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arterial hypotension ( 13 ). We aimed to examine whether male and female preterm infants differ in cortisol production and metabolism as assessed by glucocorticoid metabolite excretion in urine, as a possible explanation for the sex differences in
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inactive metabolite cortisone. 11β-HSD type 1 is mainly expressed in the liver and adipose tissue, where it regenerates cortisol, and 11β-HSD type 2 catalyzes the reverse reaction in renal epithelial cells. Figure 1 Schematic overview of cortisol
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, has gradually increased recently ( 1 , 2 ). In patients with breast cancer, abnormalities occur in estrogen metabolism, in particular in the level of estrogen and their metabolites. Hydroxylation of the carbon atoms at positions 2, 4, and 16 of the
Birmingham Women’s Foundation Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
Centre for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Birmingham Health Partners, Birmingham, UK
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causality ( 33 , 34 ). This heterogeneity reflects our limited understanding of the effects of vitamin D during pregnancy at the cellular level and suggests that measurement of serum 25(OH)D3 alone may be too simplistic. Other vitamin D metabolites such as
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may directly influence the central nervous system function by controlling the production of neurotransmitters, such as 5-HT in the gut ( 15 ). In the present study, we assessed the serum levels of 5-HT, L-DOPA and Trp metabolites in our cohort of
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is not clear whether and how the densities of L, K and D cells, respectively, are involved in the regulation of MetS features. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to identify plasma metabolites that associate with duodenal L cell, K cell and D
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testosterone-replacement therapy ( 8 ). Analysis of circulating levels of substrates and intermediate metabolites from intra-mitochondrial pathways, particularly β-oxidation of fatty acids, offers a non-invasive assessment of mitochondrial metabolism – a viable
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, detectable measures of phthalate metabolites are still being found in 97% of the childhood population ( 1 ). The exposure to phthalates has been associated with increased risk of obesity in childhood, but data are equivocal ( 6 , 13 , 14 ). As for BPA
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metabolism. It is known that, in mice and rats, a high percentage of steroid metabolites are excreted via faeces in comparison with other matrices ( 1 , 6 , 8 ). Faeces provide an averaged measure of hormone levels related to a time window depending on
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derived from cortisol. Figure 1 Metabolic chart showing generation of the major cortisol metabolites (boxed) in the human, together with the major changes brought about by mitotane. Crosses show pathways inhibited by mitotane and upward arrows show