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题目:: In vivo analysis of phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by testicular Sertoli cells.
作者:: Nakagawa(Akihisa),Shiratsuchi(Akiko),Tsuda(Kayoko),Nakanishi(Yoshinobu)
状态:: 发布时间2005-04-04 , 更新时间 2006-11-15
期刊:: Mol Reprod Dev
摘要:: Sertoli cells, a somatic cell type present within the seminiferous tubules of testes, are responsible for the phagocytic elimination of apoptotic spermatogenic cells. We here established an in vivo assay system that enables us to quantitatively analyze Sertoli cell phagocytosis of apoptotic cells in testes of live mice. Apoptotic cells were injected into the seminiferous tubules of spermatogenic cell-depleted mice, and the occurrence of phagocytosis by Sertoli cells was examined by histochemically analyzing testis sections or dispersed testicular cells. We reproducibly observed similar levels of phagocytosis in either examination, and the ratio of Sertoli cells that engulfed injected apoptotic cells was almost the same between the two examinations. These results indicated that a quantitative in vivo assay system was established using the seminiferous tubules of live mice as 'test tubes.' We then determined the requirements for Sertoli cell phagocytosis of apoptotic cells using this assay. For this purpose, apoptotic cells were injected together with various phagocytosis inhibitors, and the extent of phagocytosis by Sertoli cells was determined. The results revealed that Sertoli cells phagocytose apoptotic cells in a manner dependent on class B scavenger receptor type I (SR-BI) of Sertoli cells and phosphatidylserine exposed at the surface of target cells, as previously observed in vitro using primary cultures of dispersed rat testicular cells. Furthermore, the amount of SR-BI in Sertoli cells increased after injection of apoptotic cells into the seminiferous tubules, suggesting a positive feedback regulation of the expression of this phagocytosis receptor.
语言:: eng
DOI:: 10.1002/mrd.20278

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