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The interaction of seminiferous tubules and Leydig cells was investigated in the rat in vitro. Crude collagenase-dispersed, or Percoll-purified, Leydig cells were incubated together with seminiferous tubules at different stages of the cycle, isolated by transillumination-assisted microdissection. The testosterone production was measured. Seminiferous tubules inhibited testosterone production of crude Leydig cell preparations, but induced a clear stimulation (30-100%) in Percoll-purified cells. The stimulation was maximal at stages VII and VIII of the cycle, significantly higher than at stages II-VI (P less than 0.05). The stimulation by seminiferous tubules was observed both in basal and hCG-stimulated testosterone production. The effect was independent of FSH or GnRH action. These results demonstrate the presence of paracrine regulatory interaction between seminiferous tubules and Leydig cells, and are in agreement with the concept of a preferential androgen requirement of stages VII and VIII of the cycle.
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