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  • Title: Relationship between zonal distribution of microsomal cytochrome P-450s (P-450(17)alpha,lyase and P-450C21) and steroidogenic activities in guinea-pig adrenal cortex.
    Author: Shinzawa K, Ishibashi S, Murakoshi M, Watanabe K, Kominami S, Kawahara A, Takemori S.
    Journal: J Endocrinol; 1988 Nov; 119(2):191-200. PubMed ID: 2848916.
    Abstract:
    In an attempt to elucidate the functional role of the three zones of the adrenal cortex, the localization of microsomal cytochrome P-450s (P450(17)alpha,lyase and P-450C21) and their relation to steroidogenesis in the guinea-pig adrenal cortex were studied. The intracellular localization and zonal distribution of P-450(17)alpha,lyase and P-450C21 were examined by the direct peroxidase-labelled antibody technique. The cytochromes were localized immunocytochemically on the smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum. P-450(17)alpha,lyase was found to be distributed in the zona fasciculata, especially in the externa, and less in the zona reticularis. The zona glomerulosa was negative for immunohistochemical staining for P-450(17)alpha,lyase. In contrast, P-450C21 was distributed in all three zones in the adrenal cortex. The cytochrome P-450 contents and their steroidogenic activities were determined with microsomes prepared from the outer zone (zonae glomerulosa and fasciculata) and from the inner zone (zona reticularis) of guinea-pig adrenals. Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, the ratio of P-450C21 content in the inner zone to that in the outer zone microsomes was estimated to be 1.24. 21-Hydroxylase activity was higher in the inner zone microsomes, which was in good agreement with the relative P-450C21 contents. The ratio of P-450(17)alpha,lyase content in the inner zone to that in the outer zone microsomes was estimated to be 0.75. 17 alpha-Hydroxylase and C17-20-lyase activities were five- to sixfold greater in the outer than in the inner zone microsomes, which could not be explained by the P-450(17)alpha,lyase contents in the two zones.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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