title: Sustained decrease of serum total IgE in cardiac transplant recipients.
abstract: A steady decrease in serum IgE was noted in cardiac transplant recipients receiving a combination of cyclosporin A and prednisolone for immunosuppressive therapy. The average time period for the demonstration of a 50% decrease in serum IgE levels was calculated to be 40 +/- 16 days in 19 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: van Toorenenbergen
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Balk
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vermeulen
mesh_terms: D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000097:blood* / Q000187:drug effects; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D016572:Cyclosporine; D011239:Prednisolone