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Morphological Changes of Accessory Genital Organs Induced by Treatment with Different Concentration of Estrogen Receptor Agonist in the Male Mouse

수컷 생쥐에서 에스트로겐 수용체 촉진제의 농도별 투여에 의한 부속 생식샘의 형태학적 변화

  • Cho, Young-Kuk (Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoyeong University) ;
  • Han, Ji-Yeon (Department of Biology, College of Bio-industry Science, Sunchon National University) ;
  • Cho, Hyun-Wook (Department of Biology, College of Bio-industry Science, Sunchon National University)
  • 조영국 (서영대학교 임상병리과) ;
  • 한지연 (순천대학교 생명산업과학대학 생물학과) ;
  • 조현욱 (순천대학교 생명산업과학대학 생물학과)
  • Received : 2011.10.22
  • Accepted : 2011.12.23
  • Published : 2011.12.31
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Abstract

The aim of the present study is to validate the effects of treatment with different concentration of estrogen receptor alpha agonist, propyl pyrazole triol (PPT) on the weight and histological structure in the accessory reproductive organs (ventral prostate, seminal vesicle and preputial gland) of male mouse. Treated groups received different doses of PPT 0.01 mg, 0.1 mg and 1.0 mg per week respectively, for 3, 5, and 8 weeks. In general, the weight of reproductive organs was increased in PPT 0.01 mg and 0.1 mg treatment, however decreased in PPT 1.0 mg treatment. Epithelial tissues in the ventral prostate were changed from simple columnar epithelium to squamous or cuboidal epithelium in the treated groups. On week 3, PPT groups caused decrease of epithelial cell height in the ventral prostate. Lumen of the seminal vesicle was narrowed in the treated group. Epithelial cell height of seminal vesicle was reduced in the PPT treatment. Acinus tissue of preputial gland in PPT 1.0 mg treatment was dramatically atrophied than that of control group. These results are useful as a reference to determine the administration concentration of PPT in experiments for understanding the physiological functions of estrogen in the male.

에스트로겐 수용체 알파 촉진제인 propyl pyra zole triol (PPT)를 투여하여 복부 전립샘, 정낭, 포피샘과 같은 수컷 생쥐 부속생식샘의 무게 및 조직학적 구조에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 본 연구에서는 성체 수컷 생쥐를 대상으로 casor oil에 각각 0.01 mg, 0.1 mg, 1mg의 농도로 희석한 PPT를 주 1회씩 3, 5, 8주 동안 피하주사 한 후 부속생식샘의 무게 및 조직학적 변화를 관찰하였다. 전체적으로 부속생식샘의 무게가 PPT 0.01 mg과 0.1 mg 처리군에서 증가하였지만, PPT 1.0 mg 처리군에서는 감소하였다. 전립샘의 상피조직은 대조군의 원주상피에서 처리군의 평편상피 또는 입방상피 형태로 변화하였다. PPT 처리군의 3주째부터 전립샘의 상피세포의 높이가 감소하였다. 정낭의 내강면적은 처리군에서 줄어든 형태로 나타났다. PPT 처리군에서 정낭의 상피세포의 높이는 감소되었다. PPT 1.0 mg 처리군에서는 포피샘의 샘포조직이 급격하게 위축되었다. 이러한 결과는 수컷 생쥐의 에스트로겐에 대한 생리적 기능을 이해하기 위한 실험에서 PPT 농도를 결정하는 데에 참고 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

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