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We extracted human epidermis from 13 individuals and sera from 13 individuals and analyzed them by LC\/qTOF-MS alongside the corresponding standards. Pig adrenal glands were also analyzed for these steroids and secosteroids. Epidermal, serum and adrenal samples showed the presence of D3 hydroxy-derivatives corresponding to 20(OH)D3, 22(OH)D3, 25(OH)D3, 1,25(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, 20,22(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, 20,23(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, 20,24(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, 20,25(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, 20,26(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, 1,20,23(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3 and 17,20,23(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, plus 1,20(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3 which was detectable only in the epidermis. Serum concentrations of 20(OH)D3 and 22(OH)D3 were only 30- and 15-fold lower than 25(OH)D3, respectively and at levels above those required for biological activity as measured\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    . We also detected 1,20,24(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3, 1,20,25(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3 and 1,20,26(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    D3 in the adrenals. Products of CYP11A1 action on 7DHC, namely 22(OH)7DHC, 20,22(OH)\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    7DHC and 7-dehydropregnenolone were also detected in serum, epidermis and the adrenal. Thus, we have detected novel CYP11A1-derived secosteroids in the skin, serum and adrenal gland and based on their concentrations and biological activity suggest that they act as hormones\n                    <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1038\/srep14875","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,10,8]],"date-time":"2015-10-08T05:22:49Z","timestamp":1444281769000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":217,"title":["Detection of novel CYP11A1-derived secosteroids in the human epidermis and serum and pig adrenal gland"],"prefix":"10.1038","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"Andrzej T.","family":"Slominski","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tae-Kang","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Arnold","family":"Postlethwaite","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elaine W.","family":"Tieu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Edith K. 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