Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration

Androgen metabolism in human epididymis was studied by incubating tissue fragments with isotopically labeled testosterone (T) and androstenedione (A) under batch and superfusion conditions. Epididymides were obtained from 16 patients with prostatic cancer, 5 of them treated with diethyl-stilbestrol...

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spelling paper:paper_00224731_v25_n2_p239_Vazquez2023-06-08T14:51:02Z Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration androgen androstanediol androstanedione androstanolone androstenedione c 14 diethylstilbestrol estrogen radioisotope steroid 5alpha reductase testosterone testosterone h 3 unclassified drug adverse drug reaction article drug analysis drug identification drug mechanism drug metabolism drug monitoring epididymis histology human human cell male genital system priority journal therapy Aged Androgens Androstenedione Epididymis Estrogens Humans Male Middle Aged Testosterone Androgen metabolism in human epididymis was studied by incubating tissue fragments with isotopically labeled testosterone (T) and androstenedione (A) under batch and superfusion conditions. Epididymides were obtained from 16 patients with prostatic cancer, 5 of them treated with diethyl-stilbestrol (2.5 mg/d) for several months prior to castration. Results from batch incubations with [3H]T (100nM) for 2 h at 25°C indicated a markedly lower 5α-reductase activity in tissues from estrogen-treated patients, as evaluated by measuring the amounts of radioactive 5α-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-androstanediols and 5α-androstanedione present in tissue and medium at the end of the incubation period. Superfusion experiments confirmed this estrogen effect and also showed a shift of the interconversion between A and T towards the reductive direction and a diminished tissue retention of DHT after estrogen treatment. These effects may contribute to the marked regression of the epididymal epithelium that was noted in the estrogen-treated patients, which is thought to be mainly the result of the inhibition of androgen biosynthesis caused by chemical hypophysectomy. © 1986. 1986 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00224731_v25_n2_p239_Vazquez http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00224731_v25_n2_p239_Vazquez
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topic androgen
androstanediol
androstanedione
androstanolone
androstenedione c 14
diethylstilbestrol
estrogen
radioisotope
steroid 5alpha reductase
testosterone
testosterone h 3
unclassified drug
adverse drug reaction
article
drug analysis
drug identification
drug mechanism
drug metabolism
drug monitoring
epididymis
histology
human
human cell
male genital system
priority journal
therapy
Aged
Androgens
Androstenedione
Epididymis
Estrogens
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Testosterone
spellingShingle androgen
androstanediol
androstanedione
androstanolone
androstenedione c 14
diethylstilbestrol
estrogen
radioisotope
steroid 5alpha reductase
testosterone
testosterone h 3
unclassified drug
adverse drug reaction
article
drug analysis
drug identification
drug mechanism
drug metabolism
drug monitoring
epididymis
histology
human
human cell
male genital system
priority journal
therapy
Aged
Androgens
Androstenedione
Epididymis
Estrogens
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Testosterone
Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration
topic_facet androgen
androstanediol
androstanedione
androstanolone
androstenedione c 14
diethylstilbestrol
estrogen
radioisotope
steroid 5alpha reductase
testosterone
testosterone h 3
unclassified drug
adverse drug reaction
article
drug analysis
drug identification
drug mechanism
drug metabolism
drug monitoring
epididymis
histology
human
human cell
male genital system
priority journal
therapy
Aged
Androgens
Androstenedione
Epididymis
Estrogens
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Testosterone
description Androgen metabolism in human epididymis was studied by incubating tissue fragments with isotopically labeled testosterone (T) and androstenedione (A) under batch and superfusion conditions. Epididymides were obtained from 16 patients with prostatic cancer, 5 of them treated with diethyl-stilbestrol (2.5 mg/d) for several months prior to castration. Results from batch incubations with [3H]T (100nM) for 2 h at 25°C indicated a markedly lower 5α-reductase activity in tissues from estrogen-treated patients, as evaluated by measuring the amounts of radioactive 5α-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-androstanediols and 5α-androstanedione present in tissue and medium at the end of the incubation period. Superfusion experiments confirmed this estrogen effect and also showed a shift of the interconversion between A and T towards the reductive direction and a diminished tissue retention of DHT after estrogen treatment. These effects may contribute to the marked regression of the epididymal epithelium that was noted in the estrogen-treated patients, which is thought to be mainly the result of the inhibition of androgen biosynthesis caused by chemical hypophysectomy. © 1986.
title Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration
title_short Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration
title_full Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration
title_fullStr Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration
title_full_unstemmed Androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration
title_sort androgen metabolism in the human epididymis. effect of in vivo estrogen administration
publishDate 1986
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00224731_v25_n2_p239_Vazquez
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00224731_v25_n2_p239_Vazquez
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