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Chloride channels or chloride ions are known to influence cAMP-stimulated steroidogenesis by adrenal cells [ 29 ] , human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-stimulated steroidogenesis by amphibian follicle-enclosed oocytes [ 56 ] , as well as LH-stimulated steroidogenesis in rat Leydig cells [ 29 ] , MA-10 cells [ 59 ] , and chicken GC [ 35 ] . In mammalian cells, removal of extracellular chloride stimulates basal and protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent steroid hormone production by increasing the expression of StAR and potentiating the effects of submaximal concentrations of cAMP [ 29 59 ] . The proposed mechanism of action involves chloride efflux, depolarization of the mitochondrial and plasma membranes, and alterations to protein synthesis and cholesterol transport [ 29 59 ] .
The mortality rates in patients with occult AI were 40% (2 of 5) in the steroid therapy group and 55.
In 1981, Griffin et al [ 29 ] reported variation in the activity of steroid 5alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, in cloned human skin fibroblasts.
The main story in the British press Thursday was the suspension from competition of Linford Christie, the 1992 Olympic gold medal winner for the 100 meters, after he tested positive for the steroid nandrolone at a German event.
Several of the differentially expressed genes, including aldo-keto reductase 1C1 ( AKR1C1 ), aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 ( ALDH1A1 ), and alcohol dehydrogenase 1B ( ADH1B ), function in sex steroid and retinoic acid metabolism (Figure 2).
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