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Pediatric IBD patients show medication and disease activity dependent changes in NK cell and CD4 memory T cell populations

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
ObjectivesCD4+ memory T cells facilitate long-termed adaptive immune responses while NK cells are predominately rapid effector cells with significant functions for both intestinal homeostasis and inflammation.
Angeliki Pappa, Julia Mührer, Patricia Gast, Sudheendra Hebbar Subramanyam, Kim Ohl, Moritz Muschaweck, Norbert Wagner, Tobias Wenzl, Klaus Tenbrock   +8 more
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Guidelines for prescribing azathioprine in dermatology

, 2004
Azathioprine has been available as an immunosuppressive agent for over 40 years, and current routine usage in dermatology is not restricted to licensed indications.
N.J. REYNOLDS, Wakelin, S., S. WAKELIN, A.V. ANSTEY, Anstey, Alexander Vincent, Reynolds, N. J.   +5 more
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Azathioprine [PDF]

, 2019
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare syndrome that presents with neurological manifestations, often associated with arterial hypertension.
Sara Pinto Teixeira Vilas-Boas, Vilas-Boas, S, Ana Corte-Real, Corte-Real, A   +3 more
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Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition with widely varying global prevalence estimates. The frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the United States or United Kingdom, at 19 to 39 per 100,000 as opposed ...
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Azathioprine-induced Acute Cholestatic Hepatitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Case Report

Journal of Medical Sciences
Azathioprine is commonly used in organ transplantation and for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The common side effects are gastrointestinal symptoms, bone marrow suppression, skin reactions, and hepatitis with elevated liver enzymes. We presented a
Wei-Luen Yen, I-Ping Lee, Yen-Ying Chen, Yu-Hsiu Chen   +3 more
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Comparative study of safety and efficacy of oral betamethasone pulse therapy and azathioprine in vitiligo

Clinical Dermatology Review, 2019
Background: Vitiligo is a common skin disorder causing depigmented macules that can impair a patient's quality of life. There are number of treatment modalities are available but at the present, there are no studies compairing betamethasone pulse therapy
Mahajabeen Madarkar, Balachandra S Ankad, R Manjula   +2 more
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Azathioprine for multiple sclerosis

, 2009
Background: Azathioprine (AZA) is an immunosuppressive drug widely prescribed for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) until the first half of the 1990s. It could be an alternative to interferon β because it is less expensive.
Iuliano G, Filippini G., CASETTA, Ilaria
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Azathioprine in the management of autoimmune uveitis [PDF]

, 2008
Purpose: To evaluate the role of azathioprine as an immunosuppressive for steroid-resistant autoimmune uveitis (AIU). Methods: Patients using oral prednisolone for active AIU without clinical response were recruited.
Taylor, Simon R.J., Cuchacovich Turteltaub, Miguel, Pacheco, Patricio A., Diaz, Gonzalo V.   +3 more
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source