Corticosteroids are are produced in the adrenal cortex and have many physiological functions. The corticosteroids are divided in to two classes Viz. glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoids. Aldosterone is mineralocorticoid which maintens blood volume and blood pressure by maintaining electrolyte levels. in kidney. Cortisol is glucocorticoid, which promotes gluconeogenesis, fat and protein metabolism. It is antiinflamatory and immunosupressive.
Corticosteroids Measured in Steroidomics Lab
1. Cortisol
2. Aldosterone
3. CORTEXOLONE
4. CORTEXONE
5. CORTICOSTERONE
6. Cortisol-21-SO4
7. Cortisone
Test Method
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS)