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A four-drug combination therapy consisting of low-dose tacrolimus, low-dose mycophenolate mofetil, corticosteroids, and mizoribine in living donor renal transplantation: A randomized study.

SAGE open medicine

Yan TZ, Wu XQ, Rong L.
PMID: 27231549
SAGE Open Med. 2016 May 11;4:2050312116643672. doi: 10.1177/2050312116643672. eCollection 2016.

OBJECTIVE: We compared a three-drug combination therapy (control group) consisting of tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, and corticosteroids in living donor renal transplantation with a four-drug combination therapy (study group), in which the doses of tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil were halved...

Maintenance treatment using the purine-synthesis inhibitor mizoribine in a patient with relapsing thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

CEN case reports

Kawamura T, Usui J, Nagai K, Sakai K, Ebihara I, Yamagata K.
PMID: 29124560
CEN Case Rep. 2018 May;7(1):24-28. doi: 10.1007/s13730-017-0285-y. Epub 2017 Nov 09.

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Although plasma exchange (PE) therapy and corticosteroids are standard remission induction and maintenance therapies, some patients are easily refractory and frequently relapse under treatment with this therapy, and require...

Steroid minimization immunosuppression protocol using basiliximab in adult living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis.

Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology

Hibi T, Shinoda M, Itano O, Obara H, Kitago M, Abe Y, Yagi H, Tanaka M, Hoshino K, Fujino A, Kuroda T, Kawachi S, Tanabe M, Shimazu M, Kitagawa Y.
PMID: 25594837
Hepatol Res. 2015 Dec;45(12):1178-84. doi: 10.1111/hepr.12486. Epub 2015 Feb 26.

AIM: Recent randomized trials have failed to prove the benefit of steroid-free immunosuppression in liver transplantation for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis. Furthermore, there is a lack of data on the use of basiliximab in living donor liver transplantation...

Long-term use of mizoribine in rheumatoid arthritis patients on hemodialysis.

Modern rheumatology

Saisho K, Kurosawa O, Fukanoki T, Hanafusa A, Tajima N.
PMID: 24383689
Mod Rheumatol. 2001 Jun;11(2):132-5. doi: 10.3109/s101650170024.

Abstract Small doses of mizoribine (MZR) were administered to five rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients on hemodialysis (HD). A maintenance dose of 25 mg or less was administered either once per day or once following HD. The Lansbury activity index...

Successful treatment of protein-losing gastroenteropathy with steroid pulse and immunosuppressive therapies in a patient with sjögren syndrome.

Case reports in gastroenterology

Nasu T, Miyata K, Uno A, Kawashima A, Kondo M, Akamizu T, Nakao T.
PMID: 21769290
Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2011;5(2):372-7. doi: 10.1159/000330197. Epub 2011 Jul 08.

We report the case of a 59-year-old female who developed facial edema together with hypoproteinemia. On the basis of (99m)Tc-human serum albumin scintigraphy and a1-antitrypsin clearance, she was diagnosed with protein-losing gastroenteropathy. Furthermore, she was diagnosed with Sjögren syndrome...

An 11-year-old girl with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated glomerulonephritis identified by a school urinary screening program.

CEN case reports

Kanno S, Kawasaki Y, Maeda R, Miyazaki K, Ono A, Suzuki Y, Suyama K, Suzuki S, Hosoya M.
PMID: 28509205
CEN Case Rep. 2014 Nov;3(2):232-236. doi: 10.1007/s13730-014-0126-1. Epub 2014 May 27.

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated glomerulonephritis (GN) in childhood is rare and has a poor prognosis. We report an 11-year-old girl with renal-limited antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis. Proteinuria and hematuria were first detected by a school urinary screening (SUS) program. Histopathological...

Favorable response to immunosuppressive combination therapy with mizoribine and azathioprine in children with primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology

Tajiri H, Zen Y, Takano T, Brooks S.
PMID: 29059700
Hepatol Res. 2018 Mar;48(4):322-328. doi: 10.1111/hepr.12993. Epub 2017 Nov 16.

Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), with no curative intervention, can progress to end-stage liver disease. Mizoribine, a purine antimetabolite, has never been used for the management of PSC. To evaluate the role of mizoribine with azathioprine we undertook a preliminary...

Long-term prognosis of 4 children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome and relapse after 30 years of age.

CEN case reports

Motoyama O, Sakai K, Iitaka K.
PMID: 28509256
CEN Case Rep. 2014 May;3(1):106-109. doi: 10.1007/s13730-013-0096-8. Epub 2013 Sep 14.

Some children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) have been reported to suffer relapses in adulthood, but the clinical course of such adults is unclear. Four children with SSNS suffered relapses after 30 years of age. Those 4 patients developed...

Involvement of Multiple Transporters-mediated Transports in Mizoribine and Methotrexate Pharmacokinetics.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)

Murakami T, Mori N.
PMID: 24280676
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2012 Aug 10;5(8):802-36. doi: 10.3390/ph5080802.

Mizoribine is administered orally and excreted into urine without being metabolized. Many research groups have reported a linear relationship between the dose and peak serum concentration, between the dose and AUC, and between AUC and cumulative urinary excretion of...

Long-term post-marketing surveillance of mizoribine for the treatment of lupus nephritis: Safety and efficacy during a 3-year follow-up.

SAGE open medicine

Yagi N, Okada K, Sudo Y, Itoh H, Yoshida H, Kuroda T.
PMID: 26770729
SAGE Open Med. 2014 May 08;2:2050312114533960. doi: 10.1177/2050312114533960. eCollection 2014.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and efficacy of long-term use of mizoribine by undertaking a 3-year post-marketing surveillance study.METHODS: Subjects were all lupus nephritis patients newly treated with mizoribine between 1 October 2003 and 30 September 2005 at contracted...

Infliximab treatment for Crohn's disease in a patient with IgA nephropathy.

Clinical journal of gastroenterology

Ueno Y, Tanaka S, Onitake T, Hanaoka R, Yoshioka K, Ito M, Chayama K.
PMID: 26192790
Clin J Gastroenterol. 2009 Dec;2(6):380-383. doi: 10.1007/s12328-009-0112-x. Epub 2009 Oct 03.

We describe herein a case of IgA nephropathy in a 34-year-old woman with Crohn's disease (CD) treated with infliximab. CD first appeared at the age of 15 years. An elemental diet was started for remission maintenance. Ten years later,...

IgG4-Related Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Associated with Membranous Nephropathy in Two Patients: Remission after Administering a Combination of Steroid and Mizoribine.

Case reports in nephrology

Miyata KN, Kihira H, Haneda M, Nishio Y.
PMID: 25045552
Case Rep Nephrol. 2014;2014:678538. doi: 10.1155/2014/678538. Epub 2014 Jun 19.

We report two cases of Japanese men who presented with proteinuria, eosinophilia, hypocomplementemia, and high serum immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) concentration and were diagnosed with membranous nephropathy associated with IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis on renal biopsy. The typical renal lesions of...

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