Low-dose testosterone treatment decreases oxidative damage in TM3 Leydig cells

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 432-437

  Hwang, Thomas I S ^a,b,c   Liao, Tien Ling ^a   Lin, Ji Fan ^c   Lin, Yi Chia ^b,c   Lee, Shu Yu ^a   Lai, Yen Chun ^a   Kao, Shu Huei ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Leydig cells; oxidative damage; reactive oxygen species; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; LIPID PEROXIDE; MESSENGER RNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; HYPOXIA; LEYDIG CELL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; LEYDIG CELLS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79955659819     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2010.159     Document Type: Article

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