Induction of light hydrocarbon nephropathy by p-dichlorobenzene

In order to clarify the etiology of a dose-related increase in the incidence of tubular cell adenocarcinomas of the kidney in male rats, the nephrotoxicity of p-dichlorobenzene (p-DCB) was investigated in a subchronic study. Groups of ten male and ten female Fischer 344 rats were dosed by gavage with 0 (controls), 75, 150, 300 or 600 mg p-DCB/kg/day in corn oil. Half of the animals were sacrificed after 4 weeks and the remainder after 13 weeks. Increased urinary LDH and epithelial cell excretion and exacerbation of hyaline droplet accumulation in the cytoplasm of renal cortical cells were observed in male rats over the entire dose range investigated. Tubular single cell necrosis, dilated tubules with granular cast formation in the outer zone of the medulla, were evident in male rats after 4 and 13 weeks of treatment with doses of 150–600 mg/kg/day. In female rats there was no indication of a nephrotoxic action of p-DCB. The effects on the kidney, both in their morphological characteristics and the fact that they occur exclusively in male animals, correspond to the light hydrocarbon nephropathy observed as a result of short-term treatment with a number of aliphatic and cyclic hydrocarbons. The development of cortical renal tumors seems to be associated with this kind of kidney damage which is unique to male rats. The literature on this subject generally regards these renal effects as not predictive for man.     

120例精子发生障碍的遗传缺陷研究

目的探讨无精子症,严重少精子症和少、弱精子症患者的遗传缺陷与男性不育的关系。方法采用外周血染色体核型分析技术和Y染色体基因微缺失检测方法,对120例无精子症,严重少精子症和少弱精子的患者进行了遗传咨询。结果在被筛查患者中发现异常染色体核型13例,异常核型发生率为10.83%;而其Y染色体微缺失检测中存在AZFc/SPGY基因缺失31例,缺失率25.83%。结论染色体核型异常和Y染色体微缺失与精子生成障碍有直接逻辑关系。Y染色体AZFc/SPGY区域的微缺失是中国男性不育的重要原因,因此,中国男性不育症患者有必要进行Y染色体AZFc/SPGY微缺失的常规筛查。     

3-氯丙二醇及2,3-氧丙醇合并给药对大鼠附睾、肝、肾超微结构的影响

以每日5mg/kg的3-氯丙二醇及75mg/kg的2,3-氧丙醇同时给大鼠灌胃,连续给药2天后停药8天,共10天为一疗程。观察了3,6,9疗程结束时,附睾起始部主细胞的超微结构改变,及附睾管起始部的精子和肝脏、肾脏的超微结构。发现在3、6疗程末,附睾主细胞的高尔基复合体扁平囊变窄,大泡皱缩。在6疗程末,细胞表面的吞饮小泡和静纤毛减少。仅在3疗程见到粗面内质网扩张。9疗程的超微结构与对照比较无明显区别。结果提示,每一疗程药物引起的附睾主细胞超微结构的改变,在多数动物是可恢复的。但由于个体差异,部分动物于疗程之末,尚未完全恢复。在第6疗程末的肝脏,有部分肝细胞滑面内质网扩张,线粒体体积缩小,基质电子密度增高。这些变化可能是一种轻度的细胞损伤,这种损伤在3,9疗程均未发现,说明它与疗程长短不呈平行关系。肾尿细管上皮细胞及附睾起始部精子的超微结构,无可见改变。这一结果为阐明3-氯丙二醇及2,3-氧丙醇合并用药的抗生育作用,及对有关内脏的毒性作用,提供了形态学的依据。     

Screening assays for immunologic infertility: a comparison study.

Because the immunobead antisperm antibody test (IBT) is difficult to learn and results are heavily operator-dependent, we compared findings on IBT with those of SpermMAR and SpermCheck in 58 patients to determine whether the latter two tests could demonstrate improved screening ability. Assays performed on both sperm and serum (i.e., direct and indirect) yielded 100% positive predictive values when IBT was used as the standard. Both SpermCheck and SpermMAR are easier to perform, and, as the former has a slightly greater sensitivity, we recommend SpermCheck for the detection of immunologic infertility.     

