Abstract
Evidence is presented that the regulation of the cytochrome P-450(C17 alpha) of the steroid-17 alpha-monooxygenase and of the cytochrome P-450(cscc) of the cholesterol-monooxygenase by human choriogonadotropin (hCG) in vivo is mediated by differential mechanisms in the adult rat testis. An initial down-regulation of the cytochrome P-450(C17 alpha) but not of the P-450(cscc) can be demonstrated. Furthermore, induction of the cytochrome P-450(cscc) requires exposure to higher hCG doses (32% of the maximal induction rate of 43.7 pmol/(testis x d) are achieved with 4IU hCG/single dose) than induction of the P-450(C17 alpha) (59% of the maximal induction rate of 48.4 pmol/(testis x d) with 4IU hCG/single dose). Finally, induction of cytochrome P-450(cscc) starts faster after initiation of hCG treatment than induction of P-450(C17 alpha).
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