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Introduction Steroids in animal and plant kingdoms Steroid hormones are (chole)sterol derivatives widespread in animals and plants, where they are involved in the control of many physiological processes. They include, for example
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cognate receptors for other steroid hormones (including estrogen) as well as for retinoids, prostanoids, thyroid hormone, and vitamin D3 ( Tsai & O’Malley 1994 , Mangelsdorf et al . 1995 ). As a nuclear receptor superfamily member, the PGR is modular in
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Introduction Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex. They regulate stress responses and exert potent immunomodulatory effects in adults ( McEwen 1997 ) and are essential for the transition from foetal to neonatal life
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(CRF), which in turn acts on the pituitary, stimulating its release of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH acts on the zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex for the release of GCs, which belong to the steroid class of hormones. Cortisol as the
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for expression of FBN1 mRNA in TC. The effects of asprosin on steroid production and proliferation of TC were also evaluated. Materials and methods Reagents and hormones Reagents used for cell culture were: Dulbecco’s modified Eagle
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, including endometrial and cervical carcinoma, endometriosis, and leiomyoma, may arise post-puberty to further contribute to infertility. The steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone, working through their cognate nuclear receptors (estrogen receptor 1 (ESR
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Department of Internal Medicine, Sonnenhof, Lindenhofgruppe, Berne, Switzerland
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Department for BioMedical Research University of Bern, Berne, Switzerland
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added with the steroid hormone substrates progesterone, DOC, corticosterone or 18-OH-corticosterone at a concentration of 10 −6 M and with or without AngII (10 −6 M). After 24 h, the supernatant was collected for LC-MS analysis and total RNA extraction
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Introduction The biosynthesis of active steroid hormones from cholesterol in the adrenal cortex and the gonads involves five distinct steroid hydroxylases that belong to the cytochrome P450 gene family and two hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases ( Payne
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Introduction The human endometrium is a complex multicellular tissue that undergoes cyclical remodelling in response to fluctuating levels of sex steroid hormones produced by the ovaries ( Critchley & Saunders 2009 ). The endometrium has
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Introduction The ovarian steroid hormone progesterone (Prog) is important for female reproductive functions, including ovulation, uterine and mammary gland development, maintenance of pregnancy, and sexual behavior ( Clarke