Biotransformation of anabolic androgenic steroids in human skin cells.
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serval:BIB_D3DDF8768831
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Title
Biotransformation of anabolic androgenic steroids in human skin cells.
Journal
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology
ISSN
1879-1220 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0960-0760
Publication state
Published
Issued date
03/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
237
Pages
106444
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In comparison to well-known drug-metabolizing organs such as the liver, the metabolic capacity of human skin is still not well elucidated despite the widespread use of topical drug application. To gain a comprehensive insight into anabolic steroid metabolism in the skin, six structurally related anabolic androgenic steroids, testosterone, metandienone, methyltestosterone, clostebol, dehydrochloromethyltestosterone, and methylclostebol, were applied to human keratinocytes and fibroblasts derived from the juvenile foreskin. Phase I metabolites obtained from incubation media were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The 5α-reductase activity was predominant in the metabolic pathways as supported by the detection of 5α-reduced metabolites after incubation of testosterone, methyltestosterone, clostebol, and methylclostebol. Additionally, the stereochemistry structures of fully reduced metabolites (4α,5α-isomers) of clostebol and methylclostebol were newly confirmed in this study by the help of inhouse synthesized reference materials. The results provide insights into the steroid metabolism in human skin cells with respect to the characteristics of the chemical structures.
Keywords
anabolic androgenic steroids, doping control, fibroblasts, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, keratinocytes, phase I metabolism
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