| Title | Glucocorticoid Efficacy in Asthma: Is Improved Tissue Remodeling Upstream of Anti-Inflammation. | | Author(s) | Freishtat RJ, Nagaraju K, Jusko W, Hoffman EP | | Institution | From the *Division of Emergency Medicine, and daggerResearch Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Medical Center; double daggerSchool of Medicine and Health Sciences, The George Washington University, NW, Washington, DC; and section signDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. | | Source | J Investig Med 2009 Sep 2. | | Abstract | Synthetic glucocorticoids (GCs), such as prednisone, are among the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide and are used to treat many acute and chronic inflammatory conditions. The current paradigm of GC efficacy is that they are potent anti-inflammatory agents. Decreased inflammation in many disorders is thought to lead to decreased pathological tissue remodeling. However, this model has never been validated. In particular, improvements in inflammation have not been shown to improve the rate of lung function decline in asthma. Herein, we present an alternative paradigm, where GC efficacy is mediated through more successful tissue remodeling, with reduction in inflammation secondary to successful regeneration. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19730133 |
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