Immunosuppressive therapy in polymyositis [PDF]
Immunosuppressive drugs were given to seven patients with polymyositis. The in-vitro activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes had previously been studied in five of these patients with findings suggestive of disturbed immunological processes. Some improvement occurred in five cases, but only in two was the improvement marked and sustained.
S, Currie, J N, Walton
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A Promising New Therapeutic Strategy to Improve Mortality Outcomes in Patients with Moderate to Severe Paraquat Poisoning [PDF]
Background: Paraquat ingestion is associated with multi-organ failure and high mortality. The lack of management guidelines and an appropriate antidote is concerning.
Bennett Philip +4 more
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy- Related Inflammation: A Case Report and Literature Review
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-RI) is an encephalopathy caused by inflammation of β-amyloid peptide deposition in cerebrovascular vessels.
Chanjin Park, Eun Sun Choi, Eunhee Kim
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Minimization of Immunosuppressive Therapy Is Associated with Improved Survival of Liver Transplant Patients with Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma [PDF]
Introduction: Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (rHCC) after liver transplantation (LT) is associated with limited survival. Therefore, identification of factors that prolong survival in these patients is of great interest.
Safak Gül-Klein +9 more
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Low-dose cyclosporine therapy in triple-drug immunosuppression for heart transplant recipients [PDF]
The toxicity of long-term immunosuppressive therapy has become a major concern in long-term follow-up of heart transplant recipients. In this respect the quality of renal function is undoubtedly linked to cyclosporin A (CsA) drug levels.
Demertzis, S +11 more
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Modern immunosuppression [PDF]
\ua9 2023. Organ transplantation provides both life-saving and life-enhancing function for patients suffering from end-stage organ failure. Transplantation has only been possible due to the advances in immunosuppression.
Wilson C, Figueiredo RS, Mahendran B
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‐19 patients with immunosuppression [PDF]
In the absence of effective countermeasures, human convalescent plasma has been widely used to treat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the causative agent of novel coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), including among patients with innate or ...
Senefeld, Jonathon W +39 more
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BackgroundDiabetes mellitus is a common and crucial metabolic complication in kidney transplantation. It is necessary to analyze the course of glucose metabolism in patients who already have diabetes after receiving a transplant.
Jun Bae Bang +14 more
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Medical Complications of Lung Transplantation
Lung transplantation (LT) is now considered as an effective treatment option for end-stage lung diseases that improves the short and long-term survival rates and quality of life.
Moo Suk Park
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Harnessing the microbiome: unveiling the influence of the gut microbiota on hepatobiliary cancer therapeutic strategies [PDF]
The gut microbiota significantly influences hepatobiliary cancer therapeutics. Growing evidence indicates that shifts in the gut microbial ecosystem are hallmarks of hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma, strongly correlating with tumor ...
Melody Yusong Li +2 more
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