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. 2018 Sep 19;9:940. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.00940

Table 8.

Expression of intracrine enzymes in bone, lungs and central nervous system (CNS) – results of the systematic search.

Gene Detection Bone References Lung References CNS References
Molecule Technique#
StAR mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Pezzi et al., 2003 n.d.
CYP11A1 mRNA RT-PCR yes Rodríguez-Sanz et al., 2015 yes Pezzi et al., 2003 yes Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Beyenburg et al., 1999; Watzka et al., 1999
Protein WB yes* Rodríguez-Sanz et al., 2015 n.d.
CYP17A1 mRNA RT-PCR yes Rodríguez-Sanz et al., 2015 no Pezzi et al., 2003 yes Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
RT-PCR no Steckelbroeck et al., 2004b
Protein WB yes* Rodríguez-Sanz et al., 2015 n.d. n.d.
IHC n.d. n.d. no Steckelbroeck et al., 2004b
Activity n.d. n.d. no Steckelbroeck et al., 2004b
CYP19A1 mRNA RT-PCR yes Oz et al., 2001 yes Pezzi et al., 2003; Aresti et al., 2014; Kohno et al., 2014; Konings et al., 2017 yes Sasano et al., 1998; Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1998a; Stoffel-Wagner, 2001; Yague et al., 2006
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1999a
ISH yes Sasano et al., 1997 n.d. n.d.
Protein IHC yes Sasano et al., 1997; Oz et al., 2001 yes Verma et al., 2013; Siegfried and Stabile, 2014; Taniuchi et al., 2014; Konings et al., 2017 yes Naftolin et al., 1996; Yague et al., 2006, 2010
ELISA n.d. yes Aresti et al., 2014; Skjefstad et al., 2016; Tanaka et al., 2016 n.d.
Activity yes Schweikert et al., 1995 yes Taniuchi et al., 2014 yes Naftolin and MacLusky, 1982; Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
3βHSD1 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Pezzi et al., 2003 no Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
3βHSD2 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. no Pezzi et al., 2003 no Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
17βHSDs
HSD17B oxidative activity yes Muir et al., 2004 n.d. yes Steckelbroeck et al., 1999, 2003; Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
HSD17B reductive activity yes Muir et al., 2004 n.d. Tsai et al., 2001; Attar et al., 2009; Huhtinen et al., 2014 yes Steckelbroeck et al., 1999, 2003; Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
17βHSD1 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Takeyama et al., 2000; Drzewiecka et al., 2015; Konings et al., 2017) yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1999a; Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Beyenburg et al., 2000
mRNA ISH yes Sasano et al., 1997 n.d. n.d.
17βHSD1 Protein Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1999b; Beyenburg et al., 2000
IHC yes Sasano et al., 1997 yes Verma et al., 2013; Drzewiecka et al., 2015; Konings et al., 2017 n.d.
WB n.d. yes Drzewiecka et al., 2015 n.d.
17βHSD2 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Takeyama et al., 2000; Simard et al., 2010; Konings et al., 2017 no Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. n.d. Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1999b; Beyenburg et al., 2000
NB n.d. n.d. no Casey et al., 1994
Protein IHC n.d. yes Verma et al., 2013 n.d.
WB n.d. n.d.
17βHSD3 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1999b; Beyenburg et al., 2000
17βHSD4 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Konings et al., 2017 yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1999a; Stoffel-Wagner, 2001; Steckelbroeck et al., 2003
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1999b; Beyenburg et al., 2000
NB n.d. yes Möller et al., 1999 yes Möller et al., 1999
17βHSD6 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Huang and Luu-The, 2000; Steckelbroeck et al., 2003
17βHSD7 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Törn et al., 2003; Konings et al., 2017 yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2003
17βHSD8 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Ohno et al., 2008 yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2003
17βHSD9 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. n.d. yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2003
17βHSD10 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. n.d. yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2003; He and Yang, 2006; Hovorkova et al., 2008
