Vascular endothelial growth factor regulates germ cell survival during establishment of spermatogenesis in the bovine testis
Copyright policy )Vascular endothelial growth factor regulates germ cell survival during establishment of spermatogenesis in the bovine testis
Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGFA) is a hypoxia-inducible peptide essential for angiogenesis and targets nonvascular cells in a variety of tissues and cell types. The objective of the current study was to determine the function of VEGF during testis development in bulls. We used an explant tissue culture and treatment approach to test the hypothesis that VEGFA-164 could regulate the biological activity of bovine germ cells. We demonstrate that VEGFA, KDR, and FLT1 proteins are expressed in germ and somatic cells in the bovine testis. Treatment of bovine testis tissue with VEGFAin vitroresulted in significantly more germ cells following 5 days of culture when compared with controls. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR analysis determined that VEGF treatment stimulated an intracellular response that prevents germ cell death in bovine testis tissue explants, as indicated by increased expression ofBCL2relative toBAXand decreased expression ofBNIP3at 3, 6, and 24 h during culture. Blocking VEGF activityin vitrousing antisera against KDR and VEGF significantly reduced the number of germ cells in VEGF-treated testis tissue to control levels at 120 h. Testis grafting providedin vivoevidence that bovine testis tissue treated with VEGFA for 5 days in culture contained significantly more differentiating germ cells compared with controls. These findings support the conclusion that VEGF supports germ cell survival and sperm production in bulls.
- Washington State University United States
- Washington State University United States
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Male, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A, 570, Cell Survival - drug effects, Cell Survival, Spermatogenesis - drug effects, Cells, Cattle - genetics, Nude, Transplantation, Heterologous, Spermatogenesis - genetics, Cell Survival - genetics, Germ Cells - metabolism, 610, Gene Expression, Mice, Nude, Testis - drug effects, Germ Cells - physiology, Testis - physiology, Dose-Response Relationship, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - physiology, Mice, Spermatozoa - metabolism, Testis, Animals, Testis - cytology, Spermatogenesis, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - pharmacology, Cells, Cultured, Transplantation, Heterologous, Gene Expression - drug effects, Cultured, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Germ Cells - drug effects, Spermatozoa, Spermatozoa - physiology, Germ Cells, Testis - metabolism, Cattle - physiology, Cattle - metabolism, Cattle, Spermatozoa - drug effects, Drug
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