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Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Autoimmune Pancreatitis after Steroid Therapy

Gut and Liver, 2012
Background/AimsAutoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is frequently associated with diabetes mellitus (DM). This study evaluated the effect of steroid therapy on the course of DM in AIP.Methods : Glucose tolerance was examined in 69 patients with AIP.
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Modulation of Allergic Inflammation in the Nasal Mucosa of Allergic Rhinitis Sufferers With Topical Pharmaceutical Agents

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a chronic upper respiratory disease estimated to affect between 10 and 40% of the worldwide population. The mechanisms underlying AR are highly complex and involve multiple immune cells, mediators, and cytokines.
Annabelle M. Watts, Allan W. Cripps, Nicholas P. West, Amanda J. Cox   +3 more
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Effect of CT-Guided Gasserian Ganglion Block with Local Anesthetics and Steroids on Acute/Subacute Zoster-Related Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

Journal of Pain Research, 2022
Zhe Sun,1,* Lu Liu,1,* Hongbing Liu,2 Fang Luo1,2 1Department of Day Surgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100070, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pain Management, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital ...
Sun Z, Liu L, Liu H, Luo F
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Radiation dermatitis: A narrative review of the Indian perspective

Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 2020
One of the common and visible symptoms of radiation toxicity is radiation-induced dermatitis, which varies in intensity from slight erythema to dry and moist desquamation, ulceration, and sometimes skin necrosis.
Kaustav Talapatra, Pritanjali Singh, Isha Jaiswal, Sama Rais, Saket Pandey   +4 more
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Use of Immune Modulating Agents to Regulate Hyperinflammation in Severe COVID 19: Assessment of Tocilizumab Use in Combination with Steroids

Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice
Objective: In severe cases, COVID-19 can lead to a hyperinflammatory state, resulting in devastating outcomes. Immune modulation using steroids or other immune modulators can regulate the intensity of the inflammatory response; however, this theory has ...
Somayeh Sadeghi, Zohre Naderi, Nima Arezoomandi, Mozhdeh Saghaei, Fereshteh Tavakoli, Mahsa Hajizadeh   +5 more
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Effectiveness of glucocorticoids in preventing esophageal stricture and predictors of stricture after esophageal ESD: 5 years of experience in a single medical center

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundEsophageal stricture is one of the major complications after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of the esophagus. However, even with steroid prophylaxis, stenosis still occurs in up to 45% of patients. Accordingly, the aim of this study was
Qingxia Wang, Yuan Ding, Qiliu Qian, Yinnan Zhu, Ruihua Shi   +4 more
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Unusual Presentation of Cryptogenic Organising Pneumonia as a Focal Lung Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review

Respirology Case Reports
Organising pneumonia (OP) is a distinct pathological pattern characterised by the presence of granulation tissue buds composed of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts embedded in a loose connective tissue matrix within the distal pulmonary airspaces.
Boon Hau Ng, Hsueh Jing Low, Nik Nuratiqah Nik Abeed, Nor Safiqah Sharil, Rose Azzlinda Osman, Andrea Yu‐Lin Ban   +5 more
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Concomitant use of corticosteroids and immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with solid neoplasms: A real-world experience from a tertiary cancer center

Cancer Research, Statistics, and Treatment, 2019
Introduction: Checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) are rapidly becoming the standard of care in solid tumors for multiple indications. Steroids due to their immunosuppressive nature might decrease the efficacy of these agents.
Akhil Kapoor, Vanita Noronha, Vijay M Patil, Amit Joshi, Nandini Menon, George Abraham, Vikas Talreja, Hollis D′Souza, Kumar Prabhash   +8 more
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Synthesis of Novel Steroid-Peptoid Hybrid Macrocycles by Multiple Multicomponent Macrocyclizations Including Bifunctional Building Blocks (MiBs)

Molecules, 2007
Two new groups of cholane-peptoid hybrid macrocycles were produced by implementing novel combinations of the MiB methodology. Steroid-based hybrid macrolactams including heterocycle and aryl moieties were obtained by utilizing cholanic dicarboxylic acids
Ludger A. Wessjohann, Daniel G. Rivera
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Biosynthetic approach to combine the first steps of cardenolide formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

MicrobiologyOpen, 2019
A yeast expression plasmid was constructed containing a cardenolide biosynthetic module, referred to as CARD II, using the AssemblX toolkit, which enables the assembly of large DNA constructs.
Christoph Rieck, Daniel Geiger, Jennifer Munkert, Katrin Messerschmidt, Jan Petersen, Juliane Strasser, Nadine Meitinger, Wolfgang Kreis   +7 more
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