Testosterone metabolites (dihydrotestosterone, DHT) and 5 alpha-androstan-3 alpha,17 beta-diol (3 alpha-diol), but not testosterone itself, were shown to reduce the levels of very long chain fatty acids which accumulate in cultured skin fibroblasts from X-adrenoleukodystrophic patients (X-ALD). In addition, in X-ALD fibroblasts, testosterone is less actively converted into DHT vs. controls (skin fibroblasts retrieved from normal subjects) whereas the additional conversion of DHT to the final product 3 alpha-diol is enhanced. This is the first report of altered testosterone metabolism in X-ALD fibroblasts and of the effects of androgens in lowering the abnormal accumulation of very long chain fatty acids in this type of cells.
Testosterone metabolites in patients reduce the levels of very long chain fatty acids accumulated in X-adrenoleukodystrophic fibroblasts / A. Petroni, N. Papini, M. Blasevich, V. Magnaghi, I. Cavarretta, C. Galli, R.C. Melcangi. - In: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. - ISSN 0304-3940. - 289:2(2000 Aug 04), pp. 139-142.
Titolo: | Testosterone metabolites in patients reduce the levels of very long chain fatty acids accumulated in X-adrenoleukodystrophic fibroblasts |
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Parole Chiave: | 3α-Diol; 5α-Androstan-17β-ol-3-one; 5α-Androstan-3α,17β-diol; Dihydrotestosterone; Testosterone; Very long chain fatty acids; X-adrenoleukodystrophy |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/13 - Endocrinologia Settore BIO/14 - Farmacologia Settore BIO/09 - Fisiologia |
Data di pubblicazione: | 4-ago-2000 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01296-9 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |