title: Effects of carbenoxolone administered acutely to adrenalectomized rats (in vivo) on renal and hepatic handling of corticosterone by 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
abstract: The in vivo effect(s) of carbenoxolone (CS) on renal 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-OHSD), hepatic 11 beta-OHSD, and 5 beta-reductase enzymatic activity was investigated, under conditions previously shown to confer mineralocorticoid (MC)-like activity on the glucocorticoids cortisol and corticosterone; it has been suggested that this Na+ retention is linked to inhibition of renal 11 beta-OHSD. The results show that acute administration of CS [2.5 mg/rat for 0.5 or 2 hours; and 10 or 25 mg/rat for 2 hours subcutaneously (sc)] to rats caused no inhibition of 11 beta-OHSD activity in kidney homogenates, minces, and microsomes when compared with controls. However, addition of 50 nM CS to the incubation medium completely inhibited the 11 beta-OHSD activity in kidney homogenates and microsomes (from controls or CS-injected rats). In contrast, hepatic microsomal 11 beta-OHSD was significantly inhibited after in vivo treatment with CS (P < 0.05) using 2 microM and 50 microM corticosterone, as was 5 beta-reductase (P < 0.05) using 4 microM corticosterone as substrate. However, chronic glycyrrhizin administration (15 mg/rat/day sc for 14 days) significantly inhibited renal 11 beta-OHSD activity when assayed in minces or homogenates. Thus, it appears that when CS is administered acutely, its effects are primarily on hepatic 11 beta-OHSD and 5 beta-reductase with no inhibition of renal 11 beta-OHSD.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Miriam Hospital, School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02906.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Semafuko
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000502:physiology*; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D000818:Animals; D002229:Carbenoxolone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000032:analysis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000201:enzymology; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D010088:Oxidoreductases; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; C021936:3-oxo-5 beta-steroid delta 4-dehydrogenase; D002229:Carbenoxolone; D003345:Corticosterone