Publications by authors named "A N Poindexter"

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  • * A case study details a 65-year-old woman who experienced severe hypertension, low potassium levels, and adrenergic symptoms after taking a supplement containing licorice, leading to a diagnosis of acquired AME.
  • * Stopping the supplement resulted in the patient's complete recovery, highlighting the need to be cautious about glycyrrhizic acid in unregulated supplements and its potential to cause AME.
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Tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM) principally reside in peripheral nonlymphoid tissues, such as lung and skin, and confer protection against a variety of illnesses ranging from infections to cancers. The functions of different memory CD8 T cell subsets have been linked with distinct metabolic pathways and differ from other CD8 T cell subsets. For example, skin-derived memory T cells undergo fatty acid oxidation and oxidative phosphorylation to a greater degree than circulating memory and naive cells.

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  • The LIBERTY 1 and LIBERTY 2 studies evaluated the effectiveness of relugolix combination therapy in reducing heavy menstrual bleeding in women with uterine fibroids compared to a placebo.
  • Approximately 73% of women in LIBERTY 1 and 71% in LIBERTY 2 experienced significant reductions in menstrual blood loss after 24 weeks of treatment.
  • Common side effects included headaches and hot flushes, but overall, the side effects were comparable among the treatment and placebo groups.
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Objective: In the LIBERTY 1 and LIBERTY 2 placebo-controlled trials, once-daily relugolix combination therapy reduced menstrual blood loss volume and pain in women with heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine leiomyomas and was well tolerated, with preservation of bone mineral density (BMD) through 24 weeks. Here we report the long-term efficacy and safety of relugolix combination therapy treatment for up to 52 weeks.

Methods: Women with uterine leiomyoma-associated heavy menstrual bleeding who completed any treatment arm in either the LIBERTY 1 or LIBERTY 2 trial were eligible to enroll in a 28-week long-term extension study.

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Infants born with congenital gastroschisis are at risk for intrauterine growth restriction, small for gestational size at birth, and growth failure during the newborn period despite advanced care. Body composition provides a more complete picture of proportional growth than weight and length alone. Fat-free mass (FFM) represents organ growth, and in preterm infants without gastroschisis, improved FFM deposition is associated with improved neurodevelopmental outcomes.

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