title: Dehydrogenase and oxoreductase activities of porcine placental 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase.
abstract: Dehydrogenase (cortisol to cortisone) and oxoreductase (cortisone to cortisol) activities of porcine placental 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD) were measured in tissue fragment cultures on day 75 of gestation. Dehydrogenase activity was over fivefold greater than oxoreductase activity (p < .001). There were positive linear associations (p < .01) between net dehydrogenase activity (dehydrogenase minus oxoreductase) and fetal weight, fetal length, and placental weight. These data indicate a predominance of placental 11beta-HSD dehydrogenase activity at this gestational stage that would insure a net conversion of cortisol to cortisone as it traverses the placenta. The data further suggest that 11beta-HSD activities may provide an optimal glucocorticoid environment that is supportive of enhanced fetal and placental growth.
authors.affiliation: USDA, ARS, Roman L. Hruska US Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center NE 68933-0166, USA. klemcke@email.marc.usda.gov
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Klemcke
mesh_terms: D043205:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism*; D010920:Placenta / Q000201:enzymology*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D010088:Oxidoreductases; D006913:Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; D043205:11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1