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In the present study an in vitro model was developed and characterized for evaluation of the role of apoptosis in adult human testes. The samples came from adult men undergoing orchidectomy for prostate or testicular cancer. Segments of seminiferous tubules were isolated and incubated under serum-free conditions in the absence or presence of testosterone. Apoptosis was assessed by low mol wt DNA fragmentation (185-bp multiples) by use of 3'-end-labeled DNA, in situ end labeling, and morphological detection under light and electron microscopy. During the 4-h incubation, a 15-fold increase was seen in apoptotic DNA fragmentation. The extent of low mol wt DNA showed a time-dependent increase and reached a 20-fold intensity in 24 h of incubation compared to the level at 0 h. Apoptosis was significantly suppressed by testosterone concentrations of 10(-7) and 10(-6) mol/L during the first 4 h of incubation. Apoptotic cells were identified mainly as spermatocytes and occasionally as spermatids. We conclude that apoptosis is induced in human seminiferous tubules under serum-free conditions in vitro. That this apoptosis is suppressed by testosterone indicates that testosterone in the human male is a critical germ cell survival factor. The model created in the present study provides a valuable tool for further investigation of hormonal and gene regulation of human germ cell death and survival.

Testosterone Regulates Apoptosis in Adult Human Seminiferous Tubulesin Vitro1

Testosterone Regulates Apoptosis in Adult Human Seminiferous Tubulesin Vitro¹