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Fluocinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid, is thought to induce phospholipase A inhibitory proteins called lipocortins, which are postulated to inhibit release of arachidonic acid, the common precursor of prostaglandins and leukotrienes, thereby reducing their biosynthesis.
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