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.
An alternative perspective on psychiatry's so-called mental disorders | PHILIP HICKEY, PH.D. Akathisia. Melissa, a commenter on a recent post, asked if I would do a post on akathisia. Akathisia literally means inability to sit. People with this problem typically pace for long periods, and if they do sit down, they continue to keep moving and shifting their position in the chair. In severity it can range from a generalized sense of uneasiness or agitation, to severe discomfort and even pain.