Aim: To study the relationship between Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection and apoptosis of human spermato-genic cells. Methods: Spermatogenic cells were observed under light microscope with Wright-Giemsa staining a...Aim: To study the relationship between Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection and apoptosis of human spermato-genic cells. Methods: Spermatogenic cells were observed under light microscope with Wright-Giemsa staining andby means of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP)-biotin nick-end labeling(TUNEL) technique. Results: Apoptotic rate of UU-infected males (15.5 % ± 6.8 % ) was significantly higherthan that of controls (5.2 % ± 2.3 % ). Conclusion: Apoptosis of spermatogenic cells can be caused by UU in-fection, which provides further evidence for UU-induced male infertility. (Asian J Androl 1999 Sep ; 1: 127 - 129)展开更多
A study on the location of Ureaplasma Urealyticum (UU) in spermatogenic cells in seminal fluid from infertile males was made using rabbit anti-UU antibodies labelled with horse peroxidase (HRP). The results showed tha...A study on the location of Ureaplasma Urealyticum (UU) in spermatogenic cells in seminal fluid from infertile males was made using rabbit anti-UU antibodies labelled with horse peroxidase (HRP). The results showed that the positive rates of UU in spermatogenic cells were 39.8% (113/284) and 42.2% (35/83)in the infertile males and the males whose wives had history of habitual abortion, respectively. The positive rates of UU were 45.8% (38/83) and 31.6% (30/95)in the patients with positive and negative anti-sperm antibodies, respectively. A high positive rate of UU (73.3%) was found in the infertile males with oligospermia (<20×109/L). The medicines of tetracyclines, such as minomycin, could effectively inhibit the growth of UU, thus converting the UU-positive into negative and improving the patients'fertility.展开更多
Aim: To study the effect of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection on germ cell apoptosis of male rats. Meth-ods: Male rats were infected artificially with UU serotype 8 (T_(960)). Morphological changes of germ cells i...Aim: To study the effect of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection on germ cell apoptosis of male rats. Meth-ods: Male rats were infected artificially with UU serotype 8 (T_(960)). Morphological changes of germ cells in the sem-iniferous tubules and the lumen of the epididymides were observed under the light microscope. Fluorescence-conjugatedpolyclonal antibodies to Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) were used to localize Fas and FasL. TUNEL staining of germ cellsand Sertoli cells was performed by the AKPase method. TUNEL-positive rate (% positive cells) and TUNEL-positivearea (area occupied by stained cells) were analysed by KS400 Image Analysis System. The DNA laddering analysiswas performed by agarose gels electrophoresis. Results: In those rats infected with UU; (1) Exfoliated germ cellswere dramatically increased. Many multinucleated giant cells were found in the seminiferous tubules and the lumen ofthe epididymides. (2) The number of TUNEL-positive cells and the TUNEL-positive area were significantly increased.(3) The expression of Fas and FasL in germ cells and Sertoli cells was up-regulated. (4) Discrete bands of fragmentedDNA were found in the testicular cells. Conclusion: In male rats, germ cell apoptosis was increased in UU infec-tion . (Asian J Androl 2001 Sep; 3: 199 - 204)展开更多
文摘Aim: To study the relationship between Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection and apoptosis of human spermato-genic cells. Methods: Spermatogenic cells were observed under light microscope with Wright-Giemsa staining andby means of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate (dUTP)-biotin nick-end labeling(TUNEL) technique. Results: Apoptotic rate of UU-infected males (15.5 % ± 6.8 % ) was significantly higherthan that of controls (5.2 % ± 2.3 % ). Conclusion: Apoptosis of spermatogenic cells can be caused by UU in-fection, which provides further evidence for UU-induced male infertility. (Asian J Androl 1999 Sep ; 1: 127 - 129)
文摘A study on the location of Ureaplasma Urealyticum (UU) in spermatogenic cells in seminal fluid from infertile males was made using rabbit anti-UU antibodies labelled with horse peroxidase (HRP). The results showed that the positive rates of UU in spermatogenic cells were 39.8% (113/284) and 42.2% (35/83)in the infertile males and the males whose wives had history of habitual abortion, respectively. The positive rates of UU were 45.8% (38/83) and 31.6% (30/95)in the patients with positive and negative anti-sperm antibodies, respectively. A high positive rate of UU (73.3%) was found in the infertile males with oligospermia (<20×109/L). The medicines of tetracyclines, such as minomycin, could effectively inhibit the growth of UU, thus converting the UU-positive into negative and improving the patients'fertility.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(No 39870374)of ChinaDawn Project Foundation of Shanghai(No 99SG42).
文摘Aim: To study the effect of Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection on germ cell apoptosis of male rats. Meth-ods: Male rats were infected artificially with UU serotype 8 (T_(960)). Morphological changes of germ cells in the sem-iniferous tubules and the lumen of the epididymides were observed under the light microscope. Fluorescence-conjugatedpolyclonal antibodies to Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) were used to localize Fas and FasL. TUNEL staining of germ cellsand Sertoli cells was performed by the AKPase method. TUNEL-positive rate (% positive cells) and TUNEL-positivearea (area occupied by stained cells) were analysed by KS400 Image Analysis System. The DNA laddering analysiswas performed by agarose gels electrophoresis. Results: In those rats infected with UU; (1) Exfoliated germ cellswere dramatically increased. Many multinucleated giant cells were found in the seminiferous tubules and the lumen ofthe epididymides. (2) The number of TUNEL-positive cells and the TUNEL-positive area were significantly increased.(3) The expression of Fas and FasL in germ cells and Sertoli cells was up-regulated. (4) Discrete bands of fragmentedDNA were found in the testicular cells. Conclusion: In male rats, germ cell apoptosis was increased in UU infec-tion . (Asian J Androl 2001 Sep; 3: 199 - 204)
