Therapeutic Hydrocortisone

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

**Definition:** A synthetic or semisynthetic analog of natural hydrocortisone hormone produced by the adrenal glands with primary glucocorticoid and minor mineralocorticoid effects. As a glucocorticoid receptor agonist, hydrocortisone promotes protein catabolism, gluconeogenesis, capillary wall stability, renal excretion of calcium, and suppresses immune and inflammatory responses. (NCI04)

**Synonyms:** - (11beta)-11,17,21-Trihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione - Aeroseb-HC - Aeroseb-HC - Barseb HC - Barseb-HC - Cetacort - Cetacort - Cort-Dome - Cort-Dome - Cortef - Cortef - Cortenema - Cortenema - Cortifan - Cortifan - Cortisol - Cortispray - Cortispray - Cortril - Cortril - Dermacort - Domolene - Eldecort - Eldecort - HYDROCORTISONE - Hautosone - Heb-Cort - Heb-Cort - Hydrocortisone - Hydrocortisone - Hydrocortisone - Hydrocortisone - Hydrocortisone - Hydrocortisone - Hydrocortone - Hytone - Komed-HC - Nutracort - Proctocort - Rectoid - hydrocortisone