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Corticosteroid

Index Corticosteroid

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 223 relations: Addison's disease, Adrenal cortex, Adrenal ferredoxin, Adrenal insufficiency, Adverse drug reaction, Adverse event, Agonist, Alclometasone dipropionate, Aldosterone, Aldosterone synthase, Allergen of the Year, Allergic rhinitis, Allergy, Amcinonide, Anabolic steroid, Anaphylaxis, Angioedema, Anti-inflammatory, Antibiotic, Anticorticosteroid, Anxiety, Asthma, Atopic dermatitis, Autoimmune hepatitis, Beclometasone, Betamethasone, Betamethasone dipropionate, Betamethasone valerate, Bile, Brain tumor, Budesonide, Budesonide/formoterol, Candidiasis, Carbohydrate, Catabolism, Cataract, Central serous chorioretinopathy, Cerebral edema, Chemotherapy, Cholesterol, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Ciclesonide, Clobetasol propionate, Clobetasone butyrate, Colitis, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Contact dermatitis, Contraindication, Corticosteroid receptor, Corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy, ... Expand index (173 more) »

  2. Hormones
  3. Steroid hormones

Addison's disease

Addison's disease, also known as primary adrenal insufficiency, is a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone by the two outer layers of the cells of the adrenal glands (adrenal cortex), causing adrenal insufficiency.

See Corticosteroid and Addison's disease

Adrenal cortex

The adrenal cortex is the outer region and also the largest part of the adrenal gland.

See Corticosteroid and Adrenal cortex

Adrenal ferredoxin

Adrenal ferredoxin (also adrenodoxin (ADX), adrenodoxin, mitochondrial, hepatoredoxin, ferredoxin-1 (FDX1)) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FDX1 gene.

See Corticosteroid and Adrenal ferredoxin

Adrenal insufficiency

Adrenal insufficiency is a condition in which the adrenal glands do not produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones.

See Corticosteroid and Adrenal insufficiency

Adverse drug reaction

An adverse drug reaction (ADR) is a harmful, unintended result caused by taking medication.

See Corticosteroid and Adverse drug reaction

Adverse event

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation subject administered a pharmaceutical product and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.

See Corticosteroid and Adverse event

Agonist

An agonist is a chemical that activates a receptor to produce a biological response.

See Corticosteroid and Agonist

Alclometasone dipropionate

Alclometasone dipropionate is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester.

See Corticosteroid and Alclometasone dipropionate

Aldosterone

Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland. Corticosteroid and Aldosterone are steroid hormones.

See Corticosteroid and Aldosterone

Aldosterone synthase

Aldosterone synthase, also called steroid 18-hydroxylase, corticosterone 18-monooxygenase or P450C18, is a steroid hydroxylase cytochrome P450 enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the mineralocorticoid aldosterone and other steroids.

See Corticosteroid and Aldosterone synthase

Allergen of the Year

Allergen of the Year is an annual "award" voted upon by the American Contact Dermatitis Society.

See Corticosteroid and Allergen of the Year

Allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis, of which the seasonal type is called hay fever, is a type of inflammation in the nose that occurs when the immune system overreacts to allergens in the air.

See Corticosteroid and Allergic rhinitis

Allergy

Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.

See Corticosteroid and Allergy

Amcinonide

Amcinonide (trade name Cyclocort) is a topical glucocorticoid used to treat itching, redness and swelling associated with several dermatologic conditions such as atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis. Corticosteroid and Amcinonide are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Amcinonide

Anabolic steroid

Anabolic steroids, also known as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), are a class of drugs that are structurally related to testosterone, the main male sex hormone, and produce effects by binding to the androgen receptor (AR).

See Corticosteroid and Anabolic steroid

Anaphylaxis

Anaphylaxis (Greek: ana- ‘against’ + phylaxis ‘guarding’) is a serious, potentially fatal allergic reaction and medical emergency that is rapid in onset and requires immediate medical attention regardless of the use of emergency medication on site.

See Corticosteroid and Anaphylaxis

Angioedema

Angioedema is an area of swelling (edema) of the lower layer of skin and tissue just under the skin or mucous membranes.

