Previous studies indicated that in immature rats testicular administration of oxytocin stimulates testicular steroidogenesis. In the present study, testicular treatment with oxytocin (50 ng) was combined with pharmacological or surgical denervation of the testis in hemigonadectomized immature rats. For denervation 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine (160 µg/testis), a substance that destroys serotoninergic neuronal elements, was injected intratesticularly or vasectomy was performed, which also includes transection of the inferior testicular nerve. In 9-day-old animals both vasectomy and pretreatment of the testis with 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine prevented the oxytocin-induced rise in serum testosterone concentration. In addition, intratesticular injection of oxytocin combined with vasectomy resulted in a significant increase in in vitro basal testosterone secretion of the testis. A similar effect was not observed in the 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine-pretreated group receiving oxytocin. The results indicate that testicular innervation is involved in the control of local peptide effects, and data further suggest a differential role of these neural elements in intratesticular regulatory processes.

Keywords:
5,6-Dihydroxytryptamine, Vasectomy, Oxytocin, Gonadal steroids, Testis
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© 1996 S. Karger AG, Basel
1996
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