CYP17A1 inhibitor abiraterone, an anti-prostate cancer drug, also inhibits the 21-hydroxylase activity of CYP21A2

•Abiraterone, a CYP17A1 inhibitor also targets CYP21A2.•Effect of abiraterone on steroid metabolism was studied in cultured cells.•Abiraterone inhibited CYP21A2 activity in cell and recombinant protein assays.•Abiraterone may cause lower cortisol levels. Abiraterone is an inhibitor of CYP17A1 which...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology 2017-11, Vol.174, p.192-200
Hauptverfasser: Malikova, Jana, Brixius-Anderko, Simone, Udhane, Sameer S., Parween, Shaheena, Dick, Bernhard, Bernhardt, Rita, Pandey, Amit V.
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