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==Overview==
==Overview==
11β-Hydroxylase deficiency is a type of [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] resulting from a defect in [[CYP11B1]] on [[chromosome 8]]. [[CYP11B1]] [[gene]] encodes an enzyme called [[11β-hydroxylase]] in the path of [[steroid biosynthesis]]. This enzyme is located in the zona fasciculate, and converts [[Deoxycortisol|11-deoxycortisol]] to [[cortisol]] and [[11-deoxycorticosterone]]. Lack of [[11β-hydroxylase]] enzyme in different amounts results in accumulation of [[Deoxycortisol|11-deoxycortisol]], and decrease amounts of [[cortisol]] and [[11-deoxycorticosterone]]. There is an elevation of [[adrenocorticotropic hormone]] results in overproduction of [[11-deoxycorticosterone]] (DOC) by mid-childhood. [[11-deoxycorticosterone]] is a weak [[mineralocorticoid]], but because of high amounts in this disease can cause [[mineralocorticoid excess]] effects such as salt retention, volume expansion, and [[hypertension]]. Non-classic forms mostly doesn't have verifiable [[mutations]] and mild 11β-hydroxylase deficiency is currently considered a very rare cause of [[hirsutism]] and [[infertility]].


==Pathogenesis==
==Pathogenesis==
11β-Hydroxylase deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia (11β-OH CAH) is an uncommon form of [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] (CAH) resulting from a defect in the [[gene]] encoding the [[enzyme]] [[steroid 11β-hydroxylase]] which mediates the final step of [[cortisol]] synthesis in the [[adrenal gland|adrenal]]. 11β-OH CAH results in [[hypertension]] due to excessive [[mineralocorticoid]] effects. It also causes excessive [[androgen]] production both before and after birth and can [[virilization|virilize]] a genetically female fetus or a child of either sex. 11β-OH congenital adrenal hyperplasia resembles [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia|21-hydroxylase deficient CAH]] in its [[androgen]]ic manifestations: partial [[virilization]] and [[ambiguous genitalia]] of genetically female infants, childhood virilization of both sexes, and rarer cases of virilization or [[infertility]] of adolescent and adult women. The [[mineralocorticoid]] effect differs: [[hypertension]] is usually the clinical clue that a patient has 11- rather than 21-hydroxylase CAH. Diagnosis of 11β-OH congenital adrenal hyperplasia is usually confirmed by demonstration of marked elevations of 11-deoxycortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC), the substrates of 11β-hydroxylase. Management is similar to that of 21-hydroxylase deficient congenital adrenal hyperplasia except that mineralocorticoids need not be replaced.
* [[11β-hydroxylase]] deficiency is a type of [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia]] resulting from a defect in [[CYP11B1]] on [[chromosome 8]].
===Mineralocorticoid effects===
* [[CYP11B1]] [[gene]] encodes an enzyme called [[11β-hydroxylase]] in the path of [[steroid biosynthesis]]. This [[enzyme]] is located in the [[zona fasciculata]], and converts [[Deoxycortisol|11-deoxycortisol]] to [[cortisol]] and [[11-deoxycorticosterone]].
[[Mineralocorticoid]] manifestations of severe 11β-hydroxylase deficient CAH can be biphasic, changing from deficiency (salt-wasting) in early infancy to excess ([[hypertension]]) in childhood and adult life.  
* [[Cortisol]] production reduction has a negative feedback on the [[pituitary]] and increases [[corticotropin]] ([[ACTH]]) secretion. This leads to of [[Deoxycortisol|11-deoxycortisol]] [[precursors]] and then [[adrenocortical hyperplasia]].  
 
* With intact amount of other pathways, as a result of high [[ACTH]] concentrations, some amount of the [[Deoxycortisol|11-deoxycortisol]] precursors are metabolized to [[adrenal]] [[androgens]] and can cause [[virilization]] in a genetically female fetus or a child of either sex.
Salt-wasting in early infancy does not occur in most cases of 11β-OH CAH but can occur because of impaired production of [[aldosterone]] aggravated by inefficiency of salt conservation in early infancy. When it occurs it resembles the salt-wasting of severe [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia|21-hydroxylase deficient CAH]]: poor weight gain and vomiting in the first weeks of life progress and culminate in life-threatening [[dehydration]], [[hyponatremia]], [[hyperkalemia]], and [[metabolic acidosis]] in the first month.
* Severity of disease depends on the amount of functional [[11β-hydroxylase]] [[enzyme]] that an individual produces. 
 
