Cordyceps sinensis mycelium activates PKA and PKC signal pathways to stimulate steroidogenesis in MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 214-223

  Chen, Yung Chia ^a   Huang, Yuan Li ^a   Huang, Bu Miin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CS; Leydig cell; PKA; PKC; Regulation; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN INHIBITOR; CALPHOSTIN C; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; G ALPHA PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NEOMYCIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE C INHIBITOR; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN KINASE C INHIBITOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; REAGENT; STEROID; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MOUSE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMPLEX MIXTURES; CORDYCEPS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LEYDIG CELL TUMOR; MALE; MICE; MYCELIUM; PROGESTERONE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS;

EID: 4644346485     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2004.05.019     Document Type: Article

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