title: The corticosteroid receptor and the action of various steroids in rainbow trout fibroblasts.
abstract: Corticosteroid binding sites with the characteristics of steroid receptors were detected with the synthetic corticosteroid, [3H]triamcinolone acetonide (TA), in monolayers of the rainbow trout fibroblast cell line, RTG-2. The sites had low capacity as saturation was achieved at approximately 5 nM. Scatchard plots of the data suggested a single population of high-affinity binding sites. The number of receptors per cell was approximately 20,000; the dissociation constant, 1 nM. Changes in [3H]thymidine incorporation and cellular morphology were monitored as potential corticosteroid-sensitive metabolic responses. Only cortisol and 11-deoxycortisol among 14 naturally occurring steroids and TA, fluocinolone acetonide, dexamethasone, and prednisolone among 6 synthetic corticosteroids inhibited [3H]thymidine incorporation and altered the morphology in RTG-2 cells. Two observations suggested that the corticosteroid receptor mediated these responses. The synthetic steroid, RU 38486, which is an antiglucocorticoid in mammals, did not elicit these responses, had a high affinity for the receptor, and blocked the ability of cortisol and TA to change [3H]thymidine incorporation and cellular morphology. Second, the affinity of various natural steroids for the receptor correlated with their ability to elicit a cellular response. Cortisol, and to lesser extent 11-deoxycortisol, showed strong affinity for the receptor. Cortisone, aldosterone, and the sex steroids had no affinity and did not elicit cellular responses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Bols
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000032:analysis / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000032:analysis* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D012487:Salmonidae / Q000502:physiology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000378:metabolism*; D014337:Trout / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D013256:Steroids; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide