Transplantation of male germ line stem cells restores fertility in infertile mice

T Ogawa, I Dobrinski, MR Avarbock, RL Brinster - Nature medicine, 2000 - nature.com
T Ogawa, I Dobrinski, MR Avarbock, RL Brinster
Nature medicine, 2000nature.com
Azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to disruption of spermatogenesis are common causes
of human male infertility. We used the technique of spermatogonial transplantation in two
infertile mouse strains, Steel (Sl) and dominant white spotting (W), to determine if stem cells
from an infertile male were capable of generating spermatogenesis. Transplantation of germ
cells from infertile Sl/Sl d mutant male mice to infertile W/W v or W v/W 54 mutant male mice
restored fertility to the recipient mice. Thus, transplantation of spermatogonial stem cells from …
Abstract
Azoospermia or oligozoospermia due to disruption of spermatogenesis are common causes of human male infertility. We used the technique of spermatogonial transplantation in two infertile mouse strains, Steel (Sl) and dominant white spotting (W), to determine if stem cells from an infertile male were capable of generating spermatogenesis. Transplantation of germ cells from infertile Sl/Sl d mutant male mice to infertile W/W v or W v/W 54 mutant male mice restored fertility to the recipient mice. Thus, transplantation of spermatogonial stem cells from an infertile donor to a permissive testicular environment can restore fertility and result in progeny with the genetic makeup of the infertile donor male.
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