ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (7): 1091-1096.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2014.07.009

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Effects of Zearalenone on the Expression of Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein and Key Enzymes in Primary Leydig Cells

ZHENG Wang-long1,2,LIU Qing1,3,WANG Ya-jun1,HUANG Qin-yi1,XU Hui1,WANG Yi-an1,GU Jian-hong1,YUAN Yan1,LIU Xue-zhong1,LIU Zong-ping1,2,BIAN Jian-chun1,2*   

  1. (1.College of Veterinary Medicine,Yangzhou University,Yangzhou 225009,China; 2.Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses,Yangzhou 225009,China; 3.Jiaozuo Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau,Jiaozuo 454001,China)
  • Received:2014-01-22 Online:2014-07-23 Published:2014-07-23

Abstract:

In order to investigate the toxic mechanim of the inhibition of androgen secretion induced by ZEA (Zearalenone)in leydig cells,the primary leydig cells,isolated in vitro,were exposed to 0 (control group),1,5,10,20 μg•mL-1 ZEA for 12 h,respectively. Western-blot and QRT-PCR were used to measure the expressions of Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein(StAR),P450scc,3β-HSD,P450c17a1 and 17β-HSD mRNA and the related proteins. The results showed that the transcription of the mRNA of StAR and the expression of the related proteins were increased dramatically (P<0.05,P<0.01) depended on the concentration of ZEA. In contrast,the transcription of the mRNA of P450scc,3β-HSD,P450c17a1 and 17β-HSD and the expression of the related proteins were decreased significantly (P<0.05,P<0.01).In conclusion,the key enzymes of steroid secretion in the pathway of testosterone synthesis played an important role in the inhibition of androgen secretion induced by ZEA (Zearalenone) in leydig cells.

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