title: Effect of human chorionic gonadotropin and prolactin on 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in granulosa cells of immature rat ovary.
abstract: The effects of FSH, hCG, and PRL on the activity of 20 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20 alpha-SDH) of separate ovarian components of hypophysectomized, diethylstilbestrol-treated rats were studied. Enzyme activity was found to reside mainly in granulosa cells. FSH induced an increase in enzyme activity. A preparation of FSH was purified by adsorbing its LH contamination on rat corpora lutea membranes and by further neutralizing LH traces with an antiserum to the beta-subunit of LH. This purified FSH retained the ability to induce a 6-fold increase in specific enzyme activity in granulosa cells of hypophysectomized, diethylstilbestrol-treated rats. Administration of hCG to rats treated with purified FSH, further enhanced 20 alpha-SDH activity in granulosa cells up to 11.5-fold above control. PRL, which is known to inhibit 20 alpha-SDH activity in regressing rat corpora lutea, suppressed the FSH-induced increase in enzyme activity in the granulosa cells.
mesh_terms: D015089:20-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D006107:Granulosa Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D012741:Sexual Maturation
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011388:Prolactin; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D015089:20-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases