文摘
The present study investigated the in vivo and in vitro effects of acteoside on testosterone production in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. The in vivo experiment revealed that acteoside reduced the testosterone level in serum significantly (Pin vitro experiment also illustrated that acteoside significantly reduced testosterone production in SD rat Leydig cells in primary culture (PEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results demonstrated that acteoside significantly reduced the cyclic adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate (cAMP) level (PPcAMP, p450scc, and StAR, but not apoptosis.