Extracellular matrix remodeling of the testes through the male reproductive cycle in Teleostei fish

dc.contributor.authorOliveira Santana, Julio Cesar de [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorQuagio-Grassiotto, Irani [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-18T15:53:02Z
dc.date.available2015-03-18T15:53:02Z
dc.date.issued2014-12-01
dc.description.abstractDuring the fish reproductive cycle, testes undergo morphological changes related to germinal epithelium and remodeling of extracellular matrix components (ECM). ECM is degraded mainly by action of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Due to the natural renewal of ECM in fish testes, we choose Pimelodus maculatus to study remodeling of ECM throughout reproductive cycle, using picrosirius (to identify type I, II, III collagen) and reticulin (type III collagen), and to immunolocalize MT1-MMP (membrane type 1-matrix metalloproteinase) and MMP-2 in testis cells. Testes were classified in four reproductive phases: regenerating, development, spawning capable and regressing. Picrosirius and reticulin demonstrated a differential distribution of total collagen fibers during the reproductive cycle. Immunohistochemistry showed MT1-MMP only in acidophilic granulocyte cells mainly inside blood vessels, in connective tissue of capsule close to the germinal compartment, and also infiltrated in interstitial connective tissue. MMP-2 was detected in fibroblast and endothelial cells of interstitial and capsule blood vessels, in epithelial cells of capsule, and in acidophilic granulocyte cells at same description for MT1-MMP. The fish testes ECM were remodeled throughout reproductive cycle in according to morphophysiological alterations. During reproductive season (spawning capable), the interstitium increased in total collagen fibers (type I, II, III). After spermiation period (regression and regenerating), the amount of collagen fibers decreased in response to action of MMPs on collagen degradation and other interstitial components (not assessed in this study). MMPs seem to be indispensable components for natural cyclic events of ECM remodeling of fish testes and for guarantee tissue homeostasis throughout reproductive cycle.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP, Inst Biociencias Botucatu, Dept Morfol, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP, Inst Biociencias Botucatu, Dept Morfol, BR-18618970 Botucatu, SP, Brazil
dc.format.extent1863-1875
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10695-014-9974-z
dc.identifier.citationFish Physiology And Biochemistry. Dordrecht: Springer, v. 40, n. 6, p. 1863-1875, 2014.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10695-014-9974-z
dc.identifier.issn0920-1742
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/116307
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000344752600020
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofFish Physiology And Biochemistry
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.735
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,690
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectReticulinen
dc.subjectPicrosiriusen
dc.subjectCollagenen
dc.subjectMMPen
dc.subjectAcidophilic granulocyte cellen
dc.titleExtracellular matrix remodeling of the testes through the male reproductive cycle in Teleostei fishen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.springer.com/open+access/authors+rights?SGWID=0-176704-12-683201-0
dcterms.rightsHolderSpringer
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Botucatupt

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