| Literature DB >> 8289589 |
Y Takeda1, I Miyamori, T Yoneda, Y Ito, R Takeda.
Abstract
The enzyme 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11-HSD) converts corticosterone to the inactive 11-dehydrocorticosterone in the rat. The bioactivity of 11-HSD, expressed as the percentage conversion of 3H-corticosterone to 3H-11-dehydrocorticosterone, was 13.7 +/- 0.4% in rat vascular smooth muscle cells (rVSMC). Cells treated with 100 nM dexamethasone (Dex) showed a 1.4-fold (p < 0.05) increase in 11-HSD activity. Insulin (100 microM) decreased 11-HSD activity by 0.8-fold (p < 0.05). Expression of 11-HSD mRNA was also confirmed in rVSMC by Northern blot analysis. Dexamethasone increased and insulin decreased the levels of 11-HSD mRNA in parallel with the increase in bioactivity. Vascular smooth muscle cells express 11-HSD activity; the access of corticosterone to vascular smooth muscle receptors may be modulated by the enzyme.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID： 8289589 DOI： 10.1016/0024-3205(94)00818-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Life Sci ISSN： 0024-3205 Impact factor: 5.037