Low concentrations mono-butyl phthalate stimulates steroidogenesis by facilitating steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression in mouse Leydig tumor cells (MLTC-1)

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 15-24

  Wang, Yubang ^a   Song, Ling ^a   Hong, Xia ^a   Cui, Lunbiao ^a   Zhang, Zhengdong ^a   Xiao, Hang ^a   Zhou, Jianwei ^a   Wang, Xinru ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mono butyl phthalate; Mouse Leydig tumor cells (MLTC 1); Steroidogenesis; Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein

Indexed keywords

3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; BUTYLPHTHALATE; CHOLERA TOXIN; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FORSKOLIN; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SOLVENT; STEROID; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOLVENT EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TOXICOKINETICS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

17-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; CYCLIC AMP; DIBUTYL PHTHALATE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 33750714772     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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