatergic-like signalling in testis by increasing expression of the glutamate transporter GLAST (EAAT1). We discuss ways how to test the hypothesis as well as potential significance of some of the tests as tools in the diagnostics of chronic alcoholism.

Links

MUNI/A/1278/2016, interní kód MU

Name: Podpora biochemického výzkumu v roce 2017

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

Citovat

KASHEM, Abdul Mohammed, Aven LEE, David V. POW, Omar ŠERÝ and Vladimír Josef BALCAR. Could ethanol-induced alterations in the expression of glutamate transporters in testes contribute to the effect of paternal drinking on the risk of abnormalities in the offspring? Medical Hypotheses. EDINBURGH: Churchill Livingstone, 2017, vol. 98, January, p. 57-59. ISSN 0306-9877. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2016.11.015.

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KASHEM, Abdul Mohammed, Aven LEE, David V. POW, Omar ŠERÝ and Vladimír Josef BALCAR. Could ethanol-induced alterations in the expression of glutamate transporters in testes contribute to the effect of paternal drinking on the risk of abnormalities in the offspring? \textit{Medical Hypotheses}. EDINBURGH: Churchill Livingstone, 2017, vol.~98, January, p.~57-59. ISSN~0306-9877. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2016.11.015.

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