Glucocorticosteroid therapy in inflammatory bowel diseases: From clinical practice to molecular biology

Table 1 Glucocorticoids of first and second generation and his medical uses

Glucocorticoids	Component	Indications	Ref.
1st generation	Prednisone	Moderate to Severe cases	[3,25,27]
	Methyl-Prednisolone	of IBDs	[26]
	Hydrocortisone	Short duration of treatment	[29]
2nd generation	Budesonide	Moderate CD cases	[32-34]
	Budesonide MMX	Mild to moderate UC cases	[36,37]
	Beclomethasone dipropionate	Topical administration	[40,41]
	Erythrocyte - Mediated Delivery of Dexamethasone	In research for long term treatments	[42]

IBDs: Inflammatory bowel diseases; CD: Crohn's disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis.