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Int J Mol Sci
January 2025
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Biomedical Research Center Seltersberg (BFS), Justus Liebig University, 35392 Giessen, Germany.
Peripheral tissues such as skin and adipose tissue play a crucial role in the intracrine formation of sex steroid hormones, complementing the endocrine and paracrine systems. These mechanisms involve the conversion of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its sulfated form-DHEAS-into potent androgenic and estrogenic hormones. In vitro studies using tissue-specific cell lines are essential for unraveling the complex intracrine synthesis of these hormones.
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March 2025
Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China. Electronic address:
11α-Hydroxyandrost-4-ene-3,17-dione (11α-OH AD) is an essential steroid hormone drug intermediate that exhibits low biotransformation efficiency. In this study, a mixed-strain fermentation strategy was established for the efficient production of 11α-OH AD from phytosterols (PS). Initially, strains were screened for efficient transformation of AD to produce 11α-OH AD.
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November 2024
Área de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de León, 24007 León, Spain.
Testosterone holds significant medical and economic importance, with the global market for testosterone replacement therapies valued at approximately USD 1.9 billion in 2023. This hormone is essential for the development and maintenance of male sexual characteristics as well as bone and muscle health.
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November 2024
Department of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 12008 Prague, Czech Republic.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS) mainly afflicting young women. Various steroids can influence the onset and development of the disease or, on the contrary, mitigate its course; however, a systematic review of steroidomic changes in MS patients is lacking. Based on the gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) platform and, in the case of estradiol, also using immunoassay, this study performed a comprehensive steroidomic analysis in 25 female MS patients aged 39(32, 49) years compared to 15 female age-matched controls aged 38(31, 46) years.
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November 2024
Department of Life Science and Biochemical Engineering, Graduate School, Sunmoon University, Asan, 31460, Republic of Korea.
This study characterized cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP154C7 from sp. PAMC26508, emphasizing its capability to hydroxylate steroids, especially at the 16α-position. The enzymatic assay of CYP154C7 demonstrated effective conversion across a pH range of 7.
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