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He Y, Wang X, Liu Q, Liu H, Yang S. Exploring the mechanism of clomiphene citrate to improve ovulation disorder in PCOS rats based on follicular fluid metabolomics. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2024; 397:2281-2296. [PMID: 37815607 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02750-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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To examine the effects of clomiphene citrate (CC) on follicular fluid metabolites and related metabolic pathways in rats with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) using non-targeted metabolomics and determine how CC treats ovulation disorder in PCOS. The Sprague Dawley rats were randomly divided into control, model, and CC groups. A PCOS model was established with letrozole. Body weight, ovarian weight, estrus cycles, serum hormone levels, and ovary histopathology of the rats were collected for further evaluation. Moreover, through ultra-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, the study of follicular fluid metabolites revealed the mechanism of action of CC. CC reduced ovarian weight and regulated estrous cycles and serum hormone levels in PCOS rats but did not affect their body weight. Moreover, the metabolomic results showed that CC adjusted 153 metabolites, among which 16 cross metabolites like testosterone, androstenedione, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, and cholic acid were considered as potential biomarkers for CC to improve ovulation disorders in PCOS rats. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway enrichment also showed that the CC group mainly engaged in tryptophan metabolism and steroid hormone biosynthesis. CC can improve ovulation disorders in rats, and its mechanism is related to the regulation of the secretion of serum hormone and follicular fluid metabolites and the amelioration of multi-metabolic pathways.
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- Yiqing He
- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- College of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China
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- Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, 410208, Hunan, China.
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Ghith A, Bell SG. The oxidation of steroid derivatives by the CYP125A6 and CYP125A7 enzymes from Mycobacterium marinum. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2023; 235:106406. [PMID: 37793577 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/06/2023]
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The members of the bacterial cytochrome P450 (CYP) monooxygenase family CYP125, catalyze the oxidation of steroid derivatives including cholesterol and phytosterols, as the initial activating step in their catabolism. However, several bacterial species contain multiple genes encoding CYP125 enzymes and other CYP enzymes which catalyze cholesterol/cholest-4-en-3-one hydroxylation. An important question is why these bacterium have more than one enzyme with overlapping substrate ranges capable of catalyzing the terminal oxidation of the alkyl chain of these sterols. To further understand the role of these enzymes we investigated CYP125A6 and CYP125A7 from Mycobacterium marinum with various cholesterol analogues. These have modifications on the A and B rings of the steroid and we assessed the substrate binding and catalytic activity of these with each enzyme. CYP125A7 gave similar results to those reported for the CYP125A1 enzyme from M. tuberculosis. Differences in the substrate binding and catalytic activity with the cholesterol analogues were observed with CYP125A6. For example, while cholesteryl sulfate could bind to both enzymes it was only oxidized by CYP125A6 and not by CYP125A7. CYP125A6 generated higher levels of metabolites with the majority of C-3 and C-7 substituted cholesterol analogues such 7-ketocholesterol. However, 5α-cholestan-3β-ol was only oxidized by CYP125A7 enzyme. The cholest-4-en-3-one and 7-ketocholesterol-bound forms of the CYP125A6 and CYP125A7 enzymes were modelled using AlphaFold. The structural models highlighted differences in the binding modes of the steroid derivatives within the same enzyme. Significant changes in the binding mode of the steroids between these CYP125 enzymes and other bacterial cholesterol oxidizing enzymes, CYP142A3 and CYP124A1, were also seen. Despite this, all these models predicted the selectivity for terminal methyl hydroxylation, in agreement with the experimental data.
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- Amna Ghith
- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Detlefsen AJ. Aldo keto-reductase family 1C members 1 through 4 recombinant enzyme purification and enzyme assay. Methods Enzymol 2023; 689:303-329. [PMID: 37802576 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Aldo-keto reductase family 1C (AKR1C) members transform steroids via their 3-, 17-, and 20-ketosteroid reductase activities. The biochemical study of these enzymes can help to inform their roles in hormone-dependent diseases and develop therapeutic inhibitors. This work describes a protocol to purify AKR1C1-4 members from a bacterial expression system using two chromatography steps. It also describes the basis of discontinuous assays to measure steroid conversion.
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- Andrea J Detlefsen
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
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Liu ZG, Hu YQ, Li K, Mu YL, Wu TW. Pnpla5-knockout rats exhibit reduced expression levels of proteins involved in steroid metabolism and wound healing compared to wild-type rats. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:583. [PMID: 35962316 PMCID: PMC9375266 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08835-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Patatin-like phospholipase domain containing 5 (PNPLA5) is a newly-discovered lipase. Although the PNPLA family plays critical roles in diverse biological processes, the biological functions of PNPLA5 mostly unknown. We previously found that the deletion of Pnpla5 in rats causes a variety of phenotypic abnormalities. In this study, we further explored the effects of Pnpla5 knockout (KO) on male rats. Results The body weight and testicular or epididymal tissue weight of three to six 3-month-old Pnpla5 KO or wild-type (WT) male Sprague–Dawley rats were measured. The protein expression levels were also measured via western blotting and iTRAQ (isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation) analyses. No significant difference between Pnpla5 KO and WT rats, regarding body weight, testicular or epididymal tissue weight, or hormone levels, were found. However, the relative testicular tissue weight of the KO (Pnpla5−/−) rats was higher (P < 0.05) than that of WT rats. Significant increases in apoptotic cells numbers (P < 0.001) and BAX and Caspase-9 expression levels were observed in the testicular tissue of Pnpla5−/− rats. Moreover, iTRAQ analysis revealed that the levels of proteins involved in steroid metabolism and wound healing were significantly decreased in Pnpla5−/− rats. Conclusion This study revealed that Pnpla5 knockout induced apoptosis in rat testes. We also ascertained that Pnpla5 plays an important role in lipid metabolism, wound healing, and affects reproductive organs negatively, providing new target genes and pathways that can be analyzed to unravel the biological function of Pnpla5. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-022-08835-8.
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- Zhi-Guo Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.,Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, 518120, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Wang J, Yan PP, Wang HY, Zuo SJ, Zhang SQ, Cao YX, Cao L. Novel compound ZCJ14, a gefitinib analog, exhibited prominent anti-cancer effect among several cancer cell lines. Life Sci 2022; 307:120875. [PMID: 35963298 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/30/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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AIM ZCJ14, a gefitinib analog, exhibited prominent anti-cancer effect both in vitro and in vivo. The present study aims to investigate the inhibitory effects of ZCJ14 on human cancer cells, and explored its possible mechanism of action. MAIN METHODS The inhibitory effect of ZCJ14 on human-derived tumor cells in vitro was mainly measured by MTT and colony formation assays. The nude mouse xenograft models were established to figure out the inhibitory effect of ZCJ14 on solid tumors in vivo. Western blotting assays were used to detect the phosphorylation level of EGFR down-streaming proteins and the proteomic technique was used to study the proteome alterations of cancer cells triggered by ZCJ14. KEY FINDINGS ZCJ14 inhibited the proliferation of A549 (lung cancer), HCT116 (colorectal cancer) and MCF-7 (breast cancer) cells in vitro with 48 h IC50 values of 0.83, 0.85 and 0.92 μM, respectively. It suppressed the growth of A549, NCI-H1975, NCI-H1299 and MCF-7, HCT116 tumors in mouse xenograft models, and had almost no toxicity. At the same dose, the inhibitory effect of ZCJ14 on solid tumors was better than the corresponding positive drugs. ZCJ14 does not exert anti-tumor effects through inhibition of EGFR pathway, but by enhancing steroid biosynthesis and inhibiting ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. SIGNIFICANCE Based on the excellent anti-tumor effect of ZCJ14 on human tumor cell lines, it can be used as an effective anti-tumor drug candidate. In addition, the results of proteomic study in this paper can provide clues for further study of the anti-tumor mechanism of ZCJ14.
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- Jin Wang
- The Key Laboratory of Tumor Molecular Diagnosis and Individualized Medicine of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou 310014, China; Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China; School of Pharmacy, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050200, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Precision Medical Institute, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710004, China.
