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Journal of Andrology, Vol 5, Issue 6 409-415, Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Andrology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Secretion of androgen binding protein by Sertoli cells is influenced by contact with germ cells

M. Galdieri, L. Monaco and M. Stefanini

Sertoli cells were cultured alone or with germ cells to evaluate the effect of the association with germ cells on the secretory activity of Sertoli cells. Secretion of androgen-binding protein, which is specifically secreted by Sertoli cells, was measured under several experimental conditions. The following experimental models were utilized: 1) cultures of explants of seminiferous epithelium from prepubertal animals in which germ cells adherent to Sertoli cells are present (Sertoli cell enriched cultures); 2) monolayers formed only by Sertoli cells, obtained by removing germ cells from Sertoli cell enriched cultures, and 3) cocultures of Sertoli cell only cultures and germ cell populations at defined stages of differentiation. The results obtained indicated that FSH-induced ABP secretion was greatly reduced in Sertoli cell only cultures as compared to enriched Sertoli cell cultures, and that this difference was stable throughout the first eight days of culture. In addition, cocultures of Sertoli cell only cultures with germ cells induced an increase of ABP when cocultured germ cells were at differentiation stages, such as pachytene spermatocytes, which are able to recognize and firmly adhere to the Sertoli cell monolayers. Cocultures with round spermatids, which do not adhere to Sertoli cells, did not increase the amount of FSH-induced ABP production. The addition of nongerminal cells such as lymphocytes and fibroblasts were also not effective in stimulating ABP secretion. Surface interaction between Sertoli cells and cocultured germ cells seemed to be necessary for this FSH-induced ABP production.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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