Uses
Pregnenolone Carbonitrile is a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist that induces the expression of the CYP3A family of steroid hydroxylases and modulates sterol and bile acid biosynthesis in vivo. Pregnenolone Carbonitrile is an an activator of rat pregnane X receptor (PXR).
Definition
ChEBI: Pregnenolone 16alpha-carbonitrile is an aliphatic nitrile. It is functionally related to a pregnenolone.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Pregnenolone-16a-carbonitrile (PCN) is a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist and a PXR (pregnane X receptor) activator.