Loss of the Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor Prevents the Therapeutic Protection Afforded by Dexamethasone after LPS
Goodwin JE, Feng Y, Velazquez H, Zhou H, Sessa WC. Loss of the Endothelial Glucocorticoid Receptor Prevents the Therapeutic Protection Afforded by Dexamethasone after LPS. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e108126. PMID: 25299055, PMCID: PMC4191990, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKO miceLow-dose LPSSepsis-like syndromeAnti-inflammatory therapyInflammatory cytokines TNFKO mice showRegulation of NFNF-κB activationNitric oxide releaseTherapeutic protectionIL-6INOS productionCytokines TNFReceptor preventsIdentical doseControl animalsMice showGlucocorticoid receptorOxide releaseDexamethasoneLPSMiceProlonged activationActivationSepsis