“Salivary glands contained type I 5-α-reductase, and its inhibition with dutasteride completely blocked the upregulating effect of DHEA , but not of DHT, on CRISP-3 in human salivary gland acinar cells.”
“The effect of DHEA on CRISP-3 is indirect and is inhibited by dutasteride , showing that there is intracrine processing of DHEA in salivary glands.”