Reported side effects of corticosteroids include: Hydroelectrolytic disorders: sodium retention, potassium loss, hypokalemic alkalosis, fluid retention, congestive heart failure in susceptible patients, hypertension Musculoskeletal: muscle weakness, myopathy, loss of muscle mass, aggravation of myasthenic symptoms in myasthenia gravis, osteoporosis, vertebral compression fractures, aseptic necrosis of the head of the femur and humerus, pathologic fracture of long bones, tendon rupture Dermatological: impaired wound healing, atrophy and thinning of the skin, fragile skin, petechiae and ecchymoses, facial erythema, increased sweating, suppression of reactions to skin tests, allergic dermatitis, urticaria, and angioedema
Surprisingly, when an antioxidant combination of 1,000 mg of vitamin C, 800 IU (536 mg) of RRR --tocopherol, 100 g of selenium, and 25 mg of -carotene daily, was taken with the simvastatin-niacin combination, the protective effects were diminished
BPC-157s collagen synthesis effects could theoretically support skin repair if combined with treatments that create fresh wounds through the stretch mark tissue
In vitro stimulation of human sperm motility by acetylcarnitine
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