the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome and regulates, among many physiological
processes, collagen metabolism in skin. At the peripheral level the concentration of active
glucocorticoids is mainly regulated by the 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 (11β-HSD1)
enzyme, involved in the conversion of cortisone into the biologically active hormone cortisol.
Cortisol interacts with the glucocorticoid receptor and regulates the expression of different …