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http://dx.doi.org/10.3839/jabc.2016.052

Effects of the mixture of fenugreek seeds and Lespedeza cuneata extracts on testosterone synthesis in TM3 cells oxidative stressed with H2O2  

Lee, Kyeong Soo (DuhanBIO Co. Ltd.)
Lee, Eun Kyoung (DuhanBIO Co. Ltd.)
Seo, Yoonhee (EBO Co., Ltd)
Choe, Soo Young (Department of Biology, Chungbuk National University)
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Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry / v.59, no.4, 2016 , pp. 305-311 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study investigated the effects of a mixture of fenugreek seeds and Lespedeza cuneata extracts on testosterone synthesis in TM3 cells that were oxidatively stressed with $H_2O_2$. In order to oxidatively stress TM3 cells, the cells were treated with $50{\mu}M$ hydrogen peroxide for 4 hr in serum-free media. Yagwanmun-horopa mixture (YHM) showed neither cytotoxicity nor increment of cell proliferation in the oxidatively stressed TM3 cells in any concentration. When the cells were treated with hydrogen peroxide, testosterone levels decreased, but the testosterone level was returned to that of the control level in the presence of YHM. In order to find out the reasons for the increase of testosterone, the expression of the genes involved in the synthesis or disintegration of testosterone. On the other hand, the levels of $3{\beta}$-HSD4 and 17, 20-desmorase, which are involved in testosterone synthesis, were decreased through the use of hydrogen peroxide and were recovered through YHM treatment. Aromatase and $5{\alpha}$-reductase2, which convert testosterone to estradiol and dihydrotestosterone, respectively, were increased through the use of hydrogen peroxide, and were returned to control level through YHM treatment. These results suggest that YHM does not affect TM3 cell proliferation. However, YHM increases the expression of testosterone-synthesizing enzyme, which was decreased through oxidative stress, and decreases the expression of testosterone- converting enzyme, which was increased through oxidative stress. Therefore, it is reasonable that YHM has strong recovery activity on testosterone to normal level, even in the oxidatively stressed TM3 cells which mimics the andropause state.
Keywords
Fenugreek seeds; Hydrogen peroxide; Lespedeza cuneata; Testosterone;
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