Adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis versus prednisolone in patients with corticosteroid-dependent moderately severe ulcerative colitis

H Hanai, F Watanabe, M Yamada, Y Sato, K Takeuchi… - Digestion, 2004 - karger.com
… Further, mucosal granulocyte level parallels intestinal inflammation and can … if adsorptive
granulocyte/monocyte apheresis (GMA) can promote remission and spare steroid in patients

Selective granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis as a first-line treatment for steroid naive patients with active ulcerative colitis: a prospective uncontrolled …

Y Suzuki, N Yoshimura, AR Saniabadi… - Digestive diseases and …, 2004 - Springer
… All 20 treated patients had active UC at entry and were corticosteroid-naive, and one major
… see if adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis (Adacolumn) can spare patients from …

Safety and efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis in patients with active ulcerative colitis: a multicenter study

T Shimoyama, K Sawada, N Hiwatashi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
… , which is a new adsorptive type granulocyte and monocyte apheresis … granulocytes and
monocytes/macrophages. The Adacolumn has already been used in the treatment of patients

[HTML][HTML] Safety and clinical efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis therapy for ulcerative colitis

T Yamamoto, S Umegae… - World Journal of …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Active ulcerative colitis (UC) is frequently associated with … granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages.
To assess the safety and clinical efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive

Immunomodulatory effects of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis as a treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis

N Kashiwagi, K Sugimura, H Koiwai… - Digestive diseases and …, 2002 - Springer
… , granulocyte and monocyte/macrophage adsorption using a … immunological improvement
in patients with autoimmune diseases, … the dose of steroids in patients who require high doses …

Clinical Effectiveness of Selective Granulocyte, Monocyte Adsorptive Apheresis with the Adacolumn® Device in Ulcerative Colitis

B Habermalz, S Sauerland - Digestive diseases and sciences, 2010 - Springer
… was to determine whether selective adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis (GMA …
symptoms and endoscopic signs of inflammation in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). A …

Granulocyte adsorptive apheresis for pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis

T Tomomasa, A Kobayashi, H Kaneko, S Mika… - Digestive diseases and …, 2003 - Springer
… Sawada T, Matsueda K, Munakata A: Safety and efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte
adsorption apheresis in patients with active ulcerative colitis: a multicenter study. J Clin Apher 16:1…

In patients with ulcerative colitis, adsorptive depletion of granulocytes and monocytes impacts mucosal level of neutrophils and clinically is most effective in steroid …

T Tanaka, H Okanobu, S Yoshimi, E Murakami… - Digestive and Liver …, 2008 - Elsevier
… , we investigated the impact of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption (GMA) on the
mucosal level of granulocytes and monocytes in patients with active ulcerative colitis. Forty-five …

Systematic review: granulocyte/monocyte adsorptive apheresis for ulcerative colitis

S Thanaraj, PJ Hamlin, AC Ford - Alimentary pharmacology & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… Conclusions Granulocyte/monocyte adsorptive apheresis appears of some benefit in UC.
High-quality RCTs comparing granulocyte/monocyte adsorptive apheresis with conventional …

Therapeutic efficacy of granulocyte and monocyte adsorption apheresis in severe active ulcerative colitis

H Hanai, F Watanabe, AR Saniabadi… - Digestive diseases …, 2002 - search.proquest.com
adsorption session was 60 min. The patient was given one granulocyte and monocyte
adsorption … After the initial five adsorption sessions, colonoscopy showed that the inflammation …