 Hydrocortisone
"Hydrocortisone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, and some neoplastic conditions.
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D006854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.745.654.600 D06.472.040.585.353.476 D06.472.040.585.478.392
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hydrocortisone" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Hydrocortisone" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydrocortisone" by people in Profiles.
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Greenwald JL, McDermott S, Dighe AS. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 35-2012. A 69-year-old chronically ill man with weakness, anorexia, and diffuse pain. N Engl J Med. 2012 Nov 15; 367(20):1940-8.
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Meyer JS, Novak MA. Minireview: Hair cortisol: a novel biomarker of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical activity. Endocrinology. 2012 Sep; 153(9):4120-7.
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Sheth SA, Mian MK, Neal J, Tritos NA, Nachtigall L, Klibanski A, Biller BM, Swearingen B. Transsphenoidal surgery for cushing disease after nondiagnostic inferior petrosal sinus sampling. Neurosurgery. 2012 Jul; 71(1):14-22.
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Ebbeling CB, Swain JF, Feldman HA, Wong WW, Hachey DL, Garcia-Lago E, Ludwig DS. Effects of dietary composition on energy expenditure during weight-loss maintenance. JAMA. 2012 Jun 27; 307(24):2627-34.
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Sun B, Chamarthi B, Williams JS, Krug AW, Lasky-Su J, Raby BA, Hopkins PN, Jeunemaitre X, Ferri C, Williams GH. Different polymorphisms of the mineralocorticoid receptor gene are associated with either glucocorticoid or mineralocorticoid levels in hypertension. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Sep; 97(9):E1825-9.
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Bechshøft TØ, Sonne C, Dietz R, Born EW, Muir DC, Letcher RJ, Novak MA, Henchey E, Meyer JS, Jenssen BM, Villanger GD. Associations between complex OHC mixtures and thyroid and cortisol hormone levels in East Greenland polar bears. Environ Res. 2012 Jul; 116:26-35.
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Fleseriu M, Biller BM, Findling JW, Molitch ME, Schteingart DE, Gross C. Mifepristone, a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, produces clinical and metabolic benefits in patients with Cushing's syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jun; 97(6):2039-49.
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Colao A, Petersenn S, Newell-Price J, Findling JW, Gu F, Maldonado M, Schoenherr U, Mills D, Salgado LR, Biller BM. A 12-month phase 3 study of pasireotide in Cushing's disease. N Engl J Med. 2012 Mar 8; 366(10):914-24.
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Aytug S, Laws ER, Vance ML. Assessment of the utility of the high-dose dexamethasone suppression test in confirming the diagnosis of Cushing disease. Endocr Pract. 2012 Mar-Apr; 18(2):152-7.
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Dijk DJ, Duffy JF, Silva EJ, Shanahan TL, Boivin DB, Czeisler CA. Amplitude reduction and phase shifts of melatonin, cortisol and other circadian rhythms after a gradual advance of sleep and light exposure in humans. PLoS One. 2012; 7(2):e30037.
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