Intratesticular xenografting of Klinefelter pre-pubertal testis tissue as potential model to study testicular fibrosis. 2022

Margo Willems, and Pia Seβenhausen, and Inge Gies, and Veerle Vloeberghs, and Herman Tournaye, and Dorien Van Saen, and Ellen Goossens
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Department of Reproduction, Genetics and Regenerative Medicine, Biology of the Testis (BITE) laboratory, Laarbeeklaan 103, Brussels 1090, Belgium. Electronic address: Margo.Willems@vub.be.

Is intratesticular xenotransplantation a potential ex-vivo model for studying testicular fibrosis related to Klinefelter syndrome? First, a feasibility study of an ex-vivo model to study testicular fibrosis in patients with Klinefelter syndrome was performed. Testis tissue from boys with pre-pubertal Klinefelter syndrome (n = 3) and controls (n = 2) (<18 years) was grafted to the mouse testis (n = 12) and recovered after 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks. Part two of this study consisted of a validation of this model, evaluating the effects of the mast cell blocker ketotifen on the histology of the grafts of Klinefelter syndrome (n = 5) and controls (n = 3), transplanted to mice (n = 10), after 4 weeks of ketotifen or saline treatment. Immunohistochemistry determined the histology of the grafts and the presence of mast cells and spermatogonia. The feasibility study showed that 4 weeks after transplantation, all Klinefelter syndrome grafts could be recovered. Later, degeneration was observed. Most recovered grafts showed an intact histology, with 67 ± 12% intact tubules for the Klinefelter syndrome grafts and 65 ± 15% of intact tubules for the control grafts. In the few remaining Klinefelter syndrome grafts, treatment with ketotifen improved testicular histology compared with non-treated grafts. Graft survival was patient dependent. No germ cell loss was observed after transplantation. Xenografting could become a model for the longitudinal study of the fibrotic process related to Klinefelter syndrome; however, the current model has a limited survival period and patient-specific differences in histology.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007665 Ketotifen A cycloheptathiophene blocker of histamine H1 receptors and release of inflammatory mediators. It has been proposed for the treatment of asthma, rhinitis, skin allergies, and anaphylaxis. 4,9-Dihydro-4-(1-methyl-4-piperidylidene)-10H-benzo(4,5)-cyclohepta(1,2-b)thiophen-10-one,Ketotifen Fumarate,Ketotifene,Ketotiphen,Ketotiphene,Zaditen,Fumarate, Ketotifen
D007713 Klinefelter Syndrome A form of male HYPOGONADISM, characterized by the presence of an extra X CHROMOSOME, small TESTES, seminiferous tubule dysgenesis, elevated levels of GONADOTROPINS, low serum TESTOSTERONE, underdeveloped secondary sex characteristics, and male infertility (INFERTILITY, MALE). Patients tend to have long legs and a slim, tall stature. GYNECOMASTIA is present in many of the patients. The classic form has the karyotype 47,XXY. Several karyotype variants include 48,XXYY; 48,XXXY; 49,XXXXY, and mosaic patterns ( 46,XY/47,XXY; 47,XXY/48,XXXY, etc.). 48,XXYY Syndrome,49,XXXXY Syndrome,Klinefelter Syndrome, Variants,Klinefelter's Syndrome,XXXY Males,XXY Syndrome,XXY Trisomy,Xxyy Syndrome,Klinefelter Syndromes,Klinefelter Syndromes, Variants,Klinefelters Syndrome,Syndrome, Klinefelter,Syndrome, Klinefelter's,Syndrome, Variants Klinefelter,Syndrome, XXY,Syndrome, Xxyy,Syndromes, Klinefelter,Syndromes, Variants Klinefelter,Syndromes, XXY,Syndromes, Xxyy,Trisomies, XXY,Trisomy, XXY,XXXY Male,XXY Syndromes,XXY Trisomies,Xxyy Syndromes
D008137 Longitudinal Studies Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time. Bogalusa Heart Study,California Teachers Study,Framingham Heart Study,Jackson Heart Study,Longitudinal Survey,Tuskegee Syphilis Study,Bogalusa Heart Studies,California Teachers Studies,Framingham Heart Studies,Heart Studies, Bogalusa,Heart Studies, Framingham,Heart Studies, Jackson,Heart Study, Bogalusa,Heart Study, Framingham,Heart Study, Jackson,Jackson Heart Studies,Longitudinal Study,Longitudinal Surveys,Studies, Bogalusa Heart,Studies, California Teachers,Studies, Jackson Heart,Studies, Longitudinal,Study, Bogalusa Heart,Study, California Teachers,Study, Longitudinal,Survey, Longitudinal,Surveys, Longitudinal,Syphilis Studies, Tuskegee,Syphilis Study, Tuskegee,Teachers Studies, California,Teachers Study, California,Tuskegee Syphilis Studies
D008297 Male Males
D005260 Female Females
D005355 Fibrosis Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury. Cirrhosis,Fibroses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013091 Spermatogenesis The process of germ cell development in the male from the primordial germ cells, through SPERMATOGONIA; SPERMATOCYTES; SPERMATIDS; to the mature haploid SPERMATOZOA. Spermatocytogenesis,Spermiogenesis
D013093 Spermatogonia Euploid male germ cells of an early stage of SPERMATOGENESIS, derived from prespermatogonia. With the onset of puberty, spermatogonia at the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubule proliferate by mitotic then meiotic divisions and give rise to the haploid SPERMATOCYTES. Spermatophores,Spermatogonias,Spermatophore

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