Identification of the Role of TGR5 in the Regulation of Leydig Cell Homeostasis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. TGR5 Was Expressed in Mouse Leydig Cells
2.2. TGR5 mRNA Expression Was Is Regulated by the LH/CG Signaling Pathway in Mouse Leydig Cells
2.3. TGR5 Activation Regulated Testosterone Production in mLTC1 Cells
2.4. TGR5 Did Not Regulate Glucose Homeostasis in Mouse Leydig Cells
2.5. TGR5 Regulated Lipid Homeostasis in mLTC1 Mouse Leydig Cells
2.6. TGR5 Regulated Testosterone Production in Mouse Primary Leydig Cells
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Animals
4.2. Interstitial Cell Enrichment
4.3. Cell Line Approaches
4.4. Real-Time RT-qPCR
4.5. Nile-Red-O Staining
4.6. Glucose, Cholesterol, Cholesterol Ester, and Triglyceride Measurements
4.7. Testosterone Measurements
4.8. Statistical Analyses
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gene Name | Forward | Reverse |
---|---|---|
Actin | TCATCACTATTGGCAACGAGC | AGTTTCATGGATGCCACAGG |
Lhcgr | AGCTAATGCCTTTGACAACC | GATGGACTCATTATTCATCC |
Star | TGTCAAGGAGATCAAGGTCCT | CGATAGGACCTGGTTGATGAT |
Cyp11a1 | CTGCCTCCAGACTTCTTTCG | TTCTTGAAGGGCAGCTTGTT |
Hsd3b1 | ATGGTCTGCCTGGGAATGAC | ACTGCAGGAGGTCAGAGCT |
Cyp17a1 | CCTGATACGAAGCACTTCTCG | CCAGGACCCCAAGTGTGTTCT |
Shp | CGATCCTCTTCAACCCAGATG | AGGGCTCCAAGACTTCACACA |
Dax-1 | GTCCAGGCCATCAAGAGTTTC | CAGCTTTGCACAGAGCATCTC |
Acc | GCCTTTCACATGAGATCCAGC | CTGCAATACCATTGTTGGCGA |
Fas | AAGCGGTCTGGAAAGCTGAA | AGGCTGGGTTGATACCTCCA |
Srebp1c | GAACAGACACTGGCCGAGAT | GAGGCCAGAGAAGCAGAAGAG |
HmgcoA-reductase | ACAGAAACTCCACGTGACGA | TTCAGCAGTGCTTTCTCCGT |
HmgcoA-Synthase | GCAAAAAGATCCGTGCCCAG | GTCATTCAGGAACATCCGAGC |
Mrp3 | AGTCTTCGGGAGTGCTCATCA | AGGATTTGTGTCAAGATTCTCCG |
Mrp4 | TTAGATGGGCCTCTGGTTCT | GCCCACAATTCCAACCTTT |
Dgat1 | TGGCTGCATTTCAGATTGAG | GCTGGGAAGCAGATGATTGT |
Dgat2 | CTTCCTGGTGCTAGGAGTGGC | GCTGGATGGGAAAGTAGTCTCGG |
Hsl | CATATCCGCTCTCCAGTTGACC | CCTATCTTCTCCATCGACTACTCC |
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Holota, H.; De Haze, A.; Martinot, E.; Monrose, M.; Saru, J.-P.; Caira, F.; Beaudoin, C.; Volle, D.H. Identification of the Role of TGR5 in the Regulation of Leydig Cell Homeostasis. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 15398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315398
Holota H, De Haze A, Martinot E, Monrose M, Saru J-P, Caira F, Beaudoin C, Volle DH. Identification of the Role of TGR5 in the Regulation of Leydig Cell Homeostasis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(23):15398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315398
Chicago/Turabian StyleHolota, Hélène, Angélique De Haze, Emmanuelle Martinot, Melusine Monrose, Jean-Paul Saru, Françoise Caira, Claude Beaudoin, and David H. Volle. 2022. "Identification of the Role of TGR5 in the Regulation of Leydig Cell Homeostasis" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 23: 15398. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232315398