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Lycium barbarum Polysaccharide Ameliorates Heat-Stress-Induced Impairment of Primary Sertoli Cells and the Blood-Testis Barrier in Rat via Androgen Receptor and Akt Phosphorylation.
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Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM) . 5/24/2021, p1-10. 10p. 1 Color Photograph, 3 Black and White Photographs, 2 Diagrams, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Male infertility induced by heat stress has been attracting more and more attention. Heat stress not only causes apoptosis of spermatocytes but also has adverse effects on Sertoli cells, further damaging spermatogenesis. Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) is the main bioactive component of Lycium barbarum, which has a protective effect on male reproduction, but its mechanism is still unclear. In this study, our results proved that LBP blocked the inhibitory effect on the proliferation activity of Sertoli cells after heat stress, reversed the dedifferentiation of Sertoli cells induced by heat stress, and ameliorated the structural integrity of the blood-testis barrier. In addition, it increased the expression of the androgen receptor and activated Akt signaling pathway to resist heat-stress-induced injury of Sertoli cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EPITHELIAL cells
*POLYSACCHARIDES
*TESTIS
*BIOLOGICAL models
*PROTEIN kinases
*MEDICINAL plants
*PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of heat
*ANIMAL experimentation
*RATS
*GENE expression
*CELLULAR signal transduction
*CELL proliferation
*PLANT extracts
*ANDROGEN receptors
*PHOSPHORYLATION
*BLOOD
*CELL physiology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1741427X
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150470044
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5574202