Estrogen Deficiency Promotes Hepatic Steatosis via a Glucocorticoid Receptor-Dependent Mechanism in Mice

Summary: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are master regulators of systemic metabolism. Intriguingly, Cushing’s syndrome, a disorder of excessive GCs, phenocopies several menopause-induced metabolic pathologies. Here, we show that the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) drives steatosis in hypogonadal female mice bec...

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Main Authors: Matthew A. Quinn, Xiaojiang Xu, Melania Ronfani, John A. Cidlowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124718302225