Steroid Myopathy: Pathogenesis and Effects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Administration

Fumio Kanda,Shiho Okuda,Tatsuo Matsushita,Keiko Takatani,Kenichi Kimura,Kazuo Chihara

Steroid Myopathy: Pathogenesis and Effects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Administration

2001

Fumio Kanda
Shiho Okuda
Tatsuo Matsushita
Keiko Takatani
Kenichi Kimura
Kazuo Chihara

Glucocorticoids have been widely used in the treatment of autoimmune and other diseases. Chronic steroid use, however, could cause proximal muscle weakness and atrophy, termed steroid myopathy. The on

Keywords:

Insulin-like growth factor
Hormone
Steroid Myopathy
Calcineurin
Growth factor
Internal medicine
Endocrinology
Proximal muscle weakness
Skeletal muscle
Medicine
Atrophy
Diabetes mellitus
Pathogenesis
Glutamine synthetase

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