Correlation between testicular mast cell count and spermatogenic epithelium in non-obstructive azoospermia

International Journal of Experimental Pathology
Ahmed A M Abdel-HamidAtef Abdel-Latif

Abstract

Although there is emerging evidence that mast cells are involved in infertility, their exact role has not been elucidated clearly. Here we carried out a retrospective case-control study to find out whether there is a correlation between mast cell (MC) count and proliferation (Ki67 index) of the spermatogenic epithelium as well as of the Sertoli cells (vimentin-positive) in non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). We assessed MCs, Ki67 and vimentin expression in Sertoli cells in testicular biopsies of germ cell aplasia (GCA, n = 14) and maturation arrest (MA, n = 14) vs. normal spermatogenesis (n = 14) cases. There was a significant decrease in the spermatogonial Ki67 index (1.25 ± 0.91, 4.21 ± 1.81 vs. 39.57 ± 3.92) and Johnsen score (2.48 ± 0.65, 4.89 ± 1.05 vs. 9.75 ± 0.30) as well as a significant increase (P < 0.001) in MC count (29.00 ± 4.11, 7.57 ± 1.95 vs. 3.00 ± 1.30) in seminiferous tubules of infertile cases with GCA and MA vs. controls. On the other hand, the percentage of vimentin-expressing Sertoli cells was significantly decreased (P < 0.001) in biopsies of cases with MA (35.50 ± 15.62) compared to those of cases with GCA and controls (72.64 ± 10.67 and 98.57 ± 1.45 respectively). Additionally, a significant negative co...Continue Reading

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