ACTH	Adrenocorticotropic hormone
AF	Activation function
ALL	Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
CRH	Corticotropin-releasing hormone
DBD	DNA-binding domain
DUSP	Dual-Specific Phosphatase
EM	Electron microscopy
ERK	Extracellular Signal-Regulated kinases
GCs	Glucocorticoids
GILZ	Glucocorticoid induced leucine zipper
GR	GC receptor
GRE	GC response element
GSK	Glycogen synthase kinase
HPA	Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
HSD11B	11 beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
IBD	Inflammatory bowel diseases
IL	Interleukin
JNK	c-Jun N-terminal kinase
LBD	Ligand-binding domain
MAPK	Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase
mTOR	Mammalian target of rapamycin
NLS	Nuclear localization signal
NR	Nuclear receptor
PBMC	Peripheral blood mononuclear cells
PTM	Post-translational modification
TF	Transcription factor
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor α