Effects of methyl testosterone on the testis and secondary sex characters of the hypophysectomized adult guppy Poecilia reticulata Peters

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 783-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Poecilia Reticulata ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Normal Appearance ◽  
Secondary Sex Characters

Exogenous methyl testosterone appears to have a direct spermatokinetic effect on the testis of the hypophysectomized adult guppy. The gonosomatic index is significantly increased; spermatogonial cysts divide rapidly and transform into spermatocytes, but later stages of spermatogenesis do not appear. The regressed epithelial cells lining the sperm ducts, the Sertoli cells, and the interstitial cells resume their normal appearance. The gonopodium remains unaffected, but there is moderate recovery in the content of integumentary lipophores.

Effects of hypophysectomy on the testis and secondary sex characters of the adult guppy Poecilia reticulata Peters

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 775-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Poecilia Reticulata ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
The Body ◽  
Red Pigments ◽  
Well Differentiated ◽  
Time Of Operation ◽  
Secondary Sex Characters

Hypophysectomy of the adult guppy causes marked regression in the testis, completely blocks mitosis in the spermatogonia, and prevents their transformation into spermatocytes. However, spermatocytes, spermatids, and sperm already present in the testis at the time of operation develop into spermatophores. The spermatophores rupture after 8 weeks and the resulting sperm are phagocytosed within the sperm ducts. The epithelial cells lining the sperm ducts, the Sertoli cells, and the interstitial cells regress. Of two particularly well-differentiated secondary sex characters, the gonopodium (modified anal fin) remains unaffected, while the patches of bright lipophores (yellow and red pigments) present on the sides of the body become faint or entirely disappear.

scholarly journals Culture patterns and sorting of rat Sertoli cell secretory proteins

1988 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-188
Author(s):  
H. Ueda ◽  
L.L. Tres ◽  
A.L. Kierszenbaum
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Sertoli Cell ◽  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Secretory Proteins ◽  
Spermatogenic Cells ◽  
Squamous Cells ◽  
Nylon Mesh ◽  
Continuous Sheet ◽  
Peritubular Cells ◽  
Cells Cultured

A cocultivation chamber and two types of permeable substrates have been used to study: (1) the culture patterns of rat Sertoli and peritubular cells, and Sertoli cells cocultured with spermatogenic cells or peritubular cells; and (2) the polarized secretion of Sertoli cell-specific proteins transferrin, S70 and S45-S35 heterodimeric protein. Substrates included a nylon mesh (with openings of 100 micron) coated with extracellular matrix (ECM) material and an uncoated microporous filter (with pores of 0.45 micron). Sertoli cells cultured on ECM-coated nylon mesh organized a continuous sheet of multilayered epithelial cells essentially devoid of spermatogenic cells while peritubular cells formed a layer of squamous cells. Sertoli cells cultured on uncoated microporous substrate formed a continuous sheet of cuboidal epithelial cells with numerous basal cytoplasmic processes projecting into the substrate and abundant apically located spermatogenic cells, while peritubular cells organized one or two layers of loose squamous cells. [35S]methionine-labelled secretory proteins resolved by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and autoradiography displayed cell-specific patterns that were slightly influenced by the type of substrate. Sertoli cells cocultured with peritubular cells on uncoated microporous substrate under conditions that enabled separation of apical and basal surfaces, secreted proteins in a polarized fashion. While transferrin was released bidirectionally, S45-S35 heterodimeric protein was released apically. S70 was detected in both apical and basal compartments. We conclude from these studies that: (1) the number of spermatogenic cells decreases when Sertoli-spermatogenic cell cocultures are prepared on ECM-coated nylon substrate; and (2) Sertoli cells in coculture with spermatogenic or peritubular cells on uncoated microporous substrate, organize continuous sheets displaying polarized protein secretion.

Genetic analysis of developmental mechanisms in hydra. V. Cell lineage and development of chimera hydra

1978 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 215-232
Author(s):  
T. Sugiyama ◽  
T. Fujisawa
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cell ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Interstitial Cell ◽  
Cell Lineage ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Nerve Cells ◽  
Polyp Size ◽  
Primary Determinant ◽  
One Year ◽  
Almost All

Chimeric hydra were produced by making use of a strain (nf-1) which lacks interstitial cells, nerve cells and nematocytes. This strain arises by spontaneous loss of interstitial cells from its parental strain (sf-1) (Sugiyama & Fujisawa, 1978). Reintroduction of interstitial cells from other strains into nf-1 leads to the creation of chimeric strains that consisted of epithelial cells derived from strain sf-1 and interstitial cells and their derivatives (nerves and nematocytes) from other strains. In chimeras, interstitial or epithelial cells apparently maintain very stable cell lineages; no indication was obtained that suggested interstitial cell differentiation into epithelial cells or dedifferentiation in the opposite direction during the long courses of chimera cultures (up to one year). Developmental characters of chimeras were examined and compared to those of the epithelial cell (sf-1) and the interstitial cell donors. Almost all of the chimera's characters examined (growth rate, budding rate, tentacle numbers, polyp size, regenerative capacity, etc.) closely resembled those of the epithelial cell donor, but not of the interstitial cell donors. This suggests that epithelial cells, rather than interstitial or nerve cells, are the primary determinant of most, if not all, of hydra developmental characters.

