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Hiroe KON Gen L. TAKEI Masakatsu FUJINOKI Motoo SHINODA 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2014,60(3):202-209
It has been recently shown that mammalian spermatozoa were hyperactivated by steroids, amines and amino acids. In the
present study, we investigated whether hyperactivation of hamster sperm is regulated by progesterone (P) and γ-aminobutyric
acid (GABA). Although sperm hyperactivation was enhanced by P, GABA significantly suppressed P-enhanced hyperactivation in a
dose-dependent manner. Suppression of P-enhanced hyperactivation by GABA was significantly inhibited by an antagonist of the
GABAA receptor (bicuculline). Moreover, P bound to the sperm head, and this binding was decreased by GABA.
Because the concentrations of GABA and P change in association with the estrous cycle, these results suggest that GABA and P
competitively regulate the enhancement of hyperactivation through the GABAA receptor. 相似文献
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Masataka CHIHARA Saori OTSUKA Osamu ICHII Yasuhiro KON 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2013,59(6):525-535
The blood testis-barrier (BTB) is essential for maintaining homeostasis in the
seminiferous epithelium. Although many studies have reported that vitamin A (VA) is
required for the maintenance of spermatogenesis, the relationships between the BTB,
spermatogenesis and VA have not been elucidated. In this study, we analyzed BTB
assembly and spermatogenesis in the testes of mice fed the VA-deficient (VAD) diet
from the prepubertal period to adulthood. During the prepubertal period, no changes
were observed in the initiation and progression of the first spermatogenic wave in
mice fed the VAD diet. However, the numbers of preleptotene/leptotene spermatocytes
derived from the second spermatogenic wave onwards were decreased, and initial BTB
formation was also delayed, as evidenced by the decreased expression of mRNAs
encoding BTB components and VA signaling molecules. From 60 days postpartum, mice fed
the VAD diet exhibited apoptosis of germ cells, arrest of meiosis, disruption of the
BTB, and dramatically decreased testis size. Furthermore, vacuolization and
calcification were observed in the seminiferous epithelium of adult mice fed the VAD
diet. Re-initiation of spermatogenesis by VA replenishment in adult mice fed the VAD
diet rescued BTB assembly after when the second spermatogenic wave initiated from the
arrested spermatogonia reached the preleptotene/leptotene spermatocytes. These
results suggested that BTB integrity was regulated by VA metabolism with meiotic
progression and that the impermeable BTB was required for persistent spermatogenesis
rather than meiotic initiation. In conclusion, consumption of the VAD diet led to
critical defects in spermatogenesis progression and altered the dynamics of BTB
assembly. 相似文献
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Kazuhiro HARA Yukari KON Shinji SASAZAKI Fumio MUKAI Hideyuki MANNEN 《Animal Science Journal》2010,81(4):506-512
Individual identification and parentage analysis using DNA markers are essential for assuring food identity and managing livestock population. The objective of this study was to develop a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panel system for individual effective identification and parentage testing in a Japanese Black cattle population using BovineSNP50 BeadChip. On the basis of SNP frequencies, 60 unlinked informative SNPs were finally selected as candidate markers. The allelic frequencies for each SNP were estimated using additional individuals by PCR‐RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism). A total of 87 SNP markers added in conjunction with previously developed 27 SNPs were evaluated to assess the utility of the test. The estimated identity power was 2.01 × 10?34. Parentage exclusion probabilities, when both suspected parents' genotypes were known and when only one suspected parent was genotyped, were estimated as 0.99999997 and 0.99998010, respectively. This developed SNP panel was quite powerful and could successfully exclude false sires with a probability of >0.9999 even if the dam's genotype information was not obtained. The SNP system would contribute to management of the beef industry in Japan. 相似文献
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