Figure 3.

Influence of androstenedione on the steroid hormone synthesis in the SGBS cell model during adipogenesis. (A) Cholesterol, (B) progesterone, (C) cortisol, (D) cortisone, (E) dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), (F) estradiol and (G) testosterone were determined in SGBS cells during adipogenic differentiation in controls (white columns) and with AD stimulation (black columns) (n = 5; * P ≤ 0.05; ** P ≤ 0.01; *** P ≤ 0.001 for normal adipogenesis in comparison to day 0 and ^# P ≤ 0.05; ^## P ≤ 0.01; ^### P ≤ 0.001 for comparing unexposed and AD-exposed cells).