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Journal of Andrology, Vol 19, Issue 4 487-497, Copyright © 1998 by The American Society of Andrology
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J. Blanco-Rodriguez and C. Martinez-Garcia
Department of Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Valladolid University, Spain.
Spontaneous germ cell death during spermatogenesis is an important event, and the usefulness of the seminiferous epithelium as an in vivo model to study apoptosis has been evidenced. Nevertheless, the response of the testis to apoptogenic agents has not been analyzed. This study was designed to determine germ cell sensitivity to induction of apoptosis and to provide baseline data on the testis response to several apoptogenic agents. Induced apoptosis was assessed by in situ DNA 3'-end labeling and quantified at every stage of the spermatogenic cycle. The shortest response time for every agent was established based on morphological and quantitative criteria. Our results show significantly increased incidence of germ cell deaths after all treatments, mainly at stages I, XII, and XIV. These specific stages coincide with those at which the greatest numbers of spontaneous germ cell deaths occur in control animals. Moreover, the rapid and highly specific response of germ cells to all the apoptogenic agents used in the present study indicate that apoptosis must be tightly regulated at these stages of the seminiferous epithelium. As a consequence, we propose that the disruption of apoptosis control might be an important determinant for idiopathic male infertility.
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