Gerda C Leitner 1, Harald Vogelsang 1 , World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. 2016 Feb 6;7(1):5-20.
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Pharmacological- and non-pharmacological therapeutic approaches in inflammatory bowel disease in adults.
As therapeutic alternative the main mediators of the disease, namely the activated pro-inflammatory cytokine producing leukocytes can be selectively removed via two apheresis systems (Adacolumn and Cellsorba) in steroid-refractory or dependent cases. Extracorporeal photopheresis results in an increase of regulatory B cells, regulatory CD8(+) T cells and T-regs Type 1. Both types of apheresis were able to induce clinical remission and mucosal healing accompanied by tapering of steroids.
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