Research Paper Volume 9, Issue 4 pp 1269—1279

Protective effect of calretinin on testicular Leydig cells via the inhibition of apoptosis

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Figure 5. Calretinin plays multiple protective roles in Leydig cells. Calretinin increases the cell viability and proliferation of Leydig cells possibly via the activation of the ERK1/2 and AKT pathways, and suppresses cell apoptosis possibly via the inhibition of the mitochondrial-related apoptotic pathway.