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The injectable-only contraceptive medroxyprogesterone acetate, unlike norethisterone acetate and progesterone, regulates inflammatory genes in endocervical cells via the glucocorticoid receptor
(PLoS, 2014-05-19)
Clinical studies suggest that the injectable contraceptive medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) increases susceptibility to infections such as HIV-1, unlike the injectable contraceptive norethisterone enanthate (NET-EN). We ...
Impact of glucocorticoid receptor density on ligand- independent dimerization, cooperative ligand-binding and basal priming of transactivation : a cell culture model
(Public Library of Science -- PLoS, 2013-05)
Glucocorticoid receptor (GR) levels vary between tissues and individuals and are altered by physiological and
pharmacological effectors. However, the effects and implications of differences in GR concentration have not ...
Disease- and treatment-associated acquired glucocorticoid resistance
(BioScientifica, 2018-10-11)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The development of resistance to glucocorticoids (GCs) in therapeutic regimens poses a major threat. Generally, GC resistance is congenital or acquired over time as a result of disease progression, prolonged ...