Mechanism of glucocorticoid action: general features, with reference to steroid-mediated immunosuppression.

Animals Antibody Formation/drug effects Binding, Competitive Blood Cells/drug effects Cell Membrane/drug effects Cell Nucleus Cells, Cultured Cushing Syndrome/etiology Cyclic AMP/metabolism Cytoplasm Dexamethasone/metabolism Drug Resistance Glucocorticoids/pharmacology Glucose/metabolism Humans Hydrocortisone/metabolism Immunosuppression Therapy Lymphocytes/drug effects Mice Prednisolone/metabolism RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis Radioisotopes Receptors, Drug

Glucocorticoids RNA, Messenger Radioisotopes Receptors, Drug Dexamethasone Prednisolone Cyclic AMP Glucose Hydrocortisone