title: A useful cell system for studying the regulation of 17HSD/KSR type 2 activity and expression in ovarian epithelial cancer.
abstract: 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/17-ketosteroid reductase (17HSD/KSR) activity and 17HSD/KSR types 1, 2, 4, and 5 mRNA levels were characterized in ovarian cancer cell lines derived from patients unexposed to radiation or chemotherapy. Activity was at the limit of detection in TOV-112D and TOV-21G cells. Activity in OV-90 was comparable to that in human placental tissue, was predominantly microsomal and was 17HSD/KSR type 2-like in substrate specificity and inhibition patterns. In monolayers, conversion of testosterone (T) to androstenedione (A) was 12-fold greater than that of A to T. Reduction of fetal bovine serum to 0.3% in the culture medium had no effect on 17β-HSD activity. Significant levels of type 1 and type 2 mRNAs were observed in OV-90 while only trace amounts were detected in TOV-21G. In contrast, type 4 mRNA levels were comparable for OV-90 and TOV-21G. Type 5 mRNA was detected in both cell lines but its level in OV-90 was twice that of TOV-21G. In OV-90, the type 2-like activity was predominant even though the type 5 mRNA level was 2.5-fold higher than that of the type 2. OV-90 cells may be a useful system for studying the regulation of 17HSD/KSR type 2 activity and expression in ovarian epithelial cancer.
authors.affiliation: Reproduction Axis, Perinatal and Child Health, CHUQ, PCHUL, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and CRBR, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: Pierre R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Provost
authors.forename: Paul H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Blomquist
mesh_terms: D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015067:17-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; C044256:3 (or 17)-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase