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J M C Connell Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, 126 University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA, UK

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series of enzyme-catalysed reactions. The efficiency of each enzyme may vary, for example, in a genetically determined manner, so that each step in the pathway may become rate limiting to a greater or lesser extent. This phenomenon is well documented in a

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Myat Theingi Swe Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Department of Physiology, University of Medicine 2, Yangon, Myanmar

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Laongdao Thongnak Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Krit Jaikumkao Department of Radiologic Technology, Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Anchalee Pongchaidecha Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Varanuj Chatsudthipong Research Center of Transport Protein for Medical Innovation, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

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Anusorn Lungkaphin Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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. 2002 ). Therefore, the contribution of renal gluconeogenesis to plasma glucose levels should not be neglected. The rate-limiting enzymes for gluconeogenesis are phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK), glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and fructose-1

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Takayoshi Inoue Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan
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Yasuhiro Miki Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan

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Shingo Kakuo Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan

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Akira Hachiya Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan

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Takashi Kitahara Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan

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Setsuya Aiba Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan

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Christos C Zouboulis Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan

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Hironobu Sasano Departments of Pathology, Dermatology, Biological Science Laboratories, Departments of Dermatology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan

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enzymes have been reported for a variety of peripheral tissues ( Belanger et al . 2002 , Yanase et al . 2003 ), which indicates that sex steroids are locally biosynthesized in an ‘intracrine’ manner. This peripheral production of sex steroids has been

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T Sugawara Department of Biochemistry and
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Hokkaido Graduate School of Medicine, Kita-ku, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan

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E Nomura Department of Biochemistry and
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Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan

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N Hoshi Department of Biochemistry and
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Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan

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Introduction Steroid sulfatase (STS) (EC 3.I.6.2) is present in various mammalian tissues, such as the liver, ovary and testis, and is especially abundant in the placenta ( Warren & French 1965 ). This enzyme is a membrane

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Robson A S Santos Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Morphology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Max‐Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

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Anderson J Ferreira Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Morphology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Max‐Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

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Thiago Verano-Braga Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Morphology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Max‐Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Michael Bader Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, Morphology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Max‐Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Biological Sciences Institute, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

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Introduction Santos et al . (1988) described the formation of the heptapeptide angiotensin (Ang)-(1–7) from Ang I by an Ang-converting enzyme (ACE)-independent pathway. In the same year, Schiavone et al . (1988) published the first report of a

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Kevin H Tsai ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Mark S Cooper ANZAC Research Institute, Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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. Thus prednisone, cortisone and DHC are inactive and require modification at the 11beta position to have glucocorticoid action ( Fig. 1 ). The intracellular enzymes that mediate this modification are the 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11β

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P Brandimarti Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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J M Costa-Júnior Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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S M Ferreira Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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A O Protzek Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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G J Santos Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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E M Carneiro Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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A C Boschero Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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L F Rezende Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), PO Box 6109, Campinas, SP, CEP 13083-865, Brazil

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. 2008 ). Also, in hepatocytes, insulin degradation is mediated primarily by the insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE; Valera Mora et al . 2003 ). While increased insulin secretion and reduced insulin sensitivity have been extensively described and studied in

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M Kusakabe School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, 1140 Boat Street NE, Seattle, Washington 98195-5020, USA
Department of Zoology, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, Seattle, Washington 98112, USA
Center for Reproductive Biology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA

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I Nakamura School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, 1140 Boat Street NE, Seattle, Washington 98195-5020, USA
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J Evans School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, 1140 Boat Street NE, Seattle, Washington 98195-5020, USA
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P Swanson School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, 1140 Boat Street NE, Seattle, Washington 98195-5020, USA
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G Young School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, 1140 Boat Street NE, Seattle, Washington 98195-5020, USA
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. In mammals, FSH and LH primarily regulate steroid production through control of steroidogenic enzyme gene expression ( Richards 1994 ). Binding of FSH or LH to their specific cell-surface receptors leads to the production of second messenger molecules

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Karine Blouin Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Boulevard (T3-67), Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Christian Richard Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Boulevard (T3-67), Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Gaétan Brochu Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Boulevard (T3-67), Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Frédéric-Simon Hould Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Boulevard (T3-67), Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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Stéfane Lebel Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Boulevard (T3-67), Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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André Tchernof Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, Laval University Medical Research Center, Laval University, 2705 Laurier Boulevard (T3-67), Québec, Québec, Canada G1V 4G2
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metabolically active organ which possesses endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine hormonal properties is increasingly recognized ( Mohamed-Ali et al. 1998 , Kershaw & Flier 2004 ). In this regard, several steroid-converting enzymes involved in local sex steroid

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Manuel D Gahete Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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David Rincón-Fernández Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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Alicia Villa-Osaba Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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Daniel Hormaechea-Agulla Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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Alejandro Ibáñez-Costa Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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Antonio J Martínez-Fuentes Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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Francisco Gracia-Navarro Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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Justo P Castaño Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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Raúl M Luque Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Campus Universitario de Rabanales, Edificio Severo Ochoa (C6), Planta 3, University of Córdoba, 14014-Córdoba; Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), University of Córdoba; Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba; and CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERobn), Córdoba, Spain

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acylation status, the peptide can be termed unacylated ghrelin (UAG) or acylated-ghrelin (AG), AG being the initially identified peptide ( Kojima et al . 1999 ), which corresponds to the active peptide able to bind its canonical receptor, GHSR1a. The enzyme

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