What are glucocorticoids?
Glucocorticoids are a type of corticosteroid. (1, 2)
Glucocorticoids are also known as glucocorticosteroids. (2)
What do glucocorticoids do?
suppress inflammation in all of the bodily tissues (1)
control metabolism in the muscles, fat, liver, and bones (1)
affect sleep-wake cycles (1)
bind to the glucocorticoid receptor, which can be found in nearly every cell of a a vertebrate species (2)
part of the immune system’s feedback process, which decreases inflammation and other aspects of immune function (2)
used to treat conditions like allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and sepsis (2)
havae pleiotropic effects (2)
What are types of glucocorticoids?
Resources
1. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22187-cortisol
2. https://www.vedantu.com/biology/steroid-hormone
