Photopheresis (extracorporeal photochemotherapy)

F Trautinger, U Just, R Knobler - Photochemical & Photobiological …, 2012 - Springer
Photopheresis is a form of phototherapy where specialized equipment is used to isolate a
leukocyte fraction from the peripheral blood which is then exposed to photoactivated 8 …

Role of extracorporeal photopheresis in the management of acute and chronic graft versus disease: current status

M Lozano, P Charry, M de Pablo-Miró… - Bone Marrow …, 2024 - nature.com
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a therapy that combines the collection of
mononuclear cells by apheresis, the addition of a photosensitizer (8-methoxisoralen), the …

Use of extracorporeal photopheresis in scleroderma: a review

AX Du, M Osman, R Gniadecki - Dermatology, 2020 - karger.com
Background: Scleroderma is a heterogeneous group of diseases that can be localized or
systemic. Localized scleroderma is a fibrosis of the skin characterized by inflammation and …

Treatment of Pediatric Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease—Lessons from Primary immunodeficiency?

AM Flinn, AR Gennery - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is used to treat increasing numbers of
malignant and non-malignant disorders. Despite significant advances in improved human …

National Institutes of Health State of the Science Symposium in Therapeutic Apheresis: scientific opportunities in extracorporeal photopheresis

N Ratcliffe, NM Dunbar, J Adamski, D Couriel… - Transfusion medicine …, 2015 - Elsevier
The clinical use of extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) for accepted indications such as
graft-versus-host disease, transplant rejection, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma continues to …

Activation of GILZ gene by photoactivated 8-methoxypsoralen: potential role of immunoregulatory dendritic cells in extracorporeal photochemotherapy

JS Futterleib, H Feng, RE Tigelaar, J Choi… - … and Apheresis Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) is a widely used method for either immunization
against cutaneous T cell lymphoma or immunosuppression of graft-versus-host disease and …

Remission of severe autoimmune bullous disorders induced by long-term extracorporeal photochemotherapy

H Sanli, BN Akay, E Ayyildiz, R Anadolu… - … and Apheresis Science, 2010 - Elsevier
Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) and epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) sometimes resist
treatments. In drug-resistant cases, adjuvant treatment with extracorporeal …

[HTML][HTML] Nonpharmacologic treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease in children and adolescents

A Lawitschka, L Ball, C Peters - Biology of Blood and Marrow …, 2012 - Elsevier
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a curative treatment for many
children with life-threatening diseases. One of the most significant long-term complications …

Apoptotic donor cells in transplantation

I Husain, X Luo - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant advances in prevention and treatment of transplant rejection with
immunosuppressive medications, we continue to face challenges of long-term graft survival …

A standardized methodical approach to characterize the influence of key parameters on the in vitro efficacy of extracorporeal photopheresis

M Laulhé, S Lefebvre, D Le Broc-Ryckewaert… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is an autologous immunomodulatory cell therapy that
consists of the ex vivo collection of mononuclear cells (MNCs), which are irradiated with …