Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) plays a critical role in regulating glucocorticoid bioavailability. During inflammation, plasma CBG behaves as an acute phase “negative” protein due to the down-regulation of hepatic SerpinA6 (Cbg) expression and proteolytic cleavage of CBG. CBG contains a protease-cleavage domain (RCL) that promotes the release of CBG-bound steroids at sites of inflammation. Using an established adjuvant induced art...