Li Kai, Wei Xuedong, Zhang Guangbo, Li Miao, Zhang Xuefeng, Zhou Chenhao, Hou Jianquan, Yuan Hexing
Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, NO.188 Shizi Road, Suzhou, 215006, Jiangsu, China.
The Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, NO. 708 Renmin Road, Suzhou, 215006, China.
BMC Urol. 2017 Apr 4;17(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s12894-017-0215-5.
B7-H3, a member of the B7 family of the Ig superfamily of proteins, has been detected in the epididymis, which is a storage organ related to sperm maturation. However, the characteristics of its expression in different regions of the epididymis remain unknown. Our aim was to investigate the expression of B7-H3 in the caput, corpus, and cauda of the epididymis.
We extracted epididymis specimens from adult male C57BL/6 mice. The expression of B7-H3 was then measured with immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and western blotting.
B7-H3 protein was predominantly detected on the membrane and in the cytoplasm of the principal cells in the epididymis. Moreover, the level of B7-H3 in the corpus of the mouse epididymis was significantly higher than that in the caput (p < 0.05) or the cauda of the epididymis (P < 0.05). However, there was no remarkable difference in the level of B7-H3 between the caput and the cauda (p > 0.05).
The caput, corpus, and cauda of the mouse epididymis all expressed B7-H3 protein. However, the levels of B7-H3 were different in the three regions of the epididymis.
B7 - H3是免疫球蛋白超家族B7家族的成员之一,已在附睾中被检测到,附睾是一个与精子成熟相关的储存器官。然而,其在附睾不同区域的表达特征仍不清楚。我们的目的是研究B7 - H3在附睾头、体、尾中的表达情况。
我们从成年雄性C57BL/6小鼠中提取附睾标本。然后用免疫组织化学、酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)和蛋白质印迹法检测B7 - H3的表达。
在附睾主细胞的细胞膜和细胞质中主要检测到B7 - H3蛋白。此外,小鼠附睾体中B7 - H3的水平显著高于附睾头(p < 0.05)或附睾尾(P < 0.05)。然而,附睾头和附睾尾之间B7 - H3的水平没有显著差异(p > 0.05)。
小鼠附睾的头、体、尾均表达B7 - H3蛋白。然而,B7 - H3在附睾的三个区域中的水平不同。