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Changing glucocorticoid action: 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 in acute and chronic inflammation
Since the discovery of cortisone in the 1940s and its early success in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, glucocorticoids have remained the mainstay of anti-inflammatory therapies. However, cortisone itself is intrinsically inert. To be effective, it requires conversion to cortisol, the active gluco...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Pergamon
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3925798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23435016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2013.02.002 |