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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
The metabolism of 1,2-3H-androstenedione was studied in 2 cell lines, MCF-7 (estrogen responsive) and BT-20 (estrogen nonresponsive) over 48 hrs. Water soluble and unconjugated metabolites were separated by solvent partition and the former was submitted to chromatography on Sephadex LH-20 and enzyme hydrolysis. The resulting unconjugated steroids were separated by paper chromatography and identities were established by reverse isotope dilution. The unconjugated steroids initially obtained were separated by chromatography and identified by reverse isotope dilution. About 70% of the androstenedione was metabolized by both cell lines. However, the respective conversions to conjugates by MCF-7 and BT-20 were 31% and 0.32%. In the former, glucosiduronates predominated (94%) and consisted of androsterone (55%), etiocholanolone (9.4%) and androstanediol (5alpha-androstane-3alpha,17beta-diol) (9.3%). Androsterone comprised most of the unconjugated metabolites in both cell lines. Androstanediol was found in both cell lines, 2% in MCF-7 and 12% in BT-20. Testosterone, 5alpha-androstane-3,17-dione and 3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androstan-17-one were isolated only from MCF-7. The metabolism of 3H-estriol was studied in a similar way. Both cell lines produced about equal amounts of estriol-3-sulfate (9%) and a compound with properties of estriol-3-glucosiduronate (0.15--0.5%). The results worthy of emphasis are: 1. The far greater conjugation of androgens exhibited by the MCF-7 cell lines as compared to the BT-20 cell lines; 2. In MCF-7, the high conversion of androstenedione to etiocholanolone (glucosiduronate form), a metabolite reported to form only in liver and sebaceous cysts; 3. The possible formation in both cell lines of estriol-3-glucosiduronate, normally a metabolite of the intestine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0039-128X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
669-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Steroid metabolism in human breast cancer cell lines.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.