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Pelegrina LT, de Los Ángeles Sanhueza M, Ramona Cáceres AR, Cuello-Carrión D, Rodriguez CE, Laconi MR. Effect of progesterone and first evidence about allopregnanolone action on the progression of epithelial human ovarian cancer cell lines. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 196:105492. [PMID: 31614205 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Ovarian carcinoma is one of the most common cause of death by gynecologic cancer. Several epidemiological and in vitro studies have shown controversial data about progesterone effects in ovarian cancer. Progesterone can be converted in its active metabolite, allopregnanolone, its effects in ovarian cancer are still unknown. Previously, we demonstrated that allopregnanolone modifies ovarian morphophysiology, being able to alter critical process of tumor development such as proliferation, apoptosis and angiogenesis. Taking into account these antecedents, we investigated the effect of progesterone and allopregnanolone on proliferation, apoptosis, clonogenic capacity and migration on two epithelial human ovarian cancer cell lines, IGROV-1 and SKOV-3. To this end, IGROV-1 and SKOV-3 cells were exposed to a range of progesterone and allopregnanolone concentrations (10-11 to 10-5 M) for 72 h. Proliferation was analyzed by MTT and Ki67 expression. Apoptosis was measured by immunocytochemistry of cleaved caspase 3. Clonogenic capacity was evaluated by counting colonies. Migration was analyzed by wound assay. We found that allopregnanolone increased proliferation and Ki67 expression respect to control on IGROV-1 cells, while expression of cleaved caspase 3 did not change in any cell line studied. IGROV-1 clonogenic capacity was also increased by allopregnanolone treatment. Both steroids, progesterone and allopregnanolone, increased IGROV-1 migration in a concentration dependent manner. None of the steroids tested modified SKOV-3 biological behavior analized. This is the first evidence that allopregnanolone, a progesterone metabolite, affects critical events in tumor development of human epithelial ovarian cancer. These results could have an impact in the future in clinic diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of ovarian cancer patients. The regulation of progesterone and allopregnanolone steroideogenesis and their molecular mechanisms might be considered as potential therapeutic tool in ovarian cancer.
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- Laura Tatiana Pelegrina
- Laboratorio de Fisio-patología ovárica, Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental (IMBECU)- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Mendoza, Argentina.d- Hospital de Oncología Angel Roffo. CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisio-patología ovárica, Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental (IMBECU)- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisio-patología ovárica, Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental (IMBECU)- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Mendoza, Argentina.d- Hospital de Oncología Angel Roffo. CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisio-patología ovárica, Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental (IMBECU)- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Universidad Juan Agustín Maza, Mendoza, Argentina.d- Hospital de Oncología Angel Roffo. CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisio-patología ovárica, Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental (IMBECU)- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Médicas y Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Savchuk I, Morvan ML, Antignac JP, Kurek M, Le Bizec B, Söder O, Svechnikov K. Steroidogenic potential of human fetal kidney at early gestational age. Steroids 2019; 149:108417. [PMID: 31150682 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Steroidogenic potential of the human fetal kidney (hFK) at the end of first trimester is poorly investigated. Little is known about the ontogeny of steroidogenic enzymes and activities of steroidogenic pathways in the hFK at early pregnancy. Our aim was to explore steroidogenesis and the expression of steroidogenic enzymes in the hFK at gestational weeks (GW) 9-12. Steroids in the hFK were analyzed by gas chromatography/coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. The expression of steroidogenic enzymes in the hFK at GW 9-12 was investigated by qPCR, automated Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. We observed that the hFK produced substantial amount of steroids of the Δ5 and Δ4 pathways and several steroid precursors in the biosynthesis of DHT via the backdoor pathway but not DHT itself. The levels of steroids and expression of relevant steroidogenic enzymes (e.g., CYP17A1, HSD3B1, HSD3B2, CYP11B1 and AKR1C4) we significantly higher in the hFK at GW11-12 compared to GW9. We also found the expression of sex steroid receptors (e.g., AR, ERα and ERβ) in the hFK at GW9-12. No sex-dependent differences in the levels of all identified steroids and expression of steroidogenic enzymes in the hFK from male and female fetuses were found. Altogether, our data indicate that the hFK at early pregnancy is steroidogenic organ with potential to synthesize multiple steroids that may play an important role in the formation and development of this organ in humans.
