Blood-testis barrier and spermatogenesis: lessons from genetically-modified mice

XH Jiang, I Bukhari, W Zheng, S Yin… - Asian journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The blood-testis barrier (BTB) is found between adjacent Sertoli cells in the testis where it
creates a unique microenvironment for the development and maturation of meiotic and …

Claudin and occludin expression and function in the seminiferous epithelium

CMK Morrow, D Mruk, CY Cheng… - … Transactions of the …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Integral membrane proteins that contribute to function of the blood–testes barrier (BTB) in
mice include claudins 3, 5 and 11 and occludin. Although claudin 11 is expressed …

Changes in inflammatory cytokines accompany deregulation of claudin-11, resulting in inter-sertoli tight junctions in varicocele rat testes

YS Oh, NH Jo, JK Park, MC Gye - The Journal of Urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To elucidate the changes that occur in the blood-testis barrier during varicocele we
examined changes in Cldn11 (claudin-11), an element of the blood-testis barrier, as well as …

The blood-epididymis barrier and human male fertility

É Dubé, DG Cyr - Biology and Regulation of Blood-Tissue Barriers, 2013 - Springer
Spermatozoa undergo a posttesticular maturation in the epididymis to acquire motility and
the capacity to fertilize. Sperm maturation depends in part upon the creation of a specific …

Pathogenesis of Brucella epididymoorchitis-game of Brucella death

J Yu, S Li, L Wang, Z Dong, L Si, L Bao… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Brucellosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by Brucella spp. Human infection often
results from direct contact with tissues from infected animals or by consumption of …

Технологические аспекты воспроизводства кроликов

НС Трубчанинова, РФ Капустин - 2014 - elibrary.ru
В монографии на основе комплекса современных методов макро-и микроморфологии
на различных уровнях структурной организации выявлен характер влияния величины …

Distribution of Zonula Occludens‐1 and Occludin and alterations of testicular morphology after in utero radiation and postnatal hyperthermia in rats

G Erkanlı Şentürk, Y Ersoy Canillioĝlu… - International Journal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In utero irradiation (IR) and postnatal hyperthermia (HT) exposure cause infertility by
decreasing spermatogenic colony growth and the number of sperm in rats. Four groups …

Cadmium chloride rapidly alters both BTB tight junction proteins and germ cells in young rat testes

SHM Bekheet - Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences …, 2010 - journals.ekb.eg
Intraperitoneal injections (ip) of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) cause a marked and prolonged
reduction of spermatogenesis, accompanied by increased permeability of the blood-testis …

Morphological alterations and distribution of occludin in rat testes after bilateral vasectomy

G Contuk, O Orun, E Demiralp-Ekşioğlu, F Ercan - Acta histochemica, 2012 - Elsevier
The aim of study was to investigate the fate and the morphology of the cells which constitute
the spermatogenic line, and to determine the distribution of occludin in the testis in adult …

GDF9 affects the development and tight junction functions of immature bovine Sertoli cells

K Tang, L Wang, Y Jin, W Yang… - … in Domestic Animals, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Contents Transforming growth factor‐β (TGFβ) superfamily are critical regulators of germ cell
development that act as extracellular ligands of the signal transduction pathways regulating …