Phase 1 and 2 Randomized Clinical Studies Determine Lack of Efficacy for Anti-IL-17C Antibody MOR106 in Moderate-Severe Atopic Dermatitis.

Interleukin 17C (IL-17C) modulates epithelial inflammation and has a possible role in atopic dermatitis (AD) pathology. Four randomized clinical studies (Phase 1 and 2) investigated the safety, tolerability, efficacy, and pharmacokinetic profile of the anti-IL-17C monoclonal antibody MOR106 for up to 12 weeks (NCT03568071: = 207 adults with moderate-severe AD; NCT03689829 Part 1: = 32 healthy males; NCT03689829 Part 2: = 44 adults with moderate-severe AD; and NCT03864627: = 76 adults with moderate-severe AD). In these studies, MOR106 was either administered intravenously (i.

GLPG1205 for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a phase 2 randomised placebo-controlled trial.

Background: GLPG1205 is a selective functional antagonist of G-protein-coupled receptor 84, which plays an important role in fibrotic processes. This study assessed the efficacy, safety and tolerability of GLPG1205 for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Methods: PINTA (ClinicalTrials.

Effects of betahistine on patient-reported outcomes in routine practice in patients with vestibular vertigo and appraisal of tolerability: experience in the OSVaLD study.

This was a 3-month multicentre, open-label post-marketing surveillance study of betahistine (24 mg b.i.d.

Otoconia biogenesis, phylogeny, composition and functional attributes.

This work consolidates data about these interesting organic crystals of vertebrate inner ears. It addresses 5 aspects of inner ear otoliths not completely understood to date: 1) embryological data that explains the formation of the crystals, 2) the significance of the organic and the inorganic phase of the otolith and the changing patterns of otoconia formation along the evolutionary tree, 3) otoliths contribution for detecting linear acceleration, 4) the effect that altered gravity and aminoglycosides have on the development and adult shape of the crystals, and the evolutionary significance of a changing shape of the crystals from primitive forms (lamprey) to high vertebrate birds and mammals is discussed, 5) functional attributes of the otolithic organs and morphological modifications of the otoliths by physical and chemical insults are presented with an extensive discussion of the most relevant literature published and available to us.

Swimming behavior of fish during short periods of weightlessness.

Background: Birds and fish show tumbling and spinning movements when subjected to short periods of weightlessness during parabolic flight. The reason for this behavior is not clear.

Hypothesis: The semicircular canal system is a rotation-detecting device; however, it seems that linear accelerations have an influence, too.