Linear relationship between lymphocyte counts in peripheral blood and buffy coat collected during extracorporeal photopheresis

C Liu, K Shah, M Dynis, CS Eby, BJ Grossman - Transfusion, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is commonly used to treat patients with
graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) and lung transplant rejection (LTR) in our institution. The …

Skin histology in systemic sclerosis: a relevant clinical biomarker

K Showalter, JK Gordon - Current rheumatology reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a life-threatening autoimmune
disease that causes debilitating skin fibrosis. The skin in SSc is easily accessible, and skin …

Category IV indications for therapeutic apheresis—ASFA fourth special issue

BH Shaz, ML Linenberger… - Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Committee on Clinical Applications
systematically and critically reviews published information on the use of therapeutic …

Extended extracorporeal photochemotherapy with extracorporeal administration of 8‐methoxypsoralen in systemic sclerosis. An Austrian single‐center study

RR Muellegger, A Hofer, W Salmhofer… - Photodermatology …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (EXP) is an immunomodulating therapy
that has been used in a limited number of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSC) with …

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 …

The assessment of immune-regulatory effects of extracorporeal photopheresis in systemic sclerosis: a long-term follow-up study

G Papp, IF Horvath, E Gyimesi, S Barath, J Vegh… - Immunologic …, 2016 - Springer
The therapeutic options in systemic sclerosis (SSc) are limited mainly to the management of
complications, and decelerating fibrosis and preventing disease progression are still great …

A review of randomized controlled trials using therapeutic apheresis

N Shehata, C Kouroukis, JG Kelton - Transfusion medicine reviews, 2002 - Elsevier
Apheresis has developed into a common therapeutic modality. The evidence for the clinical
benefit of apheresis, however, is generally from uncontrolled and nonrandomized trials …

Photochemotherapy for systemic and localized scleroderma

MA de Rie, JD Bos - Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2000 - Elsevier
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Surfactant Protein D (SP‐D) and Systemic Scleroderma (SSc)

M Maeda, Y Ichiki, Y Aoyama… - The Journal of …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
We measured serum levels of SP‐D in collagen diseases (110 cases) such as systemic
scleroderma (SSc), scleroderma spectrum disorders (SSD), systemic lupus erythematodes …

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 …