Researchers from Kobe University’s Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation/ Graduate School of Medicine have succeeded in generating Leydig cells from human iPS cells (*1). Leydig cells ...

The process of steroidogenesis in Leydig cells is fundamental to male reproductive biology, involving the conversion of cholesterol into testosterone and other steroid hormones. This multifaceted ...

Cholesterol is a key building block for testosterone. Through a process called steroidogenesis, cholesterol sets the stage for testosterone creation in the Leydig cells found in the testes.

The aim of treating late-onset hypogonadism (LOH) with transplanted testicular cells may have taken a step closer to reality with the successful generation of hormone-producing cells using a simple ...

The COVID-19 virus hijacks the machinery of testicular cells that produce the hormone testosterone in order to replicate. It also appropriates the metabolic pathways of these cells and cholesterol, a ...

HOW TO TAKE THE POST-TEST: Click here after reading the article to take the post-test on myCME.com. Testosterone is a naturally occurring androgenic-anabolic steroid that is produced in the Leydig ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Men who formerly used anabolic androgenic steroids have decreased levels of serum insulin-like factor 3, a ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- An enzyme that converts the dietary carotenoid beta carotene into vitamin A in the body may also regulate testosterone levels and growth of the prostate, a new study found.

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Cholesterol often gets a bad reputation, but the story is more nuanced than “cholesterol = bad.” Sure, too much LDL cholesterol in your blood can be ...