Vol. 38 (1) 2017 Neuro endocrinology letters

Endogenous glucocorticoids: role in the etiopathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

: Endogenous glucocorticoids (eGCs) are steroid hormones with a wide spectrum of physiological effects. However, enhanced basal eGCs levels have been observed in patients affected by Alzheimer's disease (AD) and they have been correlated with dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis, hippocampal degeneration and r.....