Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 activity enhances steroidogenesis and steroidogenic acute regulatory gene expression in MA-10 mouse Leydig cells

Endocrinology

Volumn 144, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3368-3375

  Wang, Xingjia ^a   Dyson, Matthew T ^a   Jo, Youngah ^a   Stocco, Douglas M ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

5 (4 CHLOROPHENYL) 1 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 3 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 1H PYRAZOLE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GENE PRODUCT; INDOMETACIN; MESSENGER RNA; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROTEIN STAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE REGULATORY GENE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE ACTION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATOR GENE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; COS CELLS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROSTONE; GENE EXPRESSION; INDOMETHACIN; ISOENZYMES; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; STEROIDS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0042315391     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2002-0081     Document Type: Article

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