* [[Aldosterone]] production is decreased in this disease but there is an elevation of [[adrenocorticotropic hormone]] results in overproduction of [[11-deoxycorticosterone]] (DOC) by mid-childhood. [[11-deoxycorticosterone]] is a weak [[mineralocorticoid]], but because of high amounts in this disease can cause [[mineralocorticoid excess]] effects such as [[salt]] retention, volume expansion, and [[hypertension]].
Despite the inefficient production of aldosterone, the more characteristic mineralocorticoid effect of 11β-OH CAH is hypertension. Progressive adrenal hyperplasia due to persistent elevation of ACTH results in extreme overproduction of 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) by mid-childhood. DOC is a weak mineralocorticoid, but usually reaches high enough levels in this disease to cause effects of mineralocorticoid excess: salt retention, volume expansion, and [[hypertension]].{{citation needed|date=February 2013}}
* Non-classic forms mostly doesn't have verifiable [[mutations]] and mild [[11β-hydroxylase]] deficiency is currently considered a very rare cause of [[hirsutism]] and [[infertility]].
 
===Sex steroid effects===
Because [[Steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase|11β-hydroxylase]] activity is not necessary in the production of [[sex steroid]]s ([[androgen]]s and [[estrogen]]s), the hyperplastic adrenal cortex produces excessive amounts of [[DHEA]], [[androstenedione]], and especially [[testosterone]].
 
These [[androgen]]s produce effects that are similar to those of [[congenital adrenal hyperplasia|21-hydroxylase deficient CAH]]. In the severe forms, XX (genetically female) fetuses can be markedly virilized, with [[ambiguous genitalia]] that look more male than female, though internal female organs, including [[ovary|ovaries]] and [[uterus]] develop normally.
 
XY fetuses (genetic males) typically show no abnormal features related to androgen excess. A megalopenis (>22 cm/8.7in) is usually present in male patients.
In milder mutations, androgen effects in both sexes appear in mid-childhood as early pubic hair, overgrowth, and accelerated bone age. Although "nonclassic" forms causing hirsutism and menstrual irregularities and appropriate steroid elevations have been reported, most have not had verifiable mutations and mild 11β-hydroxylase deficient CAH is currently considered a very rare cause of hirsutism and infertility.
 
All of the issues related to virilization, neonatal assignment, advantages and disadvantages of genital surgery, childhood and adult virilization, gender identity and sexual orientation are similar to those of 21-hydroxylase CAH and elaborated in more detail in [[Congenital adrenal hyperplasia]].
 
[[Image:autorecessive.svg|thumb|right|11β-OH CAH is autosomal recessive.]]
The enzyme which mediates 11β-hydroxylase activity is now known as P450c11β since it is one of the [[cytochrome P450 oxidase]] enzymes located in the inner [[mitochondrion|mitochondrial]] membrane of cells of the adrenal cortex. It is coded by a gene at 8q21-22. Like the other forms of CAH, a number of different defective alleles for the gene have been identified, producing varying degrees of impaired 11β-hydroxylase activity. Also like the other forms of CAH, 11β-OH CAH is inherited as an autosomal recessive disease.
 
11β-Hydroxylase mediates the final step of the [[glucocorticoid]] pathway, producing cortisol from 11-deoxycortisol. It also catalyzes the conversion of 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) to [[corticosterone]] in the [[mineralocorticoid]] pathway.


[[image:11- hydroxylase.gif|center|frame|800px|Adrenal steroid synthesis pathways in adrenal cortex and related enzymes <ref name="urlFile:Adrenal Steroids Pathways.svg - Wikimedia Commons">{{cite web |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adrenal_Steroids_Pathways.svg|title=File:Adrenal Steroids Pathways.svg - Wikimedia Commons |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>]]


==Genetics==
==Genetics==
* [[11β-hydroxylase]] deficiency is an [[inherited]] [[disease]] with an [[autosomal recessive]] pattern, which means both copies of the [[gene]] in each cell have [[gene]] [[mutations]].
* Commonly, the parents of an individual with an [[autosomal recessive]] condition each carry one copy of the mutated [[gene]], but they typically do not show signs and symptoms of the condition.
* Most [[CYP11B1]] [[mutations]] correspond to minimal or absent [[enzyme activity]], resulting in the classic 11β-hydroxylase deficiency phenotype.
* A non-classic form of enzyme deficiency caused by [[CYP11B1]] mutations exists but is very rare.<ref name="pmid28576284">{{cite journal |vauthors=El-Maouche D, Arlt W, Merke DP |title=Congenital adrenal hyperplasia |journal=Lancet |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2017 |pmid=28576284 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31431-9 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid6296182">{{cite journal |vauthors=Zachmann M, Tassinari D, Prader A |title=Clinical and biochemical variability of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency. A study of 25 patients |journal=J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. |volume=56 |issue=2 |pages=222–9 |year=1983 |pmid=6296182 |doi=10.1210/jcem-56-2-222 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid28476231">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hannah-Shmouni F, Chen W, Merke DP |title=Genetics of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia |journal=Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. |volume=46 |issue=2 |pages=435–458 |year=2017 |pmid=28476231 |doi=10.1016/j.ecl.2017.01.008 |url=}}</ref>


==Associated Conditions==
==Associated Conditions==
* [[Hirsutism]]
* [[Hypertension]]
* [[Testicular tumor]]


