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Effects of combination therapy of beta-interferon 1a and prednisone on serum immunologic markers in patients with multiple sclerosis.
- Source :
- Multiple Sclerosis (13524585); Feb2003, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p28-31, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Beta-interferon (beta-IFN) has a proven treatment effect on relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), presumably through its regulatory properties on T-cell activation and cytokine production. This paper examines whether combination therapy of beta-IFN with prednisone would enhance immunoregulatory effects of beta-IFN by measuring serum levels of selected proinflammatory cytokines and soluble T-cell activation markers associated with MS. The selected markers were analyzed in MS patients treated with beta-IFN alone (n = 22) and beta-IFN combined with a low daily dose of prednisone (n =33), as compared with those in 27 healthy controls at baseline and at a three-month interval for one year. The study confirmed that beta-IFN treatment inhibited serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and intracellular adhesion molecule-1 (IC AM-1) in patients with MS. However, combination therapy did not significantly enhance the inhibitory effect of beta-IFN treatment on the production of TNFα, interleukin (IL)-12, IL-2R, and ICAM-1, while the addition of prednisone antagonized the effect of beta-IFN on up-regulation of IL-10 and soluble CD95. No difference in the occurrence of binding antibodies to beta-IFN was found between the two treatment groups. The findings are important for the understanding of the role of combination therapy in the treatment of MS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INTERFERONS
PREDNISONE
IMMUNOLOGIC diseases
SERUM
MULTIPLE sclerosis
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13524585
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Multiple Sclerosis (13524585)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9184891
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1191/1352458503ms865oa