title: Effect of growth hormone, insulin and dexamethasone on 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity on a primary culture of rat hepatocytes.
abstract: 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-HSD) is a microsomal enzyme present in the peripheral tissues of the rat, including the liver, and is mediated by a number of factors in animal in vivo studies. However, the effect of peptide hormones and glucocorticoids on the activity of 11 beta-HSD in isolated rat hepatocytes is not clear. To investigate these effects, we determined 11 beta-HSD activity in a primary culture of rat hepatocytes by adding various concentrations of growth hormone, insulin and dexamethasone (Dex). 11 beta-HSD activity increased significantly after treatment with Dex (10(-9)M-10(-6)M) for 48h. Dex (100nM) treated hepatocytes, incubated for 12h to 48h, resulted in a significant two-to four-fold rise in 11 beta-HSD activity compared to control (p < 0.01), which was in contrast to GH (10(-9)M-10(-6)M) and insulin (10(-8)M-10(-5)M), which inhibited 11 beta-HSD activity (p < 0.05). These results suggest that the 11 beta-HSD of rat hepatocytes is under multifactorial regulation; Dex stimulates and GH and insulin inhibit 11 beta-HSD activity in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nasuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saegusa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Igarashi
mesh_terms: D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D003907:Dexamethasone; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D042842:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases