Aromatase and estrogen 2-hydroxylase activities of human placental microsomes in pregnancy-induced hypertension

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2-Hydroxylation is one of the major metabolic pathways of estrogens and is believed to be catalyzed by a form of cytochrome P450. Recently it has been reported that estrogen 2-hydroxylase activity in human placenta is catalyzed by aromatase. Some investigators suggested the effect of catechol estrogen on human placental steroidogenesis which may be related to pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) through the inhibition of catechol-O- methyltransferase (COMT) activity. In order to better understand the interrelationship between placental aromatase and estrogen 2-hydroxylase activities in PIH patients, both activities were evaluated in the PIH placentas. Human placental microsomes obtained from PIH patients were incubated with [1β-3H]androstenedione or [2-3H]estradiol in the presence of NADPH. Aromatase and estrogen 2-hydroxylase activities were assessed by the tritium water method. The immunosuppression patterns of both activities due to monoclonal antiaromatase cytochrome P450 antibody (MAb3-2C2) were studied. Estrogen 2-hydroxylase activity was significantly higher in PIH placentas (4.7 ± 0.9 pmol/min/mg protein, n=7) than in normal placentas (3.0 ± 0.7 pmol/min/mg protein, n=7). When the PIH placental microsomes were subjected to immunosuppression by 1 to 100 μg IgG of MAb3-2C2, estrogen 2- hydroxylase activity was suppressed by 94 to 65% whereas aromatase activity was strongly suppressed by 72 to 17%, respectively. From our results of high estrogen 2-hydroxylase activity in PIH placentas, it is assumed that there is a different estrogen catalyzing mechanism in PIH placentas.

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Okubo, K., Jinbo, M., Toma, Y., Shimizu, Y., & Yanaihara, T. (1996). Aromatase and estrogen 2-hydroxylase activities of human placental microsomes in pregnancy-induced hypertension. Endocrine Journal, 43(4), 363–368. https://doi.org/10.1507/endocrj.43.363

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