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In humans, early cortisol biosynthesis provides a mechanism to safeguard female sexual development
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In humans, sexual differentiation of the external genitalia is established at 7-12 weeks post conception (wpc). During this period, maintaining the appropriate intrauterine hormone environment is critical. In contrast to other species, this regulation extends to the human fetal adrenal cortex, as evidenced by the virilization that is associated with various forms of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. The mechanism underlying these clinical findings has remained elusive. Here we show that the human fetal adrenal cortex synthesized cortisol much earlier than previously documented, an effect associated with transient expression of the orphan nuclear receptor nerve growth factor IB-like (NGFI-B) and its regulatory target, the steroidogenic enzyme type 2 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD3B2). This cortisol biosynthesis was maximal at 8-9 wpc under the regulation of ACTH. Negative feedback was apparent at the anterior pituitary corticotrophs. ACTH also stimulated the adrenal gland to secrete androstenedione and testosterone. In concert, these data promote a distinctive mechanism for normal human development whereby cortisol production, determined by transient NGFI-B and HSD3B2 expression, provides feedback at the anterior pituitary to modulate androgen biosynthesis and safeguard normal female sexual differentiation.
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“Following the ninth week after conception, expression of 3HSD2 and synthesis of cortisol wane; 3HSD2 is barely detectable at 10 -11 wk and is absent at 14 wk (334).”
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“Low 3HSD and high 17,20-lyase activity account for the abundant production of DHEA and DHEAS by the fetal adrenal, which are converted to estrogens by the placenta.”
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“The fetal adrenal transiently produces cortisol during the first trimester, apparently minimizing adrenal synthesis of androgen precursors (334).”
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“Nevertheless, 17HSD5/ AKR1C3 is more highly expressed in the human fetal adrenal during the time of sexual differentiation than 17HSD3 (334) and may participate in adrenal testosterone production, particularly in virilizing CAHs.”
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“Nevertheless, 17HSD5/ AKR1C3 is more highly expressed in the human fetal adrenal during the time of sexual differentiation than 17HSD3 (334) and may participate in adrenal testosterone production, particularly in virilizing CAHs.”
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“Steroidogenic enzymes are immunocytochemically detectable in the fetal zone at 50 -52 d after conception, and by 8 wk the adrenal contains cortisol and responds to ACTH in primary culture systems (334).”
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“Human fetal glucocorticoids may be needed to suppress the virilization of female fetuses at about 8 -12 wk (334), but it appears that glucocorticoids are not needed thereafter (329,637,712,713).”
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“( I172N)(154) reduces enzymatic activity to <5% of normal and is associated with the SV form of the disorder (mutation Group B)(107,109,221).”
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“Accumulating evidence suggests that 5␣-reductases are at least sometimes expressed in human adrenal (334) and possibly gonads, but their function(s) in normal physiology or in pathological states is not known.”
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“In normal, untreated pregnancies, fetal cortisol levels are low in very early gestation and rise during weeks 8 to 12, while the external genitalia are differentiating (100); fetal cortisol is only ;10% of maternal levels during midgestation (101) and then increases during the third trimester.”
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“In addition, HSD3B2 activity is likely to be relatively low compared with CYP17A1 in both tissues, based on transcript levels (this study and [28–30]).”
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“ACTH stimulated the secretion of all measured metabolites, which is in accordance with previous studies showing a stimulating effect on both cortisol, DHEAS, androstenedione and testosterone (9,30,31,39).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Goto, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Goto, M.
- ORCID
- Goto, M.
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Investigation
- Published
- 2006-03-23
- Volume
- 116
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 953-960
- ISSN
- 0021-9738 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC1421344
- OpenAlex
- W2115432253
- Cited by
- 284
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 5.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Investigation (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion)
- Edinburgh Research Explorer (University of Edinburgh) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- University of Southampton
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Endocrinology › Estrogen and related hormone effects
- Keywords
- fetal adrenal cortex, cortisol production, external genitalia development, Nur77, HSD3B2, ACTH, negative feedback, androgen production, androstenedione, testosterone, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, masculinization
- MeSH terms
- Adrenal Cortex, Androgens, DNA-Binding Proteins, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Gestational Age, Humans, Hydrocortisone, Models, Biological, Pituitary Gland, Anterior, Receptors, Steroid, Sex Differentiation, Transcription Factors, 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases, Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear, Sexual Development, Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 4, Group A, Member 1
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