Background: Erythroderma is a dermatologic condition characterized by widespread red and scaly skin. The causes include, but are not limited to, psoriasis, eczema, drug eruptions, pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP), and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Most of these are typified by Type 2 (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVertebral compression fractures (VCFs) affect 1.4 million patients every year, especially among the globally aging population, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Often characterized with symptoms of sudden onset back pain, decreased vertebral height, progressive kyphosis, and limited mobility, VCFs can significantly impact a patient's quality of life and are a significant public health concern.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSilicone granulomas, or "siliconomas," are the common foreign-body inflammatory responses to injected silicone material. In rare cases, siliconomas develop remotely from the original site of injection, secondary to silicone migration. If a history of silicone injection is not noted, such lesions risk misdiagnosis (possibly as infection or malignancy).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe development of transforming growth factor receptor inhibitors (TGFRi) as new medicines has been affected by cardiac valvulopathy and arteriopathy toxicity findings in nonclinical toxicology studies. PF-06952229 (MDV6058) selected using rational drug design is a potent and selective TGFRI inhibitor with a relatively clean off-target selectivity profile and good pharmacokinetic properties across species. PF-06952229 inhibited clinically translatable phospho-SMAD2 biomarker (≥60%) in human and cynomolgus monkey peripheral blood mononuclear cells, as well as in mouse and rat splenocytes.
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