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Glucocorticoid receptors, epidermal homeostasis and hair follicle differentiation
2011-07-01
Abstract excerpt
Glucocorticoids (GCs) exert their biological and therapeutical actions through the GC receptor (GR), a ligand-dependent transcription factor. Synthetic GC derivatives are widely prescribed for treating numerous cutaneous inflammatory and immune diseases due to their great efficacy. However, chronic treatment with GCs produces adverse side-effects including skin atrophy, delayed wound healing, and in certain cases,...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8dc9777a-7ca1-5d3c-b76d-cdad5f1391b6
- DOI
- 10.4161/derm.15332
