The action of the peptide hormone adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) to stimulate glucocorticoid production ... for such a fundamental physiological mechanism, there is little or no redundancy in the ...

Mechanism of Action Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO) is the second most prevalent cause of osteoporosis after postmenopausal estrogen deficiency. Glucocorticoids have both direct and ...

Cortisol, also commonly known as the stress hormone, belongs to the family of glucocorticoids ... The molecular mechanisms that lead to this cortisol resistance are still largely unknown.

The activation of FLT3 promotes the proliferation mechanisms of the cell, a hallmark of cancer, one of which is the inactivation of the glucocorticoid receptor, rendering the cell insensitive to ...