Non‐enzymatic modification of proteins by steroids: Pathological implications for autoimmunity and glucocorticoid toxicity
Bucala R, Cerami A. Non‐enzymatic modification of proteins by steroids: Pathological implications for autoimmunity and glucocorticoid toxicity. BioEssays 1985, 3: 55-59. PMID: 3842583, DOI: 10.1002/bies.950030204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive agentsElevated plasma levelsHigh steroid levelsGlucocorticoid toxicityPlasma levelsCovalent addition productsPathological sequelaeContraceptive agentsSteroid levelsCertain steroidsAddition productsSteroidsPathological implicationsRearrangement productsMicrosomal oxidationNon-enzymatic modification