RESPONSE TO AUTOIMMUNE ENTEROPATHY TO CYCLOSPORINE-A THERAPY

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SANDERSON, IR
PHILLIPS, AD
SPENCER, J
WALKERSMITH, JA
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[1] UNIV COLL & MIDDLESEX SCH MED,DEPT HISTOPATHOL,LONDON,ENGLAND
[2] QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSP CHILDREN,ACAD UNIT PAEDIAT GASTROENTEROL,LONDON E2 8PS,ENGLAND
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10.1136/gut.32.11.1421
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Small bowel enteropathies that are associated with an autoimmune process are often resistant to treatment. Two children with autoimmune enteropathy were treated with cyclosporin A for eight months. Both improved, as assessed by growth, small intestinal mucosal morphology, and carbohydrate absorption. Cyclosporin A is useful in the treatment of autoimmune enteropathy. This report also suggests that T cell activation (which is suppressed by cyclosporin A) is important in the pathogenesis of this condition.
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