Neurosteroids, also known as neuroactive steroids, are endogenous or exogenous steroids that rapidly alter neuronal excitability through interaction with...

This is a list of neurosteroids, or natural and synthetic steroids that are active on the mammalian nervous system through receptors other than steroid...

binding to an array of nuclear and cell surface receptors, and acting as a neurosteroid and modulator of neurotrophic factor receptors. In the United States...

brain, complicating drug discovery. For example, the binding site of neurosteroids in the GABAA receptor is not known and barbiturates bind at a beta subunit...

Allopregnanolone is a naturally occurring neurosteroid which is made in the body from the hormone progesterone. As a medication, allopregnanolone is referred...

addition, pregnenolone is biologically active in its own right, acting as a neurosteroid. In addition to its role as a natural hormone, pregnenolone has been...

Norethisterone, also known as norethindrone and sold under many brand names, is a progestin medication used in birth control pills, menopausal hormone...

hormone and neurosteroid and a metabolite of androgens like dihydrotestosterone (DHT). 3α-Androstanediol is an inhibitory androstane neurosteroid and weak...

corticosteroids (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids), as well as neurosteroids, from cholesterol. Steroidogenic enzymes are most highly expressed in...

ISBN 978-0-12-088397-4. Herd MB, Belelli D, Lambert JJ (October 2007). "Neurosteroid modulation of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA(A) receptors". Pharmacology...

(5α-androstane-3α,17β-diol) – an endogenous androgen, estrogen, and neurosteroid 3β-Androstanediol (5α-androstane-3β,17β-diol) – an endogenous estrogen...

or 3α-hydroxy-5α-androstan-17-one, is an endogenous steroid hormone, neurosteroid, and putative pheromone. It is a weak androgen with a potency that is...

than DHEA. The steroid is hormonally inert and is instead an important neurosteroid and neurotrophin. Similarly to other conjugated steroids, DHEA-S is devoid...

Alexaki VI, Avlonitis N, Pediaditakis I, Efstathopoulos P, et al. (2011). "Neurosteroid dehydroepiandrosterone interacts with nerve growth factor (NGF) receptors...

Pregnenolone sulfate (PS, PREGS) is an endogenous excitatory neurosteroid that is synthesized from pregnenolone. It is known to have cognitive and memory-enhancing...

Pregnanolone, also known as eltanolone, is an endogenous inhibitory neurosteroid which is produced in the body from progesterone. It is closely related...

or 3α-androstenol), is a 16-androstene class steroidal pheromone and neurosteroid in humans and other mammals, notably pigs. It possesses a characteristic...

as a naturally occurring and endogenous steroid. It is described as a neurosteroid and anti-inflammatory drug and was used in the treatment of rheumatoid...

on GABAAR subtype-dependent extracellular domain sites. Alcohols and neurosteroids, among other general anesthetics, act at GABAAR subunit-interface transmembrane...

corticosteroids, and plays an important role in brain function as a neurosteroid. In addition to its role as a natural hormone, progesterone is also used...

progesterone. Progesterone also has antimineralocorticoid and inhibitory neurosteroid activity, whereas it appears to have little or no glucocorticoid or antiandrogenic...

methaqualone binding site is distinct from the benzodiazepine, barbiturate, and neurosteroid binding sites on the GABA-A receptor complex, and it may partially overlap...

mineralocorticoids List of neurosteroids – excitatory, inhibitory, mixed, neurotrophic, antineurotrophic, and other neurosteroids, as well as pheromones and...

that inhibits the production of endogenous neurosteroids. Neurosteroids include the excitatory neurosteroids pregnenolone sulfate, dehydroepiandrosterone...

ISBN 978-1-4020-6854-6. Tvrdeić A, Poljak L (2016). "Neurosteroids, GABAA receptors and neurosteroid based drugs: are we witnessing the dawn of the new...

also referred to as allotetrahydrocorticosterone, is an endogenous neurosteroid. It is synthesized from the adrenal hormone deoxycorticosterone by the...

Miscellaneous Ademetionine (SAMe) GABAkine neurosteroids (brexanolone, zuranolone) Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) Oxitriptan (5-HTP) Rubidium...

have been found to modulate the GABAA receptor similarly to endogenous neurosteroids like allopregnanolone, 3α-androstanediol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate...

pressure; and possibly improved cardiovascular health. Progesterone has neurosteroid activity via metabolism into allopregnanolone and pregnanolone, potent...

Benorterone, an antiandrogen Dehydroandrosterone Dehydroepiandrosterone, a neurosteroid 4-Dehydroepiandrosterone Epitestosterone Etiocholanedione Hexahydrocannabivarin...