Abstract
Corticosteroids produce a marked improvement in clinical parameters in most asthmatic patients; in contrast, corticosteroids have little effect on lung function measurements in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. By uncovering the reason for this paradox, it should be possible to implement treatment regimens that restore corticosteroid sensitivity. Corticosteroids exert their effects by binding to a cytoplasmic receptor, which is subjected to posttranslational modifications. Receptor phosphorylation may influence hormone binding and nuclear translocation, alter glucocorticoid receptor interactions and protein half-life. Other modifications such as nitration/nitrosylation may also affect glucocorticoid receptor function. Oxidative stress due to cigarette smoke may be a mechanism for the corticosteroid resistance observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as it enhances proinflammatory transcription and reduces glucocorticoid receptor-associated repressor functions. Therapies targeting these aspects of the glucocorticoid receptor activation pathway may reverse steroid resistance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Keywords: Inflammation, COPD, Oxidative stress, Steroid resistance, Dissociated steroids
Current Drug Targets
Title: New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Corticosteroids Actions
Volume: 7 Issue: 6
Author(s): Ian M. Adcock, Gaetano Caramori and Kazuhiro Ito
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Keywords: Inflammation, COPD, Oxidative stress, Steroid resistance, Dissociated steroids
Abstract: Corticosteroids produce a marked improvement in clinical parameters in most asthmatic patients; in contrast, corticosteroids have little effect on lung function measurements in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. By uncovering the reason for this paradox, it should be possible to implement treatment regimens that restore corticosteroid sensitivity. Corticosteroids exert their effects by binding to a cytoplasmic receptor, which is subjected to posttranslational modifications. Receptor phosphorylation may influence hormone binding and nuclear translocation, alter glucocorticoid receptor interactions and protein half-life. Other modifications such as nitration/nitrosylation may also affect glucocorticoid receptor function. Oxidative stress due to cigarette smoke may be a mechanism for the corticosteroid resistance observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as it enhances proinflammatory transcription and reduces glucocorticoid receptor-associated repressor functions. Therapies targeting these aspects of the glucocorticoid receptor activation pathway may reverse steroid resistance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Adcock M. Ian, Caramori Gaetano and Ito Kazuhiro, New Insights into the Molecular Mechanisms of Corticosteroids Actions, Current Drug Targets 2006; 7 (6) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945006777435344
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945006777435344 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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