See Corticosteroid and Angioedema

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-inflammatory or antiphlogistic is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling.

See Corticosteroid and Anti-inflammatory

Antibiotic

An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria.

See Corticosteroid and Antibiotic

Anticorticosteroid

Anticorticosteroids or anticorticoids are drugs which oppose the actions of corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Anticorticosteroid

Anxiety

Anxiety is an emotion which is characterised by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes feelings of dread over anticipated events.

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Asthma

Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.

See Corticosteroid and Asthma

Atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD), also known as atopic eczema, is a long-term type of inflammation of the skin (dermatitis).

See Corticosteroid and Atopic dermatitis

Autoimmune hepatitis

Autoimmune hepatitis, formerly known as lupoid hepatitis, plasma cell hepatitis, or autoimmune chronic active hepatitis, is a chronic, autoimmune disease of the liver that occurs when the body's immune system attacks liver cells, causing the liver to be inflamed.

See Corticosteroid and Autoimmune hepatitis

Beclometasone

Beclometasone or beclomethasone, also known as beclomethasone dipropionate, and sold under the brand name Qvar among others, is a steroid medication.

See Corticosteroid and Beclometasone

Betamethasone

Betamethasone is a steroid medication. Corticosteroid and Betamethasone are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Betamethasone

Betamethasone dipropionate

Betamethasone dipropionate is a glucocorticoid steroid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.

See Corticosteroid and Betamethasone dipropionate

Betamethasone valerate

Betamethasone valerate is a synthetic glucocorticoid ester.

See Corticosteroid and Betamethasone valerate

Bile

Bile (from Latin bilis), or gall, is a yellow-green fluid produced by the liver of most vertebrates that aids the digestion of lipids in the small intestine.

See Corticosteroid and Bile

Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

See Corticosteroid and Brain tumor

Budesonide

Budesonide, sold under the brand name Pulmicort, among others, is a steroid medication. Corticosteroid and Budesonide are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Budesonide

Budesonide/formoterol

Budesonide/formoterol, sold under the brand name Symbicort among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication used in the management of asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

See Corticosteroid and Budesonide/formoterol

Candidiasis

Candidiasis is a fungal infection due to any species of the genus Candida (a yeast).

See Corticosteroid and Candidiasis

Carbohydrate

A carbohydrate is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water) and thus with the empirical formula (where m may or may not be different from n), which does not mean the H has covalent bonds with O (for example with, H has a covalent bond with C but not with O).

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Catabolism

Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions.

See Corticosteroid and Catabolism

Cataract

A cataract is a cloudy area in the lens of the eye that leads to a decrease in vision of the eye.

See Corticosteroid and Cataract

Central serous chorioretinopathy

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC or CSCR), also known as central serous retinopathy (CSR), is an eye disease that causes visual impairment, often temporary, usually in one eye.

See Corticosteroid and Central serous chorioretinopathy

Cerebral edema

Cerebral edema is excess accumulation of fluid (edema) in the intracellular or extracellular spaces of the brain.

See Corticosteroid and Cerebral edema

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy (often abbreviated chemo, sometimes CTX and CTx) is the type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs (chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) in a standard regimen.

See Corticosteroid and Chemotherapy

Cholesterol

Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.

See Corticosteroid and Cholesterol

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

See Corticosteroid and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Ciclesonide

Ciclesonide, sold under the brand name Omnaris among others, is a glucocorticoid used to treat asthma and allergic rhinitis.

See Corticosteroid and Ciclesonide

Clobetasol propionate

Clobetasol propionate is a corticosteroid used to treat skin conditions such as eczema, contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and psoriasis. Corticosteroid and Clobetasol propionate are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Clobetasol propionate

Clobetasone butyrate

Clobetasone butyrate is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester.

See Corticosteroid and Clobetasone butyrate

Colitis

Colitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon).

See Corticosteroid and Colitis

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis.

See Corticosteroid and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Contact dermatitis

Contact dermatitis is a type of acute or chronic inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to chemical or physical agents.

See Corticosteroid and Contact dermatitis

Contraindication

In medicine, a contraindication is a condition (a situation or factor) that serves as a reason not to take a certain medical treatment due to the harm that it would cause the patient.

