Adenovirus-mediated p53 gene transfer to rat testis impairs spermatogenesis

Archives of Andrology
M FujisawaS Kamidono

Abstract

The tumor suppressor protein p53 participates in normal cell differentiation as well as induction of programmed cell death. The authors investigated the effect of p53 overexpression on spermatogenesis by transferring p53 gene into the rat testes. Replication-deficient recombinant adenovirus vectors were constructed to include cytomegalovirus (CMV) promoter driving wild-type p53 (Ad-CMV-p53) or beta-galactosidase (Ad-CMV-beta-gal). Virus was delivered to cells of the tubules by slow retrograde injection through the rete testis. At 0, 4, 7, and 14 days, testes were removed, weighed, and analyzed histopathologically, including immunohistochemistry for p53, Bcl-2, Bax, and interleukin-1beta converting enzyme (ICE). Testicular weight was decreased in Ad-CMV-p53 group at 14 days after injection, while no change occurred in phosphate-buffered saline-injected controls or Ad-CMV-beta-gal-infected testes. Beyond 4 days, cell degradation in tubules interfered with immunohistochemical observation in the Ad-CMV-p53 group. At 4 days, p53 was expressed mostly in spermatocytes. Bax showed greater expression in the p53 group than in the control or Ad-CMV-beta-gal group. ICE, expressed mostly in spermatids, was more abundant in the p53 group tha...Continue Reading

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