Stage specific expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme and thickened lamina propria in relation to male fertility

Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2022 Feb 28;64(1):41-48. doi: 10.3897/folmed.64.e59819.

Abstract

The testis is an immune privileged organ that provides a specific environment for germ cell development. Various factors responsible for inflammatory changes can lead to deterioration of the immune tolerant model found in the testis. As a result, the thickness of the proper membrane of seminiferous tubules changes and the process of spermatogenesis is disturbed.

Keywords: angiotensin-converting enzyme infertility membrana propria myofibroblasts spermatogenesis.

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensins / metabolism
  • Fertility
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucous Membrane
  • Seminiferous Tubules* / metabolism
  • Spermatogenesis*

Substances

  • Angiotensins