Special Staining and Protein Expression of VEGF/EGFR and P53/NF-κB in Cryptorchid Tissue of Erhualian Pigs.

Penggang Liu, Yiming Shao, Caihong Liu, Xiaoyang Lv, Seth Yaw Afedo, Wenbin Bao

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Penggang LiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Yiming ShaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Caihong LiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Xiaoyang LvInternational Joint Research Laboratory in Universities of Jiangsu Province of China for Domestic Animal Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.

Seth Yaw AfedoDepartment of Animal Science, School of Agriculture, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast P.O. Box 5007, Ghana.

Wenbin BaoKey Laboratory for Animal Genetics, Breeding, Reproduction and Molecular Design of Jiangsu Province, College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5486-2253

Yangzhou University · CNUniversity of Cape Coast · GH

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National Natural Science Foundation for Youth Foundation 32102621Open Project Program of International Joint Research Laboratory in Universities of Jiangsu Province of China for Domestic Animal Germplasm Resources and Genetic Improvement IJRLD-KF202211

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Abstract

Erhualian pigs exhibit one of the highest reproductive rates globally, and cryptorchidism is a crucial factor affecting reproductive abilities of boars. This investigation focused on cryptorchid tissues from Erhualian pigs, where the histological structure of cryptorchidism was observed using specialized staining. In addition, protein expression of P53/NF-κB in cryptorchid tissues was assessed using Western blot and immunohistochemistry. In comparison to normal Erhualian testes, Masson's trichrome staining indicated a reduction in collagen fibers in the connective tissue and around the basal membrane of the seminiferous tubules in cryptorchid testes. Moreover, collagen fiber distribution was observed to be disordered. Verhoeff Van Gieson (EVG) and argyrophilic staining demonstrated brownish-black granular nucleoli organized regions in mesenchymal cells and germ cells. When compared to normal testicles, the convoluted seminiferous tubules of cryptorchids exhibited a significantly reduced number and diameter (

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Erhualian pigsexpressionhistologytestisVEGF/EGFR/P53/NF-κB

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PMID38255715

DOI10.3390/life14010100

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