ANDROGEN METABOLISM BY ISOLATED HUMAN AXILLARY APOCRINE GLANDS IN HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA

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作者
BARTH, JH [1 ]
KEALEY, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV OXFORD,NUFFIELD DEPT CLIN BIOCHEM,OXFORD,ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
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10.1111/j.1365-2133.1991.tb14162.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
Androgen metabolism was investigated in normal human apocrine glands and in those isolated from age-matched patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Axillary glands were isolated by shearing and androgen interconverting enzyme activities were measured in cell-free homogenates by incubation with [H-3] dehydroepiandrosterone, [H-3] androstenedione and [H-3] testosterone. The activities (pmol/mg protein/min: mean + SEM) of 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase open triangle 4-5-isomerase (10.0 +/- 1.2 vs. 5.3 +/- 0.5: n = 5) and 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (58.1 +/- 4.5 vs. 35.7 +/- 5.2: n = 5) were significantly lower (P < 0.005) in hidradenitis suppurativa, whereas 5-alpha-reductase activity (12.5 +/- 2.3 vs. 12.5 +/- 2.0: n = 5) was similar. This report suggests that hidradenitis suppurativa cannot be attributed to exaggerated activities of end-organ androgen interconverting enzymes.
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