Cortisol Exerts bi-phasic Regulation of Inflammation in Humans

• Główni autorzy: Mark P. Yeager MD (Autor), Patricia A. Pioli PhD (Autor), Paul M. Guyre PhD (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: SAGE Publishing, 2011-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Hasła przedmiotowe: article
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Natural and synthetic glucocorticoids (GCs) have been used for decades to suppress inflammation. In this paper, we re-examine the role of the endogenous GC, cortisol, as a primary homeostatic regulator of the human inflammatory response to injury. Our data show that cortisol regulation of innate imm...