Exogenous administration of glucocorticoids induces muscle atrophy and the blockage of GR; adrenalectomy or treatment with the GR antagonist RU486 diminishes muscle atrophy in sepsis, cachexia, starvation, and severe insulinopenia (Menconi et al., 2007; Schakman et al., 2008). Here, NR3C1 is linked to Sepsis.