Stimulating effect of both human recombinant inhibin A and activin A on immature porcine Leydig cell functions in vitro.
Stimulating effect of both human recombinant inhibin A and activin A on immature porcine Leydig cell functions in vitro.
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人重组抑制素 A 和激活素 A 对未成熟猪 Leydig 细胞功能的体外刺激作用。
作者:
H. Lejeune;F. Chuzel;P. Sanchez;P. Durand;J. Mather;J. Saez
In addition to the regulation of FSH secretion, it has been clearly shown that inhibin and activin have paracrine/autocrine effects in the gonads. We have studied the effect of human recombinant inhibin A and human recombinant activin A on immature porcine Leydig cells in vitro. Leydig cells were prepared by collagenase digestion of testes from 3-week-old piglets, purified on Percoll gradient, then cultured in a chemically defined medium. The cells were treated with increasing amounts of inhibin A or activin A (0.5-200 ng/ml). Direct application of either inhibin A or activin A on Leydig cells for 4 or 48 h did not stimulate basal testosterone secretion. Conversely, treatment of the cells for 48 h with either factor resulted in a dose-dependent increase in hCG-stimulated testosterone secretion (10[-9] M hCG, 2 h) with a maximal effect of 2.40 +/- 0.37- and 2.43 +/- 0.37-fold increases for inhibin A and activin A, respectively, and these changes were associated with a slight increase in LH/hCG-binding sites (1.37 +/- 0.19- and 1.24 +/- 0.11-fold increases). In addition, both inhibin A and activin A enhanced messenger RNA (mRNA) levels of LH/hCG receptor (2.75 +/- 0.40- and 2.53 +/- 0.60-fold increases) and cytochrome P450 17alpha-hydroxylase (6 +/- 1- and 3.5 +/- 0.6-fold increases), but had no effect on side-chain cleavage cytochrome P450 or cytochrome P450 aromatase mRNAs. 3beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase mRNA levels were increased (3.1 +/- 1.3-fold increase) by activin A, but not by inhibin A. However, inhibin A blocked the stimulatory action of activin A. In keeping with these changes in the steroidogenic enzyme mRNAs, both peptides enhanced the conversion of exogenous 22R-hydroxycholesterol and progesterone, but only activin A increased the conversion of dehydroepiandrosterone into testosterone. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that both inhibin A and activin A have a stimulatory effect on immature porcine Leydig cell differentiated function in vitro. As inhibin has a stimulatory and activin has an inhibitory effect on rat Leydig cell function in vitro, the effects of these factors on Leydig cells seem to be species dependent.
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.91.19.8817
发表时间:
1994-09-13
影响因子:
11.1
作者:
MATZUK, MM;FINEGOLD, MJ;BRADLEY, A
通讯作者:
BRADLEY, A
影响因子:
4.8
作者:
Roberts,V;Meunier,H;Sawchenko,PE;Vale,W
通讯作者:
Vale,W
DOI:
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发表时间:
1986
期刊:
The Journal of biological chemistry
影响因子:
--
作者:
Zuber,MX;John,ME;Okamura,T;Simpson,ER;Waterman,MR
通讯作者:
Waterman,MR
DOI:
--
发表时间:
1996
期刊:
Recent progress in hormone research.
影响因子:
--
作者:
Matzuk,MM;Kumar,TR;Shou,W;Coerver,KA;Lau,AL;Behringer,RR;Finegold,MJ
通讯作者:
Finegold,MJ
DOI:
10.1210/mend.10.5.8732684
发表时间:
1996
期刊:
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.)
影响因子:
--
作者:
Coerver,KA;Woodruff,TK;Finegold,MJ;Mather,J;Bradley,A;Matzuk,MM
通讯作者:
Matzuk,MM