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19th European Congress of Endocrinology

Lisbon, Portugal
20 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

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ea0049ep208 | Steroid metabolism + action | ECE2017

Steroid metabolome changes in the 1 mg dexamethasone suppression test

Hana Vaclav , Kosak Mikulaš , Hana Vaclav , Hill Martin

Introduction: Dexamethasone induced negative feedback on CRH, ACTH and cortisol secretion is one of the key principles in the diagnostic workup of hypercortisolism. Cortisol secretion has been studied extensively, but changes of other steroids remained apart. Our aim was to establish steroid profile changes in 1 mg dexamethasone test.Methods: The Steroid profile consisting of 103 steroids and their metabolites from the serum of 9 male and 8 healthy femal...