[HTML][HTML] The anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects of glucocorticoids, recent developments and mechanistic insights

AE Coutinho, KE Chapman - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2011 - Elsevier
Since the discovery of glucocorticoids in the 1940s and the recognition of their anti-
inflammatory effects, they have been amongst the most widely used and effective treatments …

The immune consequences of preterm birth

JM Melville, TJM Moss - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Preterm birth occurs in 11% of live births globally and accounts for 35% of all newborn
deaths. Preterm newborns have immature immune systems, with reduced innate and …

Randomized, Single Blind Trial of Intravenous versus Oral Steroid Monotherapy in Graves' Orbitopathy

GJ Kahaly, S Pitz, G Hommel… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Context: Glucocorticoids are effective for severe Graves' orbitopathy (GO), which causes
substantial morbidity. The question at issue is how best to use them. Objective: The objective …

Glucocorticoids in T cell apoptosis and function

MJ Herold, KG McPherson, HM Reichardt - Cellular and molecular life …, 2006 - Springer
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are a class of steroid hormones which regulate a variety of essential
biological functions. The profound anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity of …

The glucocorticoid receptor and FOXO1 synergistically activate the skeletal muscle atrophy-associated MuRF1 gene

DS Waddell, LM Baehr… - American Journal …, 2008 - journals.physiology.org
The muscle specific ubiquitin E3 ligase MuRF1 has been implicated as a key regulator of
muscle atrophy under a variety of conditions, such as during synthetic glucocorticoid …

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation reduces serum high mobility group box 1 levels and improves survival in murine sepsis

JM Huston, M Gallowitsch-Puerta, M Ochani… - Critical care …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Electrical vagus nerve stimulation inhibits proinflammatory cytokine production
and prevents shock during lethal systemic inflammation through an [alpha] 7 nicotinic …

Adaptive responses of the maternal hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis during pregnancy and lactation

PJ Brunton, JA Russell… - Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past 40 years, it has been recognised that the maternal hypothalamic‐pituitary‐
adrenal (HPA) axis undergoes adaptations through pregnancy and lactation that might …

Fighting the fire: mechanisms of inflammatory gene regulation by the glucocorticoid receptor

L Escoter-Torres, G Caratti, A Mechtidou… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
For many decades, glucocorticoids have been widely used as the gold standard treatment
for inflammatory conditions. Unfortunately, their clinical use is limited by severe adverse …

Engineering immunomodulatory biomaterials for type 1 diabetes

CL Stabler, Y Li, JM Stewart… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
A cure for type 1 diabetes (T1D) would help millions of people worldwide but remains
elusive to date. Tolerogenic vaccines and β-cell replacement therapy are complementary …

Local release of dexamethasone from macroporous scaffolds accelerates islet transplant engraftment by promotion of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages

K Jiang, JD Weaver, Y Li, X Chen, J Liang, CL Stabler - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Transplant-associated inflammatory responses generate an unfavorable microenvironment
for tissue engraftment, particularly for cells susceptible to inflammatory stress, such as …