Factors Affecting Healing in the Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.

Background: Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic debilitating condition. Treatment of HS depends on disease stage, goals of care, access to care, and frequency of symptoms. We present our experience with surgical treatment for patients with HS.

Structure-activity relationship of seco-tanapartholides isolated from Achillea falcata for inhibition of HaCaT cell growth.

Four sesquiterpene lactones were isolated from Achillea falcata, through bioassay-guided fractionation, based on their differential ability to affect HaCaT cell growth. Identified seco-tanapartholides: 3-beta-methoxy-iso-seco-tanapartholide (1), tanaphillin (2), iso-seco-tanapartholide (3), and 8-hydroxy-3-methoxy-iso-seco-tanaparatholide (4) were found to differentially decrease keratinocyte cell viability. In addition, the stereoselectivity, lipophilicity, and number and position of hydroxyl groups present in these compounds were correlated with their biological activities for HaCaT cell growth inhibition.