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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-1-22
pubmed:abstractText
Numerous synthetic chemicals have estrogenic activity by interacting with the estrogen receptor. In this report, we test the hypothesis that some estrogenic chemicals may also modulate the human progesterone receptor (hPR) signaling pathway. This was evaluated by examining synthetic chemicals for their ability to modulate the activity of hPR expressed in yeast. The transcriptional activity of hPR was not increased in the presence of several synthetic chemicals. However, the estrogenic chemicals p-nonylphenol and 4-tert-octyphenol, and pentachlorophenol, effectively inhibited the activity of the hPR in yeast. Competition binding studies indicated these chemicals effectively competed with radiolabeled R5020, a synthetic progestin, for binding to the hPR in yeast. These results indicate that some synthetic chemicals directly inhibit the activity of hPR in yeast. The observations that some estrogenic chemicals can also inhibit hPR activity suggest a potential mechanism for the reported potent estrogenic activities of these chemicals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
229
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
518-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Inhibition of progesterone receptor activity in yeast by synthetic chemicals.
pubmed:affiliation
Tulane-Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.