See Corticosteroid and Contraindication

Corticosteroid receptor

The corticosteroid receptors are receptors for corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Corticosteroid receptor

Corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy

Corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy (CIL) is a condition of abnormal fat deposition caused by corticosteroid medications. Corticosteroid and corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy

Corticosterone

Corticosterone, also known as 17-deoxycortisol and 11β,21-dihydroxyprogesterone, is a 21-carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands. Corticosteroid and Corticosterone are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Corticosterone

Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1

Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 (CRHR1) is a protein, also known as CRF1, with the latter (CRF1) now being the IUPHAR-recommended name.

See Corticosteroid and Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1

Cortisol

Cortisol is a steroid hormone in the glucocorticoid class of hormones and a stress hormone. Corticosteroid and Cortisol are corticosteroids, steroid hormones and steroids.

See Corticosteroid and Cortisol

Cortisone

Cortisone is a pregnene (21-carbon) steroid hormone. Corticosteroid and Cortisone are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Cortisone

Cortisone acetate

Cortisone acetate (brand names Adreson, Cortison, Cortisone, Cortisone Acetate, Cortone, Cortistab, Cortisyl, others) is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and corticosteroid ester which is marketed (under prescription) in many countries throughout the world, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, and various other European countries.

See Corticosteroid and Cortisone acetate

Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that may affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract.

See Corticosteroid and Crohn's disease

Cushing's syndrome

Cushing's syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms due to prolonged exposure to glucocorticoids such as cortisol.

See Corticosteroid and Cushing's syndrome

CYP17A1

Cytochrome P450 17A1 (steroid 17α-monooxygenase, 17α-hydroxylase, 17-alpha-hydroxylase, 17,20-lyase, 17,20-desmolase) is an enzyme of the hydroxylase type that in humans is encoded by the CYP17A1 gene on chromosome 10.

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Cytochrome P450

Cytochromes P450 (P450s or CYPs) are a superfamily of enzymes containing heme as a cofactor that mostly, but not exclusively, function as monooxygenases.

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Deflazacort

Deflazacort (trade name Calcort among others) is a glucocorticoid belonging to acetonides or O-isopropylidene derivative.

See Corticosteroid and Deflazacort

Depression (mood)

Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity.

See Corticosteroid and Depression (mood)

Dermatology

Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.

See Corticosteroid and Dermatology

Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis (DM) is a long-term inflammatory disorder which affects the skin and the muscles.

See Corticosteroid and Dermatomyositis

Desonide

Desonide (INN) is a low-potency topical corticosteroid anti-inflammatory that has been available since the 1970s. Corticosteroid and Desonide are corticosteroids.

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Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone is a fluorinated glucocorticoid medication used to treat rheumatic problems, a number of skin diseases, severe allergies, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease, croup, brain swelling, eye pain following eye surgery, superior vena cava syndrome (a complication of some forms of cancer), and along with antibiotics in tuberculosis.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Dioscorea mexicana

Dioscorea mexicana, Mexican yam or cabeza de negro is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea.

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Diosgenin

Diosgenin, a phytosteroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of Dioscorea wild yam species, such as the Kokoro. Corticosteroid and Diosgenin are steroids.

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Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.

See Corticosteroid and Disease

DNA synthesis

DNA synthesis is the natural or artificial creation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules.

See Corticosteroid and DNA synthesis

Drug allergy

A drug allergy is an allergy to a drug, most commonly a medication, and is a form of adverse drug reaction.

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Edward Calvin Kendall

Edward Calvin Kendall (March 8, 1886 – May 4, 1972) was an American biochemist.

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Electrolyte

An electrolyte is a medium containing ions that are electrically conductive through the movement of those ions, but not conducting electrons.

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones. Corticosteroid and Endocrinology are hormones.

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Entamoeba histolytica

Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan, part of the genus Entamoeba.

See Corticosteroid and Entamoeba histolytica

Enzyme

Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.

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Eosinophilic pneumonia

Eosinophilic pneumonia is a disease in which an eosinophil, a type of white blood cell, accumulates in the lungs.

See Corticosteroid and Eosinophilic pneumonia

Epidermis

The epidermis is the outermost of the three layers that comprise the skin, the inner layers being the dermis and hypodermis.