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Mohamed H, Child SA, Bruning JB, Bell SG. A comparison of the bacterial CYP51 cytochrome P450 enzymes from Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2022; 221:106097. [PMID: 35346833 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2022.106097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Members of the CYP51 family of cytochrome P450 enzymes are classified as sterol demethylases involved in the metabolic formation of cholesterol and related derivatives. The CYP51 enzyme from Mycobacterium marinum was studied and compared to its counterpart from Mycobacterium tuberculosis to determine the degree of functional conservation between them. Spectroscopic analyses of substrate and inhibitor binding of the purified CYP51 enzymes from M. marinum and M. tuberculosis were performed. The catalytic oxidation of lanosterol and related steroids was investigated. M. marinum CYP51 was structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The CYP51 enzyme of M. marinum is sequentially closely related to CYP51B1 from M. tuberculosis. However, differences in the heme spin state of each enzyme were observed upon the addition of steroids and other ligands. Both enzymes displayed different binding properties to those reported for the CYP51-Fdx fusion protein from the bacterium Methylococcus capsulatus. The enzymes were able to oxidatively demethylate lanosterol to generate 14-demethylanosterol, but no products were detected for the related species dihydrolanosterol and eburicol. The crystal structure of CYP51 from M. marinum in the absence of added substrate but with a Bis-Tris molecule within the active site was resolved. The CYP51 enzyme of M. marinum displays differences in how steroids and other ligands bind compared to the M. tuberculosis enzyme. This was related to structural differences between the two enzymes. Overall, both of these CYP51 enzymes from mycobacterial species displayed significant differences to the CYP51 enzymes of eukaryotic species and the bacterial CYP51-Fdx enzyme of Me. capsulatus.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Baryła I, Kośla K, Bednarek AK. WWOX and metabolic regulation in normal and pathological conditions. J Mol Med (Berl) 2022; 100:1691-1702. [PMID: 36271927 PMCID: PMC9691486 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-022-02265-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX) spans the common fragile site FRA16D. There is evidence that translocations and deletions affecting WWOX accompanied by loss of expression are frequent in many cancers and often correlate with a worse prognosis. Additionally, WWOX germline mutations were also found to be the cause of pathologies of brain development. Because WWOX binds to some transcription factors, it is a modulator of many cellular processes, including metabolic processes. Recently, studies have linked WWOX to familial dyslipidemias, osteopenia, metabolic syndrome, and gestational diabetes, confirming its role as a regulator of steroid, cholesterol, glucose, and normal bone metabolism. The WW domain of WWOX is directly engaged in the control of the activity of transcription factors such as HIF1α and RUNX2; therefore, WWOX gene alterations are associated with some metabolic abnormalities. Presently, most interest is devoted to the associations between WWOX and glucose and basic energy metabolism disturbances. In particular, its involvement in the initiation of the Warburg effect in cancer or gestational diabetes and type II diabetes is of interest. This review is aimed at systematically and comprehensively presenting the current state of knowledge about the participation of WWOX in the metabolism of healthy and diseased organisms.
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- Izabela Baryła
- grid.8267.b0000 0001 2165 3025Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- grid.8267.b0000 0001 2165 3025Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- grid.8267.b0000 0001 2165 3025Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Ku EJ, Lee C, Shim J, Lee S, Kim KA, Kim SW, Rhee Y, Kim HJ, Lim JS, Chung CH, Chun SW, Yoo SJ, Ryu OH, Cho HC, Hong AR, Ahn CH, Kim JH, Choi MH. Metabolic Subtyping of Adrenal Tumors: Prospective Multi-Center Cohort Study in Korea. Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2021; 36:1131-1141. [PMID: 34674508 PMCID: PMC8566125 DOI: 10.3803/enm.2021.1149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Conventional diagnostic approaches for adrenal tumors require multi-step processes, including imaging studies and dynamic hormone tests. Therefore, this study aimed to discriminate adrenal tumors from a single blood sample based on the combination of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and machine learning algorithms in serum profiling of adrenal steroids. METHODS The LC-MS-based steroid profiling was applied to serum samples obtained from patients with nonfunctioning adenoma (NFA, n=73), Cushing's syndrome (CS, n=30), and primary aldosteronism (PA, n=40) in a prospective multicenter study of adrenal disease. The decision tree (DT), random forest (RF), and extreme gradient boost (XGBoost) were performed to categorize the subtypes of adrenal tumors. RESULTS The CS group showed higher serum levels of 11-deoxycortisol than the NFA group, and increased levels of tetrahydrocortisone (THE), 20α-dihydrocortisol, and 6β-hydroxycortisol were found in the PA group. However, the CS group showed lower levels of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfate derivative (DHEA-S) than both the NFA and PA groups. Patients with PA expressed higher serum 18-hydroxycortisol and DHEA but lower THE than NFA patients. The balanced accuracies of DT, RF, and XGBoost for classifying each type were 78%, 96%, and 97%, respectively. In receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis for CS, XGBoost, and RF showed a significantly greater diagnostic power than the DT. However, in ROC analysis for PA, only RF exhibited better diagnostic performance than DT. CONCLUSION The combination of LC-MS-based steroid profiling with machine learning algorithms could be a promising one-step diagnostic approach for the classification of adrenal tumor subtypes.
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- Eu Jeong Ku
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju,
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul,
Korea
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University, Seoul,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan,
Korea
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Chuncheon,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam,
Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul,
Korea
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul,
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Dinan L, Balducci C, Guibout L, Foucault AS, Bakrim A, Kumpun S, Girault JP, Tourette C, Dioh W, Dilda PJ, Veillet S, Lafont R. Ecdy steroid metabolism in mammals: The fate of ingested 20-hydroxyecdysone in mice and rats. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 212:105896. [PMID: 33819630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Phytoecdysteroids are molecules derived from sterol metabolism and found in many plants. They display a wide array of pharmacological effects on mammals (e.g. anabolic, anti-diabetic). Although these effects have been long established, the molecular targets involved remain to be identified. Like endogenous steroid hormones and bile acids, which are biochemically related, ingested or injected phytoecdysteroids undergo a set of reactions in mammals leading to the formation of numerous metabolites, only some of which have been so far identified, and it is presently unknown whether they represent active metabolites or inactivation products. In the large intestine, ecdysteroids undergo efficient 14-dehydroxylation. Other changes (reductions, epimerization, side-chain cleavage) are also observed, but whether these occur in the liver and/or large intestine is not known. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E), the most common phytoecdysteroid, when administered to mice and rats, using, when required, tritium-labelled molecules to permit metabolic tracking. Bioavailability, the distribution of radioactivity and the kinetics of formation of metabolites were followed for 24-48 hours after ingestion and qualitative and quantitative analyses of circulating and excreted compounds were performed. In mice, the digestive tract always contains the majority of the ingested 20E. Within 30 min after ingestion, 20E reaches the large intestine, where microorganisms firstly remove the 14-hydroxyl group and reduce the 6-one. Then a very complex set of metabolites (not all of which have yet been identified) appears, which correspond to poststerone derivatives formed in the liver. We have observed that these compounds (like bile acids) undergo an entero-hepatic cycle, involving glucuronide conjugation in the liver and subsequent deconjugation in the intestine. Despite the very short half-life of ecdysteroids in mammals, this entero-hepatic cycle helps to maintain their plasma levels at values which, albeit low (≤0.2 μM), would be sufficient to evoke several pharmacological effects. Similar 20E metabolites were observed in mice and rats; they include in particular 14-deoxy-20E, poststerone and 14-deoxypoststerone and their diverse reduction products; the major products of this metabolism have been unambiguously identified. The major sites of metabolism of exogenous ecdysteroids in mammals are the large intestine and the liver. The entero-hepatic cycle contributes to the metabolism and to maintaining a low, but pharmacologically significant, concentration of ecdysteroids in the blood for ca. 24 h after ingestion. These data, together with parallel in vitro experiments provide a basis for the identification of 20E metabolite(s) possibly involved in the physiological effects associated with ecdysteroids in mammals.
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- L Dinan
- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, CNRS - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France; Research Team in Biological Engineering, Agri-food and Aquaculture, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Larache, 92000, Morocco.
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France; Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, SuanSunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, 10300, Thailand.
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- Paris University, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270, Paris Cedex 06, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Biophytis, Sorbonne Université - BC9, 4 place Jussieu, 75005, Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, CNRS - Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (BIOSIPE), 75005, Paris, France.
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Balducci C, Dinan L, Guibout L, Foucault AS, Carbonne C, Durand JD, Caradeuc C, Bertho G, Girault JP, Lafont R. The complex metabolism of poststerone in male rats. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2021; 212:105897. [PMID: 33862260 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2021.105897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Ecdysteroids are not endogenous to mammals, but are normal components of the food intake of many mammalian species consuming phytoecdysteroid-containing plants. The most frequently encountered phytoecdysteroid is 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E). Several pharmaceutical effects have been observed after ecdysteroid injection or ingestion, but it is not clear to what extent metabolites generated in the mammalian body contribute to these effects. The C21-ecdysteroid poststerone (Post) is a metabolite of 20E in rodents. Post analogues are key intermediates in the metabolism of exogenous ecdysteroids possessing a C20/22-diol. The pharmacokinetics, bioavailability and metabolism of Post have been assessed in male rats after ingestion and injection. The bioavailability of Post is significantly greater than that of 20E and the presence of an efficient entero-hepatic cycle allows Post to be effectively metabolised to a wide range of metabolites which are excreted mainly in the faeces, but also to some extent in the urine. Several of the major metabolites in the bile have been identified unambiguously as 3-epi-poststerone, 16α-hydroxypoststerone, 21-hydroxypoststerone and 3-epi-21-hydroxypoststerone. Conjugates are also present. Parallels are drawn to the metabolism of endogenous vertebrate steroid hormones, to which Post bears more similarity than 20E.
