Prospects and problems for germ cell transplantation in the male

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 13-18

  Schlatt, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autotransplants; Regulation of spermatogenesis; Spermatogonia; Stem cells; Transgenesis; Xenotransplants

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; AUTOGRAFT; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; GERM CELL; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL ETHICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; STEM CELL; XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0032903312     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1999.00144.x     Document Type: Review

References (27)

1. Aldhous, P. (1998) Surrogate fathers. New Scientist, 157, 4.
2. Avarbock, M. R., Brinster, C. J. & Brinster, R. L. (1996) Reconstitution of Spermatogensis from Frozen Spermatogonia Stem Cells. Nature Medicine, 2, 693-696.
3. Brinster, R. L. & Avarbock, M. R. (1994) Germline transmission of donor haplotype following spermatogonial transplantation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 91, 11303-11307.
4. Brinster, R. L. & Zimmermann, J. W. (1994) Spermatogenesis following male germ-cell transplantation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 91, 11289-11302.
5. Brook, P. F., Schlatt, S., Rosiepen, G., Radford, J. A., Shallet, S. M. & Gosden, R. G. (1998) An infusion technique for germ cell transfer into the seminiferous tubules of the human testes. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, abstract series 21, abstract 113.
6. Carrey, J. R. (1993) Development of the germ cell. In: Cell and Molecular Biology of the testis (eds C. Desjardins & L. L. Ewing) Oxford University Press, New York. pp. 58-89.
7. Chang, I. K., Yoshiki, A., Kusakabe, M., Tajima, A., Chikamune, M., Naito, M. & Ohno, T. (1995) Germline chimera produced by transfer of cultured chick primordial germ cells. Cell Biological International Rep, 19, 569-576.
8. Cibelli, J. B., Stice, S. L., Golucke, P. J., Kane, J. J., Jerry J., Blackwell, C., de Ponce Leon, A. & Robl, J. M. (1998) Cloned transgenic calves produced from nonquicscent fetal fibroblasts. Scince, 280, 1256-1258.
9. Clouthier, D. E., Avarbock, M. R., Maika, S. D., Hammer, R. E. & Brinster, R. L. (1996) Rat spermatogenesis in mouse testis. Nature, 381, 418-421.
10. Galli, C., Lazzari, G., Flechon, J. E. & Moor, R. M. (1994) Embryonic stem cells in farm animals. Zygote, 2, 385-389.
11. Hogan, B., Beddington, R., Costantini, F. & Lacy, E. (1994) Production of transgenic mice. In: Manipulating the mouse embryo. A Laboratory Manual, 2nd edn. Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory Press, New York, 1-217.
12. Jiang, F.-X. & Short, R. V. (1995) Male germ cell transplantation in rats: apparent synchronisation of spermatogenesis between host and donor seminiferous epithelia. International Journal of Andrology, 18, 326-330.
13. Meirow, D. & Schenker, J. D. (1995) Cancer and male infertility. Human Reproduction, 10, 2017-20220.
14. Nagano, M. & Brinster, R. L. (1998) Spermatogonial transplantation and reconstitution of donor cell spermatogenesis in recipient males. Acta Pathological Microse Immunological Scandinavian, 106, 47-55.
15. Naito, M., Tajima, A., Tagami, T., Yasuda, Y. & Kuwana, T. (1994) Production of germ line chimeric chickens, with high transmission rate of donor derived gametes, produced by transfer of primordial germ cells. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 39, 153-161.
16. Ogawa, T., Arechaga, J. M., Avarbock, M. R. & Brinster, R. L. (1997) Transplantation of testis germinal cells into mouse seminiferous tubules. International Journal of Developmental Biology, 41, 111-122.
17. Orth, J. M. (1993) Cell biology of testicular development in the fetus and neonate. In: Cell and Molecular Biology of the Testis (eds C. Desjardins & L. L. Ewing) Oxford University Press, New York. pp. 3-57.
18. Patience, C., Takeuchi, Y. & Weiss, R. A. (1997) Infection of human cells by an endogenous retrovirus of pigs. Nat Medicine, 3, 282-286.
19. th European Workshop on Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology of the testis, Capri, Italy, miniposter A6.
20. Russell, L. D. & Brinster, R. L. (1996) Ultrastructural observations of spermatogenesis following transplantation of rat testis cells into mouse seminiferous tubules. Journal of Andrology, 17, 615-627.
21. Russell, L. D., Franca, L. R. & Brinster, R. L. (1996) Ultrastructural observations of spermatogenesis in mice resulting from transplantation of mouse spermatogonia. Journal of Andrology, 17, 603-614.
22. Russell, L. D., Nagano, M. & Brinster, R. L. (1998) Spermatogonial transplantation. In: Testicular Function: from Gene Expression to Genetic Manipulation. (eds M. Stefanini, C. Boitani, M. Galdieri, B., Geremia & F. Palombi) Springer, Berlin. pp. 41-57.
23. Schlatt, S., Rosiepen, G., Weinbauer, G. F., Rolf, C., Brook, P. F. & Nieschlag, E. (1999) Germ cell transfer into rat, bovine, monkey and human testes. Human Reproduction, 14, in press.
24. Schlatt, S. & Weinbauer, G. F. (1994) Immunohistochemical localization of proliferating cell nuclear antigen as a tool to study cell proliferation in rodent and primate testes. International Journal of Andrology, 17, 214-222.
25. Tajima, A., Naito, M., Yasuda, Y. & Kuwana, T. (1993) Production of germ line chimera by transfer of primordial germ cells in the domestic chicken (Gallus Domesticus). Theriogenology, 40, 509-519.
26. Tajima, A., Naito, M., Yasuda, Y. & Kuwana, T. (1998) Production of germ-line chimeras by transfer of cryopreserved gonadal primordial germ cells (gPGCs) in chicken. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 280, 265-267.
27. Wilmut, I., Schnicke, A. E., McWir, J., Kind, A.J. & Campbell, K. H. S. (1997) Viable offspring derived from fetal and adult mammalian cells. Nature, 385, 810-813.