Cantharidin and norcantharidin inhibit caprine luteal cell steroidogenesis in vitro

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 37-44

  Twu, Nae Fang ^a   Srinivasan, Ramanujam ^b   Chou, Chung Hsi ^b   Wu, Leang Shin ^b   Chiu, Chih Hsien ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cantharidin; Caprine; Luteal cells; Norcantharidin; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

22 HYDROXYCHOLESTEROL; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; CANTHARIDIN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORCANTHARIDIN; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GOAT; IN VITRO STUDY; LUTEAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TOXICOKINETICS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

3-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CANTHARIDIN; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GOATS; LUTEAL CELLS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MYLABRIS; OVIS;

EID: 84857651323     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: 16181433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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