Dexamethasone

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A synthetic adrenal corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory properties. In addition to binding to specific nuclear steroid receptors, dexamethasone also interferes with NF-kB activation and apoptotic pathways. This agent lacks the salt-retaining properties of other related adrenal hormones. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - (11Beta,16alpha)-9-fluoro-11,17,21-trihydroxy-16-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione - 1-Dehydro-16alpha-methyl-9alpha-fluorohydrocortisone - 16Alpha-methyl-9alpha-fluoro-1,4-pregnadiene-11beta,17alpha,21-triol-3,20-dione - 16Alpha-methyl-9alpha-fluoro-delta1-hydrocortisone - 16Alpha-methyl-9alpha-fluoroprednisolone - 9Alpha-fluoro-11beta,17alpha,21-trihydroxy-16alpha-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione - 9Alpha-fluoro-16alpha-methylprednisolone - 9alpha-Fluoro-16alpha- methylprednisolone - Aacidexam - Adexone - Aknichthol Dexa - Alba-Dex - Alin - Alin Depot - Alin Oftalmico - Amplidermis - Anemul mono - Auricularum - Auxiloson - Baycadron - Baycuten - Baycuten N - Cortidexason - Cortisumman - Cortisumman - DEXAMETHASONE - Decacort - Decadrol - Decadron - Decadron - Decadron DP - Decalix - Decameth - Decasone R.p. - Dectancyl - Dectancyl - Dekacort - Dekacort - Deltafluorene - Deltafluorene - Deronil - Deronil - Desamethasone - Desamethasone - Desameton - Desameton - Dexa-Mamallet - Dexa-Rhinosan - Dexa-Scheroson - Dexa-Scheroson - Dexa-sine - Dexacortal - Dexacortin - Dexafarma - Dexafluorene - Dexalocal - Dexamecortin - Dexameth - Dexameth - Dexamethasone Intensol - Dexamethasone Intensol - Dexamethasonum - Dexamonozon - Dexapos - Dexinoral - Dexone - Dexone - Dinormon - Dinormon - Dxevo - Fluoro-9alpha Methyl-16alpha Prednisolone - Fluorodelta - Fortecortin - Fortecortin - Gammacorten - Gammacorten - Hemady - Hexadecadrol - Hexadecadrol - Hexadrol - Hexadrol - LenaDex - Lokalison-F - Loverine - Methylfluorprednisolone - Millicorten - Millicorten - Mymethasone - Orgadrone - Spersadex - TaperDex - Visumetazone - Visumetazone - ZoDex - dexamethasone