Regulation of 1lβ-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity in the Baboon Placenta by Estrogen*
Regulation of 1lβ-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Activity in the Baboon Placenta by Estrogen*
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雌激素对狒狒胎盘中 1lβ-羟基类固醇脱氢酶活性的调节*
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1990
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G. Pepe
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S. Baggia;E. Albrecht;G. Pepe
We have previously shown that the change in transuteroplacental cortisol (F)-cortisone (E) metabolism in vivo from preferential reduction (E to F) at midgestation to oxidation by term (F to E) does not occur in baboons in which the production or action of estrogen have been blocked. Moreover, because the administration of androstenedione (Δ4A) to baboons increased estradiol (E2) production at midgestation and induced a pattern of F-E metabolism similar to that at term, we suggested that estrogen regulates placental F-E interconversion. The present study was designed to ascertain whether estrogen regulates the activity of the placental 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11βHSD) enzyme catalyzing the oxidation of F to E. Placentas were obtained on day 100 (n = 10) and day 165 (n = 10) of gestation (term = day 184) from untreated baboons, on day 100 from animals (n = 7) treated with Δ4A between days 70-100 of gestation, and on day 165 from animals in which placental estrogen was decreased by fetectomy (n = 5)...