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Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a widespread cellular therapy for graft‐versus‐host disease, autoimmune diseases and Sézary disease. One of the main effects of ECP is the apoptosis of leukocytes, but the therapeutic mechanisms are not completely ...
H. Budde+4 more
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Patients with steroid-refractory graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) are known to have a poor prognosis and for decades no approved drug has been available to treat this serious condition.
H. Greinix, F. Ayuk, R. Zeiser
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Regulatory T-cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease following extracorporeal photopheresis: correlation with skin and global organ responses, and ability to taper steroids [PDF]
Background: Induction of immune tolerance by an increase in regulatory T (Treg) cells after extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is thought to contribute to how ECP exerts its therapeutic effect in patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGvHD ...
Denney, H.A.+4 more
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THE PATHOGENETIC SUBSTANTIATION OF EFFICIENCY OF PHOTOPHERESIS IN ATYPICAL VARIANTS OF LICHEN PLANUS
Lichen planus (LP) is an autoimmune disorder which is characterized by long lasting, recurrent course of a disease and by poor response to treatment (including systemic corticosteroids and cytostatics).
Yulia V. Molochkova+4 more
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Extracorporeal photopheresis to attenuate decline in lung function due to refractory obstructive allograft dysfunction [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This study was designed to prospectively evaluate the efficacy of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) to attenuate the rate of decline of FEV STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Subjects from 10 lung transplant centres were assigned to ECP treatment or ...
Atkinson, Jeff+8 more
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The new immunotherapeutic method is presented in the review - an extracorporeal photochemotherapy. The questions concerning its application in the T-cellular lymphoma of skin and transplantation of solid bodies are discussed.
A. V. Kildyushevsky+3 more
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Immune Monitoring Assay for Extracorporeal Photopheresis Treatment Optimization After Heart Transplantation [PDF]
Background: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) induces immunological changes that lead to a reduced risk of transplant rejection. The aim of the present study was to determine optimum conditions for ECP treatment by analyzing a variety of ...
Ayuk, Francis Ayuketang+9 more
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Aim: To assess clinical efficacy of extra-corporeal photochemotherapy (EPCT) in the treatment of rare lymphomas – lymphomatoid papulosis and folliculotropic mycosis fungoides.
A. V. Kil’dyushevskiy+2 more
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The article describes treatment experience with a tumor stage of mycosis fungoides patient treated with extracorporeal photochemotherapy that showed high clinical efficacy. The patient responded with significant regression of the skin elements after two
V. A. Molochkov+2 more
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The immune-mediated oral mucosal lesions pose a challenge to the oral physicians owing to their preplexing diagnosis and management. Steroids are the first line of treatment for these diseases, but they have their limitations.
Bharati A Patil+2 more
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