Hormones and Host Defence: the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal immune axis – Julia Buckingham (p.6)

Glucocorticoids have frequently been described as wonder drugs because of their powerful anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive actions. For over 40 years these drugs have provided relief for many thousands of patients suffering from chronic inflammatory and allergic diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, asthma).