mineralocorticoids

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mineralocorticoids

Hormones from the outer layer (cortex) of the adrenal gland that promote retention of sodium and excretion of potassium in the urine. ALDOSTERONE is the most powerful mineralocorticoid. Compare GLUCOCORTICOIDS.

mineralocorticoids

see ADRENAL CORTICAL HORMONES.

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Alternatively, your dog may be prescribed Percorten-V, an injectable containing pure mineralocorticoid desoxycorticosterone pivalate (DOCP) and a long-acting insoluble ester of desoxycorticosterone acetate (DOCA) to cover glucocorticoid replacement.

Understanding Addison's Disease: This adrenal-gland illness requires an alert owner

This is true for both typical (deficiencies in Cortisol and mineralocorticoids) and atypical (deficiency of just steroids).

Addison's Disease: The (Not So) Great Pretender: This symptoms of this disease can make it difficult to pin down

The neuroretina is a novel mineralocorticoid target: aldosterone up-regulates ion and water channels in Muller glial cells.

Current Therapeutic Approaches to Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Patients with classic 21-hydroxylase deficiency and salt wasting require mineralocorticoid replacement.

Female pseudohermaphroditism: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia presenting with diffuse hyperpigmentation

It has been suggested that fludrocortisone has not only mineralocorticoid but also potent glucocorticoid activity [9].

Pediatric Adrenal Insufficiency: Diagnosis, Management, and New Therapies

The mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) is a nuclear receptor that contains 984 amino acids with three functional domains, an extreme N-terminal activation function domain (AF-1), a middle DNA-binding domain (DBD), and a C-terminal ligand-binding domain (LBD) [67].

The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System as a Therapeutic Target in Late Injury Caused by Ischemia-Reperfusion

Replacement of glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids, particularly by hydrocortisone and fludrocortisone is the mainstay of treatment in adrenal insufficiency.

Latest Insights on the Etiology and Management of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency in Children

% of Median Mineralocorticoids 24hr Dry 5a-THB 31% 45% THB 139% 157% Four-point Cortisol and Cortisone

Evaluating steroid hormones in a pre-menopausal woman: a case-study comparison of 24-hour urine testing and dry urine testing

Primary adrenal insufficiency may include an absence of mineralocorticoids (MC) resulting in a need for daily substitution of fludrocortisone at a recommended dose of 100 [micro]g/d [8].

Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Adrenal Insufficiency: A Short Review

One of the enzymes affected is 11-beta-hydroxylase , which is responsible for the conversion of 11-desoxycorticosterone to corticosterone (both hormones possessing mineralocorticoid activity and being precursors to aldosterone) and 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol (10).

Hiperplasia suprarrenal congenita por deficit de 11-beta-hidroxilasa: descripcion de una nueva mutacion, R384X

Mineralocorticoid receptors have been identified in non-epithelial tissues such as heart fibroblasts, endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells and brain.

Feline primary hyperaldosteronism: an emerging endocrine disease/Hiperaldosteronismo primario felino: uma enfermidade endocrina emergente

As serum potassium remained low, at approximately 2.8 mmol/L, he was switched from amiloride to eplerenone, a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist that does not cause gynecomastia.