title: Inhibitory effects of glycyrrhetic acid derivatives on 11 beta- and 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases of rat liver.
abstract: Glycyrrhetic acid (GA), an aglycone of glycyrrhizin (GL), is a potent inhibitor of 11 beta- and 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. 11 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity of rat liver microsomes was potently inhibited by GA, 3-deoxyglycyrrhetic acid (3-deoxyGA), 3-ketoglycyrrhetic acid (3-ketoGA), 3-epiglycyrrhetic acid (3-epiGA) and 11-deoxoglycyrrhetic acid (11-deoxoGA), with I50 values of 2-4 x 10(-7) M. However, 18 alpha-stereoisomers (I50 = 3-7 x 10(-6) M) of GA, 3-deoxyGA and 11-deoxoGA were one tenth less inhibitory on the enzyme activity than the corresponding 18 beta-isomers. On the other hand, 18 alpha-stereoisomers of GA, 3-deoxyGA and 11-deoxoGA inhibited 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity of rat liver cytosol more potently than the corresponding 18 beta-isomers. I50 values of 18 alpha- and 18 beta-isomers were 2 and 7 x 10(-6) M, respectively, in the case of GA, 8 and 20 x 10(-6) M in 3-deoxyGA, 3 and 20 x 10(-6) M in 11-deoxoGA. These results indicate that the 18 beta-conformation of oleanane is important for the inhibition of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase but on the contrary the 18 alpha-conformation is important for the inhibition of 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
authors: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Akao
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Terasawa
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Hiai
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Kobashi
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D045002:3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific); D000818:Animals; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D019695:Glycyrrhizic Acid; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D045002:3-alpha-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase (B-Specific); D006034:Glycyrrhetinic Acid