17Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in normal breast tissue during the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraception.
Our purpose was to assess 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17HSD) type 1 protein expression in normal breast tissue during the menstrual cycle and hormonal contraception. We analyzed 17HSD type 1 protein expression by immunohistochemistry during the regular menstrual cycle (n = 12) and hormonal contraception (n = 7) in women undergoing reduction mammoplasty. 17HSD type 1 protein was detected in normal breast epithelial cells throughout the menstrual cycle and in all women using hormonal contraception. Mean 17HSD type 1 staining intensity was higher in alveolar epithelial cells in women using hormonal contraception (2.14) than in untreated women (1.25; P < 0.04). For ducts, this difference approached significance (2.29 vs. 1.41; P = 0.06). There was a negative correlation between serum estradiol (E2) levels and 17HSD type 1 protein expression for both alveolar (r(s) = -0.68; P = 0.004) and ductal (r(s) = -0.75; P = 0.002) breast epithelial cells. Enhanced 17HSD type 1 protein expression might increase the conversion to E2 in normal breast tissue during hormonal contraception. The negative correlation between serum E2 levels and 17HSD type 1 suggests this enzyme to be one of the regulatory mechanisms of intratissue E2 concentration in normal breast tissue.
Söderqvist
G
G
Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Poutanen
M
M
Wickman
M
M
von Schoultz
B
B
Skoog
L
L
Vihko
R
R
D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000201:enzymology*; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D016462:Mammaplasty; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D012016:Reference Values; D013256:Steroids / Q000097:blood
D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone; D013256:Steroids; D004958:Estradiol; D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; C044256:3 (or 17)-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase