Glucocorticoid agents

Andetsson, P.T. and Persson, C.G. (1988). Developments in anti-asthma glucocorticoids. Agents Actions Suppl. 23, 239-260. 

Amongst the —> immunosuppressive agents besides the —> glucocorticoids the modern nontoxic drugs have become drugs of choice including ciclosporin, tacrolimus or ascomycin. 

Glucocorticoids Immunosuppressive Agents Bronchial Asthma Allergy... 

Glucocorticoids belong to the oldest immunosuppressive agents given to transplant recipients and are... 

In the pathogenesis of many chronic inflammatory diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, glomerulonephritis, colitis ulcerosa, Morbus Crohn, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis) autoimmune processes play an important role, too. Although first of all nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents or glucocorticoids should be applied, immunosuppressive agents may also be indicated. 

Melanocortin peptides are potent anti-inflammatory agents displaying beneficial effects in diseases ranging from cardiovascular to arthritis to obesity to name a few. Within an inflammatory context, they have the ability to switch off early production of cytokines and at later stages they increase levels of anti-inflammatory proteins that lead to the resolution of the host inflammatory response potentially restoring homeostasis to the tissue. They could eventually be viewed as an alternative to glucocorticoids, as their mode of action often resembles that seen... 

Long-acting agents such as salmeterol and for-moterol have superseded short-duration bronchodila-tors such as albuterol and fenoterol. In addition, more potent, site-specific, rapid-onset glucocorticoids, such as fluticosone and budesonide, have superseded the delayed onset of action of less specific molecules such as budesonide. 

Glucocorticoids are powerful anti-inflammatory agents. Which of the following is rwt an anti-inflammatory mechanism of action of glucocorticoids ... 

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