Cortisone
"Cortisone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring glucocorticoid. It has been used in replacement therapy for adrenal insufficiency and as an anti-inflammatory agent. Cortisone itself is inactive. It is converted in the liver to the active metabolite HYDROCORTISONE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p726)
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D003348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.745.183 D06.472.040.585.478.195
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cortisone" by people in Profiles.
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Lewis RE, Prince RA, Chi J, Kontoyiannis DP. Itraconazole preexposure attenuates the efficacy of subsequent amphotericin B therapy in a murine model of acute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Oct; 46(10):3208-14.
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BRUNE G, MERTENS HG. [Studies on hormonal regulation of water, sodium and potassium in man. II. Results in partial pituitary gland insufficiency]. Klin Wochenschr. 1959 May 15; 37(10):554-62.
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MERTENS HG, BRUNE G. [Studies on the hormonal regulation of water, sodium & potassium balance in man. I. Findings in complete insufficiency of the anterior & posterior pituitary lobe]. Klin Wochenschr. 1958 Nov 15; 36(22):1071-8.
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SCHERR GH, SEVERENS JM, JURTSHUK P, WITTENBERGER CL. The effect of cortisone and somatotrophic hormone on vaccinia virus lesions and benzyl alcohol toxicity in the embryonated egg. J Infect Dis. 1954 Sep-Oct; 95(2):160-4.