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- I Savchuk
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institute & University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique (Oniris), Laboratoire d'Étude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les aliments (LABERCA), UMR INRA 1329, Nantes, France
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- École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique (Oniris), Laboratoire d'Étude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les aliments (LABERCA), UMR INRA 1329, Nantes, France
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, NORDFERTIL research lab, Karolinska Institute & University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- École nationale vétérinaire, agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique (Oniris), Laboratoire d'Étude des Résidus et Contaminants dans les aliments (LABERCA), UMR INRA 1329, Nantes, France
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institute & University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institute & University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Lin L, Tan RX. Cross-kingdom actions of phytohormones: a functional scaffold exploration. Chem Rev 2011; 111:2734-60. [PMID: 21250668 DOI: 10.1021/cr100061j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Lan Lin
- Institute of Functional Biomolecules, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, P. R. China
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Carbone V, Chung R, Endo S, Hara A, El-Kabbani O. Structure of aldehyde reductase in ternary complex with coenzyme and the potent 20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor 3,5-dichlorosalicylic acid: implications for inhibitor binding and selectivity. Arch Biochem Biophys 2008; 479:82-7. [PMID: 18782556 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2008.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2008] [Revised: 08/16/2008] [Accepted: 08/20/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
The structure of aldehyde reductase (ALR1) in ternary complex with the coenzyme NADPH and 3,5-dichlorosalicylic acid (DCL), a potent inhibitor of human 20alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (AKR1C1), was determined at a resolution of 2.41A. The inhibitor formed a network of hydrogen bonds with the active site residues Trp22, Tyr50, His113, Trp114 and Arg312. Molecular modelling calculations together with inhibitory activity measurements indicated that DCL was a less potent inhibitor of ALR1 (256-fold) when compared to AKR1C1. In AKR1C1, the inhibitor formed a 10-fold stronger binding interaction with the catalytic residue (Tyr55), non-conserved hydrogen bonding interaction with His222, and additional van der Waals contacts with the non-conserved C-terminal residues Leu306, Leu308 and Phe311 that contribute to the inhibitor's selectivity advantage for AKR1C1 over ALR1.
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- Vincenzo Carbone
- Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Dhagat U, Endo S, Sumii R, Hara A, El-Kabbani O. Selectivity Determinants of Inhibitor Binding to Human 20α-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase: Crystal Structure of the Enzyme in Ternary Complex with Coenzyme and the Potent Inhibitor 3,5-Dichlorosalicylic Acid. J Med Chem 2008; 51:4844-8. [DOI: 10.1021/jm8003575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Urmi Dhagat
- Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Action, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahora-higashi, Gifu 502-8585, Japan
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Zhou H, Qin LQ, Tang FL, Ma DF, Wang PY, Wang Y. Effect of milk on the 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]-anthracene-induced mammary tumor model in rat. Food Chem Toxicol 2007; 45:1868-72. [PMID: 17540491 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2007.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 02/15/2007] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Milk may be one of the risk factors in the development of breast cancer from epidemiological investigations. Our study investigated the hormones and main ingredients in milk and assessed the effects of milk on the development of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumors in rats by comparing differences among three groups: commercial milk (C), traditional milk (T) or water (W). During the 20-weeks experiment the C and T groups showed higher incidences of mammary tumors than the W group. After excluding potential confounding factors including fat and calcium, the C group was found to score higher than the T group in the indices of tumorigenesis. These findings suggested that DMBA-induced mammary tumors are more prevalent in milk-fed groups due in part to the contribution of estrogen and progesterone in milk.
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- Hong Zhou
- Department of Child, Adolescent and Women's Health, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
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