Search for dissertations about: "glycyrrhetinic acid"
Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words glycyrrhetinic acid.
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1. Inhibition of 11 ß-HSD. Hemodynamic and hormonal response induced by liquorice
Abstract : Introduction: The enzyme 11 ß-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenas (11 ß-HSD) type 2 that converts the active hormone cortisol to the inactive cortisone is inhibited by glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), the active substance in liquorice. This leads to hypertension, hypokalaemia and sodium- and fluid retention, the syndrome of pseudo-hyperaldosteronism. READ MORE
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2. Functional analysis of the proteasome in eukaryotic organisms
Abstract : Proteasome degradation machinery is responsible for the turnover of a huge variety of normal and abnormal proteins, thus regulating a plethora of cellular processes. Aging is an inevitable biological process that is characterized by reduced proteasome function that leads to proteotoxic stress. READ MORE