AKR1D1 regulates glucocorticoid availability and glucocorticoid receptor activation in human hepatoma cells.

Steroid hormones, including glucocorticoids and androgens, have potent actions to regulate many cellular processes within the liver. The steroid A-ring reductase, 5β-reductase (AKR1D1), is predominantly expressed in the liver, where it inactivates steroid hormones and, in addition, plays a crucial r...

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Main Authors: Nikolaou, N, Gathercole, L, Kirkwood, L, Dunford, J, Hughes, B, Gilligan, L, Oppermann, U, Penning, T, Arlt, W, Hodson, L, Tomlinson, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019