Efeitos da castração e reposição hormonal tardia no tecido erétil do pênis de ratos Sprague-Dawley / Effects of castration and late hormonal replacement in the structure of rat corpora cavernosa
AUTOR(ES)
Alexandre de Freitas Miranda
FONTE
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
25/03/2009
RESUMO
Introduction. Studies in animals and humans have suggested that adequate levels of testosterone are necessary to preserve the integrity of penile erectile tissue. No previously reported studies have confirmed if these structural changes are reversible following long-term hormonal deprivation. To evaluate, through quantitative methods, the structural alterations in the corpora cavernosa of rats submitted to surgical castration as well as the role of late hormone replacement in reversing the possible structural alterations. We used 25 male Sprague-Dawley rats who were approximately 12 weeks of age. The animals were divided into 5 groups composed of 5 animals each and treated as follows. ORCHIEC-1 = group that underwent orchiectomy and were sacrificed after 1 month, C-1 = control group sacrificed after 1 month, ORCHIEC-2 = group that underwent orchiectomy and were sacrificed after 2 months, C-2 = control group sacrificed after 2 months, T = group that underwent orchiectomy, and after 1 month underwent testosterone replacement with a subcutaneous single dose of testosterone undecanoate at 100 mg/kg (T); after 1 month of hormonal replacement, the animals were sacrificed. Quantification of smooth muscle, collagen and elastic system fibers in controls and rats submitted to orchiectomy alone and with late hormonal replacement. There were a significant decrease in the absolute values of collagen, smooth muscle, sinusoidal space and total area of corpora cavernosa after 2 months in the castrated group when compared with controls. Overall, as regards density, no significant differences were observed among the groups. The hormonal replacement with testosterone was able to reverse the alterations observed, demonstrating an increase in the elements studied. The method used for this research allowed demonstrating that absolute values are reliable to quantify the structural alterations of corpora cavernosa structures. The results suggest that hormonal replacement, even when instituted at a late stage, is effective in reversing the corpora cavernosa alterations produced by castration
ASSUNTO(S)
músculo liso rato cirurgia urologica penis testosterone andropause collagen smooth muscle rat pênis testosterona andropausa colágeno
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