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  • Title: Cell-based assay for screening 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitors using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry detection.
    Author: Xu R, Sang BC, Navre M, Kassel DB.
    Journal: Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom; 2006; 20(11):1643-7. PubMed ID: 16636996.
    Abstract:
    Cortisol is an important glucocorticoid that regulates many physiological pathways by activating various intracellular receptors. The type 1 isozyme of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11beta-HSD1) functions in vivo predominantly as a reductase by converting cortisone into cortisol. A high-throughput liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) method has been developed to screen for inhibitors of 11beta-HSD1 by monitoring cortisol and cortisone simultaneously. The injection cycle time can be as fast as 1 min/sample, making it amenable to the analysis of large numbers of the cell-assay samples in the screening of 11beta-HSD inhibitors. The reductase and dehydrogenase activities of 11beta-HSD1 are assessed separately.
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