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  • Title: [Results of the treatment of steroid-resistant and steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome with pulsed doses of prednisolone].
    Author: Gura C, Pałka L, Pańczyk-Tomaszewska M, Sieniawska M, Pazdur J.
    Journal: Wiad Lek; 1992 May; 45(9-10):343-8. PubMed ID: 1441541.
    Abstract:
    In 12 children with steroid-resistant and 17 with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome massive doses of prednisolone were used in intravenous infusions ("pulses"). In 8 children with steroid-resistant and 9 with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome very good or good results were obtained. The authors suppose that in a part of the children previous ineffectiveness of this immunosuppressive treatment could have been due to insufficient dosage. Rosette tests before and after pulses demonstrated a reduction of the total number of T-cells after pulses. The change of the ratio of theophylline-resistant to theophylline-sensitive lymphocytes suggests that this reduction was caused mainly by a fall of the number of helper T-cells and non-specific cytotoxic cells.
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