Seminiferous tubule contraction, an important step in the regulation of spermatogenesis and testicular sperm output, is regulated by several agonists. In the present paper, we investigated whether angiotensin II (Ang II) may have a place among them. In binding experiments performed to assess the presence of specific receptors in rat peritubular myoid cells (TPMC), binding of I-125-Ang II to TPMC was saturable in a time-dependent manner. Competition binding experiments performed with Losartan and PD 123319 showed that Losartan was able to inhibit the binding of I-125-Ang II, whereas PD 123319 was ineffective. Ang II induced a dose-dependent rise in intracellular Ca2+. Depletion of intracellular calcium stores by thapsygargin resulted in a lower rise of intracellular calcium, and the L-type voltage-operated calcium channel (VOCC-L) blocker verapamil abolished the Ca2+ influx in rat TPMC. Altogether, these findings indicate that the Ang II-induced increase in [Ca2+] involves both extracellular influx and Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. Ang II induced a dose-dependent TPMC contraction, and Losartan and not PD 123319 inhibited the response. Ang II-induced contraction was inhibited by adrenomedullin, previously shown to antagonize endothelin 1-provoked contraction in those cells. Ang II elicited 3 H-thymidine DNA incorporation and proliferation in a dose-dependent manner in TPMC. Losartan and both MAPK inhibitor PD 98059 and tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG18 were able to inhibit Ang II-induced 3 H-thymidine uptake and cell proliferation. In conclusion, the present study documents that angiotensin II, the active mediator of the tissue and circulating reninangiotensin system present in the mammalian testis, induces contraction, growth and rise in intracellular calcium in rat peritubular myoid cells via angiotensin II type 1 receptors, and suggests that Ang II is involved in the paracrine regulation of the seminiferous tubule function.

Angiotensin II stimulates contraction and growth of testicular peritubular myoid cells in vitro / F., Rossi; A., Ferraresi; P., Romagni; Silvestroni, Leopoldo; Santiemma, Vittorio. - In: ENDOCRINOLOGY. - ISSN 0013-7227. - STAMPA. - 143:8(2002), pp. 3096-3104. [10.1210/en.143.8.3096]

Angiotensin II stimulates contraction and growth of testicular peritubular myoid cells in vitro

SILVESTRONI, Leopoldo;SANTIEMMA, Vittorio
2002

Abstract

Seminiferous tubule contraction, an important step in the regulation of spermatogenesis and testicular sperm output, is regulated by several agonists. In the present paper, we investigated whether angiotensin II (Ang II) may have a place among them. In binding experiments performed to assess the presence of specific receptors in rat peritubular myoid cells (TPMC), binding of I-125-Ang II to TPMC was saturable in a time-dependent manner. Competition binding experiments performed with Losartan and PD 123319 showed that Losartan was able to inhibit the binding of I-125-Ang II, whereas PD 123319 was ineffective. Ang II induced a dose-dependent rise in intracellular Ca2+. Depletion of intracellular calcium stores by thapsygargin resulted in a lower rise of intracellular calcium, and the L-type voltage-operated calcium channel (VOCC-L) blocker verapamil abolished the Ca2+ influx in rat TPMC. Altogether, these findings indicate that the Ang II-induced increase in [Ca2+] involves both extracellular influx and Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. Ang II induced a dose-dependent TPMC contraction, and Losartan and not PD 123319 inhibited the response. Ang II-induced contraction was inhibited by adrenomedullin, previously shown to antagonize endothelin 1-provoked contraction in those cells. Ang II elicited 3 H-thymidine DNA incorporation and proliferation in a dose-dependent manner in TPMC. Losartan and both MAPK inhibitor PD 98059 and tyrosine kinase inhibitor AG18 were able to inhibit Ang II-induced 3 H-thymidine uptake and cell proliferation. In conclusion, the present study documents that angiotensin II, the active mediator of the tissue and circulating reninangiotensin system present in the mammalian testis, induces contraction, growth and rise in intracellular calcium in rat peritubular myoid cells via angiotensin II type 1 receptors, and suggests that Ang II is involved in the paracrine regulation of the seminiferous tubule function.
2002
angiotensin ii/metabolism; angiotensin ii/pharmacology animals; calcium/metabolism; cell division/drug effects; male; muscle contraction/drug effects; rats; sprague-dawley; testis/cytology; testis/drug effects; testis/physiology
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Angiotensin II stimulates contraction and growth of testicular peritubular myoid cells in vitro / F., Rossi; A., Ferraresi; P., Romagni; Silvestroni, Leopoldo; Santiemma, Vittorio. - In: ENDOCRINOLOGY. - ISSN 0013-7227. - STAMPA. - 143:8(2002), pp. 3096-3104. [10.1210/en.143.8.3096]
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