Effects of FSH and testosterone on highly purified rat Sertoli cells: inhibin α-subunit mRNA expression and inhibin secretion are enhanced by FSH but not by testosterone

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The effects of FSH and testosterone on inhibin mRNA expression and inhibin production by highly purified Sertoli cell preparations were examined. Sertoli cells were isolated from testes of 22-day-old rats by sequential trypsin, collagenase and hyaluronidase treatments, with subsequent osmotic shock treatment on day 3 of culture. Contamination by peritubular and germ cells was B-subunit mRNAs was not influenced by FSH or testosterone. It is concluded that highly purified Sertoli cell preparations, with a very low number of peritubular or germ cells, are fully responsive to FSH with respect to inhibin mRNA expression and inhibin production. Journal of Endocrinology (1989) 122, 757–762