期刊
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
卷 206, 期 -, 页码 36-46出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.01.008
关键词
Spermatogenesis; Spermatogonia proliferation; Nuclear progesterone receptor; Estradiol
资金
- Government of Catalonia
- Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [AGL2013-41196-R]
- Biotechnology Overseas Associateship, Indian Ministry of Science and Technology
Studies in teleosts suggest that progestins have crucial functions during early spermatogenesis. However, the role of the different progestin receptors in these mechanisms is poorly understood. In this work, we investigated the expression pattern and hormonal regulation of the classical nuclear progestin receptor (Pgr) in the gilthead seabream at three different stages of spermatogenesis: the resting (postspawning) phase, onset of spermatogenesis, and spermiation. Immunolocalization experiments using a seabream specific Pgr antibody revealed that the receptor was expressed in Sertoli and Leydig cells, and also in a subset of spermatogonia type A, throughout spermatogenesis. Short-term treatment of testis explants with 17 beta-estradiol (E2) increased pgr mRNA expression at all stages, while the progestin 17 alpha,20 beta-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20 beta P) had the opposite effect. At the resting stage, Sertoli cell Pgr expression was positively correlated with the occurrence of proliferating spermatogonia type A in the tubules, and both processes were incremented in vitro by E2 likely through the estrogen receptor alpha (Era) expressed in Sertoli and Leydig cells. In contrast, treatment with 17,20 beta P downregulated Pgr expression in somatic cells. The androgen 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT) upregulated pgr expression in Leydig cells and promoted the proliferation of mostly spermatogonia type B, but only during spermiation. No relationship between the changes in the cell type-specific expression of the Pgr with the entry into meiosis of germ cells was found. These data suggest a differential steroid regulation of Pgr expression during seabream spermatogenesis and the potential interplay of the E2/Era and 17,20 beta P/Pgr pathways for the maintenance of spermatogonial renewal rather than entry into meiosis. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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