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 …

A guide to changing paradigms of glucocorticoid receptor function—a model system for genome regulation and physiology

S Vettorazzi, D Nalbantoglu, JCM Gebhardt… - The FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a bona fide ligand‐regulated transcription factor. Cloned
in the 80s, the GR has become one of the best‐studied and clinically most relevant members …

[HTML][HTML] H3K18 lactylation marks tissue-specific active enhancers

E Galle, CW Wong, A Ghosh, T Desgeorges, K Melrose… - Genome biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Histone lactylation has been recently described as a novel histone post-
translational modification linking cellular metabolism to epigenetic regulation. Results Given …

[HTML][HTML] An overview on androgen-mediated actions in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue

J Rizk, R Sahu, D Duteil - Steroids, 2023 - Elsevier
Androgens are a class of steroid hormones primarily associated with male sexual
development and physiology, but exert pleiotropic effects in either sex. They have a crucial …

[HTML][HTML] Skeletal muscle-secreted DLPC orchestrates systemic energy homeostasis by enhancing adipose browning

X Hu, M Sun, Q Chen, Y Zhao, N Liang, S Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
MyoD is a skeletal muscle-specifically expressed transcription factor and plays a critical role
in regulating myogenesis during muscle development and regeneration. However, whether …

[HTML][HTML] Changes of gene expression patterns of muscle pathophysiology-related transcription factors during denervated muscle atrophy

X Yang, M Li, Y Ji, Y Lin, L Xu, X Gu, H Sun… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Peripheral nerve injury is common, and can lead to skeletal muscle atrophy and dysfunction.
However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. The transcription …

Targeting the DP2 receptor alleviates muscle atrophy and diet‐induced obesity in mice through oxidative myofiber transition

H Ning, H Ren, Y Zhao, HF Yin, Z Gan… - Journal of Cachexia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mammalian skeletal muscles consist of two main fibre types: slow‐twitch (type I,
oxidative) and fast‐twitch (type IIa, fast oxidative; type IIb/IIx, fast glycolytic). Muscle fibre …

[HTML][HTML] LSD1 inhibition circumvents glucocorticoid-induced muscle wasting of male mice

Q Cai, R Sahu, V Ueberschlag-Pitiot… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Synthetic glucocorticoids (GC), such as dexamethasone, are extensively used to treat
chronic inflammation and autoimmune disorders. However, long-term treatments are limited …

How to tame your genes: mechanisms of inflammatory gene repression by glucocorticoids

BA Strickland, SA Ansari, W Dantoft… - FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely used therapeutic agents to treat a broad range of
inflammatory conditions. Their functional effects are elicited by binding to the glucocorticoid …

[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoid receptor signaling: intricacies and therapeutic opportunities

D Clarisse, L Van Moortel, C Van Leene… - Trends in Biochemical …, 2024 - cell.com
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) is a major nuclear receptor (NR) drug target for the
treatment of inflammatory disorders and several cancers. Despite the effectiveness of GR …