Table 1

Examples of genes regulated by GR

Gene Names
Function
Regulation
Reference

Glutamine synthetase
Amino acid metabolism
Up
42
TAT
Amino acid catabolism
Up
43, 44
Tryptophan oxygenase
Amino acid catabolism
Up
45
PEPCK (liver)
Gluconeogenesis
Up
46
G6Pase
Gluconeogenesis
Up
47, 48
Angiotensinogen
Precursor of angiotensin I; vasoconstriction, electrolyte balance, etc.
Up
49




Leptin
Energy metabolism
Up
50
VLDLR
Lipoprotein metabolism
Up
51
PEPCK (adipose)
Glyceroneogenesis
Down
52
aP2
Intracellular lipid shuttling and metabolism
Up
53
GLUT4
Glucose transport
Up
53
HSL
Lipolysis
Up
53
LPL
Lipid metabolism
Up
53
TNF-α
Inflammation and apoptosis
Down
53




Osteocalcin
Marker for mature osteoblasts
Down
54, 55
CRH
Stress mediated/feedback hormone release
Down
56
POMC
Precursor of pituitary hormones
Down
57, 58
Prolactin
Hormone critical for reproduction
Down
59
Proliferin
Angiogenesis
Down
60, 61
Glycoprotein hormone α-subunit
Common subunit of gonadotropin hormones
Down
62, 63
IL-6
Proinflammatory cytokine
Down
64
IL-8
Proinflammatory cytokine
Down
65
Collagenase
Matrix protease
Down
66
ICAM-1
Inflammatory response
Down
39

Abbreviations: TAT, tyrosine aminotransferase; PEPCK, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase; G6Pase, glucose-6-phosphatase; VLDLR, very low density lipoprotein receptor; aP2, adipocyte fatty acid binding protein or A-FABP; GLUT-4, glucose transporter 4; HSL, hormone sensitive lipase; LPL, lipoprotein lipase; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; CRH, corticotrophin-releasing hormone; POMC, proopiomelanocortin; IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-8, interleukin 8; ICAM-1, intercellular adhesion molecule 1.

Wang Nutrition & Metabolism 2005 2:3   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-2-3