Insulin and IGF1 receptors are essential for the development and steroidogenic function of adult Leydig cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 3321-3335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmine Neirijnck ◽  
Pierre Calvel ◽  
Karen R. Kilcoyne ◽  
Françoise Kühne ◽  
Isabelle Stévant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells

scholarly journals The Leydig Cell MEK/ERK Pathway Is Critical for Maintaining a Functional Population of Adult Leydig Cells and for Fertility

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (7) ◽  
pp. 1211-1222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soichi Yamashita ◽  
Ping Tai ◽  
Jean Charron ◽  
CheMyong Ko ◽  
Mario Ascoli
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cell ◽  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Erk Pathway ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells

scholarly journals Development of fetal and adult Leydig cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Shima
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells

scholarly journals Where Do Adult Leydig Cells Come From?1

2010 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1019-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry R. Zirkin
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells

Effects of gestational Perfluorooctane Sulfonate exposure on the developments of fetal and adult Leydig cells in F1 males

2020 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 114241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huishan Zhang ◽  
Hemin Lu ◽  
Panpan Chen ◽  
Xipo Chen ◽  
Chengcheng Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells

scholarly journals Comparison of cell types in the rat Leydig cell lineage after ethane dimethanesulfonate treatment

Reproduction ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Guo ◽  
Hongyu Zhou ◽  
Zhijian Su ◽  
Bingbing Chen ◽  
Guimin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cell ◽  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Pubertal Development ◽  
Cell Lineage ◽  
Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Steroidogenic Enzymes ◽  
Isolated Cells ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells

The objective of this study was to purify cells in the Leydig cell lineage following regeneration after ethane dimethanesulfonate (EDS) treatment and compare their steroidogenic capacity. Regenerated progenitor (RPLCs), immature (RILCs), and adult Leydig cells (RALCs) were isolated from testes 21, 28 and 56 days after EDS treatment respectively. Production rates for androgens including androsterone and 5α-androstane-17β, 3α-diol (DIOL), testosterone and androstenedione were measured in RPLCs, RILCs and RALCs in media after 3-h in vitro culture with 100 ng/ml LH. Steady-state mRNA levels of steroidogenic enzymes and their activities were measured in freshly isolated cells. Compared to adult Leydig cells (ALCs) isolated from normal 90-day-old rat testes, which primarily produce testosterone (69.73%), RPLCs and RILCs primarily produced androsterone (70.21%) and DIOL (69.79%) respectively. Leydig cells isolated from testes 56 days post-EDS showed equivalent capacity of steroidogenesis to ALCs and primarily produced testosterone (72.90%). RPLCs had cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 17α-hydroxylase but had almost no detectable 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 activities, while RILCs had increased 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 3 and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 activities. Because RPLCs and RILCs had higher 5α-reductase 1 and 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities they produced mainly 5α-reduced androgens. Real-time PCR confirmed the similar trends for the expressions of these steroidogenic enzymes. In conclusion, the purified RPLCs, RILCs and RALCs are similar to those of their counterparts during rat pubertal development.

Differentiation of adult Leydig cells

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauri Benton ◽  
Li-Xin Shan ◽  
Matthew P. Hardy
Keyword(s):  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells

scholarly journals Interleukin-1alpha stimulates steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression via p38 MAP kinase in immature rat Leydig cells

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Svechnikov ◽  
DM Stocco ◽  
O Soder
Keyword(s):  
Protein Expression ◽  
Map Kinase ◽  
Leydig Cell ◽  
Leydig Cells ◽  
Regulatory Protein ◽  
P38 Map Kinase ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Star Protein ◽  
Adult Leydig Cells ◽  
Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory

We have investigated the involvement of the steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein in interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha)-induced steroidogenesis in immature (40-day-old) and adult Leydig cells in vitro. Further, IL-1alpha-mediated signaling pathway(s) controlling StAR expression in immature Leydig cells were also studied. IL-1alpha stimulated both androgen production and StAR protein expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner in immature but not adult Leydig cells. These effects of IL-1alpha were prevented by pretreatment of the cells with the specific inhibitors of the p38 MAP kinase, SB203580 and PD169316, suggesting that this kinase is an important part of IL-1alpha signaling in the immature Leydig cell. The present results suggest that IL-1alpha, which is constitutively produced by the rat testis from postnatal day 25, is an important paracrine regulator of postnatal Leydig cell maturation. Regulation of StAR protein expression is one of the possible mechanisms by which IL-1alpha contributes to the differentiation of immature Leydig cells into adult cells.

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