"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) |
D04.210.500.745.745.183 D06.472.040.585.478.195
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cortisone" by people in Profiles.
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Apparent mineralocorticoid excess. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2001 Apr; 12(3):104-11.
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A genetic defect resulting in mild low-renin hypertension. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Aug 18; 95(17):10200-5.
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Transcripts originating in intron 1 of the HSD11 (11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase) gene encode a truncated polypeptide that is enzymatically inactive. Mol Endocrinol. 1993 Feb; 7(2):154-60.