Flavonoids exhibit diverse effects on CYP11B1 expression and cortisol synthesis

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 258, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-350

  Cheng, Li Chuan ^a   Li, Lih Ann ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ad5; Cortisol; CYP11B1; Flavonoid; Signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; 3',4' DIMETHOXYFLAVONE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ALPHA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; APIGENIN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; BETA NAPHTHOFLAVONE; CHRYSIN; CYTOCHROME P450; CYTOCHROME P450 11B1; DAIDZEIN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; HYDROCORTISONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROXYLATION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TRANSACTIVATION; UPREGULATION;

ADRENOCORTICAL CARCINOMA; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYCLIC AMP; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84855945609     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2011.11.017     Document Type: Article

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