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- Christine Balducci
- Biophytis SA, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Biophytis SA, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Biophytis SA, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
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- Biophytis SA, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France; Metabrain Research, 19 Ave du Professeur Cadiot, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France.
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- Metabrain Research, 19 Ave du Professeur Cadiot, 94700 Maisons-Alfort, France.
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France.
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France.
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- Université de Paris, Laboratoire de Chimie et Biochimie Pharmacologiques et Toxicologiques, CNRS UMR 8601, 45 rue des Saints-Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France.
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- Biophytis SA, Sorbonne Université, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France; Sorbonne Université, UPMC (Université Paris 06), IBPS - BIOSIPE, F-75005 Paris, France.
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Ma YN, Sun LH, Li SY, Ni YX, Cao ZY, Chen MX, Mou RX. Modulation of steroid metabolism and xenobiotic biotransformation responses in zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to triadimefon. Environ Pollut 2020; 262:114145. [PMID: 32142974 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The widely used fungicide triadimefon (TDF) has been detected in aquatic environments, and appears to disrupt steroid homeostasis; however, the toxic effects on fish reproduction triggered by TDF via the key receptor signaling pathways remain largely unknown. The present study showed that TDF (0.069, 0.138, 0.690 mg/L) exposure not only caused disordered germ cell maturation, but also decreased spawned egg production. In order to better understand this reproductive inhibition, we investigated the effects of TDF based on quantitative PCR, Western blot and mass spectrometry methodology in zebrafish. Due to the preferential accumulation of TDF in the liver, a general pattern of up-regulation of genes involved in biotransformation pathway was observed. A significant increase in abcb4 expression appeared to be responsible for TDF excretion. TDF-induced receptors (AhR2 and PXR) changed many genes involved in steroid metabolism, and subsequent disruptions in steroid homeostasis, which might be the key biological pathway in TDF reproductive toxicity. However, due to the different metabolic demands, the transcript profiles involved in steroid metabolism in zebrafish exhibited a sex-specific expression pattern. For example, the increase in gene expression of ahr2 was accompanied by a reduction in the rate of E2 biosynthesis resulting from the diminished cyp19a1a expression, and in turn led to down-regulation of esr1 and vtg1 in the liver, supporting the anti-estrogenic effect of TDF in male fish. In contrast, the increase in E2 production was accompanied by an increase in Esr1 protein expression caused by TDF and paralleled the increase in ahrr1 expression, suggesting that TDF may induce estrogenic activity through AhR-ER interactions in females. In addition, over-induction of cyp3a65 activity mediated through pxr, which helped to accelerate the transformation from TDF to triadimenol in the liver, appeared to elevate T metabolite rate in females. The down-regulation of fshβ transcript in males further suggested that TDF might adversely affect normal gametogenesis and induce reproductive toxicity.
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- You-Ning Ma
- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China
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- Institute of Health Food, Zhejiang Academy of Medical Science, Hangzhou, 310013, PR China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, PR China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China
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- China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, PR China.
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Wan R, Kong X, Yang Y, Tao S, Chen Y, Teichmann AT, Wieland FH. Role of human 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isoforms (AKR1C1-AKR1C3) in the extrahepatic metabolism of the steroidal aromatase inactivator Formestane. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 198:105527. [PMID: 31733346 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The clinical use of the steroidal aromatase inhibitor Formestane (4-hydroxandrostenedione, 4-OHA) in the treatment of advanced ER+ breast cancer has been discontinued, and therefore, interest in this remarkable drug has vanished. As a C-19 sterol, 4-OHA can undergo extensive intracellular metabolism depending on the expression of specific enzymes in the corresponding cells. We used the metabolites 4β-hydroxyandrosterone, 4β-hydroxyepiandrosterone and its 17β-reduced derivative as standards for the proof of catalytic activity present in the cell culture medium and expressed by the isolated enzymes. All of the aldo-keto reductases AKR1C1, AKR1C2, AKR1C3 and AKR1C4 catalysed the reduction of the 3-keto-group and the Δ4,5 double bond of 4-OHA at the same time. Molecular docking experiments using microscale thermophoresis and the examination of the kinetic behaviour of the isolated enzymes with the substrate 4-OHA proved that AKR1C3 had the highest affinity for the substrate, whereas AKR1C1 was the most efficient enzyme. Both enzymes (AKR1C1and AKR1C3) are highly expressed in adipose tissue and lungs, exhibiting 3β-HSD activity. The possibility that 4-OHA generates biologically active derivatives such as the androgen 4-hydroxytestosterone or some 17β-hydroxy derivatives of the 5α-reduced metabolites may reawaken interest in Formestane, provided that a suitable method of administration can be developed, avoiding oral or intramuscular depot-injection administration.
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- Runlan Wan
- Sichuan Provincial Center for Gynaecology and Breast Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China; Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Medical Electrophysiology, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Center for Gynaecology and Breast Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Center for Gynaecology and Breast Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Center for Gynaecology and Breast Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Sichuan Provincial Center for Gynaecology and Breast Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China.
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Campbell NA, Angles R, Bowden RM, Casto JM, Paitz RT. Characterizing the timing of yolk testosterone metabolism and the effects of etiocholanolone on development in avian eggs. J Exp Biol 2020; 223:jeb210427. [PMID: 32001543 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.210427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Maternal transfer of steroids to eggs can elicit permanent effects on offspring phenotype. Although testosterone was thought to be a key mediator of maternal effects in birds, we now know that vertebrate embryos actively regulate their exposure to maternal testosterone through steroid metabolism, suggesting testosterone metabolites, not testosterone, may elicit the observed phenotypic effects. To address the role steroid metabolism plays in mediating yolk testosterone effects, we used European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) eggs to characterize the timing of testosterone metabolism and determine whether etiocholanolone, a prominent metabolite of testosterone in avian embryos, is capable of affecting early embryonic development. Tritiated testosterone was injected into freshly laid eggs to characterize steroid movement and metabolism during early development. Varying levels of etiocholanolone were also injected into eggs, with incubation for either 3 or 5 days, to test whether etiocholanolone influences the early growth of embryonic tissues. The conversion of testosterone to etiocholanolone was initiated within 12 h of injection, but the increase in etiocholanolone was transient, indicating that etiocholanolone is also subject to metabolism, and that exposure to maternal etiocholanolone is limited to a short period during early development. Exogenous etiocholanolone manipulation had no significant effect on the growth rate of the embryos or extra-embryonic membranes early in development. Thus, the conversion of testosterone to etiocholanolone may be an inactivation pathway that buffers the embryo from maternal steroids, with any effects of yolk testosterone resulting from testosterone that escapes metabolism; alternatively, etiocholanolone may influence processes other than growth or take additional time to manifest.
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- Nicole A Campbell
- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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Neuwirt H, Bouchal J, Kharaishvili G, Ploner C, Jöhrer K, Pitterl F, Weber A, Klocker H, Eder IE. Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote prostate tumor growth and progression through upregulation of cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis. Cell Commun Signal 2020; 18:11. [PMID: 31980029 PMCID: PMC6979368 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-019-0505-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Androgen receptor targeted therapies have emerged as an effective tool to manage advanced prostate cancer (PCa). Nevertheless, frequent occurrence of therapy resistance represents a major challenge in the clinical management of patients, also because the molecular mechanisms behind therapy resistance are not yet fully understood. In the present study, we therefore aimed to identify novel targets to intervene with therapy resistance using gene expression analysis of PCa co-culture spheroids where PCa cells are grown in the presence of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and which have been previously shown to be a reliable model for antiandrogen resistance. Methods Gene expression changes of co-culture spheroids (LNCaP and DuCaP seeded together with CAFs) were identified by Illumina microarray profiling. Real-time PCR, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry and cell viability assays in 2D and 3D culture were performed to validate the expression of selected targets in vitro and in vivo. Cytokine profiling was conducted to analyze CAF-conditioned medium. Results Gene expression analysis of co-culture spheroids revealed that CAFs induced a significant upregulation of cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis pathways in PCa cells. Cytokine profiling revealed high amounts of pro-inflammatory, pro-migratory and pro-angiogenic factors in the CAF supernatant. In particular, two genes, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A synthase 2 (HMGCS2) and aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3), were significantly upregulated in PCa cells upon co-culture with CAFs. Both enzymes were also significantly increased in human PCa compared to benign tissue with AKR1C3 expression even being associated with Gleason score and metastatic status. Inhibiting HMGCS2 and AKR1C3 resulted in significant growth retardation of co-culture spheroids as well as of various castration and enzalutamide resistant cell lines in 2D and 3D culture, underscoring their putative role in PCa. Importantly, dual targeting of cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis with simvastatin, a commonly prescribed cholesterol synthesis inhibitor, and an inhibitor against AKR1C3 had the strongest growth inhibitory effect. Conclusions From our results we conclude that CAFs induce an upregulation of cholesterol and steroid biosynthesis in PCa cells, driving them into AR targeted therapy resistance. Blocking both pathways with simvastatin and an AKR1C3 inhibitor may therefore be a promising approach to overcome resistances to AR targeted therapies in PCa. Video abstract
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- Hannes Neuwirt
- Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Pathology, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Pathology, Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Palacky University and University Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Tyrolean Cancer Research Institute, Innsbruck, Austria.,Salzburg Cancer Research Institute, Laboratory for Immunological and Molecular Cancer Research, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Division of Experimental Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Division of Experimental Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Division of Experimental Urology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Schiffer L, Barnard L, Baranowski ES, Gilligan LC, Taylor AE, Arlt W, Shackleton CHL, Storbeck KH. Human steroid biosynthesis, metabolism and excretion are differentially reflected by serum and urine steroid metabolomes: A comprehensive review. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 194:105439. [PMID: 31362062 PMCID: PMC6857441 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Advances in technology have allowed for the sensitive, specific, and simultaneous quantitative profiling of steroid precursors, bioactive steroids and inactive metabolites, facilitating comprehensive characterization of the serum and urine steroid metabolomes. The quantification of steroid panels is therefore gaining favor over quantification of single marker metabolites in the clinical and research laboratories. However, although the biochemical pathways for the biosynthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones are now well defined, a gulf still exists between this knowledge and its application to the measured steroid profiles. In this review, we present an overview of steroid hormone biosynthesis and metabolism by the liver and peripheral tissues, specifically highlighting the pathways linking and differentiating the serum and urine steroid metabolomes. A brief overview of the methodology used in steroid profiling is also provided.
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- Lina Schiffer
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK; Department of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK; NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust & University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, Oakland, CA, USA
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research (IMSR), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK; Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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Steroid molecules have a wide range of function in eukaryotes, including the control and maintenance of membranes, hormonal control of transcription, and intracellular signaling. X-ray crystallography has served as a successful tool for gaining understanding of the structural and mechanistic aspects of these functions by providing snapshots of steroids in complex with various types of proteins. These proteins include nuclear receptors activated by steroid hormones, several families of enzymes involved in steroid synthesis and metabolism, and proteins involved in signaling and trafficking pathways. Proteins found in some bacteria that bind and metabolize steroids have been investigated as well. A survey of the steroid-protein complexes that have been studied using crystallography and the insight learned from them is presented.
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Balbi T, Ciacci C, Canesi L. Estrogenic compounds as exogenous modulators of physiological functions in molluscs: Signaling pathways and biological responses. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 222:135-144. [PMID: 31055067 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Molluscs have been widely utilized to evaluate the effects of estrogenic compounds, one of the most widespread classes of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals-EDCs. However, knowledge on steroid signaling and metabolism in molluscs has considerably increased in the last decade: from these studies, a considerable debate emerged on the role of 'natural' steroids in physiology, in particular in reproduction, of this invertebrate group. In this work, available information on the effects and mechanisms of action of estrogens in molluscs will be reviewed, with particular emphasis on bivalves that, widespread in aquatic ecosystems, are most likely affected by exposure to estrogenic EDCs. Recent advances in steroid uptake and metabolism, and estrogen receptors-ERs in molluscs, as well as in estrogen signaling in vertebrates, will be considered. The results so far obtained with 17β-estradiol and different estrogenic compounds in the model bivalve Mytilus spp., demonstrate specific effects on immune function, development and metabolism. Transcriptomic data reveal non genomic estrogen signaling pathways in mussel tissues that are supported by new observations at the cellular level. In vitro and in vivo data show, through independent lines of evidence, that estrogens act through non-genomic signaling pathways in bivalves. In this light, regardless of whether molluscs synthesize estrogens de novo or not, and despite their ERs are not directly activated by ligand binding, estrogens can interact with multiple signaling components, leading to modulation of different physiological functions. Increasing knowledge in endocrine physiology of molluscs will provide a framework for a better evaluation and interpretation of data on the impact of estrogenic EDCs in this invertebrate group.
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- Teresa Balbi
- Dept. of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Dept. of Biomolecular Sciences (DIBS), University 'Carlo Bo' of Urbino, Urbino, Italy
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- Dept. of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
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Schwarz TI, Katsiadaki I, Maskrey BH, Scott AP. Uptake and metabolism of water-borne progesterone by the mussel, Mytilus spp. (Mollusca). J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 178:13-21. [PMID: 29107179 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that mussels can pick up 17β-estradiol [E2] and testosterone [T] from water, metabolize them and conjugate them to fatty acids (esterification), leading to their accumulation in tissue. A key requirement for the esterification process is that a steroid must have a 'reactive' hydroxyl group to conjugate to a fatty acid (which in T, and probably E2, is the β-hydroxyl group on carbon 17). Progesterone (P) lacks any hydroxyl groups and theoretically cannot be esterified and hence should not accumulate in mussels in the same way as E2 or T. However, it is already known that mussels have an enzyme that can achieve 5α-reduction of the A ring of T and P and that there is also another reductase that can transform the 3-oxo group of the 5α-reduced A ring of T into a hydroxyl group. We hypothesized that, although intact P cannot be directly esterified, it might nevertheless be transformed into metabolites that can. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the rate and capacity of uptake, metabolism and potential depuration of tritiated P by the common mussel, Mytilus spp. We found that tritiated P was taken up from water at a similar rate to E2 and T (mean clearance rate 49mL-1 animal-1h-1) and that, as found with the other steroids, the rate of uptake could not be saturated by the addition of non-radioactive steroid (even at 7.6μgL-1). We found that up to 66% of the radioactivity that was taken up was present in the ester fraction, suggesting that hydroxylation of the P must indeed have occurred. We then definitively identified two metabolites in the ester fraction: 5α-pregnane-3β,20β-diol and 3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one. These same two steroids were also present in the free steroid fraction. Intact P was not detected in either of the fractions. When undergoing depuration (under semi-static conditions), the radioactivity in the ester fractions remained at the same concentration in the animals for at least 10 days. Our findings suggest that the lack of reactive hydroxyl groups on P does not preclude it from being taken up, metabolized and subsequently stored. Many questions remain, not least of which is why, when P seems to be so rapidly metabolized, two previous studies on mussels have reported concentrations of up to 30ngg-1 wet weight of P in their flesh.
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- Tamar I Schwarz
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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The discovery of "oestrus-producing" hormones was a major research breakthrough in biochemistry and pharmacology during the early part of the 20th century. The elucidation of the molecular weight and chemical structure of major oxidative metabolites of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) led to the award of the Nobel Prize in 1939 to Adolf Frederick Johann Butenandt and Leopold Ruzicka. Considered a bulk androgen in the circulation, DHEA and its sulfated metabolite DHEA-S can be taken up by most tissues where the sterols are metabolized to active androgenic and estrogenic compounds needed for growth and development. Butenandt's interactions with the German pharmaceutical company Schering led to production of gram quantities of these steroids and other chemically modified compounds of this class. Sharing chemical expertise allowed Butenandt's laboratory at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute to isolate and synthesize many steroid compounds in the elucidation of the pathway leading from cholesterol to testosterone and estrogen derivatives. As a major pharmaceutical company worldwide, Schering AG sought these new biological sterols as pharmacological agents for endocrine-related diseases, and the European medical community tested these compounds in women for conditions such as postmenopausal depression, and in men for increasing muscle mass. Since it was noted that circulating DHEA-S levels decline as a function of age, experimental pathology experiments in animals were performed to determine how DHEA may protect against cancer, diabetes, aging, obesity, immune function, bone density, depression, adrenal insufficiency, inflammatory bowel disease, diminished sexual function/libido, AIDS/HIV, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary artery disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and metabolic syndrome. While the mechanisms by which DHEA ameliorates these conditions in animal models have been elusive to define, even less is known about its role in human disease, other than as a precursor to other sterols, e.g., testosterone and estradiol. Our groups have shown that DHEA and many of its oxidative metabolites serve as a low-affinity ligands for hepatic nuclear receptors, such as the pregnane X receptor, the constitutive androstane receptor, and estrogen receptors α/β (ERα/ERβ) as well as G protein-coupled ER (GPER1). This chapter highlights the founding research on DHEA from a historical perspective, provides an overview of DHEA biosynthesis and metabolism, briefly summarizes the early work on the beneficial effects attributed to DHEA in animals, and summarizes the human trials addressing the action of DHEA as a therapeutic agent. In general, most human studies involve weak correlations of circulating levels of DHEA and disease outcomes. Some support for DHEA as a therapeutic compound has been demonstrated for postmenopausal women, in vitro fertilization, and several autoimmune disorders, and adverse health effects, such as, acne, embryo virilization during pregnancy, and possible endocrine-dependent cancers.
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- Carolyn M Klinge
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Center for Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Center for Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Center for Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, United States.
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Paitz RT, Duffield KR, Bowden RM. Characterizing the distribution of steroid sulfatase during embryonic development: when and where might metabolites of maternal steroids be reactivated? J Exp Biol 2017; 220:4567-4570. [PMID: 29074704 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.167031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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All vertebrate embryos are exposed to maternally derived steroids during development. In placental vertebrates, metabolism of maternal steroids by the placenta modulates embryonic exposure, but how exposure is regulated in oviparous vertebrates is less clear. Recent work in oviparous vertebrates has demonstrated that steroids are not static molecules, as they can be converted to more polar steroid sulfates by sulfotransferase enzymes. Importantly, these steroid sulfates can be converted back to the parent compound by the enzyme steroid sulfatase (STS). We investigated when and where STS was present during embryonic development in the red-eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta We report that STS is present during all stages of development and in all tissues we examined. We conclude that STS activity may be particularly important for regulating maternal steroid exposure in oviparous vertebrates.
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- Ryan T Paitz
- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA
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Hata S, Ise K, Azmahani A, Konosu-Fukaya S, McNamara KM, Fujishima F, Shimada K, Mitsuzuka K, Arai Y, Sasano H, Nakamura Y. Expression of AR, 5αR1 and 5αR2 in bladder urothelial carcinoma and relationship to clinicopathological factors. Life Sci 2017; 190:15-20. [PMID: 28947209 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2017.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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AIMS Bladder urothelial carcinoma is increasing in incidence with age and its prognosis could become worse when accompanied with metastasis. Effective treatment of these advanced patients is required and it becomes important to understand its underlying biology of this neoplasm, especially with regard to its biological pathways. A potential proposed pathway is androgen receptor (AR)-mediated intracellular signaling but the details have remained relatively unexplored. MAIN METHODS The expression of AR, 5α-reductase type1 (5αR1) and 5α-reductase type2 (5αR2) were examined in the bladder cancer cell line T24 and surgical pathology specimens. We also evaluated the status of androgen related cell proliferation and migration using the potent, non-aromatizable androgen agonist 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). KEY FINDINGS DHT treatment significantly increased AR mRNA expression level, but not those of 5αR1 and 5αR2 in T24 cells. DHT also suppressed cellular migration with weaker and opposite effects on cell proliferation. A significant inverse correlation was detected between pT stage and AR, 5αR1 and 5αR2 immunoreactivity. SIGNIFICANCE Inverse correlations detected between tumor grade and AR/androgen metabolizing enzyme also suggested that the loss of AR and androgen-producing enzymes could be associated with tumor progression. Effects of DHT on cells also suggest that androgens may regulate cellular behavior.
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Schwarz TI, Katsiadaki I, Maskrey BH, Scott AP. Rapid uptake, biotransformation, esterification and lack of depuration of testosterone and its metabolites by the common mussel, Mytilus spp. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 171:54-65. [PMID: 28245981 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The presence of the vertebrate steroids, testosterone (T) and 17β-estradiol in mollusks is often cited as evidence that they are involved in the control of their reproduction. In this paper, we show that a likely source of T in at least one species, the common mussel (Mytilus spp.), is from uptake from water. When mussels were exposed to waterborne tritiated T ([3H]-T) in a closed container, the radioactivity decreased rapidly and exponentially until, by 24h, approximately 35% remained in the water. The rate of uptake of radiolabel could not be saturated by concentrations as high as 16.5μgL-1 (mean measured) of non-radiolabeled T, showing that the animals have a very high capacity for uptake of T. At least 30% of the applied radioactivity could be extracted from the tissues of the animals with organic solvents and most of this (26% of the total applied radioactivity) was in the fatty acid ester fraction. Following alkaline hydrolysis, reverse phase HPLC and TLC, this fraction was shown to consist predominantly of 5α-dihydrotestosterone and 5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol, while T was a minor component. These steroids were definitively identified in the fatty acid ester fraction by mass spectrometry. Overall, less than 5% of the [3H]-T applied to the system remained untransformed at the end of exposure. After ten days of depuration there was no reduction in the total amount of radioactivity in the tissues, nor any changes in the ratio of the metabolites in the ester fraction. These findings show that any association between T presence and reproductive status or sex is confounded by their significant capacity for uptake, and that T undergoes extensive metabolism in mussels in vivo and therefore may not be representative of the androgenic burden of the animals. Consequently, measurements of T in mussel tissue offer little utility as an indicator of reproductive status or sex.
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- Tamar I Schwarz
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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Vasilevskaya AV, Yantsevich AV, Sergeev GV, Lemish AP, Usanov SA, Gilep AA. Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis enzyme involved in vitamin D and 7-dehydrocholesterol metabolism. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 169:202-209. [PMID: 27289046 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Problems arising during treatment of tuberculosis are well known, therefore studies of Mycobacterium drug molecular targets are an area of particular importance. Members of the cytochrome P450 family (CYP) may belong to potential candidates for drug targets being involved in metabolism of biologically important molecules in the host organism. CYP124 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTCYP124) catalyzes ω-hydroxylation of methyl-branched lipids. The data obtained in the present study indicate that this enzyme can also oxidize provitamin D3 (7-dehydrocholesterol) and vitamin D3. We found that the final product is different from 1α- and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, so we propose that MTCYP124 is involved in alternative pathway for metabolism of vitamin D3.
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- A V Vasilevskaya
- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, 220141, Minsk, Kuprevicha 5/2, Belarus
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, 220141, Minsk, Kuprevicha 5/2, Belarus
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, 220141, Minsk, Kuprevicha 5/2, Belarus
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- Institute of an Experimental Veterinary Science n. S.N. Wyshelesski, 220003, Minsk, Briketa 28, Belarus
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, 220141, Minsk, Kuprevicha 5/2, Belarus
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, 220141, Minsk, Kuprevicha 5/2, Belarus.
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Flück CE, Pandey AV. Impact on CYP19A1 activity by mutations in NADPH cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 165:64-70. [PMID: 27032764 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 aromatase (CYP19A1), in human placenta metabolizes androgens to estrogens and uses reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate through cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) for the energy requirements of its metabolic activities. Mutations in the human POR lead to congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to loss of activities of several steroid metabolizing enzymatic reactions conducted by the cytochrome P450 proteins located in the endoplasmic reticulum. Effect of POR mutations on different P450 activities depend on individual partner proteins. In this report we have studied the impact of mutations found in the POR on the enzymatic activity of CYP19A1. We expressed wild type as well mutant human POR proteins in bacteria and purified the recombinant proteins, which were then used in an in vitro reconstitution system in combination with CYP19A1 and lipids for enzymatic analysis. We found that several mutations as well as polymorphisms in human POR can cause reduction of CYP19A1 activity. This would affect metabolism of estrogens in people with variations of POR allele. The POR mutants Y181D and R616X were found to have no activity in supporting CYP19A1 reactions. The POR mutations Y607C and delF646 showed a loss of 60-90% activity and two polymorphic forms of POR, R316W and G413S showed similar to WT activity. One POR variant, Q153R had almost double the activity of WT. Loss of CYP19A1 activity may contribute to disordered steroidogenesis in female patients with POR mutations as well as in mothers with POR variants carrying a male child.
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- Christa E Flück
- Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, University Children's Hospital Bern, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, University Children's Hospital Bern, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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Schwarz TI, Katsiadaki I, Maskrey BH, Scott AP. Mussels (Mytilus spp.) display an ability for rapid and high capacity uptake of the vertebrate steroid, estradiol-17β from water. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 165:407-420. [PMID: 27568213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Six experiments were carried out to define the optimum conditions for investigating the dynamics of uptake and metabolism of tritiated E2 from water by adult blue mussels, Mytilus spp. Optimum uptake was achieved using 400mL aerated sea water animal-1 and an incubation period of no more than 24h. The pattern of disappearance conformed closest to an inverse hyperbolic curve with the percentage of radiolabel that could be measured in the water reaching an asymptote that was on average 50% of the original. This apparent inability of the animals to absorb all the radiolabel was investigated further. Solvent partition and chromatography revealed that, after 24h, c. 60% of the radiolabel still present in the water was composed of water soluble conjugates, c. 25% was composed of tritiated water and only 15% ran on and around the chromatographic position of E2. The major water soluble constituent was identified by chromatography and mass-spectrometry as 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17β-diol 3-sulfate (estradiol 3-S). The clearance rate of radiolabel was 46.9±1.8mLanimal-1h-1. This was not significantly affected by the addition of as much as 25μgL-1 cold E2 to the water, demonstrating that mussels have a large capacity for E2 uptake. A new procedure involving solvent partition was developed for separating the free, esterified and sulfated forms of E2 present in the flesh of mussels. This involved extracting the soft tissue with organic solvents and then treating a portion of dried extract with a combination of heptane (dissolved fatty acid esters of E2) and 80% ethanol (dissolved free and sulfated E2). The latter fraction was further partitioned between water (sulfate) and diethyl ether (free steroid). This procedure was much cheaper and less time-consuming than chromatography. Approximately 80% of the radioactivity that was taken up by the animals was present in the form of ester. Moreover, E2 was the only steroid identified after saponification of these esters. Of the remaining radioactivity, c. 10% was in the form of unidentified free steroids and c. 10% was estradiol 3-S. In order to determine how rapidly mussels were able to depurate tritiated E2 and its metabolites, two experiments were carried out. Animals from the first experiment purged up to 63% of radioactivity in 20days under flow-through conditions; whereas animals from the second experiment released only 16% of radioactivity in 10days under semi-static conditions. The ratios of the different forms of E2 did not change substantially during the course of depuration.
