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  • Title: NADPH-diaphorase in glandular cells and nerves and its relation to acetylcholinesterase-positive nerves in the male reproductive tract of man and guinea-pig.
    Author: Sjöstrand NO, Ehrén I, Eldh J, Wiklund NP.
    Journal: Urol Res; 1998; 26(3):181-8. PubMed ID: 9694600.
    Abstract:
    The presence of NADPH-diaphorase activity and acetylcholinesterase in the testis, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, pelvic plexus, prostate and urethra of man and guinea-pig was investigated with the nitro blue NADPH technique and the thiocholine method, respectively. In human material NADPH-diaphorase activity was found in the Leydig cells, Sertoli cells and the epithelial linings of the rete testis, the excretory ducts, seminal vesicle, prostate and urethra. The guinea-pig material showed staining of the Leydig cells and spermatozoa and similar epithelial staining of the tract as man. Nerves beneath the epithelium and in the muscle layers of cauda epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, prostate and urethra were also stained. NADPH-diaphorase-positive nerve cells were seen in the pelvic plexus. Some cells also displayed acetylcholinesterase activity but others showed activity for only one of the enzymes or no activity for either enzyme. In the cauda epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicle, prostate and urethra acetylcholinesterase-positive nerve fibres formed a plexus beneath the secretory cells. It is concluded that NADPH-diaphorase, generally accepted as a nitric oxide synthase, is present in glandular cells of the male genital tract. The enzyme is also present in nerves, where it is partly co-localized with acetylcholinesterase.
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