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Genetic variation in the glucocorticoid receptor and psychopathology after dexamethasone administration in cardiac surgery patients.
Journal of psychiatric research - 1 Aug 2018
Kok Lotte, Hillegers Manon H, Veldhuijzen Dieuwke S, Boks Marco Pm, Dieleman Jan M, van Dijk Diederik, Joëls Marian, Vinkers Christiaan H
Abstract excerpt
The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) agonist dexamethasone is frequently used for its anti-inflammatory properties. We recently showed that a single high-dose of dexamethasone had long-lasting protective effects on the development of psychopathology after cardiac surgery and postoperative intensive care unit stay. In this study, we investigated whether common genetic variation in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal...
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