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Methylprednisolone-Responsive Leptospiral Acute Pulmonary Syndrome: A Case Report

International Journal of Medical Students, 2015
Background: Leptospirosis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochete of the genus leptospira. It is thought to be the most common zoonosis globally and has a wide range of clinical presentations with pulmonary hemorrhage being one of its most ...
Iman D. Johan-Arief,, Shen H. Lee, Xin Y. Er, Ganesh Kasinathan, Naganathan Pillai   +4 more
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Early Enzyme Replacement Therapy Does Not Prevent the Protein Losing Enteropathy Syndrome in Neurovisceral Gaucher Disease

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gaucher disease (GD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized by multisystemic involvement. With the advent of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT), patient survival has improved, revealing new long‐term complications. We report a case of a 4‐year‐old male with severe neurovisceral GD who developed protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE ...
Vincenza Gragnaniello, Mara Cananzi, Annachiara Cavaliere, Christian Loro, Chiara Cazzorla, Daniela Gueraldi, Andrea Puma, Alberto B. Burlina   +7 more
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Prophylactic methylprednisolone to reduce inflammation and improve outcomes from one lung ventilation in children: a randomized clinical trial. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: One lung ventilation (OLV) results in inflammatory and mechanical injury, leading to intraoperative and postoperative complications in children. No interventions have been studied in children to minimize such injury.
Brislin, Robert P., Brown, Melinda, Dabney, Kirk W., Fisher, Alicia Olivant, Katz, Douglas A., Mackenzie, William G., McCoy, Matt, Reichard, Kirk W., Rodriguez, Maria E., Shaffer, Thomas H., Shah, Suken A., Theroux, Mary C.   +11 more
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High‐Dose Pulse Glucocorticoid Treatment Prevents White Matter Spinal Cord Pseudoatrophy in Newly Diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Spinal cord (SC) atrophy correlates with and predicts the underlying progressive biology in active and non‐active multiple sclerosis (MS), thereby providing a biomarker for clinical trials and patient management. Initiation of disease‐modifying therapy (DMT) may be followed by early pronounced central nervous system (CNS) volume loss due to ...
Simone Sacco, Nico Papinutto, Vinicius A. Schoeps, Shuiting Cheng, William A. Stern, Haojun Zhao, Antje Bischof, Eduardo Caverzasi, Manula Dombagahawatta, Jeremy Juwono, Amit Akula, Christian Cordano, Alexandra Beaudry‐Richard, Refujia Gomez, Meagan Harms, Adam Santaniello, Riley M. Bove, Jeffrey M. Gelfand, Douglas S. Goodin, Ari J. Green, Jorge R. Oksenberg, Emmanuelle Waubant, Michael R. Wilson, Scott S. Zamvil, Bruce A. C. Cree, Stephen L. Hauser, Roland G. Henry   +26 more
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Effects of glucocorticoid immunosuppression on serum cystatin C levels [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2009
The aim of the present study is to describe the influence of glucocorticoid immunosuppression on serum cystatin C concentration in renal transplant patients.
Gruev Todor, Chakalarovski Koco, Stojceva-Taneva Olivera, Grueva Ani, Trenceva Katerina   +4 more
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Clinical–Radiological Spectrum of Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy‐Related Inflammation

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective To identify clinical and radiological features of cerebral amyloid angiopathy‐related inflammation (CAA‐ri), and compare these features with those of sporadic CAA, to improve the understanding, diagnosis, and clinical care of CAA‐ri. Methods We retrospectively reviewed routine clinical data from 37 patients with CAA‐ri and 158 patients with ...
Larysa Panteleienko, Gargi Banerjee, Dermot Mallon, Kitti Thiankhaw, Rupert Oliver, Victoria Harvey, Gareth Ambler, Michael Zandi, Hans Rolf Jäger, David J. Werring   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An observational study of Donor Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in UK lung transplantation: DEVELOP-UK [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Many patients awaiting lung transplantation die before a donor organ becomes available. Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) allows initially unusable donor lungs to be assessed and reconditioned for clinical use.
Andreasson, Andreasson, Anyanwu, Arcasoy, Avlonitis, Avlonitis, Behrendt, Benden, Bjørk, Boffini, Boffini, Botha, Brazier, Briggs, Brown, Bury, Charmaz, Christie, Couraud, Curtis, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, Cypel, De Perrot, Department of Health, Entwistle, Fielding, Fischer, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Fisher, Gibbs, Glaser, Great Britain, Haugh, Henriksen, Information Services Division, Ingemansson, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, ISD Scotland, Itano, Jirsch, Joint Formulary Committee, Kaba, Kaneda, Kierans, Korovesi, Krutsinger, Lee, Littlefield, Long, Lowton, Lowton, Machuca, Martins, Mays, Moran, Naef, National Health Service, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, National Institute for Health Care Excellence, NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS Blood and Transplant, NHS Business Service Authority, Office for National Statistics, Okada, OPTUM, Orens, O’Grady, RAND Health, RAND Health Corporation, Renshaw, Roberts, Royal College of Surgeons, Sage, Sanchez, Sanchez, Schaeffer, Siebert, Steen, Steen, Taylor, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Tikkanen, TransMedics, TransMedics, UK Government Department of Constitutional Affairs, van Enckevort, Wallinder, Ware, Warnecke, Warnecke, Wierup, World Medical Organization, XVIVO Perfusion, Zych   +102 more
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Impact of Interleukin‐1 Blockade on the Development of Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Still Disease: Incidence and Diagnostic Validity of the EULAR/ACR/PRINTO 2016 MAS Classification Criteria

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the applicability of the 2016 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO) macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) classification criteria in patients with Still disease and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...
Remco G. A. Erkens, Greta Rogani, Laura Huber, Anouk Verwoerd, Dieneke Schonenberg‐Meinema, J. Merlijn van den Berg, Wineke Armbrust, G. Elizabeth Legger, Sylvia Kamphuis, Ellen J. H. Schatorjé, Esther P. A. H. Hoppenreijs, Joost F. Swart, Marc H. A. Jansen, Jorg van Loosdregt, Sebastiaan J. Vastert   +14 more
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The Application of Methylprednisolone Nanoscale Zirconium-Porphyrin Metal-Organic Framework (MPS-NPMOF) in the Treatment of Photoreceptor Degeneration

International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2019
Yajie Wang,1,2,* Wei Liu,3,4,* Bo Yuan,1,2 Xuebo Yin,3 Yiming Li,1 Zongjin Li,1 Jianlin Cui,1 Xiaoyong Yuan,2 Yuhao Li1,5 1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Neurovascular Regulation, Nankai University School of Medicine, Tianjin 300071,
Wang Y, Liu W, Yuan B, Yin X, Li Y, Li Z, Cui J, Yuan X, Li Y   +8 more
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Single-cell RNA sequencing uncovers molecular mechanisms of intravenous immunoglobulin plus methylprednisolone in Kawasaki disease: attenuated monocyte-driven inflammation and improved NK cell cytotoxicity

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionIntravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) plus methylprednisolone as initial intensive therapy or additional therapy in Kawasaki disease (KD) has been used in clinical practice.
Minna Yang, Yeshi Chen, Chenhui Feng, Mingming Zhang, Hongmao Wang, Yang Zheng, Xiaohui Li, Xiaohui Li, Xiaohui Li   +8 more
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