Effect of the aromatase inhibitor 4-hydroxyandrostene-3,17-dione progesterone synthesis by human luteal cells.

Abstract:

:The authors studied the effects of 4-hydroxyandrostene-3,17-dione (4-OHA) on progesterone (P), 17 beta-estradiol (E2), and 20 alpha-hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one synthesis and pregnenolone accumulation in cultured human midluteal cells. A dose-dependent inhibition with and without human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) of E2 and P production was observed. The accumulation of pregnenolone was significantly enhanced three to fourfold by 4-OHA in this culture system, as compared with control value. In addition, a sevenfold increase on pregnenolone accumulation was observed in the presence of 4-OHA plus 10 IU of hCG as compared with control values and 2.2-fold as compared with the 4-OHA treatments. These in vitro findings indicate a direct effect of 4-OHA on luteal steroidogenesis. Nevertheless, the suppressive effect of 4-OHA on P and E2 production is located at different sites of the steroidogenic pathway. In addition, the results demonstrate that hCG in the presence of 4-OHA stimulated pregnenolone accumulation, suggesting that the inhibition of P synthesis is in some steps after the formation of pregnenolone. These data indicate that the actions of 4-OHA on P or E2 formation have different inhibitory mechanisms.

journal_name

Fertil Steril

journal_title

Fertility and sterility

authors

Devoto L,Vega M,Castro O,Kohen P

doi

10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54300-3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-05-01 00:00:00

pages

922-6

issue

5

eissn

0015-0282

issn

1556-5653

pii

S0015-0282(16)54300-3

journal_volume

55

pub_type

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