...A.J. Steck; F. Regli; F. Ochsner; G. Gauthier The aim of this trial was to compare the efficacy and tolerance of cyclosporine A (CYA) and azathioprine (AZA) as long-term immunosuppressive treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis. 31 randomly assigned patients completed a 12-month treatment...

... depressor effect of steroids on quantitative synthesis. OB were present in patients recently treated with corticosteroids. Quantitative synthesis was higher in patients with OB than in those without OB. Azathioprine treatment did not significantly lower quantitative synthesis. We conclude that for routine...

... corticoids in acute and azathioprine in chronic treatment becomes necessary. 31 1 2008 © 1984 S. Karger AG, Basel 1984 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form...

...J. Ulrich; R. Wüthrich A 34-year-old male suffered from multiple sclerosis for 7 years and was treated with azathioprine (Immurel) for 15 months. After an initial improvement under this therapy, he worsened and died from circulating collapse. Autopsy revealed multiple sclerosis and a multifocal...

...Milena Cavazzuti; Elisa Merelli; Giuseppe Tassone; Luciano Mavilla Azathioprine (AZA) has a slight but consistent effect on clinical outcome in multiple sclerosis (MS), but very few data are available on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes. We performed a retrospective study aimed to quantify...

..., in many cases, the response to either interferon β (IFN-β) or azathioprine (AZA) treatments was not satisfactory and new therapeutic approaches are needed. We studied clinical and MRI efficacy, safety and tolerance of AZA and IFN-β 1a combined therapy in 23 patients with clinically definite RRMS, who had...

..., and 67 years, with severe intractable headache were evaluated by brain MRI. All patients were initially given prednisolone (60 mg/day, oral) or dexamethasone (20 mg/day, i.v.), and followed by long-term (at least 1 year) azathioprine therapy. All patients were evaluated by follow-up laboratory tests...

...Hossein Kalanie; Seid Shahabbedin Tabatabai In an attempt to prevent exacerbations of multiple sclerosis, immunoglobulin therapy was combined with azathioprine (AZA). Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) 2 g/kg was given in divided doses over 3 consecutive days followed by monthly booster doses (0.2 g...