title: Regulation of mRNA levels for cellular retinol binding protein in rat Sertoli cells by cyclic AMP and retinol.
abstract: The levels of mRNA for cellular retinol binding protein (CRBP) were studied in primary rat Sertoli cell cultures treated with cAMP analogues and retinol. In the presence of cyclic AMP analogues a dose- and time-dependent reduction (70-90%) of the levels of mRNA for CRBP was observed. Retinol concentrations above 10 nM induced a dose- and time-dependent increase (2-3 fold) in mRNA levels for CRBP. Assuming that CRBP is important for vitamin A action, our data indicate that both cAMP and retinol itself modulate the sensitivity of the Sertoli cells for retinol.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Biochemistry, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eskild
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oyen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Beebe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jahnsen
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hansson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D054840:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Cellular; D012708:Sertoli Cells / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012177:Retinol-Binding Proteins; D054840:Retinol-Binding Proteins, Cellular; D014801:Vitamin A; C050086:N(6)-benzoyl-cyclic AMP; D003994:Bucladesine; D000242:Cyclic AMP