Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

HPA AXIS AND GLUCOCORTICOID ACTION

PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS RELATED TO THE ADRENAL GLAND AND GLUCOCORTICOIDS IN AIDS PATIENTS

Pathology of the adrenal gland in AIDS patients

Change of HPA axis activity in AIDS patients

GLUCOCORTICOIDS IN THE TREATMENT OF AIDS PATIENTS

Iatrogenic Cushing syndrome in AIDS patients treated with fluticasone and protease inhibitors

Potential use of glucocorticoids for the slowing of AIDS progression

GLUCOCORTICOIDS RESISTANCE/HYPERSENSITIVITY IN AIDS PATIENTS: EMERGING SYNDROME?

Glucocorticoid resistance with reduced affinity of the GR to its ligands

AIDS-related insulin resistance and lipodystrophy syndrome (ARIRLS): A glucocorticoid hypersensitive state?

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS