Treatment with synthetic glucocorticoids and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis

RM Paragliola, G Papi, A Pontecorvi… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chronic glucocorticoid (GC) treatment represents a widely-prescribed therapy for several
diseases in consideration of both anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity but, if …

[HTML][HTML] How to manage patients with corticosteroids in oncology in the era of immunotherapy?

M Aldea, E Orillard, L Mansi, A Marabelle… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Corticosteroids are among the most prescribed drugs in oncology. The indications range
from cancer-related indications for refractory symptoms, anti-cancer effects mainly in …

Glucocorticoid receptor regulates PD-L1 and MHC-I in pancreatic cancer cells to promote immune evasion and immunotherapy resistance

Y Deng, X Xia, Y Zhao, Z Zhao, C Martinez… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite unprecedented responses of some cancers to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)
therapies, the application of checkpoint inhibitors in pancreatic cancer has been …

[HTML][HTML] Exploration of radiation-induced lung injury, from mechanism to treatment: a narrative review

Y Yan, J Fu, RO Kowalchuk, CM Wright… - … lung cancer research, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods PubMed was used to collect articles about RILI from 1995 to 2021. The papers
included clinical trials, reviews, as well as systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Based on …

[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoids improve severe or critical COVID-19 by activating ACE2 and reducing IL-6 levels

Z Xiang, J Liu, D Shi, W Chen, J Li, R Yan… - … Journal of Biological …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 is a public health emergency that has rapidly spread to over 200 countries and
regions, and no effective treatment has been established to date. Severe and critical cases …

Benefits of Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) Extracts for Their Applications as Natural Anti-Inflammatory Adjuvants

GR Cárdenas Garza, JH Elizondo Luévano… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genus Zingiberaceae has been widely used for phytotherapeutic purposes in traditional
medicine throughout the world for its anti-inflammatory activity. Experimental studies have …

Glucocorticoids and cognitive function: a walkthrough in endogenous and exogenous alterations

D De Alcubierre, D Ferrari, G Mauro, AM Isidori… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis exerts many actions on the central
nervous system (CNS) aside from stress regulation. Glucocorticoids (GCs) play an important …

[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoids are double-edged sword in the treatment of COVID-19 and cancers

R Yang, Y Yu - International journal of biological sciences, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glucocorticoids are important steroid hormones. As an outstanding scientific discovery, the
scientist who discovered glucocorticoids was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and …

The pathophysiology of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) in the GI tract: inflammation, barrier function and innate immunity

KM Anderson, CP Gayer - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Farnesoid-X Receptor, FXR, is a nuclear bile acid receptor. Its originally described
function is in bile acid synthesis and regulation within the liver. More recently, however, FXR …

Inhaled corticosteroids in adults with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: from bench to bedside. A narrative review

MÁ Martínez-García, G Oscullo, A García-Ortega… - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Due to their potent anti-inflammatory capacity (particularly in predominantly eosinophilic
inflammation) and immunosuppressive properties, inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely …