21-Deoxycortisol
Names
IUPAC name
11β,17α-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
Systematic IUPAC name
(1R,3aS,3bS,9aR,9bS,10S,11aS)-1-Acetyl-1,10-dihydroxy-9a,11a-dimethyl-1,2,3,3a,3b,4,5,8,9,9a,9b,10,11,11a-tetradecahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-7-one
Other names
21-Desoxycortisol; 21-Dehydrohydrocortisone; 21-Deoxyhydrocortisone; 11β,17α-Dihydroxyprogesterone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C21H30O4/c1-12(22)21(25)9-7-16-15-5-4-13-10-14(23)6-8-19(13,2)18(15)17(24)11-20(16,21)3/h10,15-18,24-25H,4-9,11H2,1-3H3/t15-,16-,17-,18+,19-,20-,21-/m0/s1
    Key: LCZBQMKVFQNSJR-UJPCIWJBSA-N
  • CC(=O)[C@]1(CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(C[C@@H]([C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)O)C)O
Properties
C21H30O4
Molar mass 346.467 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

21-Deoxycortisol, also known as 11β,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone or as 11β,17α-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a naturally occurring, endogenous steroid related to cortisol (11β,17α,21-trihydroxyprogesterone) which is formed as a metabolite from 17α-hydroxyprogesterone via 11β-hydroxylase.[1]

Marker of 21-hydroxylase deficiency

21-deoxycortisol is a marker of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency,[2][1][3] even in mild (non-classic) cases.[4][5] It can be also used for newborn screening.[6]

The deficiency of the 21-hydroxylase enzyme leads to excess of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone,[7][8] a 21-carbon (C21) steroid. This excess is accompanied by the accumulation of other C21 steroids, such as 21-deoxycortisol, which is formed by the 11β-hydroxylation of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone[7] via 11β-hydroxylase (CYP11B1).[1] The build-up of 21-deoxycortisol in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia have been described since at least 1955, this steroid was then called "21-desoxyhydrocortisone".[9][10] Unlike 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, 21-deoxycortisol is not produced in the gonads and is uniquely adrenal-derived. Hence, 21-deoxycortisol is a more specific biomarker of 21-hydroxylase deficiency than is 17α-hydroxyprogesterone.[11]

The corticosteroid activity of 21-deoxycortisol is lower than that of cortisol.[12][13]

As 21-deoxycortisol can be at high levels in congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and it has structural similarity to cortisol, it can cross-react in immunoassays,[14][15][16] resulting in a falsely normal or high cortisol result, when the true cortisol is actually low. Whereas immunoassays can suffer from cross-reactivity due to interactions with structural analogues, the selectivity offered by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) has largely overcome these limitations.[17][18][19] Hence, the use of LC-MS/MS instead of immunoassays in cortisol measurement aims to provide greater specificity.[20]

Besides 21-deoxycortisol, another C21 steroid, 21-deoxycorticosterone (11β-hydroxyprogesterone), has been proposed as a marker for 21-hydroxylase deficiency,[21][22][23] but this marker did not gain acceptance due to the fact that testing for the levels of this steroid is not routinely offered by diagnostic laboratories.[24]

See also

References

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