The regulatory mechanism of Tremella mesenterica on steroidogenesis in MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells.
Tremella mesenterica (TM), a yellow jelly mushroom, has been traditionally used as tonic food to improve body condition in Chinese society for a long time. We have previously demonstrated that TM reduced in vitro hCG-treated steroidogenesis in MA-10 mouse Leydig tumor cells without any toxicity effect. In the present study, the mechanism how TM suppressed hCG-treated steroidogenesis in MA-10 cells was investigated. MA-10 cells were treated with vehicle, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG, 50 ng/ml), or different reagents with or without TM to clarify the effects. TM significantly suppressed progesterone production with the presences of forskolin (10 and 100 microM) or dbcAMP (0.5 and 1mM), respectively, in MA-10 cells (p<0.05), which indicated that TM suppressed steroidogenesis after PKA activation along the signal pathway. Beyond our expectation, TM induced the expression of steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein with or without hCG treatments. However, TM profoundly decreased P450 side chain cleavage (P450scc) and 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3beta-HSD) enzyme activities without any influences on the expression of both enzymes. These inhibitions on steroidogenic enzyme activities might counteract the stimulation of StAR protein expression. In conclusion, results suggest that TM suppressed hCG-treated steroidogenesis in MA-10 cells by inhibiting PKA signal pathway and steroidogenic enzyme activities.
Chen
Yen-Wen
YW
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Lo
Hui-Chen
HC
Yang
Jyuer-Ger
JG
Chien
Chi-Hsien
CH
Lee
Shi-Hsiung
SH
Tseng
Chi-Yu
CY
Huang
Bu-Miin
BM
D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001487:Basidiomycota; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000378:metabolism; D007984:Leydig Cell Tumor; D007985:Leydig Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D051379:Mice; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000098682:Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D000098682:Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein; D005576:Colforsin; D011374:Progesterone; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases