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J Exp Zool ; 287(5): 384-93, 2000 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10980496

RESUMO

Ethane 1,2-dimethane sulphonate (EDS) is an alkylating agent, which has a selective cytotoxic effect on Leydig cells in some mammalian species. Similarly, in the frog, Rana esculenta, Leydig cells are destroyed after a single EDS injection and regenerate after 28 days. Regeneration of Leydig cells in frogs appears to be independent of the pituitary. The present experiments in R. esculenta were carried out: a) to investigate Leydig cell responsiveness to gonadotropin stimulation during 58 days after a single EDS injection; and b) to assess whether four consecutive EDS injections induce additional effects on the testicular cell population. Our results show that androgen stimulation after gonadotropin injections is restored after 44 days from a single EDS injection. Since the interstitial compartment appears to be normal at least 28 days after EDS treatment, it is likely that new Leydig cells lack gonadotropin receptors. With respect to multiple-EDS injections, Leydig cells completely disappear in several areas and the adjacent germinal compartment is disorganised. In some cases damaged germinal compartment is still surrounded by intact Leydig cells. Surprisingly, testicular and plasma androgens strongly increase in EDS-treated animals. Therefore, Sertoli cells may produce substances inhibiting androgen production in Leydig cells. J. Exp. Zool. 287:384-393, 2000.


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Mesilatos/farmacologia , Rana esculenta/fisiologia , Testículo/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Células Intersticiais do Testículo/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Intersticiais do Testículo/fisiologia , Masculino , Mesilatos/administração & dosagem , Testículo/citologia , Testículo/fisiologia
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