Astaxanthin protects steroidogenesis from hydrogen peroxide-induced oxidative stress in mouse Leydig cells

Marine Drugs

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1375-1388

  Wang, Jyun Yuan ^a   Lee, Yue Jia ^a   Chou, Mei Chia ^c   Chang, Renin ^c   Chiu, Chih Hsien ^a   Liang, Yao Jen ^b   Wu, Leang Shin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Hydrogen peroxide; Oxidative stress; Steroidogenesis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; CYCLIC AMP; FOOD ADDITIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; TESTOSTERONE; ANTIOXIDANT; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM;

ALGAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL LINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEYDIG CELLS; MALE; MICE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROGESTERONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TESTOSTERONE; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84925858149     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md13031375     Document Type: Article

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