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BACKGROUND
Transfusion-induced serum sickness reactions are rarely reported in the literature. The Type III hypersensitivity reaction to heterologous proteins involves deposition of complement and immune complexes in small vessel walls resulting in a leukocytoclastic vasculitis. A case of a multiply
To determine if the induction of immune-mediated glomerular injury influences the formation of glomerular cyclooxygenase products, we measured thromboxane B2 (TXB2), 6-keto-prostaglandin F1 alpha (6-keto-PGF1 alpha) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production by isolated glomeruli of rabbits induced with
Serum sickness is an immune-complex-mediated illness that frequently occurs in patients after polyclonal antibody therapy (thymoglobulin). Although serum sickness has been described secondary to thymoglobulin therapy in adults, there are no reports in children on thymoglobulin-induced acute renal
The effects of injected native and cationized bovine serum albumin (BSA- and BSA+ respectively) were evaluated in rats which subsequently received anti-BSA. Thrombocytopenia, low creatinine clearance (Ccr), increased proteinuria, capillary swelling, mild tuft necrosis and BSA+ deposits in glomeruli
BACKGROUND
Despite their well-known side-effects, corticosteroids (Cs) are currently used after kidney transplantation. Avoidance of Cs may improve patient quality of life and eventual long-term survival. We report on a regimen using antithymocyte globulin (ATG) and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for
BACKGROUND
Antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is a commonly used medication in the treatment of aplastic anemia. Although serum sickness has been described with the use of ATG, few cases of acute intravascular hemolysis have been reported. We report a case of apparent ATG-related hemolysis in a patient
BACKGROUND
Two hundred and forty cadaveric renal transplant recipients given anti-thymocyte globulin (Thymoglobulin) as induction immunotherapy were followed up prospectively to review safety and efficacy.
METHODS
The median number of infusions was 10 [2-21] with a cumulative dose of 8.8 mg/kg
Phytohemagglutinin (PHA), a leukocyte mitogen, induces a lymphocyte and blast cell glomerulonephritis in rat renal allografts (Cell Immunol 13:146, 1974). The aim of this study was to assess whether PHA similarly enhances rabbit monocyte-dependent experimental, acute immune complex
Exercise can induce proteinuria, hematuria and cylindruria in normal individuals. This suggests that exercise adversely affects glomerular function. In this study we examined the impact of moderate daily treadmill exercise on the glomerulonephritis (GN) of 'one-shot' bovine serum albumin (250 mg/kg
The relationship between cold-insoluble complexes, or cryoglobulins, and renal disease was studied in rabbits with acute serum sickness produced with BSA. The onset of serum creatinine elevation correlated well with the appearance of cryoglobulins. The average interval between the appearance of
BACKGROUND
Sequential anti-thymocyte globulins (ATG)/cyclosporine immunosuppression has two main advantages: delayed introduction of the nephrotoxic drug cyclosporine and prevention of acute rejection. Basiliximab, a recently developed chimeric monoclonal antibody that selectively depletes the minor
OBJECTIVE
To assess the safety and efficacy of anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) followed by mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in the treatment of diffuse scleroderma.
METHODS
A pilot study of 13 patients with recent-onset diffuse scleroderma was carried out. Patients received ATG for 5 days, followed by MMF
Complement factor H (Cfh) is a key plasma protein in humans and animals that serves to limit alternative pathway complement activation in plasma, as well as in local sites such as capillaries of the glomerulus and eye. It was shown that rodent Cfh on platelets is the functional analogue to human