ANTAGONISTIC ACTION OF ESTROGENS, FLUTAMIDE, AND HUMAN GROWTH-HORMONE ON ANDROGEN-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SOME ENZYMES OF HEPATIC-STEROID METABOLISM IN THE RAT
ANTAGONISTIC ACTION OF ESTROGENS, FLUTAMIDE, AND HUMAN GROWTH-HORMONE ON ANDROGEN-INDUCED CHANGES IN THE ACTIVITIES OF SOME ENZYMES OF HEPATIC-STEROID METABOLISM IN THE RAT
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DOI:
10.1210/endo-113-3-1043
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发表时间:
1983-01-01
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4.8
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SCHRIEFERS, H
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LAX, ER;RUMSTADT, F;SCHRIEFERS, H
The dose-dependent effects of daily estrogen (estradiol, ethinyl estradiol, diethylstilbestrol) administration on the activities of 3 hepatic androgen-dependent microsomal enzymes (3.alpha.- and 3.beta.-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 5.alpha.-reductase) in male rats were examined. Antiestrogens were then tested for their ability to block the feminizing action of 10 .mu.g estradiol/day on these enzyme activities; nafoxidine and monohydroxytamoxifen were the most effective. The prevention of 5.alpha.-dihydrotestosterone-induced changes in these activities in ovariectomized females was investigated. All 3 estrogens at a dose of 1 .mu.g blocked the action of 500 .mu.g androgen. A similar androgenic blockade was achieved by daily administration of 5 mg flutamide or constant infusion of human GH [growth hormone] (5 .mu.g/h). Simultaneous administration of 200 .mu.g monohydroxytamoxifen prevented the androgen-antagonizing action of estrogens, but not of flutamide nor of GH. Large doses of estrogens have the same repressive effect as androgens on 5.alpha.-reductase activity in female castrates. Using the diethylstilbestrol-treated rat as a model, it is demonstrated that this effect can be prevented by antiestrogen, but not by GH. Androgens and low doses of estrogens affect these enzyme activities by acting at different levels of central regulation, while large doses of estrogens act directly on the liver via hepatic estrogen receptors. These conclusions are corroborated by studies of hepatic estrogen receptor concentrations.