Effects of FSH and IGF-I on immature rat Sertoli cells: inhibin α- and β-subunit mRNA levels and inhibin secretion
Effects of FSH and IGF-I on immature rat Sertoli cells: inhibin α- and β-subunit mRNA levels and inhibin secretion
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FSH 和 IGF-I 对未成熟大鼠支持细胞的影响:抑制素 α 和 β 亚基 mRNA 水平和抑制剂分泌
DOI:
10.1016/0303-7207(88)90096-2
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发表时间:
1988
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
J. Grootegoed
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作者:
A. Toebosch;D. Robertson;J. Trapman;P. Klaassen;R. Paus;F. Jong;J. Grootegoed
Effects of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) on inhibin production by cultured Sertoli cells from 21- to 23-day-old rats were studied. The expression of inhibin α-and β-subunit mRNAs, and inhibin immunoreactivity and in vitro bioactivity were estimated. Using a cDNA probe corresponding to the α-subunit of bovine inhibin, specific hybridization with a 1.f kilobase (kb)mRNA species was observed. Addition of FSH to the cultured Sertoli cells for 24 h markedly increased the level of this mRNA in a dose-dependent way. IGF-I had no effect on the intensity of the hybridization. Using a cDNA probe corresponding to the βB-subunit of human inhibin 3.5 and 4.2 kb mRNA species were detected. FSH and IGF-I had no effect on the hybridization signal. No hybridization was observed with a cDNA probe corresponding to the βAbovine inhibin subunit. Inhibin activity was detected in cells and medium by immunoassay, and in the medium by in vitro bioassay. FSH stimulated both immunoreactivity and in vitro bioactivity, whereas IGF-I had no effect at all. The present effect of FSH on inhibin α-subunit mRNA expression in cultured Sertoli cells indicates that regulation of inhibin production by FSH includes an effect at the transcriptional level. However, this does not exclude additional translational and posttranslational effects.