Anti-Inflammatory Chromatinscape Suggests Alternative Mechanisms of Glucocorticoid Receptor Action

Although glucocorticoids are widely used anti-inflammatory drugs, relevant mechanisms are unclear. Oh et al. monitored the epigenomic landscape of macrophages and found that the gene-inducing activity of GR is crucial for boosting inhibitors of inflammatory factors. This cautions the idea that GR ligands selectively promoting trans-repression should improve therapeutic outcome.

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