Smad1、Smad5在肾阳虚不育大鼠睾丸中表达的研究

Expression of Smad1 and Smad5 in the Testis of Infertile Rats with Kidney-yang Deficiency

目的: 观察Smad1、Smad5在腺嘌呤诱导的肾阳虚不育大鼠睾丸中的表达,探讨肾阳虚不育的病理机制,为防治男性不育提供可靠的实验依据。 方法: 60d雄性SD大鼠 48只,随机分为 6组(肾阳虚 7、14、21d组;正常对照7、14、21d组),每组 8只。以腺嘌呤 300mg/kg给大鼠灌胃,诱导肾阳虚不育大鼠模型,于灌胃第 7、14、21d,用免疫组化SABC法测定Smad1、Smad5在其睾丸中的表达。 结果: Smad1表达见于所有正常对照组及模型组大鼠睾丸各级生精细胞的胞质内,支持细胞及间质细胞未见表达;灌胃第 7、14d与正常对照组相比差异无显著性(P>0. 05),第 21d的表达较正常对照组及第 7、14d明显减弱(P<0. 05)。Smad5表达见于正常对照组及腺嘌呤灌胃第 7d大鼠睾丸的初级精母细胞及精原细胞的胞核内,两组比较差异无显著性(P>0. 05),其余各级生精细胞、支持细胞及间质细胞均未见表达;灌胃第 14、21d大鼠睾丸中未见Smad5表达。 结论: 肾阳虚大鼠睾丸中Smad1表达的减弱及Smad5的无表达,可能是导致其不育的病理机制之一。

Objectives: To study the expression of Smad1 and Smad5 in the testis of infertile rats with adenine-modeled kidney-yang deficiency and the pathological mechanism of infertility with kidney-yang deficiency, attempting to obtain experimental evidence for the prevention and treatment of male infertility. Methods: Forty-eight 60 d male SD rats were divided randomly into 6 groups with 8 in each: 7 d, 14 d and 21 d kidney-yang deficiency groups, and 7 d, 14 d and 21 d control groups. The experimental rats had been fed with adenine(300 mg/kg)and the expression levels of Smad1 and Smad5 were measured with immunohistochemical SABC method at the 7th, 14th and 21st day. Results: Smad1 immunoreactivity was mainly located in the spermatogonia, spermatocytes and spermatids, and the reactive substance distributed in cytoplasm with negative nuclei. Sertoli cells and Leydig cells were negative. Compared with the control, the expression level of Smad1 was decreased significantly at the 21st day(P< 0.05), but with no significant difference at the 7th and 14th day(P> 0.05). Smad5 immunoreactivity was mainly located in the spermatogonia and spermatocytes, and the reactive substance distributed in cytoplasm with negative nuclei. Compared with the control, the expression level of Smad5 was not significantly different at the 7th day(P> 0.05). The expression of Smad5 was negative at the 14th and the 21st day. Conclusion: The weaker expression of Smad1 and no expression of Smad5 may be one of the pathological mechanisms of infertility with adenine-modeled kidney-yang deficiency.