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Rabbits may provide an in vivo system for modeling some aspects of glaucoma, such as steroid induced ocular hypertension [ 23 24 25 26 27 ] and the gain-of-function hypothesis in POAG [ 42 ] .
A representative blot of Gb3 content is shown in Figure 2(figure illustrates 2 day steroid exposure in HPT) to demonstrate that Gb3 isolated from cells migrated on the gel at the same position as purified Gb3.
Enhancement of IL-6 production by dexamethasone treatment has been previously observed in Kaposi's sarcoma cells [ 32 ] . In the case of NRP-154 cells, the steroid-responsive element for dexamethasone on the IL-6 promoter may have been mutated to a form that does not bind steroid receptors.
Chloride channels or chloride ions are known to influence cAMP-stimulated steroidogenesis by adrenal cells [ 29 ] , human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-stimulated steroidogenesis by amphibian follicle-enclosed oocytes [ 56 ] , as well as LH-stimulated steroidogenesis in rat Leydig cells [ 29 ] , MA-10 cells [ 59 ] , and chicken GC [ 35 ] . In mammalian cells, removal of extracellular chloride stimulates basal and protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent steroid hormone production by increasing the expression of StAR and potentiating the effects of submaximal concentrations of cAMP [ 29 59 ] . The proposed mechanism of action involves chloride efflux, depolarization of the mitochondrial and plasma membranes, and alterations to protein synthesis and cholesterol transport [ 29 59 ] .
Provocative mechanistic connections have been made between the steroid hormone superfamily, including the SERMS and retinoids, and the TGF-β family of multifunctional growth factors.
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