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any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects
any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction

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1. ステロイド誘導性ミオパチー glucocorticoid induced myopathy
2. 原発性および転移性脳腫瘍患者における血管原性浮腫のマネージメント management of vasogenic edema in patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors
3. 関節リウマチの神経学的症状 neurologic manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis
4. 薬物誘導性ミオパシー drug induced myopathies
5. ステロイドの全身投与の主な副作用 major side effects of systemic glucocorticoids

Sunada Y.SourceDepartment of Neurology, Kawasaki Medical School.
Brain and nerve = Shinkei kenkyū no shinpo.Brain Nerve.2011 Nov;63(11):1271-7.
Abstract Myostatin, a member of the muscle-specific transforming growth factor (TGF)-β family, negatively regulates skeletal muscle growth. It inhibits muscle stem cell proliferation and differentiation and attenuates adult muscle fiber protein accretion, resulting in decreased skeletal muscle mass
PMID 22068480

Caenorhabditis elegans as a chemical screening tool for the study o f neuromuscular disorders. Manual and semi-automated methods.

Giacomotto J, Ségalat L, Carre-Pierrat M, Gieseler K.SourceBrain and Mind Research Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.).Methods.2011 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print]
We previously reported the use of the cheap and fast-growing nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to search for molecules, which reduce muscle degeneration in a model for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). We showed that Prednisone, a steroid that is generally prescribed as a palliative treatment to DMD
PMID 22041718

Dramatic Response of Dropped Head Sign to Treatment with Steroid in Parkinsons Disease: Report of Three Cases

Hemmi Shoji,Kurokawa Katsumi,Izawa Nana,Kutoku Yumiko,Murakami Tatsufumi,Sunada Yoshihide
Internal Medicine 50(7), 757-761, 2011
… Isolated neck extensor myopathy, which is a rare condition, can also cause dropped head sign in parkinsonism, but no improvement has been achieved with immunosuppressive therapy. … We report three cases of treatable neck extensor myopathy causing dropped head sign in patients with Parkinsons disease. … Needle electromyography and magnetic resonance imaging suggested a restrictive active myopathy affecting neck extensor muscles. …
NAID 130000650053

Myasthenia Gravis Complicated with Primary Aldosteronism and Hypokalemic Myopathy

Yamashita Shu-ichi,Tsuchimochi Wakaba,Yonekawa Tadato,Yamaguchi Hideki,Kyoraku Itaru,Shiomi Kazutaka,Nakazato Masamitsu
Internal Medicine 48(16), 1465-1469, 2009
… Immediately after this procedure, he suffered from myasthenic crisis, which was successfully managed with mechanical ventilation and steroid pulse therapy followed by oral prednisolone. …
NAID 130000122035