Validation of a Simple and Robust Liebermann–Burchard Colorimetric Method for the Assay of Cholesterol in Selected Milk Products in Ghana by Joseph K. Adu, Cedric D. K. Amengor, Naomi Kabiri, Emmanuel Orman, Stella Abla Gameli Patamia, Bernice Korkor Okrah

“…Cholesterol plays a key role in the synthesis of bile acids and steroid hormones in the human body. However, excessively high levels are usually implicated in cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Proteomic analysis of egg production peak and senescence in the ovaries of Taihe black-boned silky fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson) by Xuan Huang, Shibao Li, Yuting Tan, Chunhui Xu, Yunyan Huang, Zhaozheng Yin

“…The functional annotation of these proteins illuminated their crucial roles in the steroid hormone synthesis pathways, which are pivotal during the peak of egg production. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine-induced Sweet’s Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review by Gustavo Almeida-Silva, Joana Antunes, Inês Tribolet de Abreu, Filipe Monteiro, Pedro Vasconcelos, Luís Soares-Almeida, Paulo Filipe

“…The condition usually responds rapidly to steroid therapy, but recurrences are common. This report presents an extremely rare case of hydroxychloroquine-induced Sweet’s syndrome, plus a review of the literature, which encompasses 3 previous cases of Sweet’s syndrome induced by hydroxychloroquine and 1 induced by chloroquine. …”
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Clinical Observation of Employment of Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Therapy by Liming Wang, Yu Zhang, Hongtao Li, Jingxin Hong, Xiaobo Chen, Ming Li, Wen Bai, Jiangang Wang, Yongjun Liu, Mingyuan Wu

“…At the same time, the amount of NSAIDS and steroid usage in patients was reduced. However, no significant changes were found comparing the data from 3 and 6 months. …”
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Comparison of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in Patients with and Without COVID-19 Infection by Ehsan Namvar, Mehdi Moallem, Mehrdad Afarid, Alireza Bolkheir

“…Age, sex, presenting and final visual acuity, systemic diseases and risk factors for EE, anterior segment and fundus findings, hospitalization due to COVID-19, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, systemic steroid therapy, results of the sepsis workup, causative microorganism, types of treatment (pars plana vitrectomy vs. intravitreal or antifungal antibiotics), and follow-up period were recorded. …”
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Assessing the effects of therapeutic combinations on SARS-CoV-2 infected patient outcomes: A big data approach. by Hamidreza Moradi, H Timothy Bunnell, Bradley S Price, Maryam Khodaverdi, Michael T Vest, James Z Porterfield, Alfred J Anzalone, Susan L Santangelo, Wesley Kimble, Jeremy Harper, William B Hillegass, Sally L Hodder, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium

“…In contrast, monotherapies of single drugs, including use of anticoagulants without steroid or antivirals are associated with poorer outcomes.…”
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Supercritical Extraction and Compound Profiling of Diverse Edible Mushroom Species by Slađana Krivošija, Nataša Nastić, Milica Karadžić Banjac, Strahinja Kovačević, Sanja Podunavac-Kuzmanović, Senka Vidović

“…Fatty acids and the compounds of steroid structures were determined in the obtained extracts using GC–MS and GC–FID methods of analysis. …”
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Evaluating Avacopan in the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Design, Development and Positioning of Therapy by van Leeuwen JR, Quartuccio L, Draibe JB, Gunnarson I, Sprangers B, Teng YKO

“…In the most recent, international guidelines avacopan is recommended as steroid-sparing agents for the management of AAV. …”
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Synergistic enhancement of electrochemical alcohol oxidation by combining NiV-layered double hydroxide with an aminoxyl radical by Suiqin Li, Shibin Wang, Yuhang Wang, Jiahui He, Kai Li, James B. Gerken, Shannon S. Stahl, Xing Zhong, Jianguo Wang

“…The electrolysis process is scaled up to produce 200 g of the steroid carbonyl product 8b (19-Aldoandrostenedione), achieving a yield of 91% and a productivity of 243 g h-1. …”
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Bioactivity of Walnut: Investigating the Triterpenoid Saponin Extracts of Juglans regia Kernels for Antioxidant, Anti-diabetic, and Antimicrobial Properties by Youssef Elouafy, Salma Mortada, Adil El Yadini, Mohamed Hnini, Youssra Aalilou, Hicham Harhar, Asaad Khalid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, My El Abbes Faouzi, Mohamed Tabyaoui

“…There are two different types of saponin compounds, which can be classified based on the nature of the aglycone bound to the oligosaccharide fragments, whether it is a steroid or triterpenoid. This paper is devoted to saponins with triterpenoid aglycone and aims to study the relationship between their content and several biological activities in different Juglans regia kernel extracts, including antioxidant, antimicrobial and antibacterial activities. …”
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Increased Body Mass Index during Therapy for Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Significant and Underestimated Complication by Helen C. Atkinson, Julie A. Marsh, Shoshana R. Rath, Rishi S. Kotecha, Hazel Gough, Mandy Taylor, Thomas Walwyn, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Catherine H. Cole, Catherine S. Choong

