临床药理学与生物药剂学

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One Hormone, Two Actions: Anti- and Pro-Inflammatory Effects of Glucocorticoids

Angelica Merlot

Glucocorticoids are essential steroid hormones secreted from the adrenal gland in response to stress. Since their discovery in the 1940s, glucocorticoids have been widely prescribed to treat inflammatory disorders and hematological cancers. In the traditional view, glucocorticoids are regarded as anti-inflammatory molecules; however, emerging evidence suggests that glucocorticoid actions are more complex than previously anticipated.