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Epithelium

Epithelium or epithelial tissue is a thin, continuous, protective layer of compactly packed cells with little extracellular matrix.

See Corticosteroid and Epithelium

Expert Review of Dermatology

Expert Review of Dermatology was a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of dermatology.

See Corticosteroid and Expert Review of Dermatology

Fludrocortisone

Fludrocortisone, sold under the brand name Florinef, among others, is a corticosteroid used to treat adrenogenital syndrome, postural hypotension, and adrenal insufficiency. Corticosteroid and Fludrocortisone are corticosteroids.

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Flunisolide

Flunisolide (marketed as AeroBid among others) is a corticosteroid often prescribed as treatment for allergic rhinitis.

See Corticosteroid and Flunisolide

Fluocinolone acetonide

Fluocinolone acetonide is a fluorinated corticosteroid primarily used in dermatology to reduce skin inflammation and relieve itching. Corticosteroid and Fluocinolone acetonide are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Fluocinolone acetonide

Fluocinonide

Fluocinonide is a potent glucocorticoid used topically as an anti-inflammatory agent for the treatment of skin disorders such as eczema and seborrhoeic dermatitis.

See Corticosteroid and Fluocinonide

Fluocortolone

Fluocortolone is a glucocorticoid used in the treatment of several conditions, including hemorrhoids.

See Corticosteroid and Fluocortolone

Fluorometholone

Fluorometholone (INN, BAN, JAN) (brand names Efflumidex, Flucon, FML Forte, FML, others), also known as 6α-methyl-9α-fluoro-11β,17α-dihydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, is a synthetic glucocorticoid which is used in the treatment of inflammatory eye diseases.

See Corticosteroid and Fluorometholone

Fluprednidene acetate

Fluprednidene acetate (trade name Decoderm among others) is a moderately potent glucocorticoid used in form of a cream to treat skin inflammations such as atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis. Corticosteroid and Fluprednidene acetate are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Fluprednidene acetate

Fluticasone furoate

Fluticasone furoate, sold under the brand name Flonase Sensimist among others, is a corticosteroid for the treatment of non-allergic and allergic rhinitis administered by a nasal spray.

See Corticosteroid and Fluticasone furoate

Fluticasone propionate

Fluticasone propionate, sold under the brand names Flovent and Flonase among others, is a steroid medication.

See Corticosteroid and Fluticasone propionate

Fluticasone/salmeterol

Fluticasone/salmeterol, sold under the brand name Advair among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication containing fluticasone propionate and salmeterol.

See Corticosteroid and Fluticasone/salmeterol

Food allergy

A food allergy is an abnormal immune response to food.

See Corticosteroid and Food allergy

Fulminant

Fulminant is a medical descriptor for any event or process that occurs suddenly and escalates quickly, and is intense and severe to the point of lethality, i.e., it has an explosive character.

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Gastroenterology

Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.

See Corticosteroid and Gastroenterology

Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that lead to damage of the optic nerve, which transmits visual information from the eye to the brain.

See Corticosteroid and Glaucoma

Glucocorticoid

Glucocorticoids (or, less commonly, glucocorticosteroids) are a class of corticosteroids, which are a class of steroid hormones. Corticosteroid and Glucocorticoid are corticosteroids.

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Glucocorticoid receptor

The glucocorticoid receptor (GR or GCR) also known as NR3C1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1) is the receptor to which cortisol and other glucocorticoids bind.

See Corticosteroid and Glucocorticoid receptor

Halcinonide

Halcinonide is a high potency corticosteroid, in group II (second most potent group) under US classification. Corticosteroid and Halcinonide are corticosteroids.

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Halometasone

Halometasone is a potent (Group III) synthetic tri-halogenated corticosteroid for topical application possessing pronounced anti-inflammatory, antiexudative, antiepidermoplastic, antiallergic, and antipruritic properties. Corticosteroid and Halometasone are corticosteroids.

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Hematology

Hematology (always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.

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Hemolytic anemia

Hemolytic anemia or haemolytic anaemia is a form of anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs), either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the human body (extravascular).

