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Biology of Reproduction, Vol 33, 401-410, Copyright © 1985 by Society for the Study of Reproduction

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Inhibition of 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity by follicle-stimulating hormone and androgens in cultured rat granulosa cells: a search for the mechanism of action

AJ Duleba, KS Kim, B Ho Yuen and YS Moon

Alterations of progesterone metabolism and especially of 20 alpha- hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20 alpha-HSD) activity were studied in cultured rat granulosa cells following various treatments. The cells were incubated for up to 48 h with or without follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), androgens, hydroxyflutamide, estrogens, chlorea toxin, and dibutyryl cAMP [Bu2 cAMP]. Subsequently, the cells were incubated for 3 h with [4-14 C] progesterone (0.5 microM). The progesterone utilization and accumulation of 20 alpha-reduced and 5 alpha-reduced metabolites were assessed following thin-layer chromatography separation of radiolabeled steroids. Both FSH (1 microgram/ml) and testosterone (0.5 microM) decreased the 20 alpha-HSD activity by decreasing the maximal velocity (by 52% and 37%, respectively) without changing significantly the Km value. The inhibition of 20 alpha-HSD was demonstrable following 12 and 24 h exposure to FSH and following 24 and 48 h exposure to testosterone. Effects comparable to that induced by testosterone were elicited by other androgens (androstenedione and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone), but not by estrogens (estradiol-17 beta and estrone). Hydroxyflutamide reversed testosterone-induced effects: the increase of endogenous progesterone accumulation and the decrease of 20 alpha-HSD activity. Both cholera toxin (0.001-10 micrograms/ml) and Bu2 cAMP (62.5-1000 micrograms/ml) caused a dose-dependent inhibition of 20 alpha-HSD activity. Present results indicate that: the inhibition of 20 alpha-HSD by both FSH and androgens may be of a noncompetitive nature; androgen action on 20 alpha-HSD may be a true androgenic, receptor- mediated effect; and cAMP may mediate the FSH action on 20 alpha-HSD activity.




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