The Configuration of the 17-Hydroxy Group Variably Influences the Glucuronidation of β-Estradiol and Epiestradiol by Human UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases
作者:Katriina Itäaho、Peter I. Mackenzie、Shin-ichi Ikushiro、John O. Miners、Moshe Finel
DOI:10.1124/dmd.108.022731
日期:2008.11
The glucuronidation of 17β-estradiol (β-estradiol) and 17α-estradiol (epiestradiol) was studied to elucidate how the orientation of the 17-OH group affects conjugation at the 3-OH or the 17-OH of either diastereomer. Recombinant human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) UGT1A1, UGT1A3, UGT1A7, UGT1A8, and UGT1A10 conjugated one or both diastereomers, mainly at the 3-OH. The activity of UGT1A4 was low and unique because it was directed merely toward the 17-OH of both aglycones. UGT1A10 exhibited particularly high estradiol glucuronidation activity, the rate and affinity of which were significantly higher in the case of β-estradiol than with epiestradiol. UGT1A9 did not catalyze estradiol glucuronidation, but UGT1A9-catalyzed scopoletin glucuronidation was competitively inhibited by β-estradiol. UGT2B4, UGT2B7, and UGT2B17 exclusively conjugated the estradiols at the 17-OH position in a highly stereoselective fashion. UGT2B4 was specific for epiestradiol; UGT2B7 glucuronidated both diastereomers, with high affinity for epiestradiol, whereas UGT2B17 only glucuronidated β-estradiol. UGT2B15 glucuronidated both estradiols at the 3-OH, with a strong preference for epiestradiol. Human UGT2A1 and UGT2A2 glucuronidated both diastereoisomers at both hydroxyl groups. Microsomal studies revealed that human liver mainly yielded epiestradiol 17- O -glucuronide, and human intestine primarily yielded β-estradiol 3- O -glucuronide, whereas rat liver preferentially formed β-estradiol 17- O -glucuronide. Of the three recombinant rat UGTs that were examined in this study, rUGT2B1 was specific for the 17-OH of β-estradiol, rUGT2B2 did not catalyze estradiol glucuronidation, whereas rUGT2B3 exhibited high activity toward the 17-OH in both diastereoisomers. The results show that although many UGTs can catalyze estradiol glucuronidation, there are marked differences in their kinetics, regioselectivity, and stereoselectivity.
研究了 17β-estradiol (β-雌二醇)和 17α-estradiol (表雌二醇)的葡萄糖醛酸化作用,以阐明 17-OH 基团的取向如何影响非对映异构体 3-OH 或 17-OH 的共轭作用。重组人 UDP-葡萄糖醛酸转移酶(UGTs)UGT1A1、UGT1A3、UGT1A7、UGT1A8 和 UGT1A10 主要在 3-OH 处与一种或两种非对映异构体共轭。UGT1A4 的活性很低,而且很独特,因为它只针对两种苷元的 17-OH。UGT1A10 对雌二醇的葡萄糖醛酸化活性特别高,β-雌二醇的葡萄糖醛酸化速率和亲和力明显高于表雌二醇。UGT1A9 不催化雌二醇葡糖醛酸化,但 UGT1A9 催化的莨菪亭葡糖醛酸化被β-雌二醇竞争性抑制。UGT2B4、UGT2B7 和 UGT2B17 独家以高度立体选择性的方式在 17-OH 位上共轭雌二醇。UGT2B4 对表雌二醇具有特异性;UGT2B7 可葡糖醛酸化两种非对映异构体,对表雌二醇具有高亲和力,而 UGT2B17 只葡糖醛酸化 β-雌二醇。UGT2B15 对两种雌二醇的 3-OH 都进行葡萄糖醛酸化,但对表雌二醇有强烈的偏好。人 UGT2A1 和 UGT2A2 在两个羟基上葡萄糖醛酸化两种非对映异构体。微粒体研究显示,人类肝脏主要产生表雌二醇 17- O -葡萄糖醛酸,人类肠道主要产生 β- 雌二醇 3- O -葡萄糖醛酸,而大鼠肝脏更倾向于形成 β- 雌二醇 17- O -葡萄糖醛酸。在本研究检测的三种重组大鼠 UGTs 中,rUGT2B1 对 β-雌二醇的 17-OH 具有特异性,rUGT2B2 不催化雌二醇葡萄糖醛酸化,而 rUGT2B3 对两种非对映异构体中的 17-OH 均表现出较高的活性。结果表明,尽管许多 UGTs 都能催化雌二醇葡萄糖醛酸化反应,但它们的动力学、区域选择性和立体选择性存在明显差异。