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Antenatal betamethasone impairs markers of cardiac development and function in near‐term lambs [PDF]

Experimental Physiology
Antenatal corticosteroids are commonly administered to promote fetal lung maturation; however, their impact on heart development is not well understood.
Reza Amanollahi, Ashley S. Meakin, Stacey L. Holman, Vicki L. Clifton, Kent L. Thornburg, Michael D. Wiese, Kathryn L. Gatford, Mitchell C. Lock, Janna L. Morrison   +8 more
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Intracapsular injection of triple-drug solution in the treatment of early and mid-stage knee osteoarthritis [PDF]

Frontiers in Surgery
ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intra-articular injection of the “triple injection” in the treatment of early and middle-stage knee osteoarthritis (KOA).Materials and methodsA total of 120 patients with ...
Fulin Li, Fulin Li, Tingyou Ning, Yingrong Mo, Xiao Huang, Wenhui Liu, Dong Yin   +6 more
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Effects of compound betamethasone on vocal fold wound healing in rabbit model: A preliminary study

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2023
Objectives The compound betamethasone is widely used to prevent scarring in dermatology. This study aims to explore the effects of compound betamethasone on vocal fold (VF) wound healing. Study design Prospective animal study in rabbits. Methods Eighteen
Pengcheng Yu, Chao Xue, Sebastian Kiehn, Rui Fang, Jack J. Jiang   +4 more
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Betamethasone use and risk factors for pulmonary edema during the perinatal period: a single-center retrospective cohort study in Japan

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background A few studies have reported that maternal administration of antenatal corticosteroids increased the risk of pulmonary edema (PE). However, despite the increasing usage rate of betamethasone as antenatal corticosteroid, maternal administration ...
Takashi Nishikawa, Ken Fukuhara
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Prenatal Betamethasone Exposure and its Impact on Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Preliminary Study in a Spanish Cohort

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2022
Background. Betamethasone, a glucocorticoid used to induce lung maturation when there is a risk of preterm delivery, can affect the immune system maturation and type 1 diabetes (T1D) incidence in the progeny.
David Perna-Barrull, Marta Murillo, Nati Real, Laia Gomez-Muñoz, Silvia Rodriguez-Fernandez, Joan Bel, Manel Puig-Domingo, Marta Vives-Pi   +7 more
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Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Intramuscular and Oral Betamethasone and Dexamethasone in Reproductive Age Women in India

Clinical and Translational Science, 2020
High‐dose betamethasone and dexamethasone are standard of care treatments for women at risk of preterm delivery to improve neonatal respiratory and mortality outcomes.
Alan H. Jobe, Mark A. Milad, Thomas Peppard, William J. Jusko   +3 more
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COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF INTRANASAL BETAMETHASONE SODIUM SULPHATE AND BECLOMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE IN PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To compare the effects of Intranasal Betamethasone and Beclomethasone in patients with Allergic Rhinitis. Study Design: Quasi experimental study.
Amir Ali Khan, Tehmina Rehman syed, Attique Ahmed, Usman Rafique   +3 more
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Maternal and infant morbidity following administration of repeat dexamethasone or betamethasone prior to preterm birth: A secondary analysis of the ASTEROID Trial

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend administering antenatal corticosteroids (ACS), either betamethasone or dexamethasone, to women at risk of preterm birth at less than 35 weeks’ gestation.
Olivia J. Hofer, Jane E. Harding, Thach Tran, Caroline A. Crowther   +3 more
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Comparing the Therapeutic Effects of Aloe vera and Olive Oil Combination Cream versus Topical Betamethasone for Atopic Dermatitis: A Randomized Double-blind Clinical Trial

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2020
Objectives: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a prevalent and chronic, pruritic inflammatory skin condition that can influence all age groups. AD is associated with a poor health-related quality of life.
Yunes Panahi, Nassim Rastgar, Ali Zamani, Amirhossein Sahebkar   +3 more
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Steroidal anti inflammatory drug betamethasone significantly alters level of striatal dopamine in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease [PDF]

, 2008
Many scientific efforts have been well done to investigate the effects of anti inflammatory agents on the degenerative brain diseases such as Parkinson’s (PD) or Alzheimer’s disease and their affiliated sings.
Amin Geravand, Hasan Mehrab, Mehdi Shafiee Ardestani, Mostafa Saffari, Nasir Mohajer   +4 more
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