Glucocorticoids

The development of glucocorticoids as therapeutic agents.- Glucocorticoid biology - a molecular maze and clinical challenge..- Glucocorticoid biology - a historical perspective.- The development of synthetic glucocorticoids.- Molecular mechanisms of glucocorticoid action.- The glucocorticoid receptor: expression, function, and regulation of glucocorticoid responsiveness.- Molecular and cellular aspects of cytokine regulation by glucocorticoids.- Current perspectives in glucocorticoid biology.- Glucocorticoids and leukocyte adhesion.- Annexin I as a mediator of glucocorticoid action.- Glucocorticoids and the HPA axis.- The role of 11?-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase in regulating glucocorticoid action..- Glucocorticoids in contemporary clinical practice.- Glucocorticoids and asthma.- Systemic glucocorticoids in chronic arthritis.- Glucocorticoids in the control of inflammatory bowel disease.

Author: N. J. Goulding

Publisher: Birkhauser Basel

Publication Date: May 11, 2001

Number of Pages: 220 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 3764360593

ISBN-13: 9783764360597