[Primary culture, identification and functional study of rat Leydig cells].
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue
; 14(1): 7-10, 2008 Jan.
Article
em Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18297802
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To set up a stable primary culture system of Leydig cells with higher purity.METHODS:
We separated Leydig cells from other testicular cells, such as Sertoli and germ cells, by enzymatic digestion in combination with Percoll density gradient centrifugation and identified Leydig cells by 3beta-HSD staining.RESULTS:
The purity achieved by this method was above 95% and the total number of Leydig cells obtained from one testicle was about 1 x 10(6). The cytoplasm of Leydig cells was stained in deep blue by 3beta-HSD staining, and these cells possessed testosterone-secreting capability.CONCLUSION:
Leydig cells can be separated by enzymatic digestion combined with Percoll density gradient centrifugation, and 3beta-HSD staining to identify Leydig cells is simple and feasible with high purity.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Separação Celular
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Células Intersticiais do Testículo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
Zh
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article