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    Glossary Neurosteroid Synthesis

    Neurosteroid synthesis refers to the production of steroid hormones within the brain and nervous system, which can influence various physiological processes, including mood, cognition, and stress response. In the context of hair loss, neurosteroids may play a role in modulating hair follicle biology and the hair growth cycle, particularly through their effects on androgen receptors and local hormonal balance. Key distinguishing characteristics of neurosteroids include their ability to rapidly affect neuronal function and their synthesis from cholesterol or other steroid precursors within the central nervous system.

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    1. Dependence of anxiolytic effects of the dipeptide TSPO ligand GD-23 on neurosteroid biosynthesis Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics · 2016 · 6 citations
    2. Benzothiazepines, diltiazem and JTV-519, exert an anxiolytic-like effect via neurosteroid biosynthesis in mice Journal of Pharmacological Sciences · 2020 · 1 citations
    3. 5α-Reductase Isoenzymes: From Neurosteroid Biosynthesis to Neuropsychiatric Outcomes NeuroSci · 2026
    4. Neurosteroids in Adult Hippocampus of Male and Female Rodents: Biosynthesis and Actions of Sex Steroids Frontiers in endocrinology · 2018 · 61 citations
    5. The role of pregnane neurosteroids in ethanol withdrawal: behavioral genetic approaches Pharmacology & Therapeutics · 2004 · 83 citations
    6. The Impact of the 5α-Reductase Inhibitors (5α-RIs) on Male Sexual Function and Psychological Well-Being Current Sexual Health Reports · 2015 · 1 citations
    7. Role of allopregnanolone biosynthesis in acute stress-induced anxiety-like behaviors in mice Synapse · 2017 · 19 citations
    8. Role of GABA-active neurosteroids in the efficacy of metyrapone against cocaine addiction Behavioural Brain Research · 2014 · 15 citations
    9. Cytoprotective effects of paeoniflorin are associated with translocator protein 18 kDa Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy · 2018 · 3 citations
    10. Neurosteroids and epileptogenesis in the pilocarpine model: Evidence for a relationship between P450scc induction and length of the latent period Epilepsia · 2009 · 62 citations
    11. Enhanced Sensitivity to Ethanol-Induced Inhibition of LTP in CA1 Pyramidal Neurons of Socially Isolated C57BL/6J Mice: Role of Neurosteroids Frontiers in Endocrinology · 2011 · 19 citations
    12. Neurosteroid allopregnanolone attenuates development of nicotine withdrawal behavior in mice Neuroscience Letters · 2013 · 8 citations
    13. Design, Synthesis and Anxiolytic Activity Evaluation of N-Acyltryptophanyl- Containing Dipeptides, Potential TSPO Ligands# Medicinal Chemistry · 2018 · 16 citations
    14. Overexpression of the 18 kDa translocator protein (TSPO) in the hippocampal dentate gyrus produced anxiolytic and antidepressant-like behavioural effects Neuropharmacology · 2017 · 25 citations
    15. Neurosteroid Synthesis-Mediated Regulation of GABA<sub>A</sub>Receptors: Relevance to the Ovarian Cycle and Stress Journal of Neuroscience · 2007 · 238 citations
    16. Neurosteroids Are Endogenous Neuroprotectants in an Ex Vivo Glaucoma Model Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2014 · 31 citations
    17. Targeting neurosteroid synthesis as a therapy for schizophrenia-related alterations induced by early psychosocial stress Schizophrenia Research · 2015 · 24 citations
    18. Relating neurosteroid modulation of inhibitory neurotransmission to behaviour Journal of Neuroendocrinology · 2021 · 18 citations
    19. Neurosteroids, neuroactive steroids, and symptoms of affective disorders Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior · 2006 · 82 citations
    20. Stress-Induced Deoxycorticosterone-Derived Neurosteroids Modulate GABA<sub>A</sub>Receptor Function and Seizure Susceptibility Journal of Neuroscience · 2002 · 269 citations
    21. Advances in Knowledge of Androgens: How Intentional and Accidental Neurosteroid Changes Inform Us of Their Action and Role Current Sexual Health Reports · 2020
    22. Progesterone, neurosteroids, and the hormonal basis of catamenial epilepsy Annals of Neurology · 2003 · 30 citations
    23. Production of 5α-Reduced Neurosteroids Is Developmentally Regulated and Shapes GABA<sub>A</sub>Miniature IPSCs in Lamina II of the Spinal Cord Journal of Neuroscience · 2004 · 88 citations
    24. Effect of neurosteroid dehydroepiandrosterone on the higher nervous activity of old non-human primates Human Physiology · 2014
    25. Relationships between cerebrospinal fluid GABAergic neurosteroid levels and symptom severity in men with PTSD Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2018 · 59 citations
    26. The effect of finasteride and dutasteride on the synthesis of neurosteroids by glioblastoma cells Steroids · 2019 · 19 citations
    27. Central Opioid Inhibition of Neuroendocrine Stress Responses in Pregnancy in the Rat Is Induced by the Neurosteroid Allopregnanolone Journal of Neuroscience · 2009 · 123 citations
    28. Testosterone modulation of seizure susceptibility is mediated by neurosteroids 3α-androstanediol and 17β-estradiol Neuroscience · 2004 · 136 citations
    29. Role of neurosteroids in the anticonvulsant activity of midazolam British Journal of Pharmacology · 2011 · 28 citations
    30. Neonatal neurosteroid levels are determinant in shaping adult prepulse inhibition response to hippocampal allopregnanolone in rats Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2013 · 18 citations