ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021
Molecular Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid-Induced Insulin Resistance.
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127 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 242 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Metformin in Prevention of Glucocorticoid-Induced Hyperglycemia in Patients Without Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis.Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism · 2026Pooled it
- Increased incidence of diabetes mellitus in hematological malignancies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2026Pooled it
- Unveiling the relationship of the comorbidity between depression and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a macro analysis and micro interpretation.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Body mass index and body composition changes in transgender people undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of adrenalectomy with conservative treatment on mild autonomous cortisol secretion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Inadequately Controlled Type 2 Diabetes and Hypercortisolism: Improved Glycemia With Mifepristone Treatment.Diabetes care · 2025Trial
- Long-term green-Mediterranean diet may favor fasting morning cortisol stress hormone; the DIRECT-PLUS clinical trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Trial
- Effect of pulsed intravenous methylprednisolone with alternative low-dose prednisone on high-risk IgA nephropathy: a 18-month prospective clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- A high-fat, high-sucrose diet exacerbates muscle and metabolic pathology and undermines glucocorticoid efficacy in dystrophin-deficient mice.The Journal of physiology · 2026Article
- Strategies for inducing diabetes in laboratory animals: Advances from chemical, surgical, immunologic, dietary, and genetic approaches.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- The dawn phenomenon in diabetes: pathophysiology from periphery to central nervous system and circadian rhythm-based therapeutic strategies.Acta diabetologica · 2026Review
- Diabetes-TyG interaction and mortality in critical cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Chronic unpredictable mild Stress- induced neurobehavioral and metabolic alteration: insights into molecular mechanisms and emerging therapeutic Strategies".Psychopharmacology · 2026Review
- Methylsulfonylmethane Attenuates Dexamethasone-Induced Hepatic Insulin Resistance in Rats: Associations with SGK1, p-AMPK/mTOR, Inflammatory and Angiogenic Markers.Journal of xenobiotics · 2026Article
- Glucocorticoid resistance-induced inflammation drives cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome pathophysiology.Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM · 2026Review
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- Cardiovascular Risk in Psoriatic Arthritis: Mechanisms, Risk Assessment, and Long-Term Management Implications.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Type 2 Diabetes and the Lung - Cause and Consequence.Current diabetes reports · 2026Review
- 'Glucocorticoids, Cushing's syndrome and cellular senescence: a mechanistic link to metabolic ageing'.Endocrine connections · 2026Review
- Triangulating the link between depression and liver disease: An integrative analysis of genetic, observational, and research trend data.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are steroids secreted by the adrenal cortex under the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis control, one of the major neuro-endocrine systems of the organism. These hormones are involved in tissue repair, immune stability, and metabolic processes, such as the regulation of carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism. Globally, GCs are presented as 'flight and fight' hormones and, in that purpose, they are catabolic hormones required to mobilize storage to provide energy for the organism. If acute GC secretion allows fast metabolic adaptations to respond to danger, stress, or metabolic imbalance, long-term GC exposure arising from treatment or Cushing's syndrome, progressively leads to insulin resistance and, in fine, cardiometabolic disorders. In this review, we briefly summarize the pharmacological actions of GC and metabolic dysregulations observed in patients exposed to an excess of GCs. Next, we describe in detail the molecular mechanisms underlying GC-induced insulin resistance in adipose tissue, liver, muscle, and to a lesser extent in gut, bone, and brain, mainly identified by numerous studies performed in animal models. Finally, we present the paradoxical effects of GCs on beta cell mass and insulin secretion by the pancreas with a specific focus on the direct and indirect (through insulin-sensitive organs) effects of GCs. Overall, a better knowledge of the specific action of GCs on several organs and their molecular targets may help foster the understanding of GCs' side effects and design new drugs that possess therapeutic benefits without metabolic adverse effects.
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