by Chung Hoi Sing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-106). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.v / Chapter 1. --- Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Angiogenesis in general --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- The concept of angiogenesis --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- The process of angiogenesis --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Measurement of angiogenesis --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- In vivo assays --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- In vitro assays --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Angiogenic factors --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Angiogenesis in the female reproductive system --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5 --- Evidence of hormonally-regulated angiogenesis in endocrine tissues --- p.10 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Ovary --- p.10 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Thyroid --- p.11 / Chapter 1.6 --- Angiogenesis in the testis --- p.12 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Structure of testicular vasculature --- p.12 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Angiogenic factors in the testis --- p.13 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Vascular effects of hCG/LH in the testis --- p.17 / Chapter 1.6.4 --- Postnatal development of testicular vasculature --- p.17 / Chapter 1.7 --- Aims of the present study --- p.19 / Chapter 2. --- Materials and methods / Chapter 2.1 --- Animals --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2 --- Experimental design --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Testicular angiogenesis in adult rats - hormonal stimulation by hCG --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.1.1 --- Changes with time after hCG treatment --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.1.2 --- Effect of Leydig cell depletion --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.1.3 --- Effect of Leydig cell suppression by subcutaneous testosterone-filled silastic implants --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.1.4 --- Effect of testicular macrophage activation --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.1.5 --- Effect of testicular macrophage depletion --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Developmental changes in testicular angiogenesis --- p.29 / Chapter 2.3 --- Perfusion of testes with fixative or Indian Ink --- p.29 / Chapter 2.4 --- Processing of the testes for histological sections --- p.30 / Chapter 2.5 --- Immunohistochemical staining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) --- p.31 / Chapter 2.6 --- Immunohistochemical staining for vascular endothelial growth factor --- p.32 / Chapter 2.7 --- Quantification of PCNA-positive endothelial cells --- p.33 / Chapter 2.8 --- Quantification of blood vessel density --- p.34 / Chapter 2.9 --- Estimation of intertubular area in testis section --- p.35 / Chapter 2.10 --- Preparation of liposome-entrapped dichloromethylene diphosphonate (Cl2MDP-lp) --- p.38 / Chapter 2.11 --- Radioimmunoassay of serum tsetosterone --- p.38 / Chapter 2.12 --- Statistical analyses --- p.40 / Chapter 3. --- Results / Chapter 3.1 --- hCG-induced increase in endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Testicular histology --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Changes in the number of PCNA-positive endothelial cells --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Changes in blood vessel density --- p.44 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Changes in testis weight and serum testosterone concentration --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2 --- Effect of Leydig cell depletion by ethane dimethane sulphonate (EDS) on hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Testicular histology --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Changes in the number of PCNA-positive endothelial cells --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Changes in serum testosterone concentration and testis weight --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3 --- Effect ofLeydig cell suppression by testosterone-filled subcutaneous silastic implants on hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- "Changes in serum testosterone concentration, testis weight, and testicular intertubular area" --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Changes in the number of PCNA-positive endothelial cells --- p.58 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Changes in the level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) immunoreactivity in the testis --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4 --- Effect of testicular macrophage activation by polystyrene latex beads on hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Testicular histology --- p.60 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Changes in the number of PCNA-positive endothelial cells --- p.63 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Changes in testis weight and serum testosterone concentration --- p.65 / Chapter 3.5 --- Effect of testicular macrophage depletion by liposome-entrapped C12MDP treatment on hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes --- p.67 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Testicular histology --- p.68 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Changes in the number of PCNA-positive endothelial cells --- p.68 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Changes in testis weight and serum testosterone --- p.72 / Chapter 3.6 --- Endothelial cell proliferation in rat testes during postnatal development --- p.74 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Changes in the number of PCNA-positive endothelial cells --- p.74 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Changes in blood vessel density --- p.74 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Changes in testis weight and intertubular area of the testes --- p.77 / Chapter 4. --- Discussion / Chapter 4.1 --- hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation and changes in blood vessel density --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2 --- Role of Leydig cells in hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes --- p.82 / Chapter 4.3 --- Role of testicular macrophages in hCG-induced endothelial cell proliferation in adult rat testes --- p.86 / Chapter 4.4 --- Testicular angiogenesis during postnatal development --- p.88 / Chapter 5. --- References --- p.92
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322538 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Chung, Hoi Sing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Medical Sciences. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, v, 106 leaves : ill. (some col., some mounted) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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