Therapeutic implications of extracorporeal photopheresis for rheumatic diseases

E Morgiel, J Dybko, M Madej, G Mazur - Advances in Hygiene and …, 2020 - phmd.pl
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) procedure is based on mononuclear cells (MNC)
apheresis and their extracorporeal UVA exposure. It has been applied mainly in hematology …

Extracorporeal photopheresis: Review of technical aspects

S Arora, R Setia - Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is considered as an immune modulating therapy
majorly targeting the T cells of the Immune system. ECP induces an anti-inflammatory …

Photopheresis: advances and use in systemic sclerosis

XA Zhou, J Choi - Current rheumatology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (photopheresis, ECP) is a
cell-based immunomodulatory treatment that separates leukocytes from peripheral blood …

Extracorporeal photopheresis: how, when, and why

DM Ward - Journal of clinical apheresis, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a well‐tolerated procedure that suppresses T‐
lymphocyte activity in a clonally‐specific way. It is an effective therapy that has established …

Extracorporeal photopheresis: clinical use so far

KW Sanford, RA Balogun - Journal of Clinical Apheresis, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP or photopheresis) is an advanced therapeutic apheresis
procedure in which blood is separated into its various components and the isolated buffy …

Extracorporeal photopheresis in conditions of autoimmunity

C Webb - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2023 - trasci.com
Autoimmune disorders (AID) are chronic conditions that involve the loss of immunological
tolerance to self-antigens, and result in systemic or tissue-specific damage. Current …

Feasibility and safety of a new technique of extracorporeal photochemotherapy: experience of 240 procedures

C Perotti, L Torretta, G Viarengo, L Roveda… - …, 1999 - haematologica.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is a
therapeutic approach based on the biological effects of ultraviolet light (UV)-A and psoralens …

Application of extracorporeal photopheresis in kidney transplant recipients: technical considerations and procedure tolerance

M Kusztal, R Kłak, M Krajewska, M Boratyńska… - Transplantation …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is considered to be a promising
immunomodulatory therapy in diseases caused by aberrant T lymphocytes. ECP has been …

Applications of extracorporeal photochemotherapy in “non-oncological” diseases

R Dall'Amico, F Zulian, G Montini… - … Journal of Artificial …, 1993 - journals.sagepub.com
Photopheresis (ECP) is a new therapy for oncological and autoimmune diseases consisting
in the reinfusion of 3-9x 109 leukocytes, taken from the patient by leukapheresis, and treated …

Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of autoimmune diseases

J Adamski, T Kinard, T Ipe, L Cooling - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2015 - Elsevier
The immune system is tasked with the unique challenge of recognizing foreign pathogens
and damaged cells while at the same time preserving and protecting the integrity of “self” …