Description_x000D_ Application_x000D_ Prednisone has been used in dimethyl sulfoxide stock suspension to inject into experimental mice and to analyze the effects of glucocorticoid steroid. It has also been used as a test drug, formulated with peanut butter to study the effects of daily administration of MIDD0301, by animal weight, organ weight and haematological analysis._x000D_ Packaging_x000D_ 1 g in poly tube_x000D_ 5, 10, 25 g in poly bottle_x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Prednisone is a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activity. It is useful in treating many disease states and has a half-life of 3.4 to 3.8 hours in plasma. Prednisone is metabolized to prednisolone, which is physiologically active._x000D_ Features and Benefits_x000D_ This compound is featured on the Nuclear Receptors (Steroids) page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.