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Table 7 Assignment of steroid hormone metabolites to their main reference

From: Gestation-specific reference intervals for comprehensive spot urinary steroid hormone metabolite analysis in normal singleton pregnancy and 6 weeks postpartum

Full trivial name

Reference

Analyzed enzyme system

Androgen metabolites

 Androsterone

Androstenedione, testosterone, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone

CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2, HSD17B3

 Etiocholanolone

Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone

CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2, HSD17B3

 11β-Hydroxy-androsterone

11β-hydroxy-androstenedione, cortisol

 

 Dehydroepiandrosterone

Dehydroepiandrosterone

HSD3B2

 5-Androstene-3β,17β-diol

Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone

 

 5-Androstene-3β,17β-triol

Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone

 

 16α-Hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone

Dehydroepiandrosterone

 

 5-Androstene-3β,16α,17β-triol

Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone

 

 11β-Hydroxy-etiocholanolone

Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, cortisol

 

 11-Oxo-etiocholanolone

Testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, cortisol

 

 Testosterone

Testosterone

 

 5α-Dihydrotestosterone

Testosterone

 

Oestrogen metabolites

 Estriol

Estradiol

 

 17β-Estradiol

Estradiol

 

Progesterone metabolites

 Pregnenolone

Pregnenolone

 

 17-Hydroxypregnanolone

17-Hydroxy-progesterone

CYP17A1, POR

 Pregnanediol

Pregnenolone

POR

 Pregnanetriol

17-Hydroxy-progesterone

CYP21A2, POR

 11-Oxopregnanetriol

17-Hydroxy-progesterone

CYP21A2

 5-Pregnene-3β,16α,17,20α-triol

17-Hydroxy-pregnenolone

HSD3B2

11-Deoxysteroid hormone metabolites

 Tetrahydro-11-deoxycortisol

11-Deoxycortisol

CYP11B1

 Tetrahydro-11-deoxycorticosterone

Corticosterone

 

Corticosterone metabolites

 Tetrahydrocorticosterone

11-Deoxycorticosterone

CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2

 5α-Tetrahydrocorticosterone

11-Deoxycorticosterone

CYP17A1, POR, SRD5A2

 Tetrahydro-11-dehydrocorticosterone

Corticosterone

CYP17A1, POR

 Tetrahydroaldosterone

Aldosterone

 

Cortisol metabolites

 Cortisol

Cortisol

HSD11B2

 Tetrahydrocortisol

Cortisol

CYP21A2, CYP11B1, CYP17A1, HSD3B2, POR, HSD11B2, H6PDH, HSD17B3

 5α-Tetrahydrocortisol

Cortisol

CYP21A2, CYP11B1, CYP17A1, HSD3B2, POR, HSD11B2, H6PDH, HSD17B3, SRD5A2

 α-Cortol

Cortisol

HSD11B2

 β-Cortol

Cortisol

HSD11B2

 20α-Dihydrocortisol

Cortisol

 

 6β-Hydroxycortisol

Cortisol

 

 18-Hydroxycortisol

Cortisol

 

Cortisone metabolites

 Cortisone

Cortisol, cortisone

HSD11B2

 Tetrahydrocortisone

Cortisol, cortisone

CYP21A2, CYP11B1, CYP17A1, HSD3B2, POR, HSD11B2, H6PDH, HSD17B3

 α-Cortolone

Cortisol, cortisone

HSD11B2

 β-Cortolone

Cortisol, cortisone

HSD11B2

 20α-Dihydrocortisone

Cortisol, cortisone

 

 20β-Dihydrocortisone

Cortisol, cortisone