7β-Hydroxydehydroepiandrosterone (7β-hydroxy-DHEA; 7β-OH-DHEA), also known as 3β,7β-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene-17-one, is an endogenous, naturally occurring steroid and a metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). The major metabolic pathway of DHEA outside the liver is via 7-hydroxylation into 7α-OH-DHEA and 7β-OH-DHEA.[1] 7β-OH-DHEA has weak antiestrogenic activity, selectively antagonizing the estrogen receptor ERβ.[2]

7β-OH-DHEA is on the World Anti-Doping Agency list of prohibited substances in sporting.[3]

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References

  1. ^ Li H, Liu HM, Ge W, Huang L, Shan L (2005). "Synthesis of 7alpha-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone and 7beta-hydroxy-dehydroepiandrosterone". Steroids. 70 (14): 970–3. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2005.07.006. PMID 16143359. S2CID 53294855. he major metabolic pathway for DHEA in extra-hepatic tissues is via 7-hydroxylation [18], [19] and [20].
  2. ^ Miller KK, Al-Rayyan N, Ivanova MM, Mattingly KA, Ripp SL, Klinge CM, Prough RA (2013). "DHEA metabolites activate estrogen receptors alpha and beta". Steroids. 78 (1): 15–25. doi:10.1016/j.steroids.2012.10.002. PMC 3529809. PMID 23123738.
  3. ^ "What is Prohibited". Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-01-09.