title: Glucocorticoid receptor signaling in health and disease.
abstract: Glucocorticoids are steroid hormones regulated in a circadian and stress-associated manner to maintain various metabolic and homeostatic functions that are necessary for life. Synthetic glucocorticoids are widely prescribed drugs for many conditions including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and inflammatory disorders of the eye. Research in the past few years has begun to unravel the profound complexity of glucocorticoid signaling and has contributed remarkably to improved therapeutic strategies. Glucocorticoids signal through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), a member of the superfamily of nuclear receptors, in both genomic and non-genomic ways in almost every tissue in the human body. In this review, we provide an update on glucocorticoid receptor signaling and highlight the role of GR signaling in physiological and pathophysiological conditions in the major organ systems in the human body.
authors: Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, MD F3-07, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
authors: Mahita
authors: M
authors: Kadmiel
authors: John A
authors: JA
authors: Cidlowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid
keywords: glucocorticoid-response element; inflammation; nuclear receptor; stress hormones
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