title: The influence of corticosteroids on host defense mechanisms.
abstract: Glucocorticosteroid hormones affect virtually every tissue type in the body, including tissues of host-defense systems. There is an enormous body of literature concerning specific effects of corticosteroids on host defenses. This literature review examines the affects of corticosteroids on leukocyte kinetics, phagocytic immunity, cell-mediated immunity, and humoral immunity in steroid-resistant species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Companion Animal and Special Species Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Cohn
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects*; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones