title: Effects of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor on isolated developing mouse Sertoli cells in vitro.
abstract: Cell proliferation is a key factor in sex determination where a size increase relative to the XX gonad is one of the first signs of testis differentiation. Moreover, proliferation of Sertoli cells during development is important in building up the stock of supporting cells necessary for subsequent successful fertility. Because proliferation is such an essential part of testis development, the hypothesis under long-term investigation is that it is under fail-safe control by multiple alternative growth factors. This study was undertaken to investigate the role of glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on developing mouse Sertoli cells in vitro. Sertoli cells, isolated from mouse embryos at three stages of testis development, were maintained for 2-7 days in vitro (div) in the presence or absence of GDNF at 1, 10 and 100 ng mL(-1). Overall the presence of extracellular matrix gel had little effect on proliferative activity, but encouraged expression of the epithelial phenotype. A statistically significant difference in proliferation, assessed by immunocytochemical staining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen, was seen with GDNF at embryonic day (E)12.5 after 2 div (at both 10 and 100 ng mL(-1), P < 0.001) and 7 div (at both 10 and 100 ng mL(-1), P < 0.05); at E13.5 after 3 div (at both 10 and 100 ng mL(-1), P < 0.05) and at E14.5 after 7 div (100 ng mL(-1), P < 0.01), compared with controls cultured without growth factor. In conclusion, GDNF stimulates mitosis throughout this critical developmental window. The in vitro approach used here is a useful adjunct to the knockout mouse model and has been applied to show that GDNF exerts a proliferative effect on developing mouse Sertoli cells.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neuroscience and Biomedical Systems, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Zhenyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jenny L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Templeman
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mackay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D023421:Models, Animal; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D012708:Sertoli Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D012733:Sex Differentiation
chemical_list: C495040:Gdnf protein, mouse; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D018809:Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
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