NCIt definition : A synthetic corticosteroid with antiinflammatory and antiallergic properties. Flunisolide
is a glucocorticoid receptor agonist that binds to cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptors
and subsequently translocates to the nucleus where it initiates the transcription
of glucocorticoid-responsive genes such as lipocortins. Lipocortins inhibit phospholipase
A2, thereby blocking the release of arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipids and
preventing the synthesis of prostaglandins and leukotrienes, both are potent mediators
of inflammation.;