TY - CHAP AU - Leandro Fernández-Pérez AU - Mercedes de Mirecki-Garrido AU - Carlota Recio AU - Borja Guerra ED - Jorge António Ribeiro Salvador ED - Maria Manuel Cruz Silva Y1 - 2019-11-14 PY - 2019 T1 - Control of Liver Gene Expression by Sex Steroids and Growth Hormone Interplay N2 - The steroid scaffold continues to be the structural basis of new drugs for a variety of targets and diseases. Indeed, steroids interact with enzymes and receptors in a strikingly specific manner. Chemistry and Biological Activity of Steroids aims to provide an updated overview of recent advances in the medicinal chemistry of steroids. Novel synthetic methods in the steroids field, including steroid biotransformations, new steroids able to tackle steroid receptors, and steroid enzymes with clinical relevance, are critically reviewed in this book. Furthermore, the diverse physiopathological roles of oxysterols and their therapeutic value are also discussed. BT - Chemistry and Biological Activity of Steroids SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86611 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.86611 SN - 978-1-78985-516-6 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -