9 citations
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July 2021 in “Essays in Biochemistry” This review discusses the roles of steroid hormone receptors in lung function related to COVID-19 and outlines ongoing clinical trials of steroid receptor ligands, but reports no new results.
402 citations
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August 2011 in “Cancer research” This study found that castration-resistant prostate cancers resistant to CYP17A1 inhibitors may still depend on steroids and could respond to therapies targeting de novo intratumoral steroid synthesis.
18 citations
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February 2012 in “Experimental Dermatology” This study found no significant association between selected gene variants and female pattern hair loss, suggesting these genes might not be involved in its development.
2 citations
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December 2001 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This study found elevated unoccupied type II GC receptors and decreased thioredoxin levels in alopecia areata patients' scalps, which may explain the variable effectiveness of glucocorticoid treatment for hair regrowth.
59 citations
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January 2005 in “Endocrine Journal” This study found that sex steroid hormone receptors are largely maintained during the transformation of skin appendages to neoplasms, except for androgen and estrogen receptors in sweat and sebaceous gland tumors.