PMID: 6107999Sep 1, 1980Paper

The effects of neurotransmitters and other cellular modulators and factors on hypothalamic and anterior pituitary delta 4-steroid (progesterone) 5 alpha-reductase activity

Steroids
J E KrauseH J Karavolas

Abstract

A number of diverse biological compounds involved in the regulation of the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-ovarian axis have been examined for effects on the conversion of 3H-progesterone to 3H-5 alpha-dihydro-progesterone and 3H-3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one by female rat hypothalamus and/or anterior pituitary. Broken cell preparations were incubated with 3H-progesterone and NADPH, and product 5 alpha-reduced progestins were quantitated by reverse isotopic dilution analysis. Progesterone 5 alpha-reductase activity was reduced up to 50% in the presence of 10(-2) to 10(-3) M serotonin in both preparations. At 10(-3) M, various indoles including n-acetylserotonin, melatonin, 5-methoxytryptamine, 5-methoxytryptophol, and 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid decreased by 10 to 30% 5 alpha-reduced product formation. At 10(-2) M, carbamylcholine and norepinephrine were without effect, while 10(-2) M dopamine reduced by 20% the 5 alpha-reduction of progesterone only in pituitary homogenates. The LHRH protease inhibitor bacitracin (2 X 10(-3) M) decreased by 10 to 40% progesterone 5 alpha-reductase activity in both tissues. By itself, LHRH did not affect the 5 alpha-reduction of progesterone nor did it potentiate the bacitracin effect. In the ...Continue Reading

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