In vitro cultured human Sertoli cells secrete high amounts of acetate that is stimulated by 17β-estradiol and suppressed by insulin deprivation

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1823, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1389-1394

  Alves, Marco G ^a   Socorro, Sílvia ^a   Silva, Joaquina ^b   Barros, Alberto ^b,c   Sousa, Mário ^b   Cavaco, José E ^a   Oliveira, Pedro F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acetate; Acetyl CoA; Energy metabolism; Human Sertoli cells; Insulin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETYL COENZYME A; ACETYL COENZYME A HYDROLASE; ACETYL COENZYME A SYNTHASE; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS;

ACETATES; ACETYL-COA HYDROLASE; ANDROGENS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; SERTOLI CELLS;

EID: 84862625700     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: 18792596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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