Development of Hydra lacking nerve and interstitial cells

1978 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.A. Marcum ◽  
R.D. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Interstitial Cell ◽  
Normal Development ◽  
Colchicine Treatment ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Normal Numbers ◽  
Active Growth ◽  
Essentially Normal ◽  
Prolonged Culture ◽  
I Cells

Hydra attenuata were rendered free of interstitial cells (I cells) and interstitial cell derivatives by colchicine treatment. These hydra were then cloned and cultivated for 18 months and their developmental capacities were studied. Some experimental hydra possessed a few (about 1% of the normal numbers) interstitial cells and retained this low level during prolonged culture and active growth without the differentiation of I-cells into specialized cells. Other hydra were completely freed of interstitial cells by the colchicine treatment. Maceration and histological analyses showed that once a hydra is freed of all interstitial cells it does not recover them, nor do its buds contain interstitial cells. I cell-free hydra also lack nerve cells, nematocytes, gametes and endodermal gland cells, and the tissue consists only of ectodermal and endodermal epithelial cells. Hydra completely lacking interstitial cells grow, bud, exhibit tissue renewal patterns, regenerate and preserve polarity generally typical of normal hydra. I cell-free hypostomal tissue has inductive capacity, as does normal hypostomal tissue, when implanted in I cell-free or normal gastric tissue. Regenerating I cell-free tissue undergoes precocious determination as does normal tissue. Only in some quantitative aspects do I cell-free hydra develop abnormally. We conclude that hydra consisting only of epithelial cells are capable of essentially normal development.

Immunolocalisation of androgen receptor to interstitial cells in fetal rat testes and to mesenchymal and epithelial cells of associated ducts

1995 ◽  
Vol 147 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Majdic ◽  
M R Millar ◽  
P T K Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Mesenchymal Cells ◽  
Wolffian Duct ◽  
Nuclear Staining ◽  
Mullerian Duct ◽  
Fetal Rat ◽  
Fetal Leydig Cells

Abstract Androgens are required for the development of male internal and external genitalia. Androgen action is mediated by an intracellular receptor which acts as a transcription factor following activation by ligand binding. The aim of the present study was to define the time of appearance of androgen receptor (AR) in the male fetal rat gonad using immunohistochemistry. Intact fetuses (days 13·5–16·5) or testicular tissue (days 16·5–20·5 and days 3–7 postnatal) were fixed in Bouins' solution and processed into paraffin wax. On day 16·5 nuclear AR were present in mesenchymal cells surrounding the Wolffian duct but those around the Mullerian duct were receptor negative. During the following day (17–18) the abundance of nuclear staining increased, becoming detectable in the epithelial cells of the Wolffian ducts. Within the testis some nuclear staining was apparent at day 17 but was confined to interstitial cells surrounding the seminiferous cords. As development of the testis proceeded the abundance of nuclear AR in peritubular and elongated mesenchymal cells increased. AR were not detected in fetal Leydig cells expressing 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase nor in the ovaries or associated ducts of female fetuses at the same ages. In conclusion, in the rat we have found AR expression detectable by immunohistochemistry in mesonephric mesenchyme to be confined to that underlying the Wolffian ducts and to be absent from the area around the degenerating Mullerian duct. On and after day 17 of gestation AR is present in Wolffian duct epithelial cell nuclei and within the testis it is confined to peritubular and interstitial cells which may have migrated from the mesonephros. Fetal Leydig cells were receptor negative. Within the seminiferous cords AR in Sertoli cells remained low until after birth and some perinuclear staining was detected in cells thought to be gonocytes. We believe this to be the first report of immunolocalisation of AR to fetal testicular interstitial cells. Journal of Endocrinology (1995) 147, 285–293

The reproductive cycle of the viviparous seaperch, Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons

1968 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1221-1234 ◽  
Author(s):  
John P. Wiebe
Keyword(s):  
Oocyte Maturation ◽  
Reproductive Cycle ◽  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Reproductive Behavior ◽  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Seminiferous Tubules ◽  
Male And Female

