The localization of messenger ribonucleic acids for somatostatin receptors 1, 2, and 3 in rat testis

Endocrinology
L J ZhuE Mezey

Abstract

Somatostatin (SRIF) exerts multiple inhibitory actions throughout the body by binding to specific SRIF receptors (sst). In recent years, five subtypes of SRIF receptors (sst1-5) have been cloned. In this study, 35S-labeled complementary RNA probes were used for in situ hybridization to localize the sst1-5 messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in the rat testis and examine the changes in their distribution during the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium. We found that sst 1-3 mRNAs were visualized in rat testes and were mainly localized within the seminiferous tubules. The signal for sst3 mRNA was also found in interstitial cells. sst4 and 5 mRNAs were not detected in rat testes with the method used in this study. In Sertoli cells, the most intense labeling for sst1 and 3 mRNAs was in stages IV-VII of the cycle of the seminiferous epithelium, which coincided with the lowest labeling intensity for sst2. In germ cells, sst1-3 mRNAs showed similar patterns of distribution. In these cells, sst1-3 mRNA was not observed at the early steps of spermatogenesis. Positive signals for sst1-3 mRNAs were first apparent in the pachytene spermatocytes at stage VII and last until stage XII and in the diplotene spermatocyte at stage XIII. Positive signals for s...Continue Reading

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