Saw Palmetto has been found to inhibit DHT production by reducing 5 alpha -
reductase production, which may help prevent hirsutism in women with PCOS.
Not exact matches
As we noted Saturday, Endo hit upon a fungus four decades ago that inhibited the
production of
reductase, an enzyme that helps synthesize heart - clogging cholesterol.
The researchers blocked BH4
production using a specifically designed drug that targets sepiapterin
reductase (SPR), a key enzyme that makes BH4.
«The discovery that aldose
reductase regulates mucus
production and goblet cell metaplasia makes inhibition of this enzyme an attractive therapeutic option to reduce mucus - related airway obstructive diseases — and for the first time gives us a real chance to alter the course of the underlying disease in asthma and COPD.»
One very effective way to «deal» with free oxygen is the
production of «oxygen
reductases»: proteins that reduce oxygen to water, and simultaneously conserve the energy inherent in this chemical reaction.
Stress also increases the
production of aromatase and 5 - alpha -
reductase, two enzymes that break down testosterone.
Since progesterone is crucial for testosterone
production, progesterone therapy side effects rarely occur in males who also require this hormone to prevent the
production of 5 - alpha
reductase, another enzyme that converts testosterone — this time into dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
When testosterone is given, the need to compensate via increased
production of 5α - DHT is removed; the androgen receptors are now also being activated by testosterone, resulting in signaling for reduced synthesis of 5α -
reductase and / or reduced 5α -
reductase activity.41 In sum, the research suggests that testosterone replacement promotes normalization of 5α -
reductase activity, 5α - DHT levels and its metabolism to 3β - adiol.
Inhibition of HMG - CoA
reductase also blocks
production of Co-Enzyme Q10.
However, a balanced amount of progesterone helps regulate the
production of 5 Alpha
Reductase, preventing testosterone from turning into DHT.
In animal studies, propionic acid has been shown to inhibit HMG - CoA
reductase, an enzyme involved in the
production of cholesterol by the liver.
it also relates to alpha5
reductase and DHT
production.