Background: Bleeding is the leading cause of maternal mortality in the world. Tranexamic acid reduces bleeding in trauma and surgery. Several systematic reviews of randomized trials have investigated tranexamic acid in the prevention of bleeding in cesarean delivery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Evidence from many areas of healthcare suggests that skills learned during simulation transfer to clinical settings; however, this has not yet been investigated in hyperbaric medicine. This systematic review aimed to identify, summarize, and assess the impact of simulation-based education in hyperbaric medicine.
Methods: Eligible studies investigated the effect of simulation-based education for learning in hyperbaric medicine, used any design, and were published in English in a peer-reviewed journal.
Collagen XVII and integrin α6β4 have well-established roles as epithelial adhesion molecules. Their binding partner laminin 332 as well as integrin α6β4 are largely recognized to promote invasion and metastasis in various cancers, and collagen XVII is essential for the survival of colon and lung cancer stem cells. We have studied the expression of laminin γ2, collagen XVII and integrin β4 in tissue microarray samples of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and its precursors, actinic keratosis and Bowen's disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of topical calcipotriol/betamethasone combination therapy and betamethasone monotherapy on inflammatory T-cell numbers and molecular markers were compared in patients with psoriasis. Combination therapy down-regulated the expression of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-23A, IL-17A, S100A7, CCL-20 and interferon (IFN)-γ in skin and TNF-α, IL-6, IL-23A, T-bet and IFN-γ in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Betamethasone monotherapy had less effect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFirst-line treatments of bullous pemphigoid (BP) are topical and systemic glucocorticoids (GC). The actions of GC are mediated by glucocorticoid receptors (GR), which exist in several isoforms, of which GRα and GRβ are the most important. In many inflammatory diseases, up-regulation of GRβ is associated with GC insensitivity.
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