"Dehydroepiandrosterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major C19 steroid produced by the ADRENAL CORTEX. It is also produced in small quantities in the TESTIS and the OVARY. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) can be converted to TESTOSTERONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; and ESTRONE. Most of DHEA is sulfated (DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE) before secretion.
| Descriptor ID |
D003687
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.054.079.429.625 D04.210.500.578.502.400 D06.472.040.502.400 D06.472.334.851.968.952
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| Concept/Terms |
Dehydroepiandrosterone- Dehydroepiandrosterone
- 5-Androsten-3-beta-hydroxy-17-one
- 5 Androsten 3 beta hydroxy 17 one
- DHEA
- Prasterone
- Androstenolone
- Dehydroisoandrosterone
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dehydroepiandrosterone" by people in Profiles.
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Synergistic activation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and NAD(P)H oxidase by Src kinase elevates superoxide in type 2 diabetic, Zucker fa/fa, rat liver. Free Radic Biol Med. 2009 Aug 01; 47(3):219-28.
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Dehydroepiandrosterone in systemic lupus erythematosus. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2008 Aug; 10(4):286-91.
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Lack of dehydroepiandrosterone effect on a combined endurance and resistance exercise program in postmenopausal women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Feb; 93(2):534-8.
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DHEA in elderly women and DHEA or testosterone in elderly men. N Engl J Med. 2006 Oct 19; 355(16):1647-59.
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DHEA supplementation: the claims in perspective. Cleve Clin J Med. 2005 Nov; 72(11):965-6, 968, 970-1 passim.
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Effects of prasterone on disease activity and symptoms in women with active systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Sep; 50(9):2858-68.
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Pilot clinical trial of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) versus placebo for Sjögren's syndrome. Arthritis Rheum. 2004 Aug 15; 51(4):601-4.
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Dehydroepiandrosterone, a sex steroid metabolite in development for systemic lupus erythematosus. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2003 Jun; 12(6):1017-25.
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Effects of prasterone on corticosteroid requirements of women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2002 Jul; 46(7):1820-9.
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Role of endogenous estrogen in the hirsutism paradigm. J Reprod Med. 1994 Apr; 39(4):273-6.