Sustained decrease of serum total IgE in cardiac transplant recipients

A W van Toorenenbergen; A H Balk; A M Vermeulen

doi:10.1159/000237282

Sustained decrease of serum total IgE in cardiac transplant recipients

Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1996 Jun;110(2):163-5. doi: 10.1159/000237282.

Authors

A W van Toorenenbergen¹, A H Balk, A M Vermeulen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

PMID: 8645994
DOI: 10.1159/000237282

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.

MeSH terms

Cyclosporine / therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Heart Transplantation / immunology*
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / biosynthesis*
Immunoglobulin E / blood*
Immunoglobulin E / drug effects
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Time Factors

Substances

Immunoglobulin E
Cyclosporine
Prednisolone