Role of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, glucocorticoids and glucocorticoid receptors in toxic sequelae of exposure to bacterial and viral products

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-221

  Webster, Jeanette I ^a   Sternberg, Esther M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16ALPHA CYANOPREGNENOLONE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTISONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION INHIBITION FACTOR; METYRAPONE; MIFEPRISTONE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ADRENALECTOMY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETHALITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYTOKINES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SHOCK, SEPTIC; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 2942530669     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1810207     Document Type: Review

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