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    11 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in Cushing's syndrome: explaining the mineralocorticoid excess state of the ectopic adrenocorticotropin syndrome.

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    Authors
    Stewart, P M
    Walker, B R
    Holder, G
    O'Halloran, Domhnall J
    Shackleton, C H
    Affiliation
    Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
    Issue Date
    1995-12
    
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    A characteristic feature of the ectopic ACTH syndrome is a state of mineralocorticoid excess, although the etiology remains obscure. Some forms of endocrine hypertension, such as licorice ingestion, have been explained by cortisol acting as a mineralocorticoid in the setting of inhibition or deficiency of 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta HSD). This enzyme is responsible for the conversion of cortisol (F) to hormonally inactive cortisone, and its activity in vivo can be inferred from the ratio of the urinary excretion of tetrahydrocortisol (THF) and its isomer (5 alpha THF) to tetrahydrocortisone. Twenty-two patients with Cushing's syndrome (11 pituitary dependent, 9 ectopic, and 2 adrenal adenomas) and 13 controls were studied. Compared to controls. Cushing's patients had a significant increase (P < 0.001) in the excretion of all principal metabolites of F, secondary to a 5- to 6-fold increase in the cortisol secretion rate [median, 34.0 (range, 13.3-327) mg/day in Cushing's vs. 6.1 (range, 2.5-10.3) mg/day in controls]. The THF plus 5 alpha THF/tetrahydrocortisone ratio was significantly increased in Cushing's syndrome regardless of etiology [mean, 1.81 (range, 1.09-9.99) in Cushing's vs. 0.81 (range, 0.51-1.47) in controls; P < 0.001), indicative of defective 11 beta HSD activity. Furthermore, compared to patients with pituitary-dependent Cushing's, this ratio was significantly higher in patients with the ectopic ACTH syndrome (4.12 vs. 1.49; P < 0.01) and was inversely correlated with serum potassium levels (r = -0.57; P = 0.01; n = 22). One explanation for the mineralocorticoid excess state of the ectopic ACTH syndrome appears to be that cortisol gains inappropriate access to the mineralocorticoid receptor through failure of its normal metabolism by 11 beta HSD. The reason for the defective 11 beta HSD activity is unclear, but it may be secondary to substrate saturation, inhibition by other adrenal steroids, or product inhibition.
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    11 beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in Cushing's syndrome: explaining the mineralocorticoid excess state of the ectopic adrenocorticotropin syndrome. 1995, 80 (12):3617-20 J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.
    Journal
    The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10541/98101
    DOI
    10.1210/jc.80.12.3617
    PubMed ID
    8530609
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0021-972X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1210/jc.80.12.3617
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