کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3065169 1580470 2008 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Suppression of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis by combination therapy: Pentoxifylline as a steroid-sparing agent
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی ایمونولوژی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Suppression of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis by combination therapy: Pentoxifylline as a steroid-sparing agent
چکیده انگلیسی

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is frequently treated by corticosteroids such as methylprednisolone. However, continuous treatment with steroids often results in adverse effects. In the present study we evaluated the therapeutic potential of a combination of suboptimal doses of methylprednisolone (Solumedrol) and Pentoxifylline (PTX), a general phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor, in rat experimental autoimmune MG (EAMG). This combined treatment resulted in a pronounced suppressive effect on EAMG and was by far more effective than each of the drugs administered separately at these low doses. The suppressive effect on EAMG was accompanied by decreased humoral and cellular responses to AChR as well as down-regulated mRNA expression levels of Th1 cytokines and IL-10 in lymph node cells and of PDE-4 and cathepsin-l in the muscle. This study demonstrates the potential of PTX as a steroid-sparing agent in the management of myasthenia gravis.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Neuroimmunology - Volumes 201–202, 15 September 2008, Pages 128–135
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