Title : Cortisol-secreting adrenal adenomas express 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-2 gene yet possess low 11beta-HSD2 activity.

Pub. Date : 2001 Mar

PMID : 11288760






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1 BACKGROUND: 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type-2 (11beta-HSD2) is an unidirectional enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucocorticoid hormones cortisol and corticosterone (B) into their corresponding inactive forms, cortisone, and 11-dehydrocorticosterone (DH-B). Corticosterone hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 2 Homo sapiens
2 BACKGROUND: 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase Type-2 (11beta-HSD2) is an unidirectional enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glucocorticoid hormones cortisol and corticosterone (B) into their corresponding inactive forms, cortisone, and 11-dehydrocorticosterone (DH-B). Corticosterone hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 2 Homo sapiens