ReviewMolecular and cellular endocrinology2013
Metabolic functions of glucocorticoid receptor in skeletal muscle.
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117 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 233 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Proteomic Profile of Skeletal Muscles and Liver in a Dexamethasone-Induced Atrophy Model: Insights into the Role of β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate on Contractile and Metabolic Protein.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Article
- Inter-Organ Communication Networks in Systemic Physiology: Glucocorticoid Receptor α as a Central Integrator of Homeostasis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Puerarin-RichPreventive nutrition and food science · 2026Article
- Hot melt extruded Kyungohkgo attenuates skeletal muscle atrophy by downregulating the FOXO3a/MuRF-1/atrogin-1 axis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Recombinant Human KAI1/CD82 Attenuates Glucocorticoid-Induced Muscle Atrophy by Promoting Myogenic Differentiation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- A Microphysiological Interface of Skeletal Myobundles and Inflamed Adipose Tissue for Recapitulating Muscle Dysfunction in an Obese Microenvironment.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- A Novel Evaluation of 24-hour Energy Metabolism in Cushing's Syndrome: The Metabolic Cost of Hypercortisolism.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- Single-nuclei RNA-sequencing uncovers sexually divergent exercise signatures partially mimicked by TFEB overexpression in mouse skeletal muscle.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Steroid-dependent metabolic rewiring reveals novel therapeutic and imaging approaches for glioblastoma.Science advances · 2026Article
- Effects and Molecular Mechanisms of Heat-Killed PostbioticInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Hepatic Glucocorticoid Receptor Action and Glucose Homeostasis.Endocrine reviews · 2026Review
- Pharmacologic Treatments for the Preservation of Lean Body Mass During Weight Loss.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Disease and Medication Context Shape Ex Vivo Metabolite Stability: A Pilot Study in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Effect of lithium on glucose homeostasis: Role of protein kinase B (AKT) in rats.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Glucocorticoid-Mediated Skeletal Muscle Atrophy: Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutic Targets.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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Abstract
Glucocorticoids (GCs) exert key metabolic influences on skeletal muscle. GCs increase protein degradation and decrease protein synthesis. The released amino acids are mobilized from skeletal muscle to liver, where they serve as substrates for hepatic gluconeogenesis. This metabolic response is critical for mammals' survival under stressful conditions, such as fasting and starvation. GCs suppress insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and utilization and glycogen synthesis, and play a permissive role for catecholamine-induced glycogenolysis, thus preserving the level of circulating glucose, the major energy source for the brain. However, chronic or excess exposure of GCs can induce muscle atrophy and insulin resistance. GCs convey their signal mainly through the intracellular glucocorticoid receptor (GR). While GR can act through different mechanisms, one of its major actions is to regulate the transcription of its primary target genes through genomic glucocorticoid response elements (GREs) by directly binding to DNA or tethering onto other DNA-binding transcription factors. These GR primary targets trigger physiological and pathological responses of GCs. Much progress has been made to understand how GCs regulate protein and glucose metabolism. In this review, we will discuss how GR primary target genes confer metabolic functions of GCs, and the mechanisms governing the transcriptional regulation of these targets. Comprehending these processes not only contributes to the fundamental understanding of mammalian physiology, but also will provide invaluable insight for improved GC therapeutics.
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