20Alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20alpha-HSD) catalyzes the conversion of progesterone to its inactive form 20alpha-dihydroprogesterone (20alpha-OHP). 20Alpha-HSD is expressed in the murine placenta, suggesting a role, yet unidentified, played by this enzyme during the course of pregnancy. To elucidate the possible roles of 20alpha-HSD during pregnancy, 20alpha-HSD gene expression in the placenta was examined by Northern blot analysis, and progestin (progesterone and 20alpha-OHP) concentrations in the maternal and fetal sera and the amniotic fluid were measured by radioimmunoassay in pregnant Shiba goats. The expression of 20alpha-HSD mRNA was observed in the placenta and the intercaruncular part of the uterus during mid to late pregnancy. Analysis by in situ hybridization revealed that 20alpha-HSD mRNA was mainly localized in the endometrial epithelium of the caruncle side of the placenta. Considerable enzyme activity of 20alpha-HSD was also detected in the cytosolic fraction of the placenta and intercaruncular part of the uterus. Although concentrations of progesterone and 20alpha-OHP in the maternal serum showed similar profiles, progesterone levels in the fetal serum stayed extremely low throughout the pregnancy. The 20alpha-OHP concentration in the fetal serum was always higher than that in the maternal serum. In the amniotic fluid, the concentrations of both progesterone and 20alpha-OHP remained at very low levels throughout the pregnancy. These results support the notion that 20alpha-HSD protects the fetus from the cytotoxic effects of progesterone, and thereby maintains the normal development of the fetus.
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