“ PTU (12 mM) inhibited the activities of both the cytochrome P450 side‐chain cleavage enzyme (P450scc, conversion of 25‐hydroxyl cholesterol to pregnenolone) and the 3β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (conversion of pregnenolone to progesterone ) in rat granulosa cells.”
“ PTU (3–12 mM) decreased the basal and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)‐stimulated release of progesterone from rat granulosa cells.”
“The present results suggest that PTU decreases the progesterone release by granulosa cells via a thyroid‐independent mechanism involving the inhibition of post‐cAMP pathway, and the activities of intracellular calcium, steroidogenic enzyme, and StAR protein functions.”