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Human Adipose-derived Pericytes Display Steroidogenic Lineage Potential in Vitro and Influence Leydig Cell Regeneration in Vivo in Rats.

ABSTRACT: Exogenous androgen replacement is used to treat symptoms associated with low testosterone in males. However, adverse cardiovascular risk and negative fertility impacts impel development of alternative approaches to restore/maintain Leydig cell (LC) androgen production. Stem Leydig cell (SLC) transplantation shows promise in this regard however, practicality of SLC isolation/transplantation impede clinical translation. Multipotent human adipose-derived perivascular stem cells (hAd-PSCs) represent an attractive extragonadal stem cell source for regenerative therapies in the testis but their therapeutic potential in this context is unexplored. We asked whether hAd-PSCs could be converted into Leydig-like cells and determined their capacity to promote regeneration in LC-ablated rat testes. Exposure of hAd-PSCs to differentiation-inducing factors in vitro upregulated steroidogenic genes but did not fully induce LC differentiation. In vivo, no difference in LC-regeneration was noted between Sham and hAd-PSC-transplanted rats. Interestingly, Cyp17a1 expression increased in hAd-PSC-transplanted testes compared to intact vehicle controls and the luteinising hormone/testosterone ratio returned to Vehicle control levels which was not the case in EDS?+?Sham animals. Notably, hAd-PSCs were undetectable one-month after transplantation suggesting this effect is likely mediated via paracrine mechanisms during the initial stages of regeneration; either directly by interacting with regenerating LCs, or through indirect interactions with trophic macrophages.

SUBMITTER: Curley M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6803635 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Human Adipose-derived Pericytes Display Steroidogenic Lineage Potential in Vitro and Influence Leydig Cell Regeneration in Vivo in Rats.

Curley Michael M Gonzalez Zaniah N ZN Milne Laura L Hadoke Patrick P Handel Ian I Péault Bruno B Smith Lee B LB

Scientific reports 20191021 1

Exogenous androgen replacement is used to treat symptoms associated with low testosterone in males. However, adverse cardiovascular risk and negative fertility impacts impel development of alternative approaches to restore/maintain Leydig cell (LC) androgen production. Stem Leydig cell (SLC) transplantation shows promise in this regard however, practicality of SLC isolation/transplantation impede clinical translation. Multipotent human adipose-derived perivascular stem cells (hAd-PSCs) represent ...[more]

PMID: 31636275

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Human Adipose-derived Pericytes Display Steroidogenic Lineage Potential in Vitro and Influence Leydig Cell Regeneration in Vivo in Rats.

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Human Adipose-derived Pericytes Display Steroidogenic Lineage Potential in Vitro and Influence Leydig Cell Regeneration in Vivo in Rats.

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