Biomedical Evaluation of Cortisol, Cortisone, and Corticosterone along with Testosterone and Epitestosterone Applying Micellar Electrokinetic Chromatography by Tomasz Bączek, Ilona Olędzka, Lucyna Konieczna, Piotr Kowalski, Alina Plenis

“…The validated micellar electrokinetic chromatography (MEKC) was proposed for the determination of five steroid hormones in human urine samples. That technique allowed for the separation and quantification of cortisol, cortisone, corticosterone, testosterone, and epitestosterone and was sensitive enough to detect low concentrations of these searched steroids in urine samples at the range of 2–300 ng/mL. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Lupus and Lupus Nephritis Successfully Treated with Combined IVIG and Rituximab: An Alternative to Standard of Care by Mohamed M. Cheikh, Abdullah K. Bahakim, Moayad K. Aljabri, Saad M. Alharthi, Sanad M. Alharthi, Abdullah K. Alsaeedi, Saad F. Alqahtani

“…In conclusion, our clinical case suggests that combined RTX, IVIG, and pulse steroid seem to be effective and safe in achieving clinical response, thus representing a good choice for managing severe SLE flares in sepsis.…”
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Vitamin D Regulates the Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Blood of Severe Asthmatic Patients by Bassam Mahboub, Saba Al Heialy, Mahmood Yaseen Hachim, Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan, Ashraf Alzaabi, Rania Medhat Seliem, Laila Ibraheem Salameh, Sameen Masooma Toor, Fathelrahman Salem Shendi, Ola Mohamed Al Ali, Basil Khalid Safarini, Wafa Taleb Erabia, Rabih Halwani, Qutayba Hamid

“…Conclusion. VitD may enhance steroid responsiveness by upregulating the expression of steroid receptor GR-α.…”
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In Vitro Effect of Estradiol and Progesterone on Ovine Amniotic Epithelial Cells by Annunziata Mauro, Hashimita Sanyal, Angelo Canciello, Paolo Berardinelli, Valentina Russo, Nicola Bernabò, Luca Valbonetti, Barbara Barboni

“…Steroid supplementations were assessed by testing oAEC proliferation, stemness, EMT, and osteogenic or chondrogenic plasticity. …”
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A Case of Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a Middle-Aged Adult by Nicole Mahdi, Peter A. Abdelmalik, Mark Curtis, Barak Bar

“…This case of ADEM in a middle-aged adult represents an excellent response to high dose steroid treatment with a remarkable neurological recovery. …”
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Unusual Spinal Epidural Lipomatosis and Lumbosacral Instability by David Ruiz Picazo, José Ramírez Villaescusa

“…Epidural lipomatosis is most frequently observed in patients on chronic steroid treatment. Only a few idiopathic epidural lipomatosis cases have been described. …”
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The Diagnosis and Management of Meralgia Paresthetica: A Narrative Review by Mohammed S. Ahmed, Giustino Varrassi, Despina Hadjiconstanti, Panagiotis Zis

“…It is apparent that conservative management and steroid injection are both adequate in most patients. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Patients With Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease by Adrian Peacock, Frances C. Dehle, Oscar A. Mesa Zapata, Francesca Gennari, Maro R.I. Williams, Nada Hamad, Stephen Larsen, Simon J. Harrison, Colman Taylor

“…**Background:** The mainstay first-line therapy for chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) is corticosteroids; however, for steroid-refractory patients, there is a distinct lack of cost-effective or efficacious treatment. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Necrotizing Sarcoid Granulomatosis by Varun Mamidi, Manikantan Shekar, Jaiju James Chakola, Vamsi Krishna Makkena, Jayakumar Matcha

“…Patient improved with 1 mg/kg/day oral steroid therapy and is on regular follow-up with minimal dose of steroids. …”
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Musculoskeletal Corticosteroid Injection during COVID-19 Pandemic in Sabah: Is It Safe? by Mohamad Azwan Aziz, Redzal Abu Hanifah, Azmi Mohamed Mohd Nahar

“…In this current COVID-19 pandemic, many clinicians would differ from this treatment as steroid is considered an immunosuppressive drug and could risk the patient of developing severe adverse effects if contracting COVID-19. …”
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Prevention of Localized Osteitis in Mandibular Third-Molar Sites Using Platelet-Rich Fibrin by Donald R. Hoaglin, Gary K. Lines

“…The patients were managed with standard surgical techniques, intraoperative IV antibiotic/steroid coverage, and routine postoperative narcotic analgesics/short-term steroid coverage. …”
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Copy Number Variation of UGT 2B Genes in Indian Families Using Whole Genome Scans by Avinash M. Veerappa, Prakash Padakannaya, Nallur B. Ramachandra

“…Molecular network and pathway analysis found enrichment related to steroid metabolic process, carboxylesterase activity, and sequence specific DNA binding. …”
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Late-onset and relapsed cytokine release syndrome after nivolumab treatment in a patient with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a case report by Tomoyuki Otsuka, Yoshiki Kojitani, Fumio Imamura, Junko Fukutake, Minako Nishio, Takashi Fujii, Toshihiro Kudo

“…Early detection and treatment with steroids are essential for the management of CRS.…”
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Apoptotic Cell Death and the Proliferative Capacity of Human Breast Cancers by Gabriele A. Losa, Riccardo Graber

“…This imbalance may well be linked to a loss of steroid hormone control.…”
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Intermediate between Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia and Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia: A Report of Two Hypereosinophilic Cases with Possible Novel Molecular Mutations by Jui Choudhuri, Mohammad Eskandari, Yang Shi, Yanhua Wang

“…Even though attempts are being made to identify mutations in IHE, it might be more significant clinically to differentiate them based on response to steroid therapy and prognosis.…”
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Recurrent Interstitial Pneumonitis in a Patient with Entero-Behçet’s Disease Initially Treated with Mesalazine by Akihiro Nakamura, Tomoya Miyamura, Brian Wu, Eiichi Suematsu

“…However, four months later, dyspnea recurred and repeated CT revealed more extensive pulmonary infiltration despite steroid therapy. After the exclusion of infections, we suspected either a recurrence of mesalazine-induced IP or BD-related IP as a clinical manifestation of BD. …”
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Trabecular meshwork ultrastructural changes in primary and secondary glaucoma by Aparna Rao, Tirupathi Rao, Nagapriya Banka, Sirisha Senthil, Saumya Jaketi

“…Amorphous deposits or vesicular bodies, seen only in steroid-induced glaucoma and XFG, suggest different mechanisms of TM damage in these glaucoma types.…”
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Interaction of the Gut-Liver-Brain Axis and the sterolbiome with sexual dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis by Spencer C. Harris, Jasmohan S. Bajaj

“…The aim of this review is to cover sex hormone changes and sexual dysfunction in cirrhosis, examine the gut microbiome and its metabolic capacity, particularly for steroid hormones, and consider how microbial changes using fecal microbiota transplant could modulate sexual dysfunction.…”
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Predictors of infliximab efficacy in patients with severe attack of ulcerative colitis by A. O. Golovenko, I. L. Khalif, O. V. Golovenko, V. V. Veselov

“…Biological therapy by monoclonal antibodies against tumor necrosis factor (infliximab) allows to avoid colectomy at steroid-resistant severe attack of ulcerative colitis. …”
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In-office laryngeal procedures (IOLP) in Canada: current safety practices and procedural care by Yael Bensoussan, Jennifer Anderson

“…Procedures such as transnasal esophagoscopy, site-specific steroid injections, injection laryngoplasty and laryngeal laser treatment can now be performed in the office setting under local anaesthesia. …”
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