Sex hormone-binding globulin
Template:PBB Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or sex steroid-binding globulin (SSBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to sex hormones, to be specific, androgens and estrogens. Other steroid hormones such as progesterone, cortisol, and other corticosteroids are bound by transcortin.
Transport of sex hormones
Testosterone and estradiol circulate in the bloodstream, bound mostly to SHBG and to a lesser extent serum albumin and corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) (AKA transcortin). Only a very small fraction of about 1-2% is unbound, or "free," and thus biologically active and able to enter a cell and activate its receptor. SHBG inhibits the function of these hormones. Thus, bioavailability of sex hormones is influenced by the level of SHBG. The relative binding affinity of various sex steroids for SHBG is dihydrotestosterone (DHT) > testosterone > androstenediol > estradiol > estrone.[1] DHEA is weakly bound to SHBG as well, but DHEA-S is not.[1] Androstenedione is not bound to SHBG either, and is instead bound solely to albumin.[2]
SHBG production
SHBG is produced mostly by the liver and is released into the bloodstream. Other sites that produce SHBG include the brain, uterus, testes, and placenta. Testes-produced SHBG is called androgen-binding protein. The gene for SHBG is located on chromosome 17.
Control
SHBG has both enhancing and inhibiting hormonal influences. It decreases with high levels of insulin, growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), androgens, prolactin and transcortin. High estrogen, and thyroxine cause it to increase.
In an effort to explain obesity-related reductions in SHBG, recent evidence suggests sugar or monosaccharide-induced hepatic lipogenesis, hepatic lipids in general, and cytokines like TNF-alpha and Interleukin reduce SHBG, whereas insulin does not. As an example anti-psoriatic drugs that inhibit TNF-alpha cause an increase in SHBG. The common downstream mechanism for all of these, including the effect of thyroid hormones[3] was downregulation of HNF4, hepatocyte nuclear factor 4.[4][5][6][7][8]
Blood values
Reference ranges for blood tests for SHBG have been estimated to be:[9]
Patient type | Range |
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Adult female, premenopausal | 40 - 120 nmol/L |
Adult female, postmenopausal | 28 - 112 nmol/L |
Adult male | 20 - 60 nmol/L |
Age 1 - 23 months | 60 - 252 nmol/L |
Prepubertal (24m - 8y) | 72 - 220 nmol/L |
Pubertal female | 36 - 125 nmol/L |
Pubertal male | 16 - 100 nmol/L |
Conditions associated with high or low levels
SHBG levels are decreased by androgens, anabolic steroids,[10] polycystic ovary syndrome, hypothyroidism, diabetes, obesity, Cushing's syndrome, and acromegaly. SHBG levels increase with estrogenic states (oral contraceptives), pregnancy, hyperthyroidism, cirrhosis, anorexia nervosa, and certain drugs. Long-term calorie restriction of more than 50 percent increases SHBG, while lowering free and total testosterone and estradiol. DHEA-S, which lacks affinity for SHBG, is not affected by calorie restriction.[11] Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is associated with insulin resistance and excess insulin lowers SHBG, which increases free testosterone levels.
Measurement of sex hormones
When checking serum estradiol or testosterone, a total level that includes free and bound fractions can be assayed, or the free portion may be measured alone. A free androgen index expresses the ratio of testosterone to SHBG and can be used to summarize the activity of free testosterone. The total testosterone is likely the most accurate measurement of testosterone levels.[citation needed] Sex hormone-binding globulin can be measured separate from the total fraction of testosterone.
See also
References
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- ^ Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 24 April 2001. ISBN 978-0-7817-1750-2. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Selva DM, Hammond GL (July 2009). "Thyroid hormones act indirectly to increase sex hormone-binding globulin production by liver via hepatocyte nuclear factor-4alpha". J. Mol. Endocrinol. 43 (1): 19–27. doi:10.1677/JME-09-0025. PMID 19336534.
- ^ "Too much sugar turns off gene that controls the effects of sex steroids". PhysOrg.com. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
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Further reading
- Hammond GL, Bocchinfuso WP (1996). "Sex hormone-binding globulin: gene organization and structure/function analyses". Horm. Res. 45 (3–5): 197–201. doi:10.1159/000184787. PMID 8964583.
- Rosner W, Hryb DJ, Khan MS; et al. (1999). "Sex hormone-binding globulin mediates steroid hormone signal transduction at the plasma membrane". J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 69 (1–6): 481–5. doi:10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00070-9. PMID 10419028.
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Bérubé D, Séralini GE, Gagné R, Hammond GL (1991). "Localization of the human sex hormone-binding globulin gene (SHBG) to the short arm of chromosome 17 (17p12----p13)". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 54 (1–2): 65–7. doi:10.1159/000132958. PMID 2249477.
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- Gershagen S, Fernlund P, Lundwall A (1987). "A cDNA coding for human sex hormone binding globulin. Homology to vitamin K-dependent protein S". FEBS Lett. 220 (1): 129–35. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(87)80890-6. PMID 2956126.
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