title: Changes in 5 alpha- and 5 beta-reductase pathways of aldosterone metabolism by dietary sodium.
abstract: The effects of dietary Na+ on 5 alpha- and 5 beta-reductase pathways of aldosterone metabolism in the liver were studied in male rats maintained on low, control, and high Na+ diets. A high Na+ diet caused significant increases in the synthesis of 5 beta-reduced metabolites, primarily 3 alpha, 5 beta-tetrahydroaldosterone; whereas a low Na+ diet stimulated the 5 alpha-reductase pathway causing increases in the synthesis of 5 alpha-dihydroaldosterone and 3 beta 5 alpha-tetrahydroaldosterone, as well as certain polar, hydroxylated metabolites of aldosterone. These studies demonstrate that dietary Na+, a known regulator of aldosterone synthesis, may also regulate enzymes involved in aldosterone metabolism in peripheral tissues.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorsline
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Latif
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D013741:3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D004039:Diet, Sodium-Restricted; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012982:Sodium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012982:Sodium, Dietary; D000450:Aldosterone; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D013741:3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase; C021936:3-oxo-5 beta-steroid delta 4-dehydrogenase