Department of Histology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.
School of Medicine, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand.
J Histochem Cytochem. 2023 Jul;71(7):387-408. doi: 10.1369/00221554231185626. Epub 2023 Jul 10.
Cryptorchidism is a congenital abnormality resulting in increased rates of infertility and testicular cancer. We used cryptorchidism model mice that presented with the translocation of the left testis from the scrotum to the abdominal cavity. Mice underwent the surgical procedure of the left testis at day 0 and were sacrificed at days 3, 5, 7, 14, 21, and 28 post-operatively. The weight of the left cryptorchid testis decreased significantly at days 21 and 28. The morphological changes were observed after 5 days and showed detached spermatogenic cells and abnormal formation of acrosome at day 5, multinucleated giant cells at day 7, and atrophy of seminiferous tubules at days 21 and 28. The high abdominal temperature disrupted the normal expression of cell adhesion molecule-1, Nectin-2, and Nectin-3 which are essential for spermatogenesis. In addition, the pattern and alignment of acetylated tubulin in cryptorchid testes were also changed at days 5, 7, 14, 21, and 28. Ultrastructure of cryptorchid testes revealed giant cells that had been formed by spermatogonia, spermatocytes, and round and elongating spermatids. The study's findings reveal that cryptorchidism's duration is linked to abnormal changes in the testis, impacting protein marker expression in spermatogenic and Sertoli cells. These changes stem from the induction of high abdominal temperature.
隐睾症是一种先天性异常,导致不孕和睾丸癌的发生率增加。我们使用了左侧睾丸从阴囊移位到腹腔的隐睾症模型小鼠。小鼠在第 0 天接受了左侧睾丸的手术,并在术后第 3、5、7、14、21 和 28 天被处死。左侧隐睾睾丸的重量在第 21 和 28 天显著下降。第 5 天观察到形态变化,显示出脱离的精子发生细胞和顶体异常形成,第 5 天出现多核巨细胞,第 21 和 28 天出现生精小管萎缩。高位腹温扰乱了细胞黏附分子-1、Nectin-2 和 Nectin-3 的正常表达,这些分子对精子发生至关重要。此外,隐睾睾丸中的乙酰化微管在第 5、7、14、21 和 28 天的排列方式也发生了改变。隐睾睾丸的超微结构显示出由精原细胞、精母细胞和圆形和拉长的精子细胞形成的巨细胞。研究结果表明,隐睾症的持续时间与睾丸的异常变化有关,影响精子发生和支持细胞中蛋白质标记物的表达。这些变化源于高位腹温的诱导。