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Corticosteroid treatment in sarcoidosis.
At present there is no curative treatment for sarcoidosis. Immunosuppressive and/or immunomodulatory drugs can, however, be used for controlling the disease. Corticosteroids remain the mainstay of therapy. They function by suppressing the pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines that are involved in cell-mediated immune responses and granuloma formation. Only in a select group of patients is i...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Respiratory Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0903-1936,1399-3003
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00105805