C11-oxy C19 and C11-oxy C21 steroids have been identified as novel steroids but their function remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the pre-receptor regulation of C11-oxy steroids by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11βHSD) interconversion and potential agonist and antagonist activity associated with the androgen (AR) and progesterone receptors (PRA and PRB). Steroid conversions were investigated in transiently transfected HEK293 cells expressing 11βHSD1 and 11βHSD2, while CV1 cells were utilised for agonist and antagonist assays. The conversion of C11-hydroxy steroids to C11-oxo steroids by 11βHSD2 occurred more readily than the reverse reaction catalysed by 11βHSD1, while the interconversion of C11-oxy C19 steroids was more efficient than C11-oxy C21 steroids. Furthermore, 11-ketodihydrotestosterone (11KDHT), 11-ketotestosterone (11KT) and 11β-hydroxydihydrotestosterone (11OHDHT) were AR agonists, while only progestogens, 11β-hydroxyprogesterone (11βOHP4), 11β-hydroxydihydroprogesterone (11βOHDHP4), 11α-hydroxyprogesterone (11αOHP4), 11α-hydroxydihydroprogesterone (11αOHDHP4), 11-ketoprogesterone (11KP4), 5α-pregnan-17α-diol-3,11,20-trione (11KPdione) and 21-deoxycortisone (21dE) exhibited antagonist activity. C11-hydroxy C21 steroids, 11βOHP4, 11βOHDHP4 and 11αOHP4 exhibited PRA and PRB agonistic activity, while only C11-oxo steroids, 11KP4 and 11-ketoandrostanediol (11K3αdiol) demonstrated PRB agonism. While no steroids antagonised the PRA, 11OHA4, 11β-hydroxytestosterone (11OHT), 11KT and 11KDHT exhibited PRB antagonism. The regulatory role of 11βHSD isozymes impacting receptor activation is clear—C11-oxo androgens exhibit AR agonist activity; only C11-hydroxy progestogens exhibit PRA and PRB agonist activity. Regulation by the downstream metabolites of active C11-oxy steroids at the receptor level is apparent—C11-hydroxy and C11-oxo metabolites antagonize the AR and PRB, progestogens the former, androgens the latter. The findings highlight the intricate interplay between receptors and active as well as “inactive” C11-oxy steroids, suggesting novel regulatory tiers.
C11-oxy C19 和 C11-oxy C21 类
固醇已被确定为新型类
固醇,但其功能仍不清楚。本研究旨在通过 11β- 羟类
固醇脱氢酶(11βH
SD)的相互转化以及与雄激素受体(AR)和孕激素受体(PRA 和 PRB)相关的潜在激动剂和拮抗剂活性,研究 C11-oxy 类
固醇的前受体调节。在表达 11βH
SD1 和 11βH
SD2 的瞬时转染 HEK293 细胞中研究了类
固醇的转化,并利用 CV1 细胞进行了激动剂和拮抗剂试验。与 11βH
SD1 催化的逆反应相比,11βH
SD2 更容易将 C11-hydroxy 类
固醇转化为 C11-oxo 类
固醇,而 C11-oxy C19 类
固醇的相互转化比 C11-oxy C21 类
固醇更有效。此外,11-酮二氢
睾酮(11KDHT)、11-酮
睾酮(11KT)和 11β-羟基二氢
睾酮(11OHDHT)是 AR 激动剂,而只有孕激素、11β-羟基
黄体酮(11βOHP4)、11β-羟基二氢
黄体酮(11βOH
DHP4)是 AR 激动剂、11α-羟基
黄体酮(11αOHP4)、11α-羟基二氢
黄体酮(11αOH
DHP4)、11-酮
黄体酮(11KP4)、5α-孕甾-17α
-二醇-3,11,20-三酮(11KPdione)和 21-
脱氧可的松(21dE)具有拮抗活性。C11-hydroxy C21 类
固醇、11βOHP4、11βOH
DHP4 和 11αOHP4 具有 PRA 和 PRB 激动活性,而只有 C11-oxo 类
固醇、11KP4 和 11-ketoandrostanediol (11K3αdiol) 具有 PRB 激动活性。虽然没有类
固醇能拮抗 PRA,但 11OHA4、11β-羟基
睾酮(11OHT)、11KT 和 11KDHT 表现出 PRB 拮抗作用。影响受体激活的 11βH
SD 同工酶的调节作用是明确的--11-氧代雄激素表现出 AR 激动剂活性;只有 C11-羟基孕激素表现出 PRA 和 PRB 激动剂活性。活性 C11-oxy 类
固醇的下游代谢物在受体
水平的调节作用显而易见--C11-羟基和 C11-oxo 代谢物可拮抗 AR 和 PRB,前者为孕激素,后者为雄激素。这些发现凸显了受体与活性以及 "非活性 "C11-氧类
固醇之间错综复杂的相互作用,表明存在新的调节层。