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This study investigates how WZYZW may alleviate spermatogenic dysfunction in mouse testes induced by triptolide (TP). We established a TP-induced spermatogenic dysfunction mouse model and randomly divided 30 male C57BL\/6J mice into five groups: control, model, and low-, medium-, and high-dose WZYZW groups (six mice per group). After a 35-day intervention, testicular tissues were analyzed for histopathology via hematoxylin\u2013eosin and TUNEL staining. Protein expression of type I collagen, laminin, fibronectin, and spermatogonial stem cell (SSC) markers, including GFR\u03b11, Ret, and PLZF, were evaluated by immunohistochemical staining. GDNF and CSF1 levels were measured by ELISA, and the PLC\u03b3\/PKC pathway was analyzed via Western blotting and quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Compared with the model group, WZYZW significantly increased testicular index (high-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .01), improved Johnsen score (all doses,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .05), reduced spermatogenic cell apoptosis, and improved the spermatogenic microenvironment by increasings type I collagen (high-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .01), laminin (low-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .01; medium\/high-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .05), fibronectin (high-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .01), GDNF (medium\/high-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .05), and CSF1 (high-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .05). It significantly upregulated the expression of GFR\u03b11, PLZF, C-kit, Ret, and SCF, with the improvement of GFR\u03b11(medium\/high-dose vs. low-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .01), Ret (medium\/high-dose vs. low-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .05), SCF (high-dose vs. low-dose,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; .05) showing a certain dose-dependency. The qRT-PCR and Western blotting results showed that WZYZW significantly enhanced PLC\u03b3\/PKC pathway activity. The study indicates that WZYZW can improve the spermatogenic microenvironment and promote the self-renewal and differentiation of SSCs through the PLC\u03b3\/PKC pathway, thereby improving spermatogenic function.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/15579883251371990","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,2]],"date-time":"2025-10-02T04:57:43Z","timestamp":1759381063000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan Improves Triptolide-Induced Testicular Spermatogenic Dysfunction Through the Spermatogenic Microenvironment and the PLC\u03b3\/PKC Pathway"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1932-856X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lei","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First People\u2019s Hospital of Lianyungang, Jiangsu, China"},{"name":"Department of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Binghao","family":"Bao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weizhen","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"},{"name":"Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Haolang","family":"Wen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"},{"name":"Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-0898-760X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Suyan","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"},{"name":"Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xueyan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"},{"name":"Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Baoxing","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Andrology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Bhang D. 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