New insights into the cell-and tissue-specificity of glucocorticoid actions

L Quatrini, S Ugolini - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2021 - nature.com
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are endogenous hormones that are crucial for the homeostasis of the
organism and adaptation to the external environment. Because of their anti-inflammatory …

Nuclear receptor crosstalk—defining the mechanisms for therapeutic innovation

K De Bosscher, SJ Desmet, D Clarisse… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Nuclear receptor crosstalk can be defined as the interplay between different nuclear
receptors or between their overlapping signalling pathways. A subset of nuclear receptors …

Protective Effects of a Novel Probiotic Bifidobacterium pseudolongum on the Intestinal Barrier of Colitis Mice via Modulating the Pparγ/STAT3 Pathway and Intestinal …

W Guo, B Mao, S Cui, X Tang, Q Zhang, J Zhao… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Colitis has become a major health concern worldwide. The objective of the present study
was to determine the probiotic influence of different strains of B. pseudolongum (Bp7 and …

Sepsis: a failing starvation response

J Vandewalle, C Libert - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Sepsis is involved in~ 20% of annual global deaths. Despite decades of research, the
current management of sepsis remains supportive rather than curative. Clinical trials in …

Glucocorticoids in sepsis: to be or not to be

J Vandewalle, C Libert - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is a highly lethal syndrome resulting from dysregulated immune and metabolic
responses to infection, thereby compromising host homeostasis. Activation of the …

[HTML][HTML] A macrophage-hepatocyte glucocorticoid receptor axis coordinates fasting ketogenesis

A Loft, SF Schmidt, G Caratti, U Stifel, J Havelund… - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Fasting metabolism and immunity are tightly linked; however, it is largely unknown how
immune cells contribute to metabolic homeostasis during fasting in healthy subjects. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Modulating glucocorticoid receptor actions in physiology and pathology: Insights from coregulators

L Fadel, M Dacic, V Fonda, BA Sokolsky… - Pharmacology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are a class of steroid hormones that regulate key physiological
processes such as metabolism, immune function, and stress responses. The effects of GCs …

Glucocorticoids, their uses, sexual dimorphisms, and diseases: new concepts, mechanisms, and discoveries

GJ Martinez, M Appleton, ZA Kipp… - Physiological …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
The normal stress response in humans is governed by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis through heightened mechanisms during stress, raising blood levels of the …

Glucocorticoid resistance: interference between the glucocorticoid receptor and the MAPK signalling pathways

LM Sevilla, A Jiménez-Panizo, A Alegre-Martí… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endogenous glucocorticoids (GCs) are steroid hormones that signal in virtually all cell types
to modulate tissue homeostasis throughout life. Also, synthetic GC derivatives …

[HTML][HTML] Ganoderic acids-rich ethanol extract from Ganoderma lucidum protects against alcoholic liver injury and modulates intestinal microbiota in mice with …

WL Guo, YJ Cao, SZ You, Q Wu, F Zhang… - Current research in food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alcoholic liver injury is mainly caused by excessive alcohol consumption and has become a
global public health problem threatening human health. It is well known that Ganoderma …