Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones released by the adrenal cortex, which
includes glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. 1 However, the term “corticosteroids” is …

Glucocorticoid hormones (cortisol and corticosterone-CORT) are the effector hormones of
the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis neuroendocrine system. CORT is a systemic …

Glucocorticoids are primary stress hormones necessary for life that regulate numerous
physiologic processes in an effort to maintain homeostasis. Synthetic derivatives of these …

Glucocorticoids are among the most prescribed drugs worldwide for the treatment of
numerous immune and inflammatory disorders. They exert their actions by binding to the …

Glucocorticoid hormones (GCs) are important regulators of lipid metabolism, promoting
lipolysis with acute treatment but lipogenesis with chronic exposure. Conventional wisdom …

Glucocorticoids (GCs) act via the GC receptor (GR), a receptor ubiquitously expressed in the
body where it drives a broad spectrum of responses within distinct cell types and tissues …

Glucocorticoids (GCs) and the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) are important regulators of
development, inflammation, stress response and metabolism, demonstrated in various …

Glucocorticoids (GCs) regulate energy supply in response to stress by increasing hepatic
gluconeogenesis during fasting. Long-term GC treatment induces hepatic steatosis and …

Glucocorticoids are a class of steroid hormones derived from cholesterol. Their actions are
mediated by the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors, members of the superfamily …

Introduction We have previously identified sex-specific differences in the fetal-placental
response to cortisol. Our recent studies suggest that this differential response to cortisol is …