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The rat testis prod...
The rat testis produces large amounts of an interleukin-1 like factor.
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Khan, Shaffiq A (author)
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Söder, Olle (author)
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Syed, Viqar (author)
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- Gustafsson, Katarina (author)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Hospital, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden
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Lindh, Monica (author)
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Ritzén, E Martin (author)
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- Wiley, 1987
- 1987
- English.
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In: International Journal of Andrology. - : Wiley. - 0105-6263 .- 1365-2605. ; 10:2, s. 495-503
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- Homogenates of whole testis, isolated seminiferous tubules, testicular cytosol, conditioned media from seminiferous tubules obtained from intact or cryptorchid rats, as well as seminiferous tubules devoid of peritubular cells, showed high concentrations of interleukin-1 (IL-1). Cytosol from spleen showed low IL-1 activity, while no activity was found in cytosol from heart, kidney, prostate, ovary or liver. Interleukin-1 activity was not detected in spent medium from cultures of immature Sertoli cells (10-day-old rats) or from peritubular cells or in homogenates of interstitial cells from adult rats. Ultrogel AcA 44 gel chromatography and HPLC size exclusion chromatography exhibited a single peak of IL-1 activity corresponding to a relative molecular mass of 17 000–20 000 (Mr= 17–20 K). Similarly, chromatofocusing revealed only one peak of activity with an apparent isoelectric point of 5–6. It is concluded that the rat testis contains large amounts of an IL-1α-like factor. The adult Sertoli cell or possibly germ cells are suggested as its primary source. Testicular IL-1-like activity is of particular interest in view of the intense cell proliferation during spermatogenesis, and the tendency to testicular relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
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