Acute serum protein and cytokine response of single dose of prednisone in adult volunteers
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DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2021.108953
Abstract: Pharmacological glucocorticoids are the most prescribed anti-inflammatory medications, and are chemical variants of cortisol, the circadian and stress hormone. Both endogenous and pharmacological glucocorticoids bind the glucocorticoid receptor (NR3C1) with high affinity, and both then… read more here.
Keywords: response single; adult volunteers; single dose; dose ... See more keywords
Disseminated nocardiosis with cerebral and subcutaneous lesions on low-dose prednisone
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DOI: 10.1136/practneurol-2018-002038
Abstract: This case report is of a septuagenarian man on chronic low-dose prednisone who presented with disseminated nocardiosis (Nocardia cyriacigeorgica) that was initially mistaken for metastatic brain cancer. Neurologists should be aware of the potential for… read more here.
Keywords: low dose; disseminated nocardiosis; nocardiosis cerebral; dose prednisone ... See more keywords
Leflunomide combined with low-dose prednisone inhibits proinflammatory T cells responses in myasthenia gravis patients
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DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.961628
Abstract: We previously found that leflunomide combined with low-dose prednisone rapidly improved the clinical symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG), but we had not investigated the mechanism of this phenomenon. This study documents the effect of leflunomide… read more here.
Keywords: leflunomide combined; dose prednisone; myasthenia gravis; combined low ... See more keywords