Glucocorticoids (GC) are a class of steroid hormones characterised by an ability to bind with the glucocorticoid receptor ( GR ) and trigger similar effects. These may be either slow, mediated genomically through nuclear receptors , or fast, mediated nongenomically through membrane-associated receptors and signaling cascades . more

Glucocorticoids (GC) are a class of steroid hormones characterised by an ability to bind with the glucocorticoid receptor ( GR ) and trigger similar effects. These may be either slow, mediated genomically through nuclear receptors , or fast, mediated nongenomically through membrane-associated receptors and signaling cascades . Glucocorticoids are distinguished from mineralocorticoids and sex steroids by their specific receptors, target cells, and effects. In technical terms, corticosteroid refers to both glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids (as both are mimics of hormones produced by the adrenal cortex ), but is often used as a synonym for glucocorticoid . less