Liu Jian-jun, Dong Qiang, Yang Yu-ru
Department of Urology, Peoples Hospital of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, Henan 450003, China.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2007 Apr;13(4):335-7.
To study the effects of experimental varicocele (VC) on the serum testosterone (T) and intratesticular testosterone in adolescent rats.
A VC rat model was established by partial ligation of the left kidney vein in 20 SD rats, and another 20 were included in a sham operation group as controls. At 4 and 8 weeks, the concentrations of the serum T and intratesticular T were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA). The testis tissues were homogenized and the extract liquid taken for RIA.
Compared with the controls, the level of serum T declined at 4 and 8 weeks in the VC group, but not significantly (P > 0.05), so was that of bilateral intratesticular T at 4 weeks, and with statistical significance at 8 (P < 0.01).
Within 8 weeks, experimental VC could reduce the level of bilateral intratesticular T, but not that of serum T. Varicocele could damage Leydig cells.
研究实验性精索静脉曲张(VC)对青春期大鼠血清睾酮(T)及睾丸内睾酮的影响。
通过部分结扎20只SD大鼠的左肾静脉建立VC大鼠模型,另外20只作为假手术组作为对照。在4周和8周时,采用放射免疫分析法(RIA)测定血清T和睾丸内T的浓度。将睾丸组织匀浆并取提取液进行RIA检测。
与对照组相比,VC组在4周和8周时血清T水平下降,但差异不显著(P>0.05),4周时双侧睾丸内T水平也是如此,8周时有统计学意义(P<0.01)。
在8周内,实验性VC可降低双侧睾丸内T水平,但不影响血清T水平。精索静脉曲张可损害睾丸间质细胞。