Testicular maturation in the rat. In vivo effect of gonadotropins on steroidogenic enzymes in the hypophysectomized immature rat.
Testicular maturation in the rat. In vivo effect of gonadotropins on steroidogenic enzymes in the hypophysectomized immature rat.
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大鼠睾丸成熟。
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发表时间:
1979
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Anita H. Payne
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作者:
E. Murono;Anita H. Payne
Hypophysectomized immature rats were treated with LH or FSH to assess the role of these hormones on the activity of testicular steroidogenic enzymes during sexual maturation. Rats were hypophysectomized on Day 21 and hormone treatment was initiated on Day 27 and continued for 5 or 10 days. A 10,000 X g supernatant of testicular homogenates was assayed for 17j3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, � -3a-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-isomerase, 5�s-reductase and 5 n-androstane-3a+3�-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities. All enzyme activities decreased after hypophysectomy. Treatment with LH for 10 days stimulated 5n-reductase by 6-fold, �‘-3�-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase by 4-fold, 5�s-androstane-3o+3j3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase by 2-fold and 17�1-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase by only 50%. In constrast, treatment with FSH for 10 days stimulated 17P-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase more than 2-fold. Although FSH treatment for 5 days significantly increased �-3#{216}-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-isomerase activity (56%) and 5n-androstane-3n+3f3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity (30%), these increases were not maintained for the 10 day treatment period. FSH treatment had neither a maintenance nor a stimulatory effect on Scs-reductase activity. The demonstration that FSH treatment increased 1 713-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity is consistent with our previous hypothesis (Payne et al., 1977) that the increase in 17f3-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity during sexual maturation may be regulated by FSH and that this may be one mechanism by which FSH increases testicular responsiveness to LI-I.