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Recent studies have suggested that estradiol or androgen precursor may stimulate steroidogenesis in the luteal cell by modulating intracellular sterol availability and metabolism. This investigation was performed to examine the effect of estradiol on de novo synthesis of cholesterol. Pregnant rats hypophysectomized and hysterectomized on Day 12 were treated for 72 h with either estradiol or testosterone. De novo cholesterol synthesis was determined by measurement of the specific activity of the enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG CoA) reductase, the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis, in microsome-enriched preparations of luteal tissue and incorporation of [14C] acetate into cholesterol by corpora lutea incubated in vitro. Estradiol or testosterone treatment caused a 4- to 5-fold stimulation of luteal cholesterol biosynthesis, as measured by these techniques. NaF, an inhibitor of phosphatase which blocks the conversion of the inactive enzyme to the active form, reduced the HMG CoA reductase activity to 30% in corpora lutea obtained from either steroid or vehicle-treated rats. However, an increase in enzyme activity of comparable magnitude by steroids was observed whether microsomes were isolated with or without NaF. The effect of estradiol appears to be enzyme-specific, since it failed to affect the microsomal marker, NADPH-cytochrome c reductase. Since the cholesteryl ester content of corpora lutea falls in response to steroid treatment, rats were treated with 4-aminopyrazolo-[3,4d]pyrimidine (4-APP) to deplete cellular cholesterol content.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Regulation of Luteal Cell 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Activity by Estradiol 1