11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase types 1 and 2: an important pharmacokinetic determinant for the activity of synthetic mineralo- and glucocorticoids.
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Diederich S, Eigendorff E, Burkhardt P, Quinkler M, Bumke-Vogt C, Rochel M, Seidelmann D, Esperling P, Oelkers W, Bahr V
11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase types 1 and 2: an important pharmacokinetic determinant for the activity of synthetic mineralo- and glucocorticoids.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2002 Dec;87(12):5695-701. doi: 10.1210/jc.2002-020970.
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The 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD) system plays a pivotal role in glucocorticoid (GC) and mineralocorticoid (MC) action. Although 11beta-HSD activities are important determinants for the efficacy of synthetic MCs and GCs, corresponding pharmacokinetic data are scanty. Therefore, we characterized 11beta-HSD profiles for a wide range of steroids often used in clinical practice. 11beta-HSD1 and 11beta-HSD2 were selectively examined in 1) human liver and kidney cortex microsomes, and 2) Chinese hamster ovarian cells stably transfected with 11beta-HSD1 or 11beta-HSD2 expression vectors. Both systems produced concordant evidence for the following conclusions. Oxidation of steroids by 11beta-HSD2 is diminished if they are fluorinated in position 6alpha or 9alpha (e.g. in dexamethasone) or methylated at 2alpha or 6alpha (in methylprednisolone) or 16alpha or 16beta, by a methylene group at 16 (in prednylidene), methyloxazoline at 16, 17 (in deflazacort), or a 2-chlor configuration. Whereas the methyl groups also decrease reductase activity (steric effects), fluorination increases reductase activity (negative inductive effect), leading to a shift to reductase activity. This may explain the strong MC activity of 9alpha-fluorocortisol and should be considered in GC therapy directed to 11beta-HSD2-expressing tissues (kidney, colon, and placentofetal unit). 11beta-HSD2 oxidation of prednisolone is more effective than that of cortisol, explaining the reduced MC activity of prednisolone compared with cortisol. Reduction by 11beta-HSD1 is diminished by 16alpha-methyl, 16beta-methyl, 2alpha-methyl, and 2-chlor substitution, whereas it is increased by the Delta(1)-dehydro configuration in prednisone, resulting in higher hepatic first pass activation of prednisone compared with cortisone. To characterize a GC or a MC as substrate for the different 11betaHSDs may be essential for an optimized steroid therapy.
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Drug Enzyme Kind Organism Pharmacological Action Actions Fludrocortisone Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 1 Protein Humans UnknownSubstrateDetails Fludrocortisone Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 2 Protein Humans UnknownSubstrateDetails Prednisolone phosphate Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 1 Protein Humans UnknownSubstrateDetails Prednisolone phosphate Corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 2 Protein Humans UnknownSubstrateDetails - Drug Reactions
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