TY - JOUR
T1 - A dual role of growth hormone as a feminizing and masculinizing factor in the control of sex-specific cytochrome P-450 isozymes in rat liver
AU - Mode, A.
AU - Wiersma-Larsson, E.
AU - Strom, A.
AU - Zaphiropoulos, P. G.
AU - Gustafsson, J. A.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - The effects of GH on the major constitutive sex-specific forms of cytochrome P-450 (P-450(15β) and P-450(16α)) were studied in hypophysectomized rats at the mRNA level. Time-course experiments were performed with or without simultaneous treatment with thyroxine and cortisol. Intermittent administration of GH, mimicking the male secretory pattern, caused complete masculinization of the male specific P-450(16α) at a pretranslational level in the absence and presence of thyroxine and cortisol. When GH was administered continuously, mimicking the female secretory pattern, the female specific P-450(15β) was induced, an effect that was dramatically potentiated by simultaneous treatment with thyroxine and cortisol. A synergistic effect of thyroxine and cortisol at a pretranslational level was demonstrated, although the major potentiating effect could be attributed to thyroxine. Thus it was concluded that GH, depending on its secretory pattern is the sole masculinizing factor for cytochrome P-450, and that it is also a feminizing factor, although this activity requires the synergistic action of thyroid hormones and glucocorticoids to reach its full effect.
AB - The effects of GH on the major constitutive sex-specific forms of cytochrome P-450 (P-450(15β) and P-450(16α)) were studied in hypophysectomized rats at the mRNA level. Time-course experiments were performed with or without simultaneous treatment with thyroxine and cortisol. Intermittent administration of GH, mimicking the male secretory pattern, caused complete masculinization of the male specific P-450(16α) at a pretranslational level in the absence and presence of thyroxine and cortisol. When GH was administered continuously, mimicking the female secretory pattern, the female specific P-450(15β) was induced, an effect that was dramatically potentiated by simultaneous treatment with thyroxine and cortisol. A synergistic effect of thyroxine and cortisol at a pretranslational level was demonstrated, although the major potentiating effect could be attributed to thyroxine. Thus it was concluded that GH, depending on its secretory pattern is the sole masculinizing factor for cytochrome P-450, and that it is also a feminizing factor, although this activity requires the synergistic action of thyroid hormones and glucocorticoids to reach its full effect.
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U2 - 10.1677/joe.0.1200311
DO - 10.1677/joe.0.1200311
M3 - Article
C2 - 2926303
AN - SCOPUS:0024502564
VL - 120
SP - 311
EP - 317
JO - Journal of Endocrinology
JF - Journal of Endocrinology
SN - 0022-0795
IS - 2
ER -