TABLE 1.
Steroidogenic metabolite, ng/4×105 cells/24 h |
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Treatment | Pre | Pro | 17Pro | And | 11Cor | Cor | Cos |
Basal | Tr | 37±12 | Nd | 317±21 | Nd | 724±25 | 12±4 |
Forskoline (F) | Tr | 82±16* | 21±4* | 720±21* | 8±1* | 2,932±185* | 82±8* |
F+Cholesterol | Tr | 251±45** | 794±61** | 1,851±181** | 325±12** | 3,635±148** | 156±8** |
F+Pregnenolone | Fd | 358±21** | 921±25** | 1,583±53** | 814±33** | 3,840±99** | 160±12** |
F+Progesterone | Tr | Fd | 1,809±49** | 1,419±78** | 2,722±246** | 3,894±37** | 103±21** |
F+Deoxycorticosterone | Tr | 107±16 | 71±47 | 748±25 | Fd | 3,692±361** | 12±4 |
Nd, not detected; Tr, trace amount; Fd, precursor feeding.
Significantly different from control value.
Significantly different from forskolin value (P<0.05).