Selection of Immunogenic Peptide Mimics of Male Worm Origin of Schistosoma Japonicum using Phage Display Peptide Library

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Rostral midbrain lesions and copulatory behavior in male rats

Discrete electrolytic lesions were placed in the mesencephalic dorsal noradrenergic (DNE) bundle of 22 male Sprague-Dawley rats, and sham operations were performed on 14 control animals. Eight components of copulatory behavior were compared in 2 preoperative and 2 postoperative heterosexual mating tests. A significant postlesion decrease in the postejaculatory interval (PEI), number of intromissions, number of incomplete mounts and the ejaculation latency from the first intromission (ELI) occurred. Norepinephrine levels were significantly reduced in the hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus, but not in the preoptic area. The only statistically significant correlations between NE concentrations and behavior in the lesioned animals were negative (hippocampal NE with PEI and ELI). The results support the hypothesis that rostral midbrain lesions disinhibit some components of male rodent copulatory behavior, but suggest that a system or systems other than the DNE bundle may be responsible for this disinhibition.     

男性抗精子抗体对体外受精一胚胎移植的影响

目的;评价男性抗精子抗体对体外受精-胚胎移植(IVF-ET)的影响。方法:以ELISA方法测定施行IVF-ET的150对不育夫妇中男方精浆抗精子抗体(AsAb)并分组:AsAb阳性组22例,AsAb阴性组128例。对比分析抗精子抗体及抗体类型对体外受精、卵裂和早期胚胎发育的影响,同时对移植后的妊娠率和流产率进行分析。结果:AsAb阳性组体外受精数明显低于AsAb阴性组(P<0.01),两组的卵裂数则无明显差异(P>0.05),而在阳性组中,不同抗体类型间体外受精、卵裂及胚胎质量无明显差异(P>0.05)。在移植日,AsAb阳性组的I级胚胎较阴性组低,而ⅢⅣ级胚胎和2原核受精细胞(2PN)明显增加(P<0.01)。两组移植后临床妊娠流产率无显著差异(P>0.05)。结论:AsAb能明显降低精子体外受精能力,对早期胚胎发育有损害。精子体处理不能完全清除AsAb对IVF影响。     

男性不育患者Y染色体微缺失的研究

目的研究无精子症和少精子症患者与Y染色体位点缺失的相关性，建立Y染色体微缺失的分子诊断方法。方法采用多重PCR技术对53例染色体核型正常的无精子症和少精子症患者以及5例正常男性的无精子因子（azoospermia factor，AZF）区域的6个STS位点进行检测。结果5例精液正常男性未检出Y染色体微缺失；53例患者中6例有AZF区域的微缺失，总缺失率为11．3％。结论Y染色体微缺失是严重生精障碍的重要原因之一，无精子因子（AZF）候选基因在精子发生过程中可能起重要作用。     

Effects of hormonal replacement with androgens and estrogens on male sexual behavior and plasma levels of these steroids in gonadectomized golden hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

Because the endocrine control of sexual behavior in male hamsters remains controversial, this study analyzed the influence of different androgens and estrogens in the regulation of masculine, sexual behavior (MBS). Aromatizable androgens: androstenedione (A) and testosterone (T), a non-aromatizable androgen: 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT), as well as estrogens (E₂ and E₁) alone or in combination with DHT, were administered in gonadectomized, sexually experienced males, for 3 weeks. In addition, plasma levels of these steroids were determined. Gonadectomy completely suppressed masculine sexual behavior (MSB) after 4 weeks. Both A and T replacements restored all the sexual behavior parameters in castrated hamsters by the 3rd week of treatment, with A being more potent in restoring all copulatory series and maintaining all MSB parameters, including long intromissions. Castrated males treated with DHT showed little interest in the female and did not display any copulatory behavior. Gonadectomized males treated with estrogens alone showed active anogenital investigation and displayed some mounts, but did not ejaculate. Males treated with estrogens combined with DHT had longer latencies and less number of ejaculations than males treated with aromatizable androgens. Long intromissions were observed only in males treated with T or A. Plasma levels of A were significantly higher than T levels in intact males. In males treated with A both androgens and estrogens were present in plasma. These results support the notion that aromatizable androgens, mainly A, but not non-aromatizable androgens or even estrogens in combination with DHT, play a relevant role in the endocrine regulation of MSB in the golden hamster.