Enrichment of undifferentiated type a spermatogonia from goat testis using discontinuous percoll density gradient and differential plating

The well documented source for adult multipotent stem cells is Spermatogonial Stem Cells (SSCs). They are the foundation of spermatogenesis in the testis throughout adult life by balancing self-renewal and differentiation. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of percoll density gradient an...

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Published in:	Avicenna journal of medical biotechnology Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 94 - 103
Main Authors:	Heidari, Banafsheh, Gifani, Minoo, Shirazi, Abolfazl, Zarnani, Amir-Hassan, Baradaran, Behzad, Naderi, Mohammad Mehdi, Behzadi, Bahareh, Borjian-Boroujeni, Sara, Sarvari, Ali, Lakpour, Niknam, Akhondi, Mohammad Mehdi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Iran Avicenna Research Institute 01-04-2014
Subjects:	Centrifugation Germ cells Goats Original Physiological aspects Specific gravity Stem cells PGP 9.5 Type A spermatogonia C-kit Goat Differential plating Percoll gradient
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Summary:	The well documented source for adult multipotent stem cells is Spermatogonial Stem Cells (SSCs). They are the foundation of spermatogenesis in the testis throughout adult life by balancing self-renewal and differentiation. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of percoll density gradient and differential plating on enrichment of undifferentiated type A spermatogonia in dissociated cellular suspension of goat testes. Additionally, we evaluated the separated fractions of the gradients in percoll and samples in differential plating at different times for cell number, viability and purification rate of goat SSCs in culture. Testicular cells were successfully isolated from one month old goat testis using two-step enzymatic digestion and followed by two purification protocols, differential plating with different times of culture (3, 4, 5, and 6 hr) and discontinuous percoll density with different gradients (20, 28, 30, and 32%). The difference of percentage of undifferentiated SSCs (PGP9.5 positive) in each method was compared using ANOVA and comparison between the highest percentage of corresponding value between two methods was carried out by t-test using Sigma Stat (ver. 3.5). The highest PGP9.5 (94.6±0.4) and the lowest c-Kit positive (25.1±0.7) in Percoll method was significantly (p ≤ 0.001) achieved in 32% percoll gradient. While the corresponding rates in differential plating method for the highest PGP9.5 positive cells (81.3±1.1) and lowest c-Kit (17.1±1.4) was achieved after 5 hr culturing (p < 0.001). The enrichment of undifferentiated type A spermatogonia using Percoll was more efficient than differential plating method (p < 0.001). Percoll density gradient and differential plating were efficient and fast methods for enrichment of type A spermatogonial stem cells from goat testes.
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ISSN:	2008-2835 2008-4625