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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 33, 11-20, Copyright © 1985 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Metabolism of steroid hormones in vitro by follicular tissues of the Japanese quail

M Mori, F Aoki, K Kohmoto and Y Shoda

The cell-free homogenates of the theca layers and granulosa layers of quail follicles were incubated at 39 degrees C with 14C-labeled steroids in the presence of NADPH. At the end of incubation, radioactive steroids were extracted and analyzed by thin-layer chromatography. When radioactive progesterone was employed as the substrate, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone and androstenedione were obtained as the metabolites. 17 alpha-Hydroxylase activity, estimated from the amounts of these two metabolites, was high in the theca layers of the second largest (F2) and the third largest (F3) follicles. The theca layer of the largest follicle (F1) and the granulosa layers of all three follicles were essentially devoid of this enzyme activity. The activity of C17-20 lyase was estimated from the amount of androstenedione that was obtained as a sole metabolite in the incubation of radioactive 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone. This enzyme showed a tissue distribution similar to 17 alpha-hydroxylase. When radioactive androstenedione was used as the substrate, testosterone, 5 beta-androstane-3,17-dione, and 3 beta-hydroxy-5 beta-androstan-17-one were identified as the metabolites. 17 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity, estimated from the amount of testosterone, was higher in the granulosa layers than in the theca layers. On the other hand, 5 beta-reductase activity, estimated from the sum of 5 beta- androstane-3,17-dione and 3 beta-hydroxy-5 beta-androstan-17-one, was almost equally distributed in the two layers. In order to investigate the changes in the enzyme activities during the ovulatory cycle, birds were killed at various times before the predicted ovulation of F1. When the 17 alpha-hydroxylase activity was estimated in the cell-free homogenates of the theca layers, peaks in the activity were observed 32, 42, 54, and 66 h before ovulation of F1. There was a small peak 18 h before ovulation, and activity then started to decrease. The change of C17-20 lyase activity during the cycle was completely parallel with that of 17 alpha-hydroxylase activity.


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