11β-HSD1, Inflammation, Metabolic Disease and Age-related Cognitive (dys)Function

Abstract 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1) is an intracellular amplifier of glucocorticoid action. By converting intrinsically inert glucocorticoids (cortisone, 11-dehydrocorticosterone) into their active forms (cortisol, corticosterone), 11β-HSD1 increases glucocorticoid access to receptors. Glucocorticoid hormones modulate diverse physiological processes, linking circadian rhythms to food seeking, motivational and cognitive behaviours, as well as intermediary metabolism and immune responses. They are a key component of pathways that buffer the organism against stressful challenges. Here we review the part played in these processes by 11β-HSD1, and discuss the promise of inhibitors of 11β-HSD1 in alleviating disorders associated with cumulative stress..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2007

Erschienen:

2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Neurochemical research - 33(2007), 4 vom: 25. Okt., Seite 624-636

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chapman, Karen E. [VerfasserIn]
Seckl, Jonathan R. [VerfasserIn]

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BKL:

44.90

Themen:

11β-HSD1
Glucocorticoid
Steroid metabolism

doi:

10.1007/s11064-007-9504-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

SPR016242297