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2 unusual facts about cortisol


Cortizone

Cortisol (C21H30O5), a hormone

Cortizone 10 is a brand of anti-itch medications, manufactured by Chattem, that contain hydrocortisone.


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Anxiety/aggression-driven depression

Anxiolytic medications that act as 5-HT receptor agonists (in particular, 5-HT1A) together with CRH and/or cortisol antagonists (which are implicated in the stress response) are hypothesized to be an appropriate method of achieving this therapeutic response.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 3 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency

3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase II deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia (3β-HSD CAH) is an uncommon form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) resulting from a mutation in the gene for one of the key enzymes in cortisol synthesis by the adrenal gland, 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) type II (HSD3B2).

Dehydroepiandrosterone

Finally, DHEA is thought to regulate a handful of other proteins via indirect, genomic mechanisms, including the enzymes P4502C11 and 11β-HSD1—the latter of which is essential for the biosynthesis of the glucocorticoids such as cortisol and has been suggested to be involved in the antiglucocorticoid effects of DHEA—and the carrier IGFBP1.

Maneb

Maneb interferes with glucocorticoid metabolism by inhibiting the activity of the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 which converts cortisol to cortisone.


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