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Relationship of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms with metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2011
Moon Seong-Su, Lee Young-Sil, Kim Jung-Guk, Kim Su-Won, Jeong Ji-Yun, Jeon Eon-Ju, Seo Hyun-Ae, Kwak Soo Heon, Park Kyong Soo, Lee In-Kyu
Abstract excerpt
11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD11B1), which converts inactive glucocorticoid to active glucocorticoid, plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of visceral obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes. Hexose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (H6PD) supplies a crucial cofactor, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), which allows HSD11B1 to maintain reductase activity. The association of...
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