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    21-Deoxycortisol, also known as 11β,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone or as 11β,17α-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a naturally occurring, endogenous steroid...
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    (21-hydroxyprogesterone) Corticosterone (11β,21-dihydroxyprogesterone) Cortisol (11β,17α,21-trihydroxyprogesterone) 11-Deoxycortisol (17α,21-dihydroxyprogesterone)...
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    Corticosterone, also known as 17-deoxycortisol and 11β,21-dihydroxyprogesterone, is a 21-carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type produced in...
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    20-dione 11β,17α,21-Trihydroxypregnenolone = 3β,11β,17α,21-tetrahydroxypregn-5-en-20-one [2] 17α,21-Dihydroxypregnenolone = 3β,17α,21-trihydroxypregn-5-en-20-one...
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    defective, namely 21-hydroxylase and 11β-hydroxylase, lead to a build-up of 17α-OHP. In contrast, the rare patient with 17α-hydroxylase deficiency will have...
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    steroid cortisol by stereospecific hydrogenation at carbon 11 by the enzyme 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, particularly in the liver. The term...
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    17α-Hydroxypregnenolone is a pregnane (C21) steroid that is obtained by hydroxylation of pregnenolone at the C17α position. This step is performed by...
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    11β-Hydroxytestosterone is an endogenous steroid, a metabolite of testosterone. Although it may not have significant androgenic activity, it may still...
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    the mitochondria and require adrenodoxin as a cofactor (except 21-hydroxylase and 17α-hydroxylase). Aldosterone and corticosterone share the first part...
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    11β-Hydroxyandrostenedione (11β-OHA4), also known as 11β-hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione, is an endogenous, naturally occurring steroid and androgen prohormone...
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    intermediate in the biosynthesis of 11-deoxycorticosterone (21-hydroxyprogesterone), corticosterone (11β,21-dihydroxyprogesterone), and other corticosteroids....
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    progestogens and are used in medicine. Major examples of progestins include the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone derivative medroxyprogesterone acetate and the 19-nortestosterone...
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    11β-Hydroxydihydrotestosterone is an endogenous steroid. Although it may not have significant androgenic activity, it may still be an important precursor...
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    Pregnane 5α-Pregnane Allopregnane Allopregnanolone 5α-Pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione 5α-Pregnane-3α,11β-diol-20-one 5α-Dihydrotestosterone Barnard L, Gent R, van...
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    corticosteroid metabolism. It is related to 21-deoxycortisol (11β,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone) and is reversibly formed from it by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, analogously...
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    Pregnenolone 11β-Hydroxypregnenolone 17α-Hydroxypregnenolone 21-Hydroxypregnenolone 17α,21-Dihydroxypregnenolone 11β,17α,21-Trihydroxypregnenolone Corticosteroids...
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    Pregnenolone 11β-Hydroxypregnenolone 17α-Hydroxypregnenolone 21-Hydroxypregnenolone 17α,21-Dihydroxypregnenolone 11β,17α,21-Trihydroxypregnenolone Corticosteroids...
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    Pregnenolone → Progesterone → Allopregnanedione → Allopregnanolone 17α-Hydroxypregnenolone → 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone Androgens Dehydroepiandrosterone → Androstenedione...
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    Pregnenolone 11β-Hydroxypregnenolone 17α-Hydroxypregnenolone 21-Hydroxypregnenolone 17α,21-Dihydroxypregnenolone 11β,17α,21-Trihydroxypregnenolone Corticosteroids...
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    or its derivatives. Pregnenolone can be converted to 17α-hydroxypregnenolone by the enzyme 17α-hydroxylase (CYP17A1). Using this pathway, termed Δ5 pathway...
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    mineralocorticoid but is virtually devoid of glucocorticoid activity. However, 11β-hydroxylation of DOC produces corticosterone and confers glucocorticoid activity...
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    the mitochondria and require adrenodoxin as a cofactor (except 21-hydroxylase and 17α-hydroxylase). Aldosterone and corticosterone share the first part...
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    5α-Pregnan-17α-ol-3,20-dione, also known as 17α-hydroxy-dihydroprogesterone (17‐OH-DHP) is an endogenous steroid, a metabolite of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone...
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    16β,17α-Epiestriol, or 16,17-epiestriol, also known as 16β-hydroxy-17α-estradiol, as well as estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,16β,17α-triol, is a minor and weak...
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    17α-Estradiol (also known as 17α-E2, 17-epiestradiol, alfatradiol, or estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17α-diol) is a minor and weak endogenous steroidal estrogen...
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    androst-4-en-17β-ol-3-one – TrkA and p75NTR antagonist Dexamethasone: 9α-fluoro-11β,17α,21-trihydroxy-16α-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione – TrkA and p75NTR antagonist...
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    is prevented by rapid degradation of cortisol by 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isoenzyme 2 (11β-HSD2) in mineralocorticoid target tissues. Mineralocorticoid...
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    biosynthesized in one of two ways. The primary pathway involves conversion of 17α-hydroxypregnenolone to DHEA by way of 17,20-lyase, with subsequent conversion...
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    designates unsaturation, for example, 4-pregnene-11β,17α-diol-3,20-dione (also Δ4-pregnene-11β,17α-diol-3,20-dione) or 4-androstene-3,11,17-trione (also...
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    proteins via indirect, genomic mechanisms, including the enzymes CYP2C11 and 11β-HSD1 – the latter of which is essential for the biosynthesis of the glucocorticoids...
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