Effect of long-term treatment with aromatase inhibitor on testicular function of adult male bonnet monkeys (M-radiata)

被引:72
作者
Shetty, G
Krishnamurthy, H
Krishnamurthy, HN
Bhatnagar, AS
Moudgal, NR
机构
[1] Indian Inst Sci, Dept Mol Reprod Dev & Genet, Bangalore 560012, Karnataka, India
[2] Ciba Geigy Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
关键词
estrogen; primate; spermatogenesis; testicular function;
D O I
10.1016/S0039-128X(98)00042-7
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The role/need for estrogen in regulating testicular function of adult male bonnet monkeys (M. radiata) has been investigated by dosing orally a group of five normal males 2.5 mgs of CGP 47645, a long-acting nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor (AI), once every 5 days for over 150 days. Such treatment resulted in a 10-fold increment in nocturnal serum testosterone (T) levels, which were sustained for 85 days of treatment, and a twofold increment in basal serum T levels was present throughout the 150 days of treatment. Analysis of ejaculated semen showed a marked reduction (similar to 90%) in sperm counts in four out of five monkeys between Days 55-85 of treatment. During this period, the motility scare also was markedly reduced from a normal score of 3-5 to 0-2. Flow cytometric analysis of testicular germ cells obtained from biopsy tissue taken on Days 63 and 120 indicated a marked reduction only in elongating/elongated spermatid population (compared to Day 0 values), suggesting inhibition in spermiogenic process. Epididymal sperm maturation also seemed effected as sperm chromatin, on flow cytometric analysis for decondensability following exposure to 5 mM dithiotreitol, showed to be in a hypercondensed state. This study thus indicates that estrogen has an important role in providing normal testicular and sperm function in the primate. (C) 1996 by Elsevier Science Inc.
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页码:414 / 420
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