Y染色体微缺失不育患者精液细胞学观察

目的:对Y染色体AZF区域微缺失不育患者进行精液细胞学检查,从而评估其生精功能。方法:收集35例AZF缺失不育患者,年龄23~44岁,经3次以上精液常规分析证实,26例为非梗阻性无精子症,9例为严重少精子症。按照AZF缺失部位分为以下4组进行观察:AZFa+b+c区域缺失组5例,AZFb+c缺失(4例)及单独AZFb缺失(3例)组7例,AZFc缺失组23例。采集患者精液,待自然液化后离心,生理盐水洗涤2次,离心沉淀物经生理盐水稀释后涂于干净玻片上,瑞吉染色,光学显微镜下观察。对其中6例患者进行了睾丸组织病理学检查。结果:AZFa+b+c缺失组,精液细胞学检查均未见各级生精细胞,可见少量上皮细胞。其中1例经睾丸活组织病理学检查,生精小管中未见各级生精细胞,为唯支持细胞综合征,与精液细胞学检查结果一致。AZFb+c缺失及单独AZFb缺失组,精液细胞学检查其中6例细胞停滞在精母细胞阶段,2例睾丸活检见生精阻滞在初级精母细胞阶段。1例AZFb缺失的患者精液细胞学检查见初级精母细胞、次级精母细胞和精子细胞,但睾丸活检显示阻滞在精母细胞阶段。AZFc缺失组中,少精子症组(8例)患者生精细胞检查5例停滞在精母细胞阶段,见少量精子细胞,另3例未见各级生精细胞;无精子症组(15例)患者未见各级生精细胞,其中2例经睾丸活检,证实为唯支持细胞综合征。结论:精液细胞学检查对AZF缺失患者能有效评估生精功能,作为一项无创检查技术,容易被患者接受,推荐作为临床评估生精功能的一项方法。

Observation of Spermatogenic Cells for Infretile Patients with Y-Chromosmal Microdeletion

Objective： To assess the spermatogenic function of the infertile patients with Y-chromosomal microdeletion. Methods： Thirty-five 23-44 years old patients with microdeletions of Y chromosome were included in this study. Three semen analyses confirmed that 26 cases were non-obstructive azoospermia and 9 oligospermia with sperm count 〈 1× 10^6/ml. They were divided into 3 groups by the locus of deletion, 5 cases of AZFa ＋ b ＋ c deletion in group 1,4 cases of AZFb ＋ c and 3 cases of AZFb deletion in group 2, and 23 cases of AZFc deletion in group 3. Semen was collected and centrifuged, the supernatant removed and the centrifugate applied on the clean slides after dilution. Following Wright-Giemsa staining, the slides were viewed under the microscope. Testis histopathological biopsy was performed for 6 of the cases. Results ： In group 1, no spermatogenic cells were observed but only Sertoli cells in 1 case, with a consistency between the result of spermatogenic cell test and that of testis biopsy. In group 2, spermatogenic cell tests re-vealed spermatocytes in 6 cases, 2 were proved by testis biopsy with sperm maturation arrest in the primary spermatocyte stage, and spermatogenic cells of all developmental stages were seen in 1 AZFb deletion patient with the same sperm maturation arrest as the above two. In group 3, only primary spermatocytes were detected by spermatogenic cell test in 5 oligospermia patients but no spermatogenic cells in the 15 azoospermia cases, and biopsy revealed 2 cases of Sertoli cell-only syndrome. Conclusion ： The spermatogenic cell test can effectively assess the spermatogenic function of AZF deletion patients. Non-invasive and easily accepted by patients, it is highly recommendable for the evaluation of spermatogenesis of patients with Y-chromosomal microdeletion.