title: Rheumatoid arthritis--a neuroendocrine immune disorder: glucocorticoid resistance, relative glucocorticoid deficiency, low-dose glucocorticoid therapy, and insulin resistance.
authors.forename: Rainer H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Straub
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000503:physiopathology; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D008661:Metabolism, Inborn Errors / Q000235:genetics; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid