| A corticosteroid with potent glucocorticoid activity. therapeutic cortisone is the inactive precursor molecule of the active hormone cortisol, which is the hydroxylation product of cortisone by 11-beta-steroid dehydrogenase. cortisol increases blood pressure and blood sugar levels, and suppresses the immune system, therefore cortisone is used to treat allergies or inflammation. Therapeutic Cortisone is from the group Therapeutic Glucocorticoid
Other Names for Therapeutic Cortisone
Therapeutic Cortisone
17,21-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione
Cortisone
cortisone
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