The natural reproductive cycle of male and female Cymatogaster aggregata is described with reference to gametogenesis, development of secondary sex structures, reproductive behavior, and gestation. Spermatocytogenesis starts in early spring and by June or July clusters of spermatozoa fill the seminiferous tubules. Concurrently the Sertoli cells and interstitial cells of Leydig increase in size and secondary sex structures develop on the male anal fin. When the sexes mingle in summer, the males perform very elaborate reproductive behavior. Fertilization occurs about mid-December—5 months after mating—and the ovary is then modified to maintain the young embryos until parturition in mid-summer. Oocyte formation is highest in July and August, just after parturition, while vitellogenesis and oocyte maturation occur mainiy from October to December. These seasonal changes are discussed in relation to changes in environmental temperature and photoperiod.

scholarly journals The Immunoexpression of FSH-R in the Ductuli Efferentes and the Epididymis of Men and Rat: Effect of FSH on the Morphology and Steroidogenic Activity of Rat Epididymal Epithelial Cells In Vitro

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Świder-Al-Amawi ◽  
Agnieszka Kolasa ◽  
Andrzej Sikorski ◽  
Mariola Marchlewicz ◽  
Irena Baranowska-Bosiacka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Western Blot ◽  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Blot Analysis ◽  
Target Organ ◽  
Fsh Receptor ◽  
Ductuli Efferentes ◽  
Estradiol Synthesis ◽  
First Time

The Sertoli cells were regarded as the only target for FSH in male reproductive system. The expression of FSH receptor (FSH-R) was detected also in epithelial cells of the caput epididymis of rat and monkey. We showed in the immunohistochemistry study the expression of FSH-R in rat and human ductuli efferentes and the caput, corpus, and cauda epididymis, moreover, by Western blot analysis in the caput and cauda epididymis of rat. Additionally, we presented that the morphology of rat epididymal epithelial cells in vitro was affected by FSH, and FSH stimulation resulted in the increase of 17β-estradiol synthesis by rat caput epididymal cells in dose-depended manner. In conclusion, the identification of FSH receptors in human and rat epididymides supports our results that the epididymis is a target organ not only for LH but additionally for FSH. On the basis of the results we showed for the first time that morphology of epididymal epithelial cells and epididymal steroidogenesis can be regulated by FSH.

scholarly journals Proliferative activity of gonocytes, Sertoli cells and interstitial cells during testicular development in mice

Reproduction ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 93 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. P. F. A. Vergouwen ◽  
S. G. P. M. Jacobs ◽  
R. Huiskamp ◽  
J. A. G. Davids ◽  
D. G. de Rooij
Keyword(s):  
Sertoli Cells ◽  
Proliferative Activity ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Testicular Development

scholarly journals The role of interstitial cells in the progression of renal diseases.

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. S198 ◽  
Author(s):  
G A Müller ◽  
J Markovic-Lipkovski ◽  
J Frank ◽  
H P Rodemann
Keyword(s):  
Epithelial Cells ◽  
Interstitial Fibrosis ◽  
Interstitial Cells ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule ◽  
Renal Diseases ◽  
Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 ◽  
Glomerular Diseases ◽  
Aberrant Expression ◽  
Hla Dq ◽  
Renal Biopsies

Renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) is frequently associated with distinct inflammatory and noninflammatory glomerular diseases. RIF is mainly responsible for a decline of excretory renal function and therefore influences the prognosis of several renal diseases. The resident interstitial cells of the kidney, which play a major role in causing RIF, are different renal fibroblasts, which respond to a variety of cytokines released by various cell types. Immunohistochemical analysis of human renal biopsies with different glomerulopathies revealed that CD2+ T lymphocytes are the major cells infiltrating the renal interstitium. In most forms of glomerulonephritis accompanied by interstitial inflammation, an abnormal expression of HLA-DQ/HLA-DP antigens, often associated with an aberrant expression of the intercellular adhesion molecule 1, was observed on proximal tubular epithelial cells, indicating that these cells may play an important role in local immune responses and probably function as antigen-presenting cells. Furthermore, it has been shown by Northern blot analysis that renal epithelial cells in culture express interleukin 6, platelet-derived growth factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor. Cell cultures established from renal biopsies revealed the presence of the three mitotic fibroblast types (MF I through MF III) and the three postmitotic types (PMF IV through PMF VI). The frequencies of the various progenitor fibroblasts MF I, MF II, and MF III differed significantly in cultures established from kidneys with (FKIF cells) and without RIF (NKF cells). In comparison to NKF cells, FKIF cells are characterized by the expression of a "new" protein, called "FIBROSIN," which seems to be specific for FKIF cells.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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