Editing Corticosteroid (section)

==Pharmacology==
Corticosteroids act as [[agonist]]s of the [[glucocorticoid receptor]] and/or the [[mineralocorticoid receptor]].{{cn|date=June 2024}}

In addition to their corticosteroid activity, some corticosteroids may have some [[progestogen (medication)|progestogen]]ic activity and may produce sex-related side effects.<ref name="pmid10518812">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lumry WR | title = A review of the preclinical and clinical data of newer intranasal steroids used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis | journal = The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology | volume = 104 | issue = 4 Pt 1 | pages = S150–S158 | date = October 1999 | pmid = 10518812 | doi = 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70311-8 }}</ref><ref name="pmid27874912">{{cite journal | vauthors = Brook EM, Hu CH, Kingston KA, Matzkin EG | title = Corticosteroid Injections: A Review of Sex-Related Side Effects | journal = Orthopedics | volume = 40 | issue = 2 | pages = e211–e215 | date = March 2017 | pmid = 27874912 | doi = 10.3928/01477447-20161116-07 }}</ref><ref name="pmid7121132">{{cite journal | vauthors = Luzzani F, Gallico L, Glässer A | title = In vitro and ex vivo binding to uterine progestin receptors of the rat as a tool to assay progestational activity of glucocorticoids | journal = Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology | volume = 4 | issue = 4 | pages = 237–242 | date = 1982 | pmid = 7121132 }}</ref><ref name="pmid376542">{{cite journal | vauthors = Cunningham GR, Goldzieher JW, de la Pena A, Oliver M | title = The mechanism of ovulation inhibition by triamcinolone acetonide | journal = The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism | volume = 46 | issue = 1 | pages = 8–14 | date = January 1978 | pmid = 376542 | doi = 10.1210/jcem-46-1-8 }}</ref>