Abstract
Advances in technology have allowed for the sensitive, specific, and simultaneous quantitative profiling of steroid precursors, bioactive steroids and inactive metabolites, facilitating comprehensive characterization of the serum and urine steroid metabolomes. The quantification of steroid panels is therefore gaining favor over quantification of single marker metabolites in the clinical and research laboratories. However, although the biochemical pathways for the biosynthesis and metabolism of steroid hormones are now well defined, a gulf still exists between this knowledge and its application to the measured steroid profiles. In this review, we present an overview of steroid hormone biosynthesis and metabolism by the liver and peripheral tissues, specifically highlighting the pathways linking and differentiating the serum and urine steroid metabolomes. A brief overview of the methodology used in steroid profiling is also provided.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 105439 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Volume | 194 |
Early online date | 27 Jul 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- Serum metabolome
- Steroid biosynthesis
- Steroid metabolism
- Steroid metabolome
- Urine metabolome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Endocrinology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Cell Biology