background: the expanse of dendritic cells (dc) differentiation plays an important role in determining immune response. dc-based immunosuppressive drugs have notable side effects in increasing the risk of infectious diseases and cancers. g2013, as a novel anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agent, has been tested in experimental model of multiple sclerosis. the aim of this study was to cond...

introduction and aims: impact of treatment on progression of fibrosis in autoimmune hepatitis (aih) is unknown. we assessed the changes in liver fibrosis before and after treatment among these patients. materials and methods: nineteen aih patients who had paired liver biopsies were studied. of these, seven had been treated with 6 months of cyclosporine-a and the rest with 6 months of prednisolo...

conclusions obesity prevalence before and after liver transplantation was comparable. education of obese patients prior to surgery and recommendation of medical nutrition therapy should be appropriate. similar medical care for the non-obese subjects could prevent increase in obesity prevalence. non-corticosteroid immunosuppressive agents had no significant effect on the development of weight ga...

conclusions treatment strategies in acquired hemophilia are based on two major objectives. during the acute stage, effective control of bleeding is critical. the ultimate therapeutic goal during the subacute phase is the elimination of the inhibitors targeting factor viii. here, we present this case and will review current literature regarding therapeutic approaches to this rare condition in th...