Proactive pharmacogenomics in azathioprine-treated pediatric inflammatory bowel disease at a Chinese tertiary hospital. [PDF]
BackgroundDespite the emergence of numerous innovative targeted therapies for the management of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), azathioprine continues to be a pivotal first-line therapeutic agent.
Long CY, Huang Y.
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A Case of Azathioprine Induced Severe Myelosuppression and Alopecia Totalis in IgA Nephropathy [PDF]
Azathioprine is commonly used as immunosuppressive therapy for various inflammatory diseases including chronic glomerulonephritis. Myelosuppression is a common side effect of azathioprine, resulting in the need for dose reduction.
Jae Choon Kim+6 more
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Azathioprine versus beta interferons for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a multicentre randomized non-inferiority trial. [PDF]
For almost three decades in many countries azathioprine has been used to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis. However its efficacy was usually considered marginal and following approval of β interferons for this indication it was no longer ...
Luca Massacesi+10 more
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Use of thiopurines in inflammatory bowel disease: an update [PDF]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), once considered a disease of the Western hemisphere, has emerged as a global disease. As the disease prevalence is on a steady rise, management of IBD has come under the spotlight.
Arshdeep Singh+25 more
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Introduction: Immune thrombocytopenic purpura remains common blood disease in Nepal. Azathioprine is an oral immunosupressive medicine which has been used widely in various autoimmune disease and solid organ transplant patients. It is inexpensive, easily
Bishesh Sharma Poudyal+5 more
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TPMT and NUDT15 variants explain less than 25% of azathioprine‐associated myelotoxicity. There are 25 additional genes in the thiopurine pathway that could also contribute to azathioprine myelotoxicity.
Laura L. Daniel+17 more
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Efficacy and Safety of Rituximab in Immunobullous Diseases: A Retrospective Study from a Tertiary Care Centre of Nepal [PDF]
Introduction: Rituximab is effective and safe treatment of immunobullous disorders. There are variations in doses of drugs used in different studies and uncertainties on when to use it along with use of adjuvant therapies. Efficacy and safety of this
Sudip Parajuli+3 more
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This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of Echinacea purpurea (E.P.) on azathioprine (AZA)-induced immune deficiency in albino rats. Thirty six male albino rats were divided into six equal groups.
Emad Mohamed El-Sherbiny+2 more
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DCcov: Repositioning of Drugs and Drug Combinations for SARS-CoV-2 Infected Lung through Constraint-Based Modelling [PDF]
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) became a worldwide pandemic with currently no effective antiviral drug except treatments for symptomatic therapy. Flux balance analysis is an efficient method to analyze metabolic networks. It allows optimizing for a metabolic function and thus e.g., predicting the growth rate of a specific cell or the production
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Azathioprine-induced accelerated cutaneous and pulmonary nodulosis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
We report the case of a 42-year-old female with a 5-year history of rheumatoid arthritis treated with Rituximab and Azathioprine. Three months after the initiation of Azathioprine, the patient started with dry cough and noted the rapid development of ...
Cristian Vera Kellet+3 more
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