Due to anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory activities, apigenin (4â,5,7,-trihydroxyflavone) is thought to interfere with crucial. events in the pathomechanism of asthma. However, the effect of apigenin on TGF-b-induced fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition. (FMT) in human lung fibroblast populations, a key event in asthma progression, has not yet been addressed.
Akathisia or acathisia is a movement disorder that may be a side effect of certain drugs that are often prescribed for people with bipolar disorder. This side effect is often not properly recognized and is a kind of subtle response when taking certain kinds of drugs that are designed to treat psychiatric disorders.
Akathisia typically occurs within a few days of starting a new medication, or within a few days of the dosage being increased. In Jill's case, the akathisia occurred two months after taking Cipro. Thus, some might conclude that Cipro could not be the cause.