Percutaneous Absorption Of Betamethasone 17-Benzoate Measured By Radioimmunoassay

Percutaneous absorption was studied in patients following topical application of betamethasone 17-benzoate cream and gel with occlusion by means of a sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay method. Concentrations of betamethasone 17-benzoate in plasma were between 0.3 and 5 ng/ml, indicating approximately 0.05 to 0.3% of the steroid applied to the skin was detected in plasma. Plasma betamethasone 17-benzoate levels increased in proportion to the amount of the steroid applied to the skin. High correlation between plasma betamethasone 17-benzoate levels and percent inhibition of plasma cortisol was also observed. Approximately 3 ng/ml levels of betamethasone 17-benzoate in plasma induced 90% inhibition of plasma cortisol. The data suggest that betamethasone 17-benzoate in gel base was more readily absorbed than in cream base

Betamethasone 点眼投与後の前房水中および血中 Betamethasone 濃度と，前房水中 cAMP, cGMP 濃度の経時的変化

The levels of cyclic-AMP, cyclic-GMP and betamethasone (BM) in the aqueous humor and serum BM following topical treatment with BM were determined using radioimmunoassay (RIA) methods. One drop of a solution containing 0.1%, 0.5% or 1.0% BM was applied to the rabbit eye of 6 rabbits. The left eyes served as controls. BM was detected in the aqueous humor from right eyes 15 minutes after administration and peaked in 60-90 minutes. BM was also detected in the aqueous humor of the left eyes and in serum. Basal levels of cAMP and cGMP in the aqueous humor before BM treatment were 61.5 and 4.1 picomole/ml respectively, and changed little after BM treatment

March 2016 Arizona thoracic society ntoes

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. The March 2016 Arizona Thoracic Society meeting was held on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Scottsdale Shea Hospital beginning at 6:30 PM. This was a dinner meeting with case presentations. There were 17 in attendance representing the pulmonary, critical care, sleep, and radiology communities. Of note, Dr. Elijah Poulos drove from Flagstaff to attend the meeting. Dr. Rick Robbins gave a summary of ATS Hill Day and the possibility of collecting dues for the Arizona Thoracic Society along with American Thoracic Society dues. Dr. Robbins also presented the results of emailing the Table of Contents of the Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care to the ATS members in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Nevada along with listing the contents in Inspirations the California Thoracic Society newsletter. The number of page views doubled over usual the following day. Dr. George Parides presented a short presentation on whether coccidioidomycosis nodules ..