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- Tamar I Schwarz
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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Burkhard FZ, Parween S, Udhane SS, Flück CE, Pandey AV. P450 Oxidoreductase deficiency: Analysis of mutations and polymorphisms. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 165:38-50. [PMID: 27068427 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR) is required for metabolic reactions of steroid and drug metabolizing cytochrome P450 proteins located in endoplasmic reticulum. Mutations in POR cause a complex set of disorders resembling combined deficiencies of multiple steroid metabolizing enzymes. The P450 oxidoreductase deficiency (PORD) was first reported in patients with symptoms of defects in steroidogenic cytochrome P450 enzymes and ambiguous genitalia, and bone malformation features resembling Antley-Bixler syndrome. POR is now classified as a separate and rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), which may cause disorder of sexual development (DSD). Since the initial description of PORD in 2004, a large number of POR mutations and polymorphisms have been described. In this report we have performed computational analysis of mutations and polymorphisms in POR linked to metabolism of steroids and xenobiotics and pathology of PORD from the reported cases. The mutations in POR that were identified in patients with disruption of steroidogenesis also have severe effects on cytochrome P450 proteins involved in metabolism of drugs. Different variations in POR show a range of diverse effects on different partner proteins that are often linked to the location of the particular variants. The variations in POR that cause defective binding of co-factors always have damaging effects on all partner proteins, while the mutations causing subtle structural changes may lead to altered interaction with partner proteins and the overall effect may be different for each individual partner. Computational analysis of available sequencing data and mutation analysis shows that Japanese (R457H), Caucasian (A287P) and Turkish (399-401) populations can be linked to unique founder mutations. Other mutations identified so far were identified as rare alleles or in single isolated reports. The common polymorphism of POR is the variant A503V which can be found in about 27% of alleles in general population but there are remarkable differences among different sub populations.
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- Fabian Z Burkhard
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Bern, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Bern, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Bern, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Bern, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital Bern, and Department of Clinical Research, University of Bern, Switzerland.
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Schwarz TI, Katsiadaki I, Maskrey BH, Scott AP. Data on the uptake and metabolism of the vertebrate steroid estradiol-17β from water by the common mussel, Mytilus spp. Data Brief 2016; 9:956-965. [PMID: 27896302 PMCID: PMC5121145 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2016.10.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2016] [Revised: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The data presented in this article primarily provide support for the research article entitled “Mussels (Mytilus spp.) display an ability for rapid and high capacity uptake of the vertebrate steroid, estradiol-17β from water” (T.I. Schwarz, I. Katsiadaki, B.H. Maskrey, A.P. Scott, 2016) [1]. Data are presented on the ability of mussels to absorb tritiated estradiol (E2) from water. The data indicate that most of the radioactivity remaining in the water is 1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17β-diol 3-sulfate (E2 3-S) and the radioactivity in the mussel tissue is mainly in the form of fatty acid esters. The latter, following saponification, were identified by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography in conjunction with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) as intact E2. Data are included that indicate that the remaining radioactivity in the tissue is composed of E2 3-S and unidentified free metabolites. Experimental data included also relate to a) the efficiency of extraction of radioactivity from tissue, b) the efficiency of separation of free and esterified E2 using solvents and c) possible factors affecting the recovery of radioactivity. Finally, preliminary data are provided on concentrations of immunoreactive E2 in the free and ester fractions of tissue extracts from mussels caged in the field.
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- Tamar I Schwarz
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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Rampurwala M, Wisinski KB, Burkard ME, Ehsani S, O'Regan RM, Carmichael L, Kim K, Kolesar J, Tevaarwerk AJ. Phase 1b study of orteronel in postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer. Invest New Drugs 2017; 35:87-94. [PMID: 27826831 DOI: 10.1007/s10637-016-0403-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Introduction Suppressing both androgens and estrogens may circumvent hormone receptor resistance in breast cancer by reducing androgen receptor stimulation. Selective inhibition of the 17, 20-lyase enzyme by orteronel leads to decreased androgen production in men and would be anticipated to reduce estrogen and androgen production in women. Thus, we conducted a phase 1b study of orteronel in postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor positive (HR+) metastatic breast cancer. Methods The primary objective was to identify the recommended phase 2 dose (R2PD) of orteronel in women; escalation was via standard 3 + 3 design. The initial dose was 300 mg BID and escalated to 400 mg BID. Cycle length was 28 days. Enrolled patients had HR+ metastatic breast cancer and were evaluated every 8 weeks for disease progression. Results Eight heavily pre-treated women enrolled [median age: 57 yo (range 47-73)]. Four received 300 mg BID at dose level 1; 4 received 400 mg BID at dose level 2. No dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) were observed. Adverse events (AE) at least possibly related to orteronel included grade 1-2 nausea (n = 4) and bone pain (n = 3), and grade 1 hypokalemia, hot flashes, myalgia and AST elevation (n = 2). The only grade 3 AE was hypertension (n = 2) with 8 patients receiving 34 cycles of treatment. No objective responses were seen; clinical benefit was seen in 2 patients with stable disease for more than 6 months. Serum estrogens and testosterone were suppressed from baseline on both doses of orteronel. Conclusions Orteronel 400 mg BID is well tolerated in postmenopausal women, and significantly suppresses serum estrogens and testosterone. Clinical benefit was seen among heavily pretreated postmenopausal women with HR+ metastatic breast cancer.
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Ishihara Y, Fujitani N, Sakurai H, Takemoto T, Ikeda-Ishihara N, Mori-Yasumoto K, Nehira T, Ishida A, Yamazaki T. Effects of sex steroid hormones and their metabolites on neuronal injury caused by oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation in organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. Steroids 2016; 113:71-7. [PMID: 27389922 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2016.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Revised: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In this study, protective actions of the sex steroid hormones, progesterone, testosterone, and 17β-estradiol, against oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)/reoxygenation-induced neuronal cell death were examined using rat organotypic hippocampal slice cultures. Progesterone, testosterone, and 17β-estradiol significantly attenuated neuronal cell death elicited by OGD/reoxygenation. While the neuroprotection conferred by progesterone was not affected by SU-10603, an inhibitor of cytochrome P45017α, finasteride, a 5α-reductase inhibitor that blocks the conversion of progesterone to allopregnanolone, partially reversed the neuroprotection induced by progesterone. The progesterone metabolite, allopregnanolone attenuated neuronal injury induced by OGD/reoxygenation. Pretreatment with letrozole, a cytochrome P450 aromatase inhibitor or 4-hydroxyphenyl-1-naphthol, a 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 inhibitor showed no effect on testosterone-mediated neuroprotection, while finasteride completely abolished the protective action of testosterone. Treatment with 5α-dihydrotestosterone significantly suppressed neuronal injury. Pretreatment with mifepristone, a progesterone receptor antagonist and hydroxyflutamid, an androgen receptor antagonist significantly diminished the neuroprotective effects of progesterone and testosterone, respectively. ICI182,780, an estrogen receptor antagonist, showed no effect on neuroprotection mediated by 17β-estradiol. Pretreatment with actinomycin D or cycloheximide clearly abolished the neuroprotective effects of progesterone and testosterone, while actinomycin D and cycloheximide did not show any effect on neuroprotection mediated by 17β-estradiol. Taken together, progesterone protects neurons via progesterone receptor-dependent genomic pathway, and allopregnanolone is involved in progesterone-mediated neuroprotection. Testosterone and its metabolite 5α-dihydrotestosterone protect neurons via the genomic pathway of the androgen receptor. Metabolism of sex steroid hormones in the brain might complicate their protective actions in the brain.
