Glucocorticoids can arm macrophages for innate immune battle.
Sorrells
Shawn F
SF
Departments of Biology, Neurology and Neurological Sciences, and Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
Sapolsky
Robert M
RM
D000818:Animals; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000502:physiology*; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000502:physiology*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2 / Q000187:drug effects
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D051195:Toll-Like Receptor 2