In Vivo Steroid Synthesis and Metabolism in Healthy and Pathological Conditions 2.0

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce a call for submissions to a Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences on “In Vivo Steroid Synthesis and Metabolism in Healthy and Pathological Conditions”. The current understanding of the mechanisms regulating steroid synthesis and metabolism goes far beyond the classical slow transcriptional processes occurring in a single defined gland. In addition to being steroid-targets, numerous tissues in various organs also participate in local steroidogenesis and steroid metabolism, and these modulations can occur rapidly, notably via post-translational modifications of steroidogenic enzymes. The scope of this Special Issue is to bring together research papers, targeted reviews, opinions, and perspectives that will lay out the latest understanding and pending questions regarding the mechanisms of steroid synthesis and metabolism in vivo. Amongst the various topics to be addressed are regulatory processes of steroid synthesis and metabolism by non-classical tissues, the rapid modulation of enzymatic activity, and the consequence of environmental and therapeutic exposure. In addition, we encourage submissions discussing these regulatory processes in light of changes during life span, physiological and pathological conditions, as well as sex differences.

Prof. Dr. Thierry Charlier
Dr. Devaleena S. Pradhan
Dr. Cathy Vaillancourt
Guest Editors

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