Human testicular peritubular cells: more than meets the eye

Evidence for an adaptation in ROS scavenging systems in human testicular peritubular cells from infertility patients

(2012) C. Kampfer et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

ProNGF, a cytokine induced after myocardial infarction in humans, targets pericytes to promote microvascular damage and activation

(2012) Chia-Jen Siao et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

The Germline Stem Cell Niche Unit in Mammalian Testes

(2012) Jon M. Oatley et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Epigenetic Control of Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation and Phenotypic Switching in Vascular Development and Disease

(2011) Matthew R. Alexander et al.   Annual Review of Physiology

Identification of novel target genes of nerve growth factor (NGF) in human mastocytoma cell line (HMC-1 (V560G c-Kit)) by transcriptome analysis

(2011) Priyanka Dutta et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Mast cell tryptase stimulates myoblast proliferation; a mechanism relying on protease-activated receptor-2 and cyclooxygenase-2

(2011) Elise Duchesne et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

The role of mast cells in male infertility

(2011) Gerd Haidl et al.   Expert Review of Clinical Immunology

Mast cells in human testicular biopsies from patients with mixed atrophy: increased numbers, heterogeneity, and expression of cyclooxygenase 2 and prostaglandin D2 synthase

(2011) Harald Welter et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Myoid gonadal stromal tumor: a distinct testicular tumor with peritubular myoid cell differentiation

(2011) Shouying Du et al.   HUMAN PATHOLOGY

Mast cell tryptase stimulates production of decorin by human testicular peritubular cells: possible role of decorin in male infertility by interfering with growth factor signaling

(2011) M. Adam et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

High levels of the extracellular matrix proteoglycan decorin are associated with inhibition of testicular function

(2011) M. Adam et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Peritubular myoid cell-derived factors and its potential role in the progression of testicular germ cell tumours

(2011) A. Díez-Torre et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Androgen receptor signalling in peritubular myoid cells is essential for normal differentiation and function of adult Leydig cells

(2011) M. Welsh et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Human Tryptase Cleaves Pro-Nerve Growth Factor (Pro-NGF)

(2011) Katrin Spinnler et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Signaling by the Matrix Proteoglycan Decorin Controls Inflammation and Cancer Through PDCD4 and MicroRNA-21

(2011) R. Merline et al.   Science Signaling

Role of Platelet-Derived Growth Factors in the Testis

(2010) Sabrina Basciani et al.   ENDOCRINE REVIEWS

15-Deoxy-Δ12-14-Prostaglandin-J2 Induces Hypertrophy and Loss of Contractility in Human Testicular Peritubular Cells: Implications for Human Male Fertility

(2010) C. Schell et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY

Cyclooxygenase-2 in testes of infertile men: evidence for the induction of prostaglandin synthesis by interleukin-1β

(2010) María Eugenia Matzkin et al.   FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor is constitutively produced by human testicular peritubular cells and may contribute to the spermatogonial stem cell niche in man

(2010) K. Spinnler et al.   HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Zaditen (Ketotifen), as mast cell blocker, improves sperm quality, chromatin integrity and pregnancy rate after varicocelectomy

(2010) L. Azadi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY

Insights into the nature of human testicular peritubular cells

(2009) Martin Albrecht   ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER

Androgen action via testicular peritubular myoid cells is essential for male fertility

(2009) Michelle Welsh et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Cytostatic Factor Proteins Are Present in Male Meiotic Cells and β-Nerve Growth Factor Increases Mos Levels in Rat Late Spermatocytes

(2009) Marie-Hélène Perrard et al.   PLoS One

Chronic orchitis: a neglected cause of male infertility?

(2008) H.-C. Schuppe et al.   ANDROLOGIA

Exploring Human Testicular Peritubular Cells: Identification of Secretory Products and Regulation by Tumor Necrosis Factor-α

(2008) Christoph Schell et al.   ENDOCRINOLOGY