Liquorice and glycyrrhetinic acid increase DHEA and deoxycorticosterone levels by inhibiting adrenal SULT2A1 activity

The mineralocorticoid effects of liquorice are mediated by the inhibitory effects of one of its active components glycyrrhetinic acid on 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2. However, liquorice is reputed to have many medicinal properties and also contains a number of other potentially biological...

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Published in:Molecular and cellular endocrinology 2011-03, Vol.336 (1-2)
Main Authors: Al-Dujaili, E.A.S., Kenyon, C.J., Nicol, M.R., Mason, J.I.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biochemistry, Molecular Biology
Life Sciences
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Summary:The mineralocorticoid effects of liquorice are mediated by the inhibitory effects of one of its active components glycyrrhetinic acid on 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2. However, liquorice is reputed to have many medicinal properties and also contains a number of other potentially biologically active compounds. Here we have investigated the wider effects of oral liquorice on steroidogenesis focussing particularly on possible inhibitory effects of glycyrrhetinic acid on adrenal sulfotransferase activity.
ISSN:0303-7207
0303-7207
DOI:10.1016/j.mce.2010.12.011