Protein IHC n.d. n.d. yes He et al., 2005b
C-ELISA n.d. n.d. yes Hovorkova et al., 2008
17βHSD11 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Chai et al., 2003 yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2003
mRNA NB n.d. yes Chai et al., 2003 n.d.
Protein IHC n.d. yes Brereton et al., 2001 n.d.
17βHSD12 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Sakurai et al., 2006; Konings et al., 2017 yes Sakurai et al., 2006
mRNA NB n.d. yes Sakurai et al., 2006 yes Sakurai et al., 2006
mRNA NB n.d. n.d. no Casey et al., 1994
Protein IHC n.d. Yes$ Sakurai et al., 2006 n.d.
AKR1C activity n.d. n.d. yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2010
AKR1C1 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. n.d. yes Penning et al., 2000; Stoffel-Wagner et al., 2003; Steckelbroeck et al., 2010
AKR1C2 mRNA RT PCR n.d. n.d. yes Penning et al., 2000
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 2003; Steckelbroeck et al., 2004a, 2010
AKR1C3 mRNA RT PCR n.d. yes Simard et al., 2010; Konings et al., 2017 n.d.
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 2000, 2003; Steckelbroeck et al., 2001, 2004a; Stoffel-Wagner, 2001
NB n.d. n.d. Lin et al., 1997 n.d.
Protein IHC n.d. yes Miller et al., 2012b; Chang et al., 2013 n.d.
AKR1C4 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. n.d. no Steckelbroeck et al., 2010
Comp-RT n.d. n.d. no Stoffel-Wagner et al., 2000, 2003; Steckelbroeck et al., 2004a
SRD5A1 mRNA Comp-RT n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1998b, 2000, 2003
Protein IHC n.d. yes Aumüller et al., 1996 yes Aumüller et al., 1996
activity n.d. n.d. yes Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1998b; Steckelbroeck et al., 2001
SRD5A2 mRNA Comp-RT n.d. n.d. no Stoffel-Wagner et al., 1998b, 2000
Protein IHC n.d. yes Aumüller et al., 1996 yes Aumüller et al., 1996
STS mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes Konings et al., 2017 yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2004b
RT-PCR no Miki et al., 2002 no Miki et al., 2002
Protein IHC n.d. yes Iida et al., 2013 yes Steckelbroeck et al., 2004b
IHC no Miki et al., 2002 no Miki et al., 2002
Activity yes Muir et al., 2004 yes Milewich et al., 1983; Munroe and Chang, 1987 yes Platia et al., 1984
SULT1E1 mRNA RT-PCR yes Svoboda et al., 2007 yes Miki et al., 2002; Konings et al., 2017 yes Miki et al., 2002; Nishimura and Naito, 2006
RT-PCR n.d. n.d. no Salman et al., 2011
NB n.d. n.d. n.d.
Protein IHC n.d. yes Miki et al., 2002; Iida et al., 2013 yes Miki et al., 2002
IHC n.d. no Salman et al., 2011
WB n.d. yes Riches et al., 2009 n.d.
Activity n.d. yes Jones et al., 1992 no Miki et al., 2002
SULT2A1 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. n.d. no Nishimura and Naito, 2006; Salman et al., 2011 3/4 Table VII continues
Protein IHC n.d. yes Riches et al., 2009 no Steckelbroeck et al., 2004b; Salman et al., 2011
Activity n.d. n.d. no Steckelbroeck et al., 2004b.
SULT1A1 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. n.d. yes Nishimura and Naito, 2006; Salman et al., 2011
Protein IHC n.d. n.d. yes Nishimura and Naito, 2006; Salman et al., 2011
WB n.d. yes Riches et al., 2009 n.d.
SULT2B1 mRNA RT-PCR n.d. yes He et al., 2004, 2005a yes Nishimura and Naito, 2006; Salman et al., 2011
NB n.d. yes He et al., 2004, 2005a no Meloche and Falany, 2001
NB no Meloche and Falany, 2001
Protein IHC n.d. yes He et al., 2004, 2005a yes Nishimura and Naito, 2006; Salman et al., 2011

Primary/original references were analyzed and reviews were excluded (and are cited ad hoc in the text). The table report only the enzymes whose expression was assessed in reviewed studies**.

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Technique abbreviations. For mRNA detection, NB: northern blot; ISH: in situ hybridisation; RT-PCR: reverse transcription quantitative (or semi-quantitative) PCR; Comp-RT: competitive RT-PCR assay; NB: northern blotting. For protein detection: IHC: immunohistochemistry; C-ELISA: competitive ELISA assay; WB: western blotting; activity: enzyme activity measurement.

*

CYP11A1 and CYP17A1 activities were detected in primary cells of bone.

**No publication was found describing the expression of 17βHSD13, 14, 15 and DHRS11.

Detected in fetal lung tissue.

$

IHC signal in bronchial epithelium.