Category 1 status simply means that the FDA does not currently intend to take enforcement action against pharmacies that compound these substances
Reduction percentage for every patient was calculated according to this equation: Grading of reduction percentage of Hemi-MASI score was performed according to Khunger and colleagues as follows
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IL-6 is one of the important cytokines, which is well known as a pro-inflammatory cytokine
Finally, the optical density at 490 nm (OD490) was measured using a microplate reader (MD, SpectraMax M2e)
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