title: Effect of corticosterone on adrenal 5-ene-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in estrogen-treated rats.
abstract: Treatment of adult male rats with estradiol-17 beta for 7 days results in adrenal hyperplasia, increased level of serum ACTH along with reduction in serum level of alpha 2u-globulin and inhibition of adrenal 5-ene-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (5-ene-3 beta-HSD) activity. Administration of corticosterone in estrogen-treated rats reverses the effects of estrogen while in normal rats corticosterone treatment reduces adrenal weight, serum ACTH and adrenal 5-ene-3 beta-HSD activity. In vitro experiments show that alpha 2u-globulin fails to change adrenal 5-ene-3 beta-HSD activity in corticosterone pretreated rats while in normal and estrogen pretreated rats alpha 2u-globulin increases 5-ene-3 beta-HSD activity.
mesh_terms: D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood; D000510:Alpha-Globulins / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D011375:Progesterone Reductase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D000510:Alpha-Globulins; C013803:alpha 2u globulin; D004958:Estradiol; C016430:17 beta-estradiol hemisuccinate; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D015096:3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D011375:Progesterone Reductase; D003345:Corticosterone