Liquorice and glycyrrhetinic acid increase DHEA and deoxycorticosterone levels in vivo and in vitro by inhibiting adrenal SULT2A1 activity.

Al-Dujaili, E A S

Liquorice and glycyrrhetinic acid increase DHEA and deoxycorticosterone levels in vivo and in vitro by inhibiting adrenal SULT2A1 activity. [electronic resource] - Molecular and cellular endocrinology Apr 2011 - 102-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1872-8057

10.1016/j.mce.2010.12.011 doi


11-beta-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases--metabolism
Adrenal Cortex--cytology
Cell Line
Colforsin--pharmacology
Dehydroepiandrosterone--metabolism
Desoxycorticosterone--metabolism
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Enzyme Inhibitors--pharmacology
Female
Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic--drug effects
Glycyrrhetinic Acid--pharmacology
Glycyrrhiza--chemistry
Humans
Male
RNA, Messenger--genetics
Saliva--drug effects
Steroids--biosynthesis
Sulfotransferases--antagonists & inhibitors
Time Factors
Transcription, Genetic--drug effects
Tritium--metabolism
Young Adult