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MINI REVIEW article

Front. Cell Dev. Biol.
Sec. Morphogenesis and Patterning
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcell.2024.1444156
This article is part of the Research Topic Telocytes in Tissue Organization in Health and Disease View all articles

Telocytes of the male reproductive system: dynamic tissue organizers

Provisionally accepted
Hernandes F. Carvalho Hernandes F. Carvalho 1*Bruno D. Sanches Bruno D. Sanches 1Lara C. Rocha Lara C. Rocha 2Jurandyr Pimentel Neto Jurandyr Pimentel Neto 2Juliana S. Maldarine Juliana S. Maldarine 1Mateus R. Beguelini Mateus R. Beguelini 3Mateus R. Beguelini Mateus R. Beguelini 3
  • 1 State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
  • 2 São Paulo State University, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
  • 3 Federal University of Western Bahia, Barreiras, Brazil

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    Telocytes are CD34+ interstitial cells that have long cytoplasmic projections (called telopodes), and have been detected in several organs, including those of the male reproductive system. In this brief review we evaluate the role of telocytes in tissue organization of the different organs of the male reproductive system in which these cells were studied. In general terms, telocytes act in the tissue organization through networks of telopodes that separate the epithelia from the stroma, as well as dividing the stroma into different compartments. In addition to this contribution to the structural integrity, there is

    Keywords: Telopodes, Tissue organization, paracrine factors, stromal compartmentalization, prostate cancer, Castration, testes, Smooth muscle

    Received: 05 Jun 2024; Accepted: 27 Sep 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Carvalho, Sanches, Rocha, Pimentel Neto, Maldarine, Beguelini and Beguelini. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Hernandes F. Carvalho, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

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