corticosteroids ↔ inflammation

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Corticosteroids are a class of medications specifically used to treat and decrease inflammation as described in [1] and [2], and they function by affecting the biological mechanisms involved in the inflammatory process as noted in [3].

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What Is Inflammation? Types, Causes & Treatment my.clevelandclinic.org Cleveland Clinic 1 fact

claimCorticosteroids are used to decrease inflammation and can be administered via injection into a specific joint or muscle, or taken orally as prescribed by a healthcare provider.

Inflammation: Types, symptoms, causes, and treatment medicalnewstoday.com Medical News Today 1 fact

claimCorticosteroids, such as cortisol, are a type of steroid hormone that affect various mechanisms involved in inflammation.

Inflammation: Definition, Diseases, Types, and Treatment - WebMD webmd.com WebMD 1 fact

claimMedications used to treat inflammation include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen; corticosteroids such as prednisone; antimalarial medications such as hydroxychloroquine; disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, leflunomide, methotrexate, and sulfasalazine; and biologic drugs such as abatacept, adalimumab, certolizumab, etanercept, infliximab, golimumab, rituximab, and tocilizumab.