“ Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), both basal and stimulated, was significantly suppressed 24 h post prednisolone (P less than 0.001).”
“In contrast to cortisol, basal and peak DHEA remained suppressed 72 h post prednisolone (basal DHEA 9.1 +/- 1.1 nmol/L, P less than 0.05 vs. control; peak DHEA 20.0 +/- 3.3 nmol/L, P less than 0.01 vs. control).”