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- Yasuhiro Ishihara
- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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- Division of Gene Research, Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products Chemistry, Kagawa School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Kagawa 769-2193, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Brain Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan
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Dimastrogiovanni G, Fernandes D, Bonastre M, Porte C. Progesterone is actively metabolized to 5α-pregnane-3,20-dione and 3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one by the marine mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Aquat Toxicol 2015; 165:93-100. [PMID: 26026673 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Progesterone (P4) and synthetic progestins enter the aquatic environment through wastewater treatment plant effluents and agricultural run-off, posing potential risks to aquatic organisms due to their biological activity. P4 is a precursor of a number of steroids in vertebrates, including estrogens and androgens. Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis were exposed to P4 at the ng to low μg/L range (0.02-10μg/L) for 7 days with the aim of (a) assessing potential alterations on endogenous steroids as a consequence of exposure, and (b) describing the enzymatic pathways involved in P4 metabolism in mussels. No significant alteration of the levels of testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2) was observed in mantle/gonad tissue of exposed mussels, in spite of a 5.6-fold increase in immunoreactive T in those exposed to 10μg P4/L, which was attributed to cross-reactivity. P4 was actively metabolized to 5α-pregnane-3,20-dione (5α-DHP) and 3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one (3β,20-one) in digestive gland, with no evidence for the synthesis of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone or androstenedione. The metabolism of P4 to 5α-DHP was not altered by exposure. Histological examination of the gonads suggested that exposure to 10μg/L P4 induced gamete maturation and release in mussels. Nonetheless, environmental concentrations of P4 are unlikely to have an endocrine action in mussels.
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- Environmental Chemistry Department, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain; FCT, CIMA, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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- Environmental Chemistry Department, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Environmental Chemistry Department, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Belledant A, Hovington H, Garcia L, Caron P, Brisson H, Villeneuve L, Simonyan D, Têtu B, Fradet Y, Lacombe L, Guillemette C, Lévesque E. The UGT2B28 Sex-steroid Inactivation Pathway Is a Regulator of Steroidogenesis and Modifies the Risk of Prostate Cancer Progression. Eur Urol 2016; 69:601-9. [PMID: 26215610 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.06.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Androgen inactivation occurs mainly through the glucuronidation conjugative reaction mediated by UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs). This metabolic process is involved in the control of systemic and local androgen bioavailability. OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship among expression of the androgen-inactivating UGT2B28 enzyme, circulating steroid hormone levels, and clinical phenotype in prostate cancer (PCa). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We conducted an analysis of a high-density prostate tumor tissue microarray consisting of 239 localized PCa cases. The study of 51 additional PCa patients with no copies of UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2B subfamily, polypeptide B28 (UGT2B28) in their genomes was performed to confirm the importance of the enzyme on circulating hormone levels. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Steroid hormones were measured by mass spectrometry. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models assessed the influence of UGT2B28 on progression, and general linear model regression evaluated variations in hormone levels. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS Tumor overexpression of UGT2B28 was associated with lower prostate-specific antigen levels at diagnosis, higher Gleason scores, margin and nodal invasion status, and it was shown to be an independent prognostic factor associated with progression. Enzyme overexpression correlated with 30% higher circulating levels of testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Patients with no copies of UGT2B28 in their genomes have lower levels of T (19%), DHT (17%), its glucuronide metabolites (18-38%), and enhanced levels of the adrenal precursor androstenedione (36%). CONCLUSIONS The UGT2B28 steroid-inactivating pathway modifies circulating T and DHT levels, and UGT2B28 overexpression is associated with high-grade PCa. Our work has uncovered the role of UGT2B28 as a regulator of steroidogenesis and underscores the interconnectivity among the steroid-inactivation capacity of cancer cells, hormone levels, disease characteristics, and the risk of cancer progression. PATIENT SUMMARY The androgen-inactivating UGT2B28 enzyme influences hormone levels, clinical and pathologic factors, and the risk of cancer progression.
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Obesity impacts many hormonal systems, including pituitary hormones, as well as insulin and leptin. In this review we discuss articles which investigate the influence of obesity on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Different techniques have been used to assess the function of the HPA-axis in obesity, including measuring fasting and/or late evening levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and (free) cortisol in plasma and saliva, studying feedback with dexamethasone or cortisol, and evaluating responsiveness of the system to corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) or ACTH 1-29. In addition, more elaborate studies investigated 24-h secretion patterns, analyzed with deconvolution techniques to quantitate pulsatile secretion rates of cortisol and less often ACTH. Other investigators used timed infusions of labeled cortisol for the estimation of the 24-h secretion rate, clearance rate and distribution volume. Many studies relied on the 24-h urinary excretion of free cortisol, but for quantitation of the 24-h secretion, measurement of all cortisol-derived metabolites is required. Several studies have applied modern liquid chromatography-tandem-mass spectrometry techniques to measure these metabolites. The picture emerging from all these studies is that, first, ACTH secretion is amplified, likely via enhanced forward drive; and, second, serum cortisol levels are normal or even low, associated with a normal 24-h cortisol secretion per liter distribution volume determined by deconvolution, but enhanced when based on the increased total distribution volume associated with obesity. Increased cortisol secretion was also established by isotope dilution studies and reports based on the measurement of all urinary cortisol metabolites. The responsiveness of the adrenal gland to ACTH is diminished. The studies do not address quantitative aspects of cortisol-cortisone metabolism on individual organs, including liver, central and peripheral fat, intestine, skin, and muscle.
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- Ferdinand Roelfsema
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333ZA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Endocrine Research Unit, Mayo Medical and Graduate Schools, Clinical Translational Research Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 55901, USA
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Blackwell BR, Brown TR, Broadway PR, Buser MD, Brooks JC, Johnson BJ, Cobb GP, Smith PN. Characterization of trenbolone acetate and estradiol metabolite excretion profiles in implanted steers. Environ Toxicol Chem 2014; 33:2850-8. [PMID: 25244153 DOI: 10.1002/etc.2757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2014] [Revised: 06/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Exogenous growth promoters have been used in US beef cattle production for over 50 yr. The environmental fate and transport of steroid growth promoters suggest potential for endocrine-disrupting effects among ecological receptors; however, the initial excretion of steroid metabolites from cattle administered growth promoters has not been well characterized. To better characterize excretion of trenbolone acetate and estrogen metabolites, steers were assigned to 1 of the following treatment groups: control, given no implant, or treatment, administered a combination implant (200 mg trenbolone acetate, 40 mg estradiol). Blood, urine, and fecal samples were collected over the course of 112 d following implantation. Samples were extracted and analyzed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for trenbolone acetate and estrogen metabolites. In both urine and feces, 17α-trenbolone and 17α-estradiol were the predominant metabolites following implantation. Mean concentrations of 17α-trenbolone and 17α-estradiol in feces of implanted steers were 5.9 ± 0.37 ng/g and 2.7 ± 0.22 ng/g, respectively. A best-fit model is presented to predict 17α-trenbolone and 17α-estradiol excretion from steers receiving implants. The present study provides the first characterization of both trenbolone and estrogen metabolites in excreta from implanted cattle and will help provide estimates of steroid production from feedyards in the United States.
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- Brett R Blackwell
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Interpretation of plasma cortisol levels in wild-caught fish is confounded by the stress of capture. Measurement of cortisol metabolites in fish bile could provide a method for assessing the stress level of wild fish because the time-lag for metabolism, conjugation and excretion into bile avoids the effects of sampling stress. To determine which biliary metabolite(s) to target, four Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., were injected with radioactive cortisol. After 22 h, the bile was collected and found to contain 30% of the injected activity. Cortisol metabolites were extracted from diluted bile samples using solid phase extraction and the radioactive metabolites separated by several different chromatographic procedures. The metabolites were predominantly present as sulfates (95%) with the remainder being glucuronidated. Chromatography split the sulfates into at least seven peaks, and acid solvolysis (which removes sulfate groups from steroids) generated four major radioactive steroids. These were identified, using microchemical reactions and re-crystallization to constant specific activity, as: 11β,17,21-trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione (cortisol), 3α,11β,17,21-tetrahydroxy-5β-pregnan-20-one (tetrahydrocortisol; THF), 3α,17,21-trihydroxy-5β-pregnane-11,20-dione (tetrahydrocortisone; THE) and 3α,17,20β,21-tetrahydroxy-5β-pregnan-11-one (β-cortolone). The last of these was the most abundant, and thus a likely target for a biliary stress assay. Studies were also carried out to determine the best method for extraction and solvolysis of sulfates. Solid phase extraction (i.e. using octadecylsilane) was found to be too unreliable for routine use. Even though the extraction efficiency could be improved by acidifying the bile, this caused premature solvolysis of sulfated steroids. Acid solvolysis of unextracted bile worked best (c. 90% converted to free steroids) on volumes that were 1 μL or lower. Aryl sulfatase digestion of unextracted bile did not work well (only 20% of radioactivity was converted to free steroids).
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- Alexander P Scott
- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK.
