Effects of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid on the junctional complex and steroidogenesis in rat adrenocortical cells

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-41

  Huang, Shih Horng ^a   Wu, Jiahn Chun ^b   Hwang, Ra Der ^b   Yeo, Hui Lin ^b   Wang, Seu Mei ^b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

18 glycyrrhetinic acid; Adherens junction; Adrenocortical cells; Gap junction; Signaling pathway; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PLAKOGLOBIN; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; STEROID; CATNB PROTEIN, RAT; CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; COMORBIDITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE SRC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TARGETING; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TIME; ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GAMMA CATENIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STEROIDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0041319429     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10610     Document Type: Article

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