Prednisone

Introduction: Prednisone

Description of Prednisone

Prednisone: A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisone with the same actions and uses; must be converted to prednisolone before active; inhibits proliferation of lymphocytes.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Prednisone: A synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating properties. After cell surface receptor attachment and cell entry, prednisolone enters the nucleus where it binds to and activates specific nuclear receptors, resulting in an altered gene expression and inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production. This agent also decreases the number of circulating lymphocytes, induces cell differentiation, and stimulates apoptosis in sensitive tumor cells populations. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database

Prednisone: synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from cortisone; biologically inert and converted to prednisolone in the liver.
Source: CRISP

Prednisone: A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.
Source: MeSH 2007

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Prednisone include:

• Methylprednisone
• Pramasone
• Prazosin
• Prednisolone
• Prilosec
• Primidone
• Promethazine

Prednisone: Treatments

Prednisone (treatment): See Prednisone (treatment information).

More information on treatment: Prednisone:

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Terms associated with Prednisone:

Terms Similar to Prednisone:

• Prednisolone

Source: Diseases Database

• Dehydrocortisone
• delta-Cortisone

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Prednisone

• Pregnadienediols

Source - MeSH 2007

• corticosteroid analog

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Prednisone:

• glucocorticoid

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Prednisone

The following list attempts to classify Prednisone into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Polycyclic Compounds
  • Steroids
    • Pregnanes
      • Pregnadienes
        • Pregnadienediols
          • Prednisone

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Source: Diseases Database

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