Anticorticosteroid

Drug

Anticorticosteroids or anticorticoids are drugs which oppose the actions of corticosteroids. They include:

  • Antiglucocorticoids – e.g., mifepristone, ketoconazole, aminoglutethimide
  • Antimineralocorticoids – e.g., spironolactone, canrenone, eplerenone

References


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Glucocorticoids and antiglucocorticoids (D07, H02)
Glucocorticoids
Natural
Synthetic
AntiglucocorticoidsSynthesis modifiers
See also
Glucocorticoid receptor modulators
Mineralocorticoids and antimineralocorticoids
List of corticosteroids
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Mineralocorticoids
Antimineralocorticoids
Synthesis modifiers
See also
Mineralocorticoid receptor modulators
Glucocorticoids and antiglucocorticoids
List of corticosteroids
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GRTooltip Glucocorticoid receptor
Agonists
  • Nonsteroidal glucocorticoids: AZD-5423
  • GSK-9027
Mixed
(SEGRMsTooltip Selective glucocorticoid receptor agonists)
Antagonists
Others
  • Antisense oligonucleotides: IONIS-GCCRRx (ISIS-426115)
See also
Receptor/signaling modulators
Glucocorticoids and antiglucocorticoids
Mineralocorticoid receptor modulators
List of corticosteroids
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MRTooltip Mineralocorticoid receptor
Agonists
Antagonists
See also
Receptor/signaling modulators
Mineralocorticoids and antimineralocorticoids
Glucocorticoid receptor modulators
List of corticosteroids


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