| Literature DB >> 27761789 |
Georgios Nikolakis1, Constantine A Stratakis2, Theodora Kanaki3, Andrej Slominski4, Christos C Zouboulis3.
Abstract
The skin is an important extra-gonadal steroidogenic organ, capable of metabolizing various hormones from their precursors, as well as of synthesizing de novo a broad palette of sex steroids and glucocorticoids from cholesterol. In this manuscript, we review the major steroidogenic properties of human skin and we suggest steroidogenesis' impairment as a cardinal factor for various pathological conditions such as acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, and androgenic alopecia.Entities:
Keywords: 5a-reductase; Acne; Androgen receptor; Androgens; Aromatase; DHEA; Dermatoendocrinology; Estrogens; Glucocorticoids; Rosacea; Steroidogenesis; Steroids; Testosterone
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27761789 DOI: 10.1007/s11154-016-9390-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Endocr Metab Disord ISSN: 1389-9155 Impact factor: 6.514