title: [Accessory use of protease-inhibiting agents for disease remission in a patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with B-CLL].
abstract: Protease inhibiting agents, which have inhibitory effects on complement system, were used to treat a patient with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) associated with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). Although this patient had failed to respond thoroughly to prednisolone, the additional use of protease inhibitors induced a disease remission of hemolytic anemia. The result suggests that complement components are of importance in the pathogenesis of hemolysis in AIHA, and supports the accessory use of protease inhibiting agents in autoimmune hematologic diseases associated with the complement activation and hypersplenism.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ijichi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Une
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osame
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000744:Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001550:Benzamidines; D003167:Complement Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006146:Guanidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D001550:Benzamidines; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins; D006146:Guanidines; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D011239:Prednisolone; C032855:nafamostat