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The effect of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and testosterone (T) on rat granulosa cell progestin metabolism was investigated by incubation of the cells for 24 h with FSH and/or T and subsequent reincubation with an appropriate rabiolabeled steroid for 3 h. Exposure to varying concentrations of FSH (8-1000 ng/ml) and T (4-500 nM) decreased overall 4-[14C] progesterone utilization and accumulation of 20 alpha-reduced metabolites of progesterone in a dose-related manner. The accumulation of 5 alpha-reduced metabolites was not markedly changed by FSH and T treatments. Treatments with FSH and/or T decreased utilization of all progestins studied: progesterone by 30-50%, 20 alpha-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one by 23-31%, 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one by 41-64%, and 5 alpha-pregnane-3 alpha,20 alpha-diol by 26-34%. The greatest effects were observed following FSH + T treatments. Decreased utilization of substrates was associated with the decrease of 20 alpha-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase activity; the conversion of progesterone to 20 alpha-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one was decreased by 44-62%, the conversion of 20 alpha-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one to progesterone was decreased by 41-61%, the conversion of 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one to 5 alpha-pregnane-3 alpha,20 alpha-diol was decreased by 42-69%, and the conversion of 5 alpha-pregnane-3 alpha,20 alpha-diol to 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one was decreased by 53-60%. The incubation of granulosa cells with cyanoketone (10(-6)M), an inhibitor of delta 5,3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, virtually eliminated de novo progesterone production but did not alter the inhibitory effect of FSH and T on radiolabeled progesterone utilization and accumulation of 20 alpha-reduced metabolites, indicating that the observed effects are not influenced by endogenous production of progesterone. It was concluded from these studies that both FSH and testosterone inhibit the 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity and consequently decrease progesterone catabolism by granulosa cells.
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
May 1982,
Endocrinology,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
February 1977,
Molecular and cellular endocrinology,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
October 1980,
Endocrinology,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
September 1989,
Biochemical and biophysical research communications,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
September 1982,
Endocrinology,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
April 1986,
Endocrinology,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
June 1982,
The Journal of biological chemistry,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
December 1985,
Biology of reproduction,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
April 1983,
Endocrinology,
Y S Moon, and
A J Duleba, and
K S Kim, and
B H Yuen
January 1993,
Endocrinology,
