Effects of Morinda officinalis Polysaccharide on Experimental Varicocele Rats

Figure 3

Changes in the TJ structure in the left testis. The TJ strand (see black arrowheads) is shown in the black boxed area in (a), which coexists with the basal ES. The basal ES present on both sides of the two adjacent Sertoli cell (SC) is typified by actin filament bundles existing between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER, see black asterisks) and TJ strand (see black arrowheads). In (b), the TJ of the varicocele model rats is injured, as shown by the loss of the basal ES, the disintegrated actin filament bundles, and the disorganized ER; see black asterisks in (b) and (a); the TJ strand is also broken, shown as the widened intercellular space between the two apposing Sertoli cells (see black arrowheads in (b)). In (c), (d), and (e), the structure of TJ in the MOP administered animals is repaired to varying degrees, but not completely normal. These results are representative of three rats from each group.

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