Although originally thought to predominate as an oxidase 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1(11βHSD-1) has been shown to act as a reductase in vivo for cortisone, which suggests that the inhibition of 11β HSD-1 and the concomitant decrease of active cortisol could be important in the control of obesity, insulin resistant diabetes and cognition.
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