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Cytosol and nuclear estrogen and progestin receptors and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in normal and carcinomatous endometrium. 1983

M Neumannova, and A Kauppila, and R Vihko

Endometrial estrogen and progestin receptors were quantitatively measured in the cytosol (ERc, PRc) and nuclear (ERn, PRn) fractions, the activity of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase measured in 13 normal women in the late proliferative phase of the cycle (control group), in 33 patients with adenocarcinoma, and in 6 patients with other malignancies of the endometrium. The parameters measured had relatively small variations in the control group, whereas the opposite was true for the malignant endometrium. ERc and PRc were present in significantly higher concentrations in normal endometrial tissue (167 and 1697 fmol/mg cytosol protein, respectively) than in malignant endometrial tissue (45 and 116 fmol/mg cytosol protein, respectively), and the ratios of ERc/ERn and PRc/PRn were higher (P much less than .001 in both cases) in the normal group. The activities of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase were identical in normal and adenocarcinoma tissue and correlated with PRc in carcinomatous endometrium. The present results support previous findings that the great majority of endometrial adenocarcinoma specimens have significant concentrations of ERc and PRc and that these concentrations are lower than in normal endometrium. In addition, they demonstrate that nuclear location of the female sex steroid receptors is favored in the malignant tissue. Despite these differences, the 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities were identical in proliferative endometrium and in endometrial adenocarcinoma.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008598	Menstruation	The periodic shedding of the ENDOMETRIUM and associated menstrual bleeding in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating PROGESTERONE, and occurs at the late LUTEAL PHASE when LUTEOLYSIS of the CORPUS LUTEUM takes place.
D008722	Methods	A series of steps taken in order to conduct research.	Techniques,Methodological Studies,Methodological Study,Procedures,Studies, Methodological,Study, Methodological,Method,Procedure,Technique
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011960	Receptors, Estrogen	Cytoplasmic proteins that bind estrogens and migrate to the nucleus where they regulate DNA transcription. Evaluation of the state of estrogen receptors in breast cancer patients has become clinically important.	Estrogen Receptor,Estrogen Receptors,Estrogen Nuclear Receptor,Estrogen Receptor Type I,Estrogen Receptor Type II,Estrogen Receptors Type I,Estrogen Receptors Type II,Receptor, Estrogen Nuclear,Receptors, Estrogen, Type I,Receptors, Estrogen, Type II,Nuclear Receptor, Estrogen,Receptor, Estrogen
D011980	Receptors, Progesterone	Specific proteins found in or on cells of progesterone target tissues that specifically combine with progesterone. The cytosol progesterone-receptor complex then associates with the nucleic acids to initiate protein synthesis. There are two kinds of progesterone receptors, A and B. Both are induced by estrogen and have short half-lives.	Progesterone Receptors,Progestin Receptor,Progestin Receptors,Receptor, Progesterone,Receptors, Progestin,Progesterone Receptor,Receptor, Progestin
D002467	Cell Nucleus	Within a eukaryotic cell, a membrane-limited body which contains chromosomes and one or more nucleoli (CELL NUCLEOLUS). The nuclear membrane consists of a double unit-type membrane which is perforated by a number of pores; the outermost membrane is continuous with the ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM. A cell may contain more than one nucleus. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)	Cell Nuclei,Nuclei, Cell,Nucleus, Cell
D003600	Cytosol	Intracellular fluid from the cytoplasm after removal of ORGANELLES and other insoluble cytoplasmic components.	Cytosols
D004717	Endometrium	The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing embryo.	Endometria
D005260	Female		Females
D006651	Histocytochemistry	Study of intracellular distribution of chemicals, reaction sites, enzymes, etc., by means of staining reactions, radioactive isotope uptake, selective metal distribution in electron microscopy, or other methods.	Cytochemistry