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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
卷 103, 期 10, 页码 3706-3713出版社
ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-00689
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81400779, 81500609, 81600594]
- Chinese Society of Endocrinology [13050890474]
- Shanghai Science and Technology Committee [15411966600]
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine [BXJ201713]
- National International Science Cooperation Foundation [2015DFA30560]
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFC0901500]
Background: Feminizing adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is rare. The source of estrogen production and the underlying mechanism remain unclear. Objective: In the current study, we investigated the source and the molecular mechanism of estrogen production in feminizing ACC. Methods: A total of 46 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of ACC were recruited in our center. We described the clinical characteristics and steroid hormone profile of the peripheral and adrenal vein. In both feminizing ACC tissues and cell lines, we investigated the expression of steroidogenic biomarkers and beta-catenin pathways by quantitative PCR and immunohistochemical staining. The effects of Wnt inhibitors on steroidogenesis were also analyzed in NCI-H295R cells. Results: A total of 46 consecutive patients with ACC were analyzed, and 25 had functional ACC. Four patients received a diagnosis of feminizing ACC based on feminizing manifestations, high levels of estradiol that were normalized after surgery, and histological Weiss score. Gonadal steroidogenic biomarkers including CYP19A1, HSD17B3, and LHCGR were markedly elevated in the feminizing ACC tissues. Adrenal vein sampling and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry suggested high CYP19A1 activity in the adrenal mass. beta-catenin expression was also elevated. When treated with niclosamide and PNU-74654, the H295R cell line showed a decrease in beta-catenin expression, cell proliferation, and steroid secretion. All steroid hormone enzymes were inhibited, whereas CYP19A1, HSD17B3, and LHCGR mRNA increased. Conclusions: Feminizing ACC can express high levels of CYP19A1, thus ectopically producing estrogens. Wnt pathway activation and dedifferentiation toward common adrenal-gonadal precursor cells may be the underlying mechanisms.
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