A comparative study of mast cells and eosinophil leukocytes in the mammalian testis
A comparative study of mast cells and eosinophil leukocytes in the mammalian testis
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1439-0442.1998.tb00819.x
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发表时间：
1998-05-01
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Gaytan, F
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Anton, F;Morales, C;Gaytan, F
人们早已认识到免疫系统和内分泌系统之间存在生理整合。尽管有大量关于睾丸中免疫系统细胞存在的文献数据，但肥大细胞和嗜酸性粒细胞却很少受到关注。我们研究了 12 种哺乳动物睾丸中肥大细胞和嗜酸性粒细胞的存在、分布和数量。肥大细胞常见于马（种马、驴和骡）和人类睾丸中，而嗜酸性粒细胞几乎不存在。相反，野兔睾丸中嗜酸性粒细胞丰富，而肥大细胞缺乏。这两种细胞类型在猪（野猪和家猪）睾丸中大量存在。另外，一些物种（大鼠、狗、猫、公牛和鹿）的睾丸实质中不存在肥大细胞和嗜酸性粒细胞，尽管在大多数情况下它们存在于白膜血管周围。某些物种的睾丸实质中存在大量肥大细胞和/或嗜酸性白细胞，表明这些细胞在局部调节途径中发挥作用。
The existence of a physiological integration between the immune and endocrine systems has long been recognized. In spite of the abundant literature data on the presence of cells of the immune system in the testis, mast cells and eosinophil leukocytes have received little attention. We have studied the presence, distribution and numbers of mast cells and eosinophils in the testes of 12 mammalian species. Mast cells were frequently found in equine (stallion, ass and mule) and human testis, whereas eosinophils were nearly absent. On the contrary, eosinophils were abundant in the hare testis, while mast cells were lacking. Both cells types were present in high numbers in swine (wild and domestic boar) testis. Otherwise, mast cells and eosinophils were absent from the testicular parenchyma of several species (rat, dog, cat, bull and deer), although they were present, in most cases, around blood vessels in the tunica albuginea. The presence of high numbers of mast cells and/or eosinophil leukocytes in the testicular parenchyma of some species suggest a role for these cells in local regulatory pathways.