2012
DOI: 10.4161/spmg.19885
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Cell lines

Abstract: Cell lines are often used in place of primary cells to study biological processes. However, care must be taken when interpreting the results as cell lines do not always accurately replicate the primary cells. In this article, we will briefly talk about advantages and disadvantages of cell lines and then discuss results using the mouse Sertoli cell line, MSC-1, compared with primary mouse Sertoli cells. MSC-1 cells resemble Sertoli cells morphologically and possess several biochemical markers associated with Se… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1
1
1

Citation Types

1
146
0
1

Year Published

2012
2012
2021
2021

Publication Types

Select...
8
2

Relationship

0
10

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 346 publications
(148 citation statements)
references
References 31 publications
1
146
0
1
Order By: Relevance
“…While the use of Sertoli cell line is convenient and less costly vs. primary Sertoli cell cultures, however, findings based on the use of a Sertoli cell line must be cautiously interpreted since some of these cells are immortal Sertoli cells. For instance, MSC-1 cells do not possess FSH receptors [78] and do not produce Mullerian inhibiting substance [79]; MSC-1 cells also do not secrete immunosuppressive biomolecules as of primary Sertoli cells, among other issues as noted by others, illustrating their usefulness to monitor toxicant-mediated testis injury (for a review, see [80]). Herein, we critically evaluate data obtained by exposing rat and human Sertoli cells to toxicants to provide insightful information on toxicant-mediated Sertoli cell dysfunction with emphasis on the likely mechanisms by which toxicants induced Sertoli cell BTB function through the disruption of actin-based cytoskeleton.…”
Section: Rat Versus Human Sertoli Cell In Vitro Models To Study Envirmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While the use of Sertoli cell line is convenient and less costly vs. primary Sertoli cell cultures, however, findings based on the use of a Sertoli cell line must be cautiously interpreted since some of these cells are immortal Sertoli cells. For instance, MSC-1 cells do not possess FSH receptors [78] and do not produce Mullerian inhibiting substance [79]; MSC-1 cells also do not secrete immunosuppressive biomolecules as of primary Sertoli cells, among other issues as noted by others, illustrating their usefulness to monitor toxicant-mediated testis injury (for a review, see [80]). Herein, we critically evaluate data obtained by exposing rat and human Sertoli cells to toxicants to provide insightful information on toxicant-mediated Sertoli cell dysfunction with emphasis on the likely mechanisms by which toxicants induced Sertoli cell BTB function through the disruption of actin-based cytoskeleton.…”
Section: Rat Versus Human Sertoli Cell In Vitro Models To Study Envirmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, PFOS was found to activate p38 and ERK pathways in primary mouse Sertoli cells during PFOS-mediated Cx43 reduction [78]. Although these differences could be the result of using primary Sertoli cell cultures versus cell line [80], they illustrate consistently that PFOS and other environmental toxicants (e.g., nonylphenol) can induce GJ communication failure, which is possibly mediated by MAPK downstream. This possibility must be carefully evaluated in future studies since these findings can lead to better therapeutic management of toxicant-induced male infertility.…”
Section: Mechanisms Of Environmental Toxicant-induced Testicular Dmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We envisage that this optimized method could be exploited to overexpress genes implicated in Sertoli cell development and dysfunction in primary cell culture. This method may be particularly useful as an alternative to immortalized Sertoli-like cell lines, which do not fully recapitulate Sertoli cell gene expression and function 25 . Previous reports indicate that Sertoli cells express the gene silencing machinery required for siRNA mediated gene knockdown, 4 and consequently, the protocol outlined in this report could also be utilized to express an shRNA transcript to knockdown gene function in a differentiated Sertoli cell.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%