“…Longitudinal analysis using linear mixed-effects identified associations between BMI z-scores and time-dependent interactions with sex (P=0.0005), disease risk (P<0.0001), age (P=0.0001), and BMI z-score (P<0.0001) at diagnosis and total dose of steroid during maintenance (P=0.01). Predicted mean BMI z-scores at the end of therapy were greater for females with standard risk ALL irrespective of age at diagnosis and for males younger than 4 years of age at diagnosis with standard risk ALL. …”
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Reveal the pharmacodynamic substances and mechanism of an edible medicinal plant Rhodiola crenulate in DSS-induced colitis through plasma pharmacochemistry and metabolomics by Yu Peng, Xiaoao Xiao, Tingting Ji, Xinyuan Wang, Yixuan Xu, Jianbo Xiao, Hui Cao, Zhiyong Chen, Huifan Liu, Yuanqing Gao, Hongxun Tao

“…The metabolomics study revealed that colitis caused the alternation of fatty acid metabolism, steroid hormone biosynthesis and bile acid metabolism. …”
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Impact of Progesterone Receptor Immunohistochemistry: A Study Evaluating More Than 16,000 Tumors by Florian Viehweger, Lisa-Marie Tinger, David Dum, Natalia Gorbokon, Anne Menz, Ria Uhlig, Franziska Büscheck, Andreas M. Luebke, Claudia Hube-Magg, Andrea Hinsch, Doris Höflmayer, Christoph Fraune, Patrick Lebok, Sören Weidemann, Maximilian Lennartz, Frank Jacobsen, Till S. Clauditz, Rainer Krech, Till Krech, Andreas H. Marx, Ronald Simon, Eike Burandt, Stefan Steurer, Guido Sauter, Sarah Minner, Christian Bernreuther

“…Progesterone receptor (PR) is a member of the nuclear/steroid hormone receptor family of ligand-dependent transcription factors. …”
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Inhibitory Effect of Cinobufagin on L-Type Ca2+ Currents, Contractility, and Ca2+ Homeostasis of Isolated Adult Rat Ventricular Myocytes by Pinya Li, Qiongtao Song, Tao Liu, Zhonglin Wu, Xi Chu, Xuan Zhang, Ying Zhang, Yonggang Gao, Jianping Zhang, Li Chu

“…Cinobufagin (CBG), a major bioactive ingredient of the bufanolide steroid compounds of Chan Su, has been widely used to treat coronary heart disease. …”
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Calcium-fortified fresh milk ameliorates postmenopausal osteoporosis via regulation of bone metabolism and gut microbiota in ovariectomized rats by Qishan Wang, Bin Liu, Xianping Li, Junying Zhao, Zongshen Zhang, Weicang Qiao, Xinyue Wei, Lijun Chen

“…The results revealed that FM can regulate bone metabolism and gut microbiota composition, which act on bone metabolism through pathways associated with steroid hormone biosynthesis, relaxin signaling, serotonergic synapse, and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis. …”
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Fish Tank Granuloma Presenting as a Nasal Cavity Mass by Motoki Sekine, Fumiyuki Goto, Kosuke Saito, Shoji Kaneda, Hikaru Yamamoto, Tomoaki Murakami, Takahide Hamano, Kenji Okami

“…Since the application of steroid ointment did not reduce the size of the mass, the tumor was resected under local anesthesia, and the base was cauterized. …”
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Combination therapy of intravitreal ranibizumab and sub-tenon triamcinolone for treatment of resistant diabetic macular edema: a clinical study in Egypt by Hossam Eldin M. A. Khalil, Hazem E. Haroun, Alaa A. I. Shalan, Waleed M. Mahran

“…This research was to examine the efficacy of sub-tenon steroid and anti- vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections as a combination therapy for the treatment of resistant DME, owing to the synergistic effect of this combination. …”
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Endophytic strategies decoded by genome and transcriptome analysis of Fusarium nematophilum strain NQ8GII4 by Siyuan Yan, Qingchen Zhang, Shuxin Jia, Miaomiao Guo, Qiangqiang Zhang, Peiwen Gu, Peiwen Gu

“…During the early stages of symbiosis establishment, genes encoding glycosyltransferases (GTs), fungal cell wall-degrading enzymes (FCWDEs), and steroid-14α-demethylase (CYP51) were significantly downregulated, potentially suppressing hyphal growth of the fungus. …”
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Primary large B-cell lymphoma of the central nervous system misdiagnosed as autoimmune encephalitis: a case report by Aihui Ren, Guanwen Zeng, Riling Chen, Zhixing Cao, Wenyan Zhuo, Yubin Liang, Yubin Liang

“…Thus, for patients with suspected CNS immune-mediated diseases who relapse after steroid treatment improvement, comprehensive evaluation including CSF examination, MRI, and prompt pathological examination is crucial to consider the possibility of PCNSL.…”
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Negative Effects of High Glucose Exposure in Human Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons by Annamaria Morelli, Paolo Comeglio, Erica Sarchielli, Ilaria Cellai, Linda Vignozzi, Gabriella B. Vannelli, Mario Maggi

“…Gene expression profiling by qRT-PCR, confirmed that FNC-B4 cells express GnRH and several genes relevant for GnRH neuron function (KISS1R, KISS1, sex steroid and leptin receptors, FGFR1, neuropilin 2, and semaphorins), along with glucose transporters (GLUT1, GLUT3, and GLUT4). …”
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