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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

8 Adrenals

Reviews

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8.19 The role of microRNAs in glucocorticoid action

SA Clayton , SW Jones , M Kurowska-Stolarska , AR Clark

To read the full abstract: J Biol Chem. 2018; 293(6): 1865-1874MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short RNA species, generally 19–22 nucleotides in length, which mediate post-transcriptional down-regulation of protein expression (28). Given that miRNAs exert such pervasive effects on biological processes, it is not surprising that they have an effect on GC action at several points. Their touch...

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8.20 Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression after treatment with glucocorticoid therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

N1 Rensen , RJ Gemke , EC van Dalen , J Rotteveel , GJ Kaspers

To read the full abstract: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017; 11:CD008727Glucocorticoids (GCs), such as prednisone (prednisolone) or dexamethasone, are essential agents in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most common malignancy in childhood. They are administered in highly supraphysiologic doses in cyclic courses. Thus, every pediatric endocrinologist fears HPA axi...