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  • Title: Relationship between the structures and steroidogenic functions of the testes of the urohaze-goby (Glossogobius olivaceus).
    Author: Asahina K, Suzuki K, Aida K, Hibiya T, Tamaoki B.
    Journal: Gen Comp Endocrinol; 1985 Feb; 57(2):281-92. PubMed ID: 3156787.
    Abstract:
    The testis of the brackishwater goby (Glossogobius olivaceus, the urohaze-goby in this text) consists of two main components, the glandular and the seminiferous tissue. After manual separation of the two tissues, in vitro steroidogenesis in each tissue was examined using testes from mature males in the breeding season. Cell-free homogenates (800g supernatant fluid) of each tissue were aerobically incubated with 14C-labeled pregnenolone, progesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone, or 5 alpha-pregnane-3,20-dione in the presence of NAD+ or NADPH. (1) Glandular tissue: Pregnenolone and dehydroepiandrosterone were converted to progesterone and androstenedione, respectively, in the presence of NAD+. In the presence of NADPH, the following metabolism of steroids was established. Progesterone was transformed to 5 alpha-pregnane-3,20-dione (main product), 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, 17 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnane-3,20-dione, and androstenedione. 17 alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone was metabolized into 17 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnane-3,20-dione (main product), 3 beta, 17 alpha-dihydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one, androstenedione, and 5 alpha-androstane-3,17-dione. From androstenedione, 5 alpha-androstane-3,17-dione (main product) and epiandrosterone were obtained. Testosterone was transformed to 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (main product), 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta, 17 beta-diol, epiandrosterone, and 5 alpha-androstane-3,17-dione. 5 alpha-Pregnane-3,20-dione was metabolized into 17 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnane-3,20-dione, 5 alpha-androstane-3,17-dione, epiandrosterone, and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone. (2) Seminiferous tissue: Almost all of the above metabolites were obtained, but the yield was much smaller, especially for 5 alpha-reduced metabolites, compared with that for glandular tissue. From these results, it is concluded that steroidogenesis in the testis of G. olivaceus is characterized by the predominant activity of 5 alpha-reductase and 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and that these are localized mainly in glandular tissue, together with delta 5-3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase + delta 5-delta 4 isomerase, 17 alpha-hydroxylase, and C-17-C-20 lyase.
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