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.
The major cause of akathisia is the ingestion of neuroleptics and other drugs, including SSRIs and other antidepressants. Akathisia also occurs in withdrawal from benzodiazepines (e.g. Valium, Xanax, etc.), opiates, and amphetamines.