Severe osteoarticular involvement in isotretinoin-triggered acne fulminans: two cases successfully treated with anakinra. [PDF]
, 2017 Acne fulminans (AF) is a severe form of inflammatory and ulcerated acne associated with fever, malaise, joint swellings and polyarthralgia.1 Osteoarticular lesions are often described and can be radiologically indistinguishable from those observed in
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Budget Impact Analysis of anakinra in the treatment of patients with Still’s Disease
Global & Regional Health Technology Assessment, 2020 Background: Anakinra, canakinumab and tocilizumab are all effective alternative treatment choice in patients with Still’s disease including both systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) adult onset Still’s disease (AOSD) compared to canakinumab and ...
Roberto Ravasio +2 more
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Macrophage TNF-α mediates parathion-induced airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs. [PDF]
, 2013 Organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) are implicated in human asthma. We previously demonstrated that, at concentrations that do not inhibit acetylcholinesterase activity, the OP parathion causes airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs as a result of ...
Allison D. Fryer +12 more
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Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19 patients, a new scenario for an old concern. The fragile balance between infections and autoimmunity [PDF]
, 2020 On 7 January 2020, researchers isolated and sequenced in China from patients with severe pneumonitis a novel coronavirus, then called SARS-CoV-2, which rapidly spread worldwide, becoming a global health emergency.
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Macrophage Activation Syndrome as Onset of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature [PDF]
, 2015 Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a potentially fatal condition. It is a rare complication of several autoimmune disorders, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA).
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Anakinra reduces lung inflammation in experimental acute lung injury
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2022 Introduction Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a severe form of acute lung injury (ALI) resulting in life‐threatening hypoxaemia. Although ARDS can be caused by a variety of pathogens or major trauma, it is best known as the major cause of ...
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Protective effect of anakinra on audiovestibular function in a murine model of endolymphatic hydrops
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022 IntroductionMénière’s disease (MD), a common disease in the inner ear, is characterized by an increase in endolymph in the cochlear duct and vestibular labyrinth. The pathophysiology of the condition appears to be the immune response.
Na Zhang +41 more
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National Institute for Clinical Excellence and its value judgments [PDF]
, 2004 The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) offers health professionals in England and Wales advice on providing NHS patients with the highest attainable standards of care.
Culyer, A.J., Rawlins, M.D.
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Viruses, 2023 (1) Background: Some severe COVID-19 patients develop hyperinflammatory cytokine storm syndrome (CSS). We assessed the efficacy of anakinra added to standard of care (SoC) in hospitalized COVID-19 CSS patients.
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Candida albicans colonization and dissemination from the murine gastrointestinal tract : the influence of morphology and Th17 immunity [PDF]
, 2014 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust (086558, 080088, 102705), a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (097377) and a studentship from the University of Aberdeen. D.K.
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