| Yazarlar |
Mehmet Özbek
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Doç. Dr. Mustafa HİTİT
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
|
Mustafa Öztop
Türkiye |
|
Feyzullah Beyaz
Türkiye |
|
Emel Ergün
Türkiye |
|
Levent Ergün
Türkiye |
| Özet |
| Natriuretic peptide (NP) family is composed of atrial, brain and C-type NP (NPPA, NPPB and NPPC). Here, we aimed to investigate NP expression in testis and epididymis during postnatal development. NPPA expression was observed in gonocytes at prepubertal period but in only spermatocytes in pachytene and leptotene/zygotene stage at pubertal period. In prepubertal and pubertal periods, we detected NPPB expression in only Leydig cells. However, NPPC expression was detected in all of the gonocytes and Sertoli cells, spermatocytes and some interstitial cells in prepubertal and pubertal periods. In postpubertal and mature periods, NPPA and NPPB staining were detected in Leydig cells, elongated and round spermatids but not in spermatogonia and spermatocytes. However, we observed NPPC expression in all cells of the seminiferous tubules and Leydig cells in the postpubertal and mature periods. Epididymal epithelium showed intense NPPC expression during postnatal period but weak NPPA and NPPB expression in prepubertal and pubertal periods. The expression of three NPs in the testis significantly increased after puberty. In conclusion, puberty had a significant effect on NP expression in testis. Unlike NPPA and NPPB, expression of NPPC in all cells of the seminiferous tubule suggests that NPPC is effective in each step of spermatogenesis. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| atrial natriuretic peptide | brain natriuretic peptide | C-type natriuretic peptide | epididymis | rat | testis |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Andrologia |
| Dergi ISSN | 0303-4569 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q3 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 09-2019 |
| Cilt No | 51 |
| Sayı | 10 |
| Sayfalar | 1 / 12 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1111/and.13387 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/and.13387 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| SCOPUS | 7 |
