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Earlier views indicated that globulin (corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) or sex hormone-binding globulin (SBG)) but not albumin binding in plasma, protects steroids from splanchnic metabolism in man. Also, the splanchnic extraction (HE) of a steroid seemed to be highly dependent on the rate of disassociation of the steroid–protein complex. However, the faster rate of disassociation (τ½ = 0·9 s) of cortisol–CBG, as determined by later accurate fluorescence methods, intuitively meant that this complex must disassociate completely in a single 9 s passage through the liver. The low HE of total cortisol was then a puzzling anomaly.

Using a differential equation solver (TUTSIM) and a model with unbound, albumin- and globulin-bound pools of steroid (with metabolism of unbound and also possibly albumin-bound steroid), the mechanism of splanchnic metabolism has been studied. The 'complex', probably most realistic, model includes 13 steroids, which can simultaneously bind to plasma albumin, CBG and SBG. The steroid concentration and numbers of occupied binding sites of the globulins decrease during the time of metabolism. The experimental data used are the in-vitro binding characteristics of the steroid–protein complexes, including the equilibrium constants and rates of disassociation and the in-vivo HE of nine steroids, usually measured by direct analysis of hepatic venous blood. However, the HE of cortisol had to be calculated from the metabolic clearance rate/splanchnic blood flow, giving a maximum value of 12%.

The fractional metabolic rate of unbound steroid is generally represented by e. A certain value of e (RE) is required to give a remaining steroid concentration after 9 s of metabolism, which is made equal to (1–HE) in the model to simulate splanchnic extraction. If the fractional rate of metabolism of albumin-bound steroid is h (f = h/e), then RE will depend on the value of f. The maximum RE for cortisol is RE0 = 0·42 and RE1 = 0·16 for f = 0 and 1 respectively. For either value of RE, there will be the appreciable reassociation of cortisol to CBG after disassociation of the cortisol–CBG complex. With such reassociation, the total cortisol remaining after 9 s metabolism is fairly independent of the rate of disassociation of the cortisol–CBG complex. This explains the low total HE of cortisol in spite of the high rate of disassociation of cortisol–CBG. Generally, for all nine steroids studied, HE estimations in vivo in humans indicate that the steroid–globulin disassociation rate will only be markedly rate-limiting for dihydrotestosterone–SBG and, to a lesser extent, testosterone–SBG. These results are examples of the principle that the divergence in hormone concentration with the disassociation rate of the hormone-protein complex after metabolism depends on the value of e.

The RE0 and RE1 values of the nine steroids: aldosterone, progesterone, testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, androstenedione, androstanediol, oestradiol, oestrone and cortisol have also been calculated from all in-vivo HE estimates. If it is assumed that the steroid in the albumin-bound pool is not metabolized (f = 0), then the RE0 values of the nine steroids considered have a large variation (s.d./mean = 115%). There is a correlation between the RE0 values and their albumin-binding index (BIA). However, if f = 1 then the variation of RE is smaller (s.d./mean = 36%) and there is no correlation between RE1 and BIA. The ratio of the RE0 and RE1 values for a particular steroid is nearly equal to (1 + BIA), which is determined solely by the dynamics of the situation. However, the appropriate value of f depends on the mechanisms involved.

With the F1 hypothesis (f = 1), albumin binding does not protect steroids from splanchnic extraction because of metabolism of albumin-bound steroid. With the FO hypothesis (f = 0), this seeming lack of protection of albumin binding is essentially artefactual. Albumin-bound steroid would not be metabolized directly but the fractional rate of metabolism of unbound steroid would be increased with the decreasing polarity of the steroid (i.e. with increasing BIA). With the available data, the choice between the hypotheses can only be on an intuitive basis.

Journal of Endocrinology (1991) 131, 339–357

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Megan A Mason Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, 5-194 Joseph, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA

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James A Levine Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, 5-194 Joseph, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA

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Colleen M Novak Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, 5-194 Joseph, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA

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posits that a decrease in overall metabolic rate decreases the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during respiration, thereby slowing the aging process (reviewed in Masoro 2005 ). If so, then reduced IGF signaling might result in decreases in

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overwhelming: during β-AR blockade, both resting metabolic rate (RMR) and the magnitude of increase in EE following energy intake (thermic effect of feeding) are decreased ( Tappy et al . 1986 , Welle et al . 1991 , Bell et al . 2001 , Monroe et al

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all of the required components and are able to produce thyroid hormone ( Meischl et al . 2008 ). Thyroid hormones are essential to the development and maintenance of, for example, the brain and skeletal system and for regulation of the basal metabolic

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Federica Cioffi Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie, Biologiche e Farmaceutiche, Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy

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( Kunitake et al . 1989 ) and to increase metabolic rate in obese patients ( Dumas et al . 1982 ). It has been shown to be more potent than T 3 as both a β-adrenergic stimulator of uncoupling protein 1 and inducer of lipoprotein lipase mRNA, D3 activity

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Durgesh Kumar Division of Pharmacology, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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animal monitoring system (CLAMS) Oxymax/CLAMS (Columbus Instruments, Columbus, OH, USA) were used to quantitate food intake, locomotor activity, oxygen consumption (VO 2 ), carbon dioxide production (VCO 2 ), metabolic rate, and heat production. Mice

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unable to demonstrate a major acute effect of leptin administration on basal metabolic rate as measured by indirect calorimetry, total energy expenditure using chamber calorimetry, or free-living energy expenditure using the doubly-labelled water method

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Antonio C Bianco Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof Lineu Prestes, 2415 Sao Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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Cecília H A Gouveia Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Prof Lineu Prestes, 2415 Sao Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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result in some therapeutically desirable effects, such as increased metabolic rate, lipolysis, cholesterol lowering, improvement of heart contractility and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression, which is beneficial in patients with thyroid cancer

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Introduction Thyroid hormone (TH) performs vital functions in energy expenditure and homeostasis. Under physiological circumstances, TH is essential for sustaining basal metabolic rate (BMR), facilitating adaptive thermogenesis, and modulating

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the metabolic rate and the patients suffering from this condition undergo body weight loss, despite increased food intake; quite the opposite, hypothyroid patients show lowered metabolic rate and reduced food intake ( Brenta et al . 2007 , Kaptein

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