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Androgen biosynthetic pathways in the human prostate

Luu-The, Van, Bélanger, Alain, Labrie, Fernand·2008·Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

It is well recognized that there are two androgens, namely testosterone (T) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT); T plays an important role in the testis and muscle, and DHT is crucial for the development, function and pathology of the prostate. It is generally thought that DHT is produced from the 5alpha-reduction of circulating T before being inactivated by 3alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3alpha-HSD) that converts DHT into 5alpha-androstane-3alpha,17beta-diol (3alpha-diol). However, the presence of various steroidogenic enzymes in the prostate as well as the availability at high levels of various steroid precursors such as dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and 4-androstenedione (4-dione) strongly suggest the existence of additional pathways involved in the biosynthesis and metabolism of DHT. Because steroidogenesis could be different in different species, data from the literature obtained from various human, dog, rat and mouse prostate tissues, as well as primary cells and prostatic cancer cell lines, provide a somewhat confusing picture. In the present chapter, we review the data in order to provide a clearer picture of the pathways involved in DHT biosynthesis and metabolism in the human prostate.

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  • CRPC is dependent on the intracrine conversion of circulating androgen precursors of adrenal origin to active androgens.

    “numerous studies have shown that CRPC is dependent on the intracrine conversion of circulating androgen precursors of adrenal origin to active androgens reviewed in (Capper et al., 2016, Luu-The et al., 2008, Pretorius et al., 2017, Sharifi and Auchus, 2012).”

    From Intracrine androgen biosynthesis, metabolism and action revisited (2018) · cites this paper as Luu-The et al., 2008

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Authors
Luu-The, V., Bélanger, A., & Labrie, F.
Affiliations
Université Laval (CA)
Corresponding author
Luu-The, Van
Venue
Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-04
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
207-221
ISSN
1521-690X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2007245161
Cited by
169
References
110
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 18
FWCI
2.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Sperm and Testicular Function
Keywords
androgen production, dihydrotestosterone, testosterone, human prostate, 5α-reduction, 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, 3alpha-diol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, dehydroepiandrosterone, 4-androstenedione, steroidogenic enzymes, prostate cancer
MeSH terms
Androgens, Animals, Humans, Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases, Male, Models, Biological, Oxidoreductases, Prostate, Dihydrotestosterone, Testosterone, Biosynthetic Pathways

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