AMP‐activated protein kinase mediates glucocorticoid‐ induced metabolic changes: a novel mechanism in Cushing's syndrome

Chronic exposure to glucocorticoid hormones, resulting from either drug treatment or Cushing's syndrome, results in insulin resistance, central obesity, and symptoms similar to the metabolic syndrome. We hypothesized that the major metabolic effects of corticosteroids are mediated by changes in...

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