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ANDROLOGY
卷 7, 期 6, 页码 827-839出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12665
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A-dark; ageing; proliferation; Sertoli cell nuclei; spermatogenesis; spermatogonia
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- German Research Foundation [GR1547/19-1, CRU 326, GR 1547/24/1]
- Cells-in-Motion Cluster of Excellence at the Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster
Background Ageing in men is believed to be associated with fertility decline and elevated risk of congenital disorders for the offspring. The previous studies also reported reduced germ and Sertoli cell numbers in older men. However, it is not clear whether ageing in men with normal spermatogenesis affects the testis and germ cell population dynamics in a way sufficient for transmitting adverse age effects to the offspring. Objectives We examined men with normal spermatogenesis at different ages concerning effects on persisting testicular cell types, that is the germ line and Sertoli cells, as these cell populations are prone to be exposed to age effects. Material and methods Ageing was assessed in testicular biopsies of 32 patients assigned to three age groups: (i) 28.8 +/- 2.7 years; (ii) 48.1 +/- 1 years; and (iii) 70.9 +/- 6.2 years, n = 8 each, with normal spermatogenesis according to the Bergmann-Kliesch score, and in a group of meiotic arrest patients (29.9 +/- 3.8 years, n = 8) to decipher potential links between different germ cell types. Besides morphometry of seminiferous tubules and Sertoli cell nuclei, we investigated spermatogenic output/efficiency, and dynamics of spermatogonial populations via immunohistochemistry for MAGE A4, PCNA, CREM and quantified A-pale/A-dark spermatogonia. Results We found a constant spermatogenic output (CREM-positive round spermatids) in all age groups studied. In men beyond their mid-40s (group 2), we detected increased nuclear and nucleolar size in Sertoli cells, indirectly indicating an elevated protein turnover. From the 7th decade (group 3) of life onwards, testes showed increased proliferation of undifferentiated spermatogonia, decreased spermatogenic efficiency and elevated numbers of proliferating A-dark spermatogonia. Discussion and conclusion Maintaining normal sperm output seems to be an intrinsic determinant of spermatogenesis. Ageing appears to affect this output and might provoke compensatory proliferation increase in A spermatogonia which, in turn, might hamper germ cell integrity.
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