TY - JOUR
T1 - 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in human lung
T2 - Possible regulator of mineralocorticoid action
AU - Suzuki, Takashi
AU - Sasano, Hironobu
AU - Suzuki, Satoshi
AU - Hirasawa, Gen
AU - Takeyama, Junji
AU - Muramatsu, Yasunari
AU - Date, Fumiko
AU - Nagura, Hiroshi
AU - Krozowski, Zygmunt S.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2) catalyzes the conversion of cortisol to biologically inactive cortisone and is thought to confer specificity on mineralocorticoid receptors (MR). Cortisol is a prerequisite for surfactant synthesis and fetal lung maturation. Recently, expression of 11βHSD2 was demonstrated in human fetal lung, but its localization and possible biological roles remain unknown. Therefore, in this study, we examined immunohistochemical localization of 11βHSD2, MR, and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in nonpathological human lungs from fetus to adult (8 weeks gestation to 55 yr of age; n = 40) retrieved from pathology files. Both 11βHSD2 and MR immunoreactivities were detected in airway epithelia, from bronchiole to trachea and in fetal and neonatal ciliated collecting duct cells of tracheal and bronchial glands, but were undetectable in alveoli. On the other hand, GR was detected in all cell types. These results indicate that 11βHSD2 colocalizes with MR in human airway epithelia and suggest that 11βHSD2 play an important role in pulmonary mineralocorticoid activity such as sodium and fluid transport.
AB - 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2) catalyzes the conversion of cortisol to biologically inactive cortisone and is thought to confer specificity on mineralocorticoid receptors (MR). Cortisol is a prerequisite for surfactant synthesis and fetal lung maturation. Recently, expression of 11βHSD2 was demonstrated in human fetal lung, but its localization and possible biological roles remain unknown. Therefore, in this study, we examined immunohistochemical localization of 11βHSD2, MR, and glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in nonpathological human lungs from fetus to adult (8 weeks gestation to 55 yr of age; n = 40) retrieved from pathology files. Both 11βHSD2 and MR immunoreactivities were detected in airway epithelia, from bronchiole to trachea and in fetal and neonatal ciliated collecting duct cells of tracheal and bronchial glands, but were undetectable in alveoli. On the other hand, GR was detected in all cell types. These results indicate that 11βHSD2 colocalizes with MR in human airway epithelia and suggest that 11βHSD2 play an important role in pulmonary mineralocorticoid activity such as sodium and fluid transport.
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U2 - 10.1210/jcem.83.11.5227
DO - 10.1210/jcem.83.11.5227
M3 - Article
C2 - 9814486
AN - SCOPUS:0031596244
VL - 83
SP - 4022
EP - 4025
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
SN - 0021-972X
IS - 11
ER -