Den huvudsakliga glukokortikoiden som utsöndras av binjurebarken. Dess syntetiska motsvarighet används, antingen via injektion eller via huden, vid behandling av inflammation, allergi, kollagensjukdomar, astma, nedsatt funktion i binjurebarken, chock och vissa tumörsjukdomar.
The main glucocorticoid secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX. Its synthetic counterpart is used, either as an injection or topically, in the treatment of inflammation, allergy, collagen diseases, asthma, adrenocortical deficiency, shock, and some neoplastic conditions.
Kortisol
Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (11beta)- — Cortisol — Cortef — Hydrocortisone, (11 alpha)-Isomer — Epicortisol — 11-Epicortisol — 11 Epicortisol — Hydrocortisone, (9 beta,10 alpha,11 alpha)-Isomer — Cortifair — Cortril