Sustained decrease of serum total IgE in cardiac transplant recipients.
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.
van Toorenenbergen
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Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Balk
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Vermeulen
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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
D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D016572:Cyclosporine; D011239:Prednisolone