...A general term for steroid hormones produced and secreted by the adrenal cortex, and also called corticoids or corticosteroids, including synthetic substances with the same action. Adrenal cortical hormones include the glucocorticoids cortisol and cortisone, the mineralocorticoids aldosterone, and the adrenal androgens dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione. Cortisol and cortisone promote gluconeogenesis from proteins in the liver, as well as exhibit anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects. *Some of the terminology that mentions "glucocorticoid" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…副腎皮質から生成・分泌されるステロイドホルモンの総称で,同じ作用をもつ合成物質を含めてコルチコイドcorticoidまたはコルチコステロイドcorticosteroidともいう。副腎皮質ホルモンには,糖質コルチコイド(グルココルチコイドglucocorticoid)であるコルチゾール,コルチゾン,鉱質コルチコイド(ミネラルコルチコイドmineralocorticoid)であるアルドステロン,副腎性アンドロゲンであるデヒドロエピアンドロステロン,アンドロステンジオンなどがある。コルチゾール,コルチゾンは,肝臓におけるタンパク質からの糖新生を促進するほか,抗炎症・抗アレルギー作用などを示す。… ※「glucocorticoid」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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