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- Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Barrack Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 8UB, UK
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5β-Reduced steroids are non-planar steroids that have a 90° bend in their structure to create an A/B cis-ring junction. This novel property is required for bile-acids to act as emulsifiers, but in addition 5β-reduced steroids have remarkable physiology and may act as potent tocolytic agents, endogenous cardiac glycosides, neurosteroids, and can act as ligands for orphan and membrane bound receptors. In humans there is only a single 5β-reductase gene AKR1D1, which encodes Δ(4)-3-ketosteroid-5β-reductase (AKR1D1). This enzyme is a member of the aldo-keto reductase superfamily, but possesses an altered catalytic tetrad, in which Glu120 replaces the conserved His residue. This predominant liver enzyme generates all 5β-dihydrosteroids in the C19-C27 steroid series. Mutations exist in the AKR1D1 gene, which result in loss of protein stability and are causative in bile-acid deficiency.
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- Mo Chen
- Department of Pharmacology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, United States
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- Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, United States; Department of Pharmacology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6160, United States.
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Moon JY, Shin HJ, Son HH, Lee J, Jung U, Jo SK, Kim HS, Kwon KH, Park KH, Chung BC, Choi MH. Metabolic changes in serum steroids induced by total-body irradiation of female C57B/6 mice. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 141:52-9. [PMID: 24462676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The short- and long-term effects of a single exposure to gamma radiation on steroid metabolism were investigated in mice. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to generate quantitative profiles of serum steroid levels in mice that had undergone total-body irradiation (TBI) at doses of 0Gy, 1Gy, and 4Gy. Following TBI, serum samples were collected at the pre-dose time point and 1, 3, 6, and 9 months after TBI. Serum levels of progestins, progesterone, 5β-DHP, 5α-DHP, and 20α-DHP showed a significant down-regulation following short-term exposure to 4Gy, with the exception of 20α-DHP, which was significantly decreased at each of the time points measured. The corticosteroids 5α-THDOC and 5α-DHB were significantly elevated at each of the time points measured after exposure to either 1 or 4Gy. Among the sterols, 24S-OH-cholestoerol showed a dose-related elevation after irradiation that reached significance in the high dose group at the 6- and 9-month time points.
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- Ju-Yeon Moon
- Future Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Radiation Biotechnology Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeonbuk 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Future Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Future Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Radiation Biotechnology Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeonbuk 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Radiation Biotechnology Research Division, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeonbuk 580-185, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Mass Spectrometry Research, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Mass Spectrometry Research, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Mass Spectrometry Research, Korea Basic Science Institute, Chungcheongbuk-do 363-883, Republic of Korea
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- Future Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea
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- Future Convergence Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Republic of Korea.
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Farhat A, Buick JK, Williams A, Yauk CL, O'Brien JM, Crump D, Williams KL, Chiu S, Kennedy SW. Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate perturbs the expression of genes involved in immune response and lipid and steroid metabolism in chicken embryos. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2014; 275:104-12. [PMID: 24407104 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We previously demonstrated that in ovo exposure to the flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) decreased plasma thyroxine levels, reduced growth parameters, and decreased gallbladder size in chicken embryos. In the current study DNA microarrays were used to evaluate global mRNA expression in liver tissue of male chicken embryos that exhibited the above mentioned effects. Injected doses were dimethyl sulfoxide vehicle control, 7.6 or 45 μg TDCPP/g egg. TDCPP caused significant changes in the expression of five genes at the low dose and 47 genes at the high dose (False Discovery Rate p ≤ 0.1, fold change ≥ 1.5). The gene expression analysis suggested a compromised immune function, a state of cholestatic liver/biliary fibrosis, and disrupted lipid and steroid metabolism. Circulating bile acid levels were elevated, which is an indication of liver dysfunction, and plasma cholesterol levels were reduced; however, hepatic bile acid and cholesterol levels were unaltered. Interactome analyses identified apolipoprotein E, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha as key regulatory molecules involved in the effects of TDCPP. Our results demonstrate a targeted effect of TDCPP toxicity on lipid metabolism, including cholesterol, that helps explain the aforementioned phenotypic effects, as chicken embryos are highly dependent on yolk lipids for growth and maintenance throughout development. Finally, our results are in concordance with the literature that describes TDCPP as a cancer-causing agent, since the majority of dysregulated genes were involved in cancer pathways.
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- Amani Farhat
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada; National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
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- National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada
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- National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada
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- National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada; National Wildlife Research Centre, Environment Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3, Canada.
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Giusti A, Joaquim-Justo C. Esterification of vertebrate like steroids in molluscs: a target of endocrine disruptors? Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2013; 158:187-98. [PMID: 24004916 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2013.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Alterations of the reproductive organs of gastropod molluscs exposed to pollutants have been reported in natural populations for more than 40 years. In some cases, these impacts have been linked to exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which are known to induce adverse impacts on vertebrates, mainly by direct binding to steroid receptors or by altering hormone synthesis. Investigations on the mechanisms of action of endocrine disruptors in molluscs show that EDCs induce modifications of endogenous titres of androgens (e.g., testosterone, androstenedione) and oestrogens (e.g., 17ß-oestradiol). Alterations of the activity of enzymes related to steroid metabolism (i.e., cytochrome P-450 aromatase, acyltransferases) are also often observed. In bivalves and gastropods, fatty acid esterification of steroids might constitute the major regulation of androgen and oestrogen homeostasis. The present review indicates that metabolism of steroid hormones to fatty acid esters might be a target of synthetic EDCs. Alterations of this process would impact the concentrations of free, potentially bioactive, form of steroids.
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- Arnaud Giusti
- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Centre of Analytical Research and Technology (CART), Liège University, 15 Allée du 6 août, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
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Benowitz-Fredericks ZM, Hodge M. Yolk androstenedione in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus domesticus): uptake and sex-dependent alteration of growth and behavior. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2013; 193:48-55. [PMID: 23871777 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In birds, causes and consequences of variation in maternally-derived steroids in egg yolk have been the subject of intense experimentation. Many studies have quantified or manipulated testosterone ("T") and one of its immediate precursors, androstenedione ("A4") - often lumping the two steroids as "androgens" and treating them as functionally equivalent. However, yolk A4 is deposited in substantially higher concentrations than T, binds only weakly to the androgen receptor, and is readily converted into either T or estrone by steroidogenic enzymes present during embryonic development. Thus it may not be appropriate to assume that A4 has the same effect as T. In addition, A4's metabolic fate is likely to differ between females and males. The goals of this study were to examine the sex-specific uptake and metabolism of yolk A4 and consequences of elevated levels of yolk A4 on development and behavior of domestic chicks. Eggs were injected with 2μ Ci of tritiated androstenedione; radioactivity was detected in all tissues of day 7 and day 16 embryos and found in both aqueous and organics phases of day 7 yolk, with no difference between sexes. A second set of eggs was injected with 125ng of A4. A4 increased growth of morphological traits (tarsus, beak) in females, but not males. A4 males had smaller combs than controls; there was no treatment effect in females. A4 reduced tonic immobility behavior in both sexes. The results of this study illustrate the importance of distinguishing both between androgens and between sexes when investigating avian endocrine maternal effects.
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Piao YS, Wiesenfeld P, Sprando R, Arnold JT. TGFβ1 alters androgenic metabolites and hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase enzyme expression in human prostate reactive stromal primary cells: Is steroid metabolism altered by prostate reactive stromal microenvironment? J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2013; 138:206-13. [PMID: 23770322 PMCID: PMC3839662 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Revised: 05/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The inflammatory tissue microenvironment can be an active promoter in preneoplastic cancer lesions. Altered steroid hormone metabolism as induced by the inflammatory microenvironment may contribute to epithelial cancer progression. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is the most abundant endogenous steroid hormone present in human serum and can be metabolized to DHEA, androgens and/or estrogens in peripheral tissues. We have previously reported that TGFβ1-induced reactive prostate stromal cells increase DHEA metabolism to active androgens and alter prostate cancer cell gene expression. While much of the focus on mechanisms of prostate cancer and steroid metabolism is in the epithelial cancer cells, this study focuses on TGFβ1-induced effects on DHEA metabolic pathways and enzymes in human prostate stromal cells. In DHEA-treated primary prostate stromal cells, TGFβ1 produced time- and dose-dependent increases in metabolism of DHEA to androstenedione and testosterone. Also TGFβ1-treated prostate stromal cells exhibited changes in the gene expression of enzymes involved in steroid metabolism including up-regulation of 3β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD), and down-regulation of 17βHSD5, and 17βHSD2. These studies suggest that reactive prostate stroma and the inflammatory microenvironment may contribute to altered steroid metabolism and increased intratumoral androgens.
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- Yun-shang Piao
- Division of Intramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
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- Division of Toxicology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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- Division of Toxicology, Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Laurel, MD 20708, United States
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, United States
- Corresponding author. Present address: NIH-National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center. Drive, Rm 3W206, Rockville, MD 20850, United States. Tel.: +1 240 276 5691.
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