1. Anti inflammatory: By inhibiting the production and release of inflammatory mediators, reducing the infiltration of inflammatory cells and the development of inflammatory reactions, the symptoms and tissue damage caused by inflammation can be alleviated.
2. Improving metabolic function: Steroids can effectively regulate sugar metabolism and water salt metabolism, and many artificially synthesized steroid hormones have more significant effects after use.
3. Immunosuppression: Steroids can suppress the function of the immune system, reduce the activity of immune cells, and decrease the production of antibodies. This immunosuppressive effect plays an important role in the treatment of immune related diseases such as autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection reactions.
4. Antiallergy: Steroids can inhibit allergic reactions, reduce the release of allergens, and decrease the activity of allergic cells. In the treatment of allergic diseases such as asthma and allergic rhinitis, steroids can alleviate allergic symptoms and control inflammatory reactions.
5. Antitumor: Some steroids have anti-tumor effects, which can inhibit the proliferation and metastasis of tumor cells, and are commonly used to treat certain types of malignant tumors such as leukemia and lymphoma.
