| Novel approaches to Behçet's disease. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 11060788 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Behçet's disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder. The patients have repeated exacerbations and remissions of the symptoms. This disease may produce a wide variety of symptoms. In mild cases, mucocutaneous lesions are only the symptoms during the whole clinical course, whereas ocular lesions, which occur in about 70% of the patients, can cause blindness. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, CNS and large vessels is less frequent, but sometimes life-threatening. Colchicine, NSAIDs, corticosteroids and immunosuppressants are employed for the treatment of Behçet's disease with therapies tailored to individual patients depending on clinical manifestations. Cyclosporin A is the most effective drug for ocular lesions at the present, but its neurotoxicity, which occurs in 20-30% of patients receiving cyclosporin A, restricts usage of the agent. Many patients are still suffering from a severe form of uveitis and serious neurological symptoms, which are resistant to any conventional therapies. New drugs have been investigated for Behçet's disease. IFN-alpha therapy has shown significant efficacy for common symptoms including ocular lesions without any serious adverse effects. Thalidomide and its analogues also appear to be applicable to this disease. Monoclonal antibody to TNF-alpha is now in clinical trials. These novel therapeutic approaches may provide much needed treatment options for patients with Behçet's disease. |
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Authors:
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T Sakane; M Takeno |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Expert opinion on investigational drugs Volume: 9 ISSN: 1354-3784 ISO Abbreviation: Expert Opin Investig Drugs Publication Date: 2000 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-12-11 Completed Date: 2000-12-11 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9434197 Medline TA: Expert Opin Investig Drugs Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1993-2005 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Immunology and Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan. t2sakane@marianna-u.ac.jp |
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Antiviral Agents
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therapeutic use* Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis, drug therapy*, physiopathology Cyclosporine / therapeutic use* Humans Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use* Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use* Thalidomide / therapeutic use* |
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0/Antiviral Agents; 0/Immunosuppressive Agents; 0/Interferon-alpha; 50-35-1/Thalidomide; 59865-13-3/Cyclosporine |
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