After 4 weeks, another cortisol level should be drawn. After the level is greater than 10 mcg/dl, steroid therapy may be discontinued. To verify HPA axis recovery, the rapid ACTH stimulation test ...

When cortisol levels are low, the hypothalamus releases the corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH), which triggers the anterior pituitary gland to release the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).

A hypothetical model is shown for the activation of the central and local hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (CRH, ACTH, α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and cortisol) system as well as sensory ...

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis controls the secretion of the glucocorticoid hormones (cortisol and corticosterone ... on stress-induced ACTH secretion and gene expression in the PVN and ...

Cortisol plasma concentrations were significantly higher in the BUP trial at rest, at min 60, and at the end of exercise, while beta-endorphins were higher in the BUP trial at the end of exercise and ...