See Corticosteroid and Hemolytic anemia

Histamine

Histamine is an organic nitrogenous compound involved in local immune responses communication, as well as regulating physiological functions in the gut and acting as a neurotransmitter for the brain, spinal cord, and uterus.

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Hives

Hives, also known as urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps.

See Corticosteroid and Hives

Hormonal contraception

Hormonal contraception refers to birth control methods that act on the endocrine system.

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Hydrocortisone

Hydrocortisone is the name for the hormone cortisol when supplied as a medication.

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Hydrocortisone aceponate

Hydrocortisone aceponate is a veterinary corticosteroid that is used in form of creams for the treatment of various dermatoses (skin conditions). Corticosteroid and Hydrocortisone aceponate are corticosteroids.

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Hydrocortisone acetate

Hydrocortisone acetate is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester.

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Hydrocortisone buteprate

Hydrocortisone buteprate, also known as hydrocortisone probutate and as hydrocortisone butyrate propionate, is a topical corticosteroid. Corticosteroid and hydrocortisone buteprate are corticosteroids.

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Hydrocortisone butyrate

Hydrocortisone butyrate is a corticosteroid that comes in one of the following forms. Corticosteroid and Hydrocortisone butyrate are corticosteroids.

See Corticosteroid and Hydrocortisone butyrate

Hydrocortisone valerate

Hydrocortisone valerate is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester.

See Corticosteroid and Hydrocortisone valerate

Hyperglycemia

Hyperglycemia or Hyperglycaemia is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

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Hypernatremia

Hypernatremia, also spelled hypernatraemia, is a high concentration of sodium in the blood.

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) or extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) is a syndrome caused by the repetitive inhalation of antigens from the environment in susceptible or sensitized people.

See Corticosteroid and Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Hypertension

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

See Corticosteroid and Hypertension

Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is a low level of potassium (K+) in the blood serum.

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IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD), formerly known as IgG4-related systemic disease, is a chronic inflammatory condition characterized by tissue infiltration with lymphocytes and IgG4-secreting plasma cells, various degrees of fibrosis (scarring) and a usually prompt response to oral steroids.

See Corticosteroid and IgG4-related disease

Immune system

The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.

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Immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), also known as idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura or immune thrombocytopenia, is an autoimmune primary disorder of hemostasis characterized by a low platelet count in the absence of other causes.

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Immunology

Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.

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Immunosuppression

Immunosuppression is a reduction of the activation or efficacy of the immune system.

See Corticosteroid and Immunosuppression

Inflammation

Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants.

See Corticosteroid and Inflammation

Inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types.

See Corticosteroid and Inflammatory bowel disease

Insulin resistance

Insulin resistance (IR) is a pathological condition in which cells either fail to respond normally to the hormone insulin or downregulate insulin receptors in response to hyperinsulinemia.

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Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease (ILD), or diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), is a group of respiratory diseases affecting the interstitium (the tissue) and space around the alveoli (air sacs) of the lungs.

See Corticosteroid and Interstitial lung disease

Ion transporter

In biology, an ion transporter is a transmembrane protein that moves ions (or other small molecules) across a biological membrane to accomplish many different biological functions, including cellular communication, maintaining homeostasis, energy production, etc.

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Isomer

In chemistry, isomers are molecules or polyatomic ions with identical molecular formula – that is, the same number of atoms of each element – but distinct arrangements of atoms in space.

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Keratoconjunctivitis

Keratoconjunctivitis is a term used to describe inflammation of both the cornea (the clear, front part of the eye) and the conjunctiva (the thin, transparent membrane covering the white part of the eye and lining the inside of the eyelids).

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Kidney

In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation.

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Leukemia

Leukemia (also spelled leukaemia; pronounced) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and produce high numbers of abnormal blood cells.

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Leukocyte extravasation

In immunology, leukocyte extravasation (also commonly known as leukocyte adhesion cascade or diapedesis – the passage of cells through the intact vessel wall) is the movement of leukocytes (white blood cells) out of the circulatory system (extravasation) and towards the site of tissue damage or infection.

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Leukotriene

Leukotrienes are a family of eicosanoid inflammatory mediators produced in leukocytes by the oxidation of arachidonic acid (AA) and the essential fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) by the enzyme arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase.

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Lewis Hastings Sarett

Lewis Hastings Sarett (December 22, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American organic chemist.

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Lichen planus

Lichen planus (LP) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that affects the skin, nails, hair, and mucous membranes.

See Corticosteroid and Lichen planus

List of corticosteroid cyclic ketals

This is a list of corticosteroid cyclic ketals, including cyclic ketals (cyclic acetals) of steroidal glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. Corticosteroid and list of corticosteroid cyclic ketals are corticosteroids.

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List of corticosteroid esters

This is a list of corticosteroid esters, including esters of steroidal glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. Corticosteroid and list of corticosteroid esters are corticosteroids.

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List of corticosteroids

This is a list of corticosteroids (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids) or derivatives of cortisol (hydrocortisone). Corticosteroid and list of corticosteroids are steroids.

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List of steroid abbreviations

The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. Corticosteroid and List of steroid abbreviations are steroids.

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Lupus

Lupus, technically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in many parts of the body.

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Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a group of blood and lymph tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).

See Corticosteroid and Lymphoma

Marker degradation

The Marker degradation is a three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry developed by American chemist Russell Earl Marker in 1938–1940. Corticosteroid and Marker degradation are steroids.

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Medication

A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Medicine

Medicine is the science and practice of caring for patients, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health.

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Merck & Co.

Merck & Co., Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Rahway, New Jersey, and is named for Merck Group, founded in Germany in 1668, of which it was once the American arm.

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Metabolic alkalosis

Metabolic alkalosis is an acid-base disorder in which the pH of tissue is elevated beyond the normal range (7.35–7.45).

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Metabolism

Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms.

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Methylprednisolone

Methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol, Medrol, Solu-Medrol) is a synthetic glucocorticoid, primarily prescribed for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects.

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Mineralocorticoid

Mineralocorticoids are a class of corticosteroids, which in turn are a class of steroid hormones.

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Mineralocorticoid receptor

The mineralocorticoid receptor (or MR, MLR, MCR), also known as the aldosterone receptor or nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 2, (NR3C2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR3C2 gene that is located on chromosome 4q31.1-31.2.

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Miracle

A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific lawsOne dictionary defines as: "A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency." and accordingly gets attributed to some supernatural or praeternatural cause.

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Mitochondrion

A mitochondrion is an organelle found in the cells of most eukaryotes, such as animals, plants and fungi.

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Mometasone

Mometasone, also known as mometasone y 3 s, is a steroid (specifically, a glucocorticoid) medication used to treat certain skin conditions, hay fever, and asthma.

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Moon face

A Moon face is a medical sign in which the face develops a rounded appearance (reminiscent of the "Man in the Moon") due to fat deposits on the sides of the face.

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Mucous membrane

A mucous membrane or mucosa is a membrane that lines various cavities in the body of an organism and covers the surface of internal organs.

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Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma (MM), also known as plasma cell myeloma and simply myeloma, is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell that normally produces antibodies.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.

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Nasal polyp

Nasal polyps (NP) are noncancerous growths within the nose or sinuses.

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Nephron

The nephron is the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney.

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Nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms due to kidney damage.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prizes (Nobelpriset; Nobelprisen) are five separate prizes awarded to those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, as established by the 1895 will of Swedish chemist, engineer, and industrialist Alfred Nobel, in the year before he died.

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are members of a therapeutic drug class which reduces pain, decreases inflammation, decreases fever, and prevents blood clots.

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Ondansetron

Ondansetron, sold under the brand name Zofran among others, is a medication used to prevent nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, migraines or surgery.

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is a clinical and surgical specialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders.

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Optic neuritis

Optic neuritis describes any condition that causes inflammation of the optic nerve; it may be associated with demyelinating diseases, or infectious or inflammatory processes.

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Organ transplantation

Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ.

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Osmoregulation

Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism's body fluids, detected by osmoreceptors, to maintain the homeostasis of the organism's water content; that is, it maintains the fluid balance and the concentration of electrolytes (salts in solution which in this case is represented by body fluid) to keep the body fluids from becoming too diluted or concentrated.

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Ox

An ox (oxen), also known as a bullock (in British, Australian, and Indian English), is a bovine, trained and used as a draft animal.

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Pemphigus vulgaris

Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare chronic blistering skin disease and the most common form of pemphigus.

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Peptic ulcer disease

Peptic ulcer disease is a break in the inner lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus.

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Percy Lavon Julian

Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.

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Peripheral edema

Peripheral edema is edema (accumulation of fluid causing swelling) in tissues perfused by the peripheral vascular system, usually in the lower limbs.

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Philip Showalter Hench

Philip Showalter Hench (February 28, 1896 – March 30, 1965) was an American physician.

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Phospholipase A2

The enzyme phospholipase A2 (EC 3.1.1.4, PLA2, systematic name phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase) catalyses the cleavage of fatty acids in position 2 of phospholipids, hydrolyzing the bond between the second fatty acid “tail” and the glycerol molecule: This particular phospholipase specifically recognizes the sn2 acyl bond of phospholipids and catalytically hydrolyzes the bond, releasing arachidonic acid and lysophosphatidyl choline, a precursor of lysophosphatidic acid.

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Physiology

Physiology is the scientific study of functions and mechanisms in a living system.

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Pneumonia

Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.

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Polyarteritis nodosa

Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a systemic necrotizing inflammation of blood vessels (vasculitis) affecting medium-sized muscular arteries, typically involving the arteries of the kidneys and other internal organs but generally sparing the lungs' circulation.

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a syndrome experienced as pain or stiffness, usually in the neck, shoulders, upper arms, and hips, but which may occur all over the body.

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Polymyositis

Polymyositis (PM) is a type of chronic inflammation of the muscles (inflammatory myopathy) related to dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis.

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Prednicarbate

Prednicarbate is a relatively new topical corticosteroid drug. Corticosteroid and Prednicarbate are corticosteroids.

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Prednisolone

Prednisolone is a corticosteroid, a steroid hormone used to treat certain types of allergies, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, and cancers.

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Prednisone

Prednisone is a glucocorticoid medication mostly used to suppress the immune system and decrease inflammation in conditions such as asthma, COPD, and rheumatologic diseases.

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Progesterone

Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. Corticosteroid and Progesterone are steroid hormones.

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Progestogen (medication)

A progestogen, also referred to as a progestagen, gestagen, or gestogen, is a type of medication which produces effects similar to those of the natural female sex hormone progesterone in the body.

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Prostaglandin

Prostaglandins (PG) are a group of physiologically active lipid compounds called eicosanoids that have diverse hormone-like effects in animals.

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Prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Pulmonology

Pulmonology (from Latin pulmō, -ōnis "lung" and the Greek suffix -λογία "study of"), pneumology (built on Greek πνεύμων "lung") or pneumonology is a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.

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Receptor modulator

A receptor modulator, or receptor ligand, is a general term for a substance, endogenous or exogenous, that binds to and regulates the activity of chemical receptors.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.

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Rheumatology

Rheumatology is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs.

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Rhinitis

Rhinitis, also known as coryza, is irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose.

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Rhizopus

Rhizopus is a genus of common saprophytic fungi on plants and specialized parasites on animals.

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Russell Earl Marker

Russell Earl Marker (March 12, 1902 – March 3, 1995) was an American chemist who invented the octane rating system when he was working at the Ethyl Corporation.

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Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis (also known as Besnier–Boeck–Schaumann disease) is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that form lumps known as granulomata.

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Skin condition

A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands.

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Steroid

A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration. Corticosteroid and steroid are steroids.

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Steroid 11β-hydroxylase

Steroid 11β-hydroxylase, also known as steroid 11β-monooxygenase, is a steroid hydroxylase found in the zona glomerulosa and zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex.

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Steroid hormone

A steroid hormone is a steroid that acts as a hormone. Corticosteroid and steroid hormone are steroid hormones and steroids.

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Steroid-induced osteoporosis

Steroid-induced osteoporosis is osteoporosis arising from the use of glucocorticoids (a class of steroid hormones) analogous to Cushing's syndrome but involving mainly the axial skeleton.