==Gross Pathology==
==Gross Pathology==
[[Gross pathology]] findings in patients with 11β-hydroxylase deficiency are:<ref name="radio">Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr M Venkatesh . Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia</ref><ref name="pmid25372578">{{cite journal |vauthors=Teixeira SR, Elias PC, Andrade MT, Melo AF, Elias Junior J |title=The role of imaging in congenital adrenal hyperplasia |journal=Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol |volume=58 |issue=7 |pages=701–8 |year=2014 |pmid=25372578 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Enlarged [[adrenal glands]]
*Wrinkled surface [[adrenal glands]]
*Cerebriform pattern [[adrenal glands]] ([[pathognomonic]] sign)
*Normal [[ultrasound]] appearances may also be seen
*[[Testicular]] masses may be identified representing adrenal rest tissue
[[Image:Cah.jpg|center|thumb|400px|frame|Adrenal gland, Cortex - Hyperplasia in a male rat from a chronic study. There are two adjacent foci of hyperplasia (H) in the zona fasciculata.<ref name="urlAdrenal Gland - Hyperplasia - Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/nnl/endocrine/adrenal/hyperpl/index.htm |title=Adrenal Gland - Hyperplasia - Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>]]


==Microscopic Pathology==
==Microscopic Pathology==
In 11β-hydroxylase deficiency [[microscopic]] findings may include:
* Diffuse cortical [[hyperplasia]] with smaller [[cells]]
* The cell [[cytoplasm]] can be vacuolated, and often more [[basophilic]]
* Rare [[mitotic]] figures may be present
* The [[hyperplastic]] cells typically lack features of cellular [[atypia]].<ref name="urlAdrenal Gland - Hyperplasia - Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/nnl/endocrine/adrenal/hyperpl/index.htm |title=Adrenal Gland - Hyperplasia - Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
[[Image:Cah mic.jpg|center|thumb|400px|frame|Adrenal gland, Cortex - Hyperplasia in a female rat from a chronic study. There is a hyperplastic lesion (H) in which cortical cells are increased in number but are smaller in size than adjacent normal cortical cells (NC)<ref name="urlAdrenal Gland - Hyperplasia - Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/nnl/endocrine/adrenal/hyperpl/index.htm |title=Adrenal Gland - Hyperplasia - Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>]]


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Overview

11β-Hydroxylase deficiency is a type of congenital adrenal hyperplasia resulting from a defect in CYP11B1 on chromosome 8. CYP11B1 gene encodes an enzyme called 11β-hydroxylase in the path of steroid biosynthesis. This enzyme is located in the zona fasciculate, and converts 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone. Lack of 11β-hydroxylase enzyme in different amounts results in accumulation of 11-deoxycortisol, and decrease amounts of cortisol and 11-deoxycorticosterone. There is an elevation of adrenocorticotropic hormone results in overproduction of 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) by mid-childhood. 11-deoxycorticosterone is a weak mineralocorticoid, but because of high amounts in this disease can cause mineralocorticoid excess effects such as salt retention, volume expansion, and hypertension. Non-classic forms mostly doesn't have verifiable mutations and mild 11β-hydroxylase deficiency is currently considered a very rare cause of hirsutism and infertility.

Pathogenesis

Adrenal steroid synthesis pathways in adrenal cortex and related enzymes [1]

Genetics

Associated Conditions

Gross Pathology

Gross pathology findings in patients with 11β-hydroxylase deficiency are:[5][6]

Adrenal gland, Cortex - Hyperplasia in a male rat from a chronic study. There are two adjacent foci of hyperplasia (H) in the zona fasciculata.[7]

Microscopic Pathology

In 11β-hydroxylase deficiency microscopic findings may include:

Adrenal gland, Cortex - Hyperplasia in a female rat from a chronic study. There is a hyperplastic lesion (H) in which cortical cells are increased in number but are smaller in size than adjacent normal cortical cells (NC)[7]

References

  1. "File:Adrenal Steroids Pathways.svg - Wikimedia Commons".
  2. El-Maouche D, Arlt W, Merke DP (2017). "Congenital adrenal hyperplasia". Lancet. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31431-9. PMID 28576284.
  3. Zachmann M, Tassinari D, Prader A (1983). "Clinical and biochemical variability of congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 11 beta-hydroxylase deficiency. A study of 25 patients". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 56 (2): 222–9. doi:10.1210/jcem-56-2-222. PMID 6296182.
  4. Hannah-Shmouni F, Chen W, Merke DP (2017). "Genetics of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia". Endocrinol. Metab. Clin. North Am. 46 (2): 435–458. doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2017.01.008. PMID 28476231.
  5. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Dr Henry Knipe and Dr M Venkatesh . Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia
  6. Teixeira SR, Elias PC, Andrade MT, Melo AF, Elias Junior J (2014). "The role of imaging in congenital adrenal hyperplasia". Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 58 (7): 701–8. PMID 25372578.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Adrenal Gland - Hyperplasia - Nonneoplastic Lesion Atlas".