Second messengers and the control of progesterone production from first trimester trophoblast

Basal progesterone production from first trimester placental cells in culture was high during the first 24 h of culture and fell to less than 30% of the initial level after 96 h in vitro. 22(R)-Hydroxycholesterol had a similar effect on progesterone production at all incubation times, indicating tha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1997-06, Vol.62 (2), p.201-205
Hauptverfasser: Zosmer, A., Elder, M.G., Sullivan, M.H.F.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Basal progesterone production from first trimester placental cells in culture was high during the first 24 h of culture and fell to less than 30% of the initial level after 96 h in vitro. 22(R)-Hydroxycholesterol had a similar effect on progesterone production at all incubation times, indicating that the decline in basal steroidogenesis was not due to a loss of mitochondrial or post-mitochondrial enzymes. Continuous stimulation with dibutyryl (db) cyclic AMP maintained progesterone synthesis at a relatively constant high level despite the fall in basal progesterone production, and the optimum concentration of db cyclic AMP was 1.0 mM. The calcium ionophore A23187 had no effect on progesterone incubation during short-term cultures (
ISSN:0960-0760
1879-1220
DOI:10.1016/S0960-0760(97)00025-3