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Neutralization of mitogenic lectins by intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) prevents T cell activation: does IVIg really have a direct effect on T cells?

, 2011
Summary Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used for the treatment of an increasing number of autoimmune diseases. Clinical observations on IVIg-treated patients have revealed a modulation of T cell populations and functions in these ...
É Aubin, L Padet, R Bazin, I St-Amour
core   +1 more source

Tolerability of Adjuvant Nivolumab in Esophageal or Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer: A Real‐World Study

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Adjuvant nivolumab is approved for esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and resection. In the CheckMate‐577 trial, Grade 3–5 nivolumab‐related adverse events (AEs) occurred in 5% of patients, with early discontinuation due to toxicity in 9%. However, real‐world data on immunotherapy‐related adverse
Michelle Koops van ’t Jagt, Anniek Strijdhorst, Tamara Jessica Huizer, Esther Albertien Kleibeuker, Sarah Derks, Bianca Mostert, Hanneke van Laarhoven, Jacco Juri de Haan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fampridine for Symptomatic Treatment in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study. [PDF]

J Peripher Nerv Syst
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is an immune‐mediated neuropathy that may cause persistent disability despite immunoglobulin treatment. Ion channel dysfunction has been demonstrated in CIDP, but no therapies specifically target this mechanism.
Hansen PN, Markvardsen L, Tankisi H, Andersen H, Krøigård T, Sindrup S.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Efficacy of ivig therapy in inflammatory myositis

, 2013
The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous immune globulin (IVIg) as immunomodulatory treatment in patients with inflammatory myopathies.
GERMANO, VALENTINA, DI ROSA, Roberta, S. Salemi, SUNZINI, FLAVIA, CRIALESI, DOROTEA, D'AMELIO, Raffaele   +5 more
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Vaccination in pediatric transplantation—General recommendations. A position paper by the European Reference Network TransplantChild

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Infectious diseases remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pediatric transplant recipients, despite significant advances in transplantation management. Vaccination is the most effective strategy to prevent infections; however, its efficacy is hindered in solid organ transplant (SOT) and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT)
Valeria Casotti, Francesco Saglio, Adriana Balduzzi, Peter Barany, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Simona Buelli, Daniele Donà, Maja Klaudel‐Dreszler, Sara Mosca, Andrea Pietrobattista, Michele Pinon, Giusy Ranucci, Lars Wennberg, Lorenzo D'Antiga, ERN TransplantChild Working Group, Claudia Vittori, Manuela Tumino, B. Ruben Brandsema, Lisa Swartling, Silvia Garazzino, Carlo Pace Napoleone, Kai Lehmberg, Isabella Guzzo, Charlotte Roy, Nicola Pradegan, Silvia Simo Nebot, Maria Herthelius, Angelo Mazza, Enrico Aidala, Oleg Godik, Victoria Bordon Cueto De Braem, Marco Busutti, Emily Claire Argento, Marc Garcia Lorenzo, Timo Jahnukainen, Zoryana Ivanyuk   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malignancy in neuromuscular patients on chronic IVIG

Frontiers in Neurology
BackgroundIntravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has been widely used to treat immune-mediated neuromuscular disorders. The relationship between IVIG and cancer is unclear.
Mohamed Khateb, Elian Bahous, Mai Abu Zant, Shahar Shelly, Shahar Shelly, Shahar Shelly   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A preterm neonate with infantile liver failure syndrome 1 due to leucyl‐tRNA synthetase 1 gene (LARS1) mutations with a histopathologic phenotype of neonatal hemochromatosis

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract We report a case of a premature, growth‐restricted female infant with feeding intolerance and coagulopathy, treated initially for sepsis, who progressed to neonatal acute liver failure and end‐stage hepatic encephalopathy after a prolonged hospitalization with extensive diagnostic evaluation, and was found by autopsy to have histopathologic ...
Adrienne Bruder, Naomi Laventhal, Raja Rabah, Jacqueline Meadow   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adult‐onset CD8‐predominant hemispheric inflammatory epilepsy: Expanding the spectrum of post‐infectious and Rasmussen‐like encephalitis

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Ramya Raghupathi
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of post‐hepatic portoenterostomy adjuvant therapy on liver transplantation in children with biliary atresia: A systematic review

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Biliary atresia (BA) is a cholangiopathy characterized by obstruction of the intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. Hepatic portoenterostomy (HPE) is the primary palliative treatment and there is still an urgent need to improve post‐HPE management.
Bianca Ferraz de Almeida Silva, Alice Palmeira Nascimento Cerqueira, Breno Oliveira Marques, Gabriela Garcia de Carvalho Laguna, Gabrielle dos Santos Aguiar, Luana Leal Gonzaga, Raquel Teles de Lacerda, Natalia Oliveira e Silva   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasound findings associated with neonatal acute liver failure secondary to gestational alloimmune liver disease: A case series

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Gestational alloimmune liver disease is the leading cause of neonatal acute liver failure, hypothesized to emerge from maternal exposure to an antigen that is expressed on fetal hepatocytes, resulting in maternal‐fetal alloimmune attack and activation of the complement cascade.
Naseem Ravanbakhsh, Ashley M. Upton, Chun‐Sing Huang, Nhu Thao N. Galván, John Goss, Sanjiv Harpavat, Jose A. Hernandez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source