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W Silny

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PubMed2005

Efficacy and tolerability of three different doses of oral pimecrolimus in the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis: a randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND: Adult atopic dermatitis (AD) can seriously affect quality of life of patients and their families, and patients' disease is frequently not satisfactorily controlled with topical therapy. There is a need for alternatives to topical treatment in patients with moderate to severe AD. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy and safety of oral pimecrolimus, and to determine the response to three different doses in the treatment of AD. METHODS: In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, dose-finding study, patients with moderate to severe AD were randomized to receive either placebo, or oral pimecrolimus 10, 20 or 30 mg twice daily. The study consisted of a pretreatment phase, a 12-week double-blind treatment phase, and a 12-week post-treatment phase. RESULTS: In total, 103 patients were randomized. A clear, dose-dependent therapeutic effect of pimecrolimus treatment was observed, with a statistically significant onset of efficacy at week 2 and the greatest reduction from baseline of the Eczema Area and Severity Index of 66.6% at week 7 in the 30 mg twice daily dose group. Oral pimecrolimus was well tolerated and there were no signs of nephrotoxicity or the induction of hypertension. CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate the clinically relevant efficacy and short-term safety of oral pimecrolimus in adults with moderate to severe AD. Longer-term studies in larger cohorts are now required.

Administration, Oral↗
PubMed1999

[Antigen specific immunoglobulin E to grass and weed pollens in the plasma of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis].

The study involved 22 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis between 13 and 53 years of age. The level of antigen specific IgE (AS IgE) to 5 grass and 3 weed pollens was determined with the use of CAP FEIA (Pharmacia, Uppsala, Sweden). The control group consisted of 20 persons. All above AS IgE were significantly higher in the patients with seasonal allergic rhinithis than in the control group. The most commonly present hypersensitivities were to Meadow fescue (Festuca elatior), Meadow grass (Poa pratensis), Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata), Ribwort (Plantago lanceolata) and Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) allergens. The authors believe that the pathomechanism of the development of seasonal allergic rhinithis is governed to a large degree by hypersensitivity to grass and weed pollens and suggest that precise determination of AS IgE to these allergens in patients blood sera should form the basis of the construction of the vaccine used in their immunotherapy.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotaxis in dermatitis herpetiformis.

Polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotaxis was investigated in 15 patients with dermatitis herpetiformis and was found not to be significantly increased when compared with the polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotaxis of 15 normal healthy controls. These results indicate that accumulations of polymorphonuclear leukocytes found in the skin of patients with dermatitis herpetiformis are not due to an increased responsiveness of polymorphonuclear leukocytes to a chemotactic factor.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

Effect of PUVA treatment on the locomotion of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and mononuclear cells in psoriasis.

Polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMN) and mononuclear cell (MNC) locomotion was investigated in patients with psoriasis vulgaris before and after treatment with oral photochemotherapy (PUVA) and was found to be significantly increased (PMN: p < 0.001; MNC: p < 0.002) when compared to healthy controls. No significant difference was observed in the locomotion of PMN or MNC before and after PUVA treatment. These results indicate that PMN and MNC locomotion is increased in psoriasis vulgaris and remains unaltered by PUVA treatment.

Adult↗
PubMed1978

[Dermatoses in tapestry workers].

From among 810 persons subjected to a medical examination, skin lesions were found in 33.3%. These were mostly: seborrhea (89 cases), occupational naevi (55 cases), dermatomycosis (49 cases), urticaria (21 cases), eczema (12 cases). Other dermatoses were found in 44 workers, however, in a small percentage, not greater than in other non-industrial populations. No occupational dermatoses resulting from exposure to fundamental materials or dyes used in production were found.

Adolescent↗