title: Direct effects of lithium chloride on testicular delta 5-3 beta and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities in the rat--in vitro study.
abstract: Testicular delta 5-3 beta- and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (delta 5-3 beta- and 17 beta-HSD) activities of rat are inhibited in vitro by a wide range of lithium concentration. The inhibitory effects of lithium are evident at a concentration of 2.5 mM which is easily achieved during the treatment of acute manic patients with lithium. This suggests that lithium exerts a direct inhibitory effect on testicular hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Physiology Unit, Department of Physiology, Calcutta, India.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaudhuri
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002712:Chlorides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008094:Lithium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018021:Lithium Chloride; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013737:Testis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D008094:Lithium; D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D018021:Lithium Chloride