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Stress (biology)

Stress, whether physiological, biological or psychological, is an organism's response to a stressor such as an environmental condition.

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Syntex

Laboratorios Syntex SA (later Syntex Laboratories, Inc.) was a pharmaceutical company formed in Mexico City in January 1944 by Russell Marker, Emeric Somlo, and Federico Lehmann to manufacture therapeutic steroids from the Mexican yams called cabeza de negro (Dioscorea mexicana) and Barbasco (Dioscorea composita).

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Systematic review

A systematic review is a scholarly synthesis of the evidence on a clearly presented topic using critical methods to identify, define and assess research on the topic.

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T cell

T cells are one of the important types of white blood cells of the immune system and play a central role in the adaptive immune response.

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Tadeusz Reichstein

Tadeusz Reichstein (20 July 1897 – 1 August 1996), also known as Tadeus Reichstein, was a Polish-Swiss chemist and the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (1950), which was awarded for his work on the isolation of cortisone.

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Tendinopathy

Tendinopathy is a type of tendon disorder that results in pain, swelling, and impaired function.

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Teratology

Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development in organisms during their life span.

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Tixocortol pivalate

Tixocortol pivalate is a corticosteroid. Corticosteroid and Tixocortol pivalate are corticosteroids.

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Tobramycin/dexamethasone

Tobramycin/dexamethasone, sold under the brand name Tobradex, is a fixed-dose combination medication in the form of eye drops and eye ointment, marketed by Alcon.

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Topical steroid withdrawal

Topical steroid withdrawal, also known as red burning skin and steroid dermatitis, has been reported in people who apply topical steroids for 2 weeks or longer and then discontinue use. Corticosteroid and topical steroid withdrawal are corticosteroids.

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Transactivation

In the context of gene regulation: transactivation is the increased rate of gene expression triggered either by biological processes or by artificial means, through the expression of an intermediate transactivator protein.

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Transrepression

In the field of molecular biology, transrepression is a process whereby one protein represses (i.e., inhibits) the activity of a second protein through a protein-protein interaction.

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Traumatic brain injury

A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force.

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Triamcinolone

Triamcinolone is a glucocorticoid used to treat certain skin diseases, allergies, and rheumatic disorders among others. Corticosteroid and Triamcinolone are world Anti-Doping Agency prohibited substances.

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Triamcinolone acetonide

Triamcinolone acetonide, sold under the brand name Kenalog among others, is a synthetic corticosteroid medication used topically to treat various skin conditions, to relieve the discomfort of mouth sores, and by injection into joints to treat various joint conditions. Corticosteroid and Triamcinolone acetonide are corticosteroids.

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Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues

Tumors of the hematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (American English) or tumours of the haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (British English) are tumors that affect the blood, bone marrow, lymph, and lymphatic system.

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Type IV hypersensitivity

Type IV hypersensitivity, in the Gell and Coombs classification of allergic reactions, often called delayed-type hypersensitivity, is a type of hypersensitivity reaction that can take a day or more to develop.

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Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the other type being Crohn's disease.

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Upjohn

The Upjohn Company was an American pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 in Hastings, Michigan, by Dr.

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Uveitis

Uveitis is inflammation of the uvea, the pigmented layer of the eye between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea.

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Vasculitis

Vasculitis is a group of disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation.

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Vasoconstriction

Vasoconstriction is the narrowing of the blood vessels resulting from contraction of the muscular wall of the vessels, in particular the large arteries and small arterioles.

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Vertebrate

Vertebrates are deuterostomal animals with bony or cartilaginous axial endoskeleton — known as the vertebral column, spine or backbone — around and along the spinal cord, including all fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.

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Zona fasciculata

The zona fasciculata (sometimes, fascicular or fasciculate zone) constitutes the middle and also the widest zone of the adrenal cortex, sitting directly beneath the zona glomerulosa.

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Zona glomerulosa

The zona glomerulosa (sometimes, glomerular zone) of the adrenal gland is the most superficial layer of the adrenal cortex, lying directly beneath the renal capsule.

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21-Hydroxylase

Steroid 21-hydroxylase is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CYP21A2 gene.

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See also

Hormones

Steroid hormones

References

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