Evidence map›Paper›PMID 22476691›Full record

ArticleLipids2012

Exogenous arachidonate restores the dimethoate-induced inhibition of steroidogenesis in rat interstitial cells.

Mariana Astiz, Graciela Hurtado de Catalfo, María J T de Alaniz, Carlos Alberto Marra

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Article in Lipids, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mariana AstizINIBIOLP (Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata), CCT La Plata, CONICET-UNLP, Cátedra de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calles 60 y 120, 1900 La Plata, Argentina.
Graciela Hurtado de Catalfo
María J T de Alaniz
Carlos Alberto Marra
Biochemistry Research Institute of La Plata · ARConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARInstituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular · ARUniversidad Nacional de La Plata · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present work studies the potential restorative effect of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA, 5 μM/24 h) on the dimethoate (DMT)-induced inhibition of testosterone biosynthesis in Leydig cells isolated from rat testes. Various fatty acids (FA) from the n-6 (18:2, 20:3, 20:4, 22:4 and 22:5) and n-3 (18.3, 20:5, 22:5, 22:6) series were assayed in Leydig cells, alone (as delipidated BSA complexes) and in combination with DMT (1 ppm). The n-6 FA stimulated lipid peroxidation (LPO) and inhibited the activities of steroidogenic enzymes (3β- and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases). The n-3 FA exerted an anti-oxidant effect, decreasing the production of thiobarbituric-acid reactive substances (TBARS) and inhibiting phospholipase A(2) activity. The biosynthesis of testosterone in DMT-treated cultures was completely normalized by ARA (20:4n-6) and partially restored by the addition of 20:3n-6, increasing ARA content inside the mitochondria. The other FA assayed failed to restore androgenesis. COX-2 protein and prostaglandin F2α and E2 production were stimulated by 20:3n-6, ARA, 18:3n-3 and 20:5 n-3. COX-2 protein decreased upon addition of 22:5n-3 and 22:6n-3. StAR protein was increased by ARA and partially increased by 20:3n-6, likely due to its metabolic conversion into ARA. Both FA increased the mitochondrial cholesterol pool available for testosterone biosynthesis. The rate of androgenesis is likely the result of various regulatory factors acting concomitantly on the physiology of Leydig cells.

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17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases3-Hydroxysteroid DehydrogenasesAnimalsAntioxidantsArachidonic AcidCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCholesterolCholinesterase InhibitorsCyclooxygenase 2DimethoateFatty AcidsGene ExpressionLeydig CellsLipid PeroxidationMale17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases3-Hydroxysteroid DehydrogenasesAntioxidantsArachidonic AcidCholesterolCholinesterase InhibitorsCyclooxygenase 2DimethoateFatty AcidsPhospholipase A2 InhibitorsPhospholipases A2PhosphoproteinsProstaglandinsPtgs2 protein, ratSteroidogenic Acute Regulatory ProteinTestosteroneThiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances

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PMID22476691
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