The effect of steroids on lymphocyte profile in primary chronic glomerulonephritis. Empirical or tailored therapy?

Prospective study of natural killer cell phenotype in recurrent hepatitis C virus infection following liver transplantation

“…Moreover, the opposite was seen with B cells which were increased 15 days after graft particularly when FK/MMF was used and gradually decreased to lower than baseline values at 1 year, akin to our findings [21]. Similar changes in T, NK, and B cells were observed in patients with glomerulonephritis treated with steroids in a non-transplant setting [22]. In our study, changes were unrelated to type of immune suppression and steroids did not appear to play a role.…”

Mycophenolate mofetil in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a prospective pharmacokinetics and clinical study

“…However, Tornatore et al reported that lymphocyte count returned to baseline by 8-12 h after treatment with methylprednisolone [50]. Gluhovschi et al reported that CD3, CD3CD4, CD3CD8 lymphocyte subsets showed no change after 7 days of oral prednisone (1 mg/kg/day in two divided doses) in 16 patients with primary chronic glomerulonephritis [51]. Lastly, it must be emphasized that except for cyclophosphamide we studied only the current dosage of MMF and immunosuppressive drugs on lymphocyte count.…”

“Surprise” in the evolution of chronic membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with severe strongyloidiasis under corticotherapy: “hygienic paradox”?

“…1,2 Apart from the common complications of this therapy, there may occur less known complications in relationship with the presence of other germs in the patient's body, many of them in silent state. One of these is represented by the association of a parasitosis, such as strongyloidiasis, with chronic glomerulonephritis treated by corticotherapy.…”