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cortisol metabolic process

Known as: cortisol metabolism 
The chemical reactions and pathways involving cortisol, the steroid hormone 11-beta-17,21-trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione. Cortisol is synthesized… 
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Review
2015
Review
2015
DHEA, DHEAS and PCOS
Review
2009
Review
2009
Clinical review: The pathogenetic role of cortisol in the metabolic syndrome: a hypothesis.
CONTEXT The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that increase the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Stress and obesity: the role of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in metabolic disease
Purpose of reviewChronic stress, combined with positive energy balance, may be a contributor to the increased risk for obesity… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
MDR- and CYP3A4-mediated drug-herbal interactions.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Local and systemic impact of transcriptional up-regulation of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in adipose tissue in human obesity.
In idiopathic obesity circulating cortisol levels are not elevated, but high intraadipose cortisol concentrations have been… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Body fat distribution and cortisol metabolism in healthy men: enhanced 5beta-reductase and lower cortisol/cortisone metabolite ratios in men with fatty liver.
In Cushing's syndrome, cortisol causes fat accumulation in specific sites most likely to be associated with insulin resistance… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Abnormal cortisol metabolism and tissue sensitivity to cortisol in patients with glucose intolerance.
Recent evidence suggests that increased cortisol secretion, altered cortisol metabolism, and/or increased tissue sensitivity to… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Growth Hormone, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and the Cortisol-Cortisone Shuttle
In peripheral tissues, corticosteroid hormone action is determined, in part, through the activity of 11β-hydroxysteroid… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Placental 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase: a key regulator of fetal glucocorticoid exposure
OBJECTIVE Placental 11β‐hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β‐HSD), which converts active cortisol to inactive cortisone, has been… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Changes in cortisol metabolism following rifampicin therapy.
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