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Histological Study on the Protective Effect of Endogenous Stem Cell Mobilization in Busulfan-Induced Testicular
Gihan Ibrahim Aboul Fotouh1, Menna Mohamed Abdel-Dayem1, Dalia Ibrahim Ismail1
1Department of Medical Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Background:
Testicular damage is one of the most hazardous effects of chemotherapy as it is frequently associated with oligozoospermia and azoospermia.
Aim Of The Work:
This study aimed at evaluating the protective effect of hematopoietic stem cell mobilization by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in a rat model of busulfan-induced testicular injury.
Materials And Methods:
Twenty-four adult albino rats were divided into four groups: group I, the control, Group II: rats received two doses of busulfan (each 15 mg/kg) intraperitoneally (IP) with 14 days interval, Group III: rats received busulfan and left untreated, and Group IV received busulfan IP then G-CSF (70 μg/kg/day) subcutaneously for 5 consecutive days. Testicular sections were stained with H and E and immunohistochemically for CD34, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and caspase-3, and semithin sections were stained with toluidine blue.
Results:
Groups II and III showed loss of the normal histological architecture of the testis and spermatogenic cells, with increased apoptosis confirmed by significantly increased caspase-3 and significantly decreased PCNA immunoexpression. While Group IV revealed improved testicular histology, decreased apoptosis, and increased proliferative capacity of spermatogenic cells. This was confirmed by significantly decreased caspase-3 immunoexpression and increased PCNA immunoreaction.
Conclusion:
Mobilization of stem cells with G-CSF was found to improve the testicular histology following busulfan chemotherapy in albino rats.
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