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Clinical presentation and monitoring of lupus nephritis by Balow, J E

“…The diversity of clinical presentations of lupus nephritis parallel the diversity of pathologic lesions seen in the kidneys of patients with SLE. Renal…”
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Combination therapy with pulse cyclophosphamide plus pulse methylprednisolone improves long-term renal outcome without adding toxicity in patients with lupus nephritis by ILLEI, Gabor G, AUSTIN, Howard A, KLIPPEL, John H, BALOW, James E, BOUMPAS, Dimitrios T, CRANE, Marianna, COLLINS, Lee, GOURLEY, Mark F, YARBORO, Cheryl H, VAUGHAN, Ellen M, KUROIWA, Takashi, DANNING, Carol L, STEINBERG, Alfred D

“…Controlled trials in lupus nephritis have demonstrated that cyclophosphamide therapy is superior to corticosteroid therapy alone. The long-term effectiveness…”
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Nephrotic syndrome: an under‐recognised immune‐mediated complication of non‐myeloablative allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation by Srinivasan, R., Balow, J. E., Sabnis, S., Lundqvist, A., Igarashi, T., Takahashi, Y., Austin, H., Tisdale, J., Barrett, J., Geller, N., Childs, R.

“…Summary Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is an extremely rare complication of myeloablative allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) that usually occurs in…”
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Controlled trial of pulse methylprednisolone versus two regimens of pulse cyclophosphamide in severe lupus nephritis by Boumpas, D T, Austin, 3rd, H A, Vaughn, E M, Klippel, J H, Steinberg, A D, Yarboro, C H, Balow, J E

“…Pulse cyclophosphamide is more effective than prednisone alone in preventing renal failure in lupus nephritis. We undertook a randomised, controlled trial to…”
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Methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide, alone or in combination, in patients with lupus nephritis : A randomized, controlled trial by GOURLEY, M. F, AUSTIN, H. A, SCOTT, D, YARBORO, C. H, VAUGHAN, E. M, MUIR, J, BOUMPAS, D. T, KLIPPEL, J. H, BALOW, J. E, STEINBERG, A. D

“…Uncertainty exists about the efficacy and toxicity of bolus therapy with methylprednisolone or of the combination of methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide in…”
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Glucocorticoid therapy for immune-mediated diseases : basic and clinical correlates by BOUMPAS, D. T, CHROUSOS, G. P, WILDECR, R. L, CUPPS, T. R, BALOW, J. E

“…Glucocorticoids are pleiotropic hormones that at pharmacologic doses prevent or suppress inflammation and other immunologically mediated processes. At the…”
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Long-term effects of combination treatment with fludarabine and low-dose pulse cyclophosphamide in patients with lupus nephritis by Illei, G. G., Yarboro, C. H., Kuroiwa, T., Schlimgen, R., Austin, H. A., Tisdale, J. F., Chitkara, P., Fleisher, T., Klippel, J. H., Balow, J. E., Boumpas, D. T.

“…Objectives. To determine the safety and efficacy of a short course of fludarabine combined with cyclophoshamide in lupus nephritis. Methods. A phase I/II open…”
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High-risk features of lupus nephritis: importance of race and clinical and histological factors in 166 patients by Austin, 3rd, H A, Boumpas, D T, Vaughan, E M, Balow, J E

“…The pleomorphic nature of lupus nephritis has confounded efforts to refine estimates of prognosis. Consideration of interactions among prognostic factors may…”
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Mapping of a Gene Causing Familial Mediterranean Fever to the Short Arm of Chromosome 16 by Pras, Elon, Pras, Mordechai, Aksentijevich, Ivona, Gruberg, Luis, Balow, James E, Prosen, Leandrea, Dean, Michael, Steinberg, Alfred D, Kastner, Daniel L

“…Familial Mediterranean fever is a disorder characterized by intermittent attacks of fever with abdominal pain, pleurisy, or arthritis; its symptoms are not…”
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Treatment of Type B Insulin Resistance: A Novel Approach to Reduce Insulin Receptor Autoantibodies by Malek, R., Chong, A. Y., Lupsa, B. C., Lungu, A. O., Cochran, E. K., Soos, M. A., Semple, R. K., Balow, J. E., Gorden, P.

“…Background: Type B insulin resistance belongs to a class of diseases caused by an autoantibody to a cell surface receptor. Blockade of insulin action results…”
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Risk for sustained amenorrhea in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus receiving intermittent pulse cyclophosphamide therapy by BOUMPAS, D. T, AUSTIN, H. A, VAUGHAN, E. M, YARBORO, C. H, KLIPPEL, J. H, BALOW, J. E

“…To determine the risk for secondary amenorrhea after pulse cyclophosphamide therapy in premenopausal women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Controlled,…”
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Novel mechanism for inhibition of human T cells by glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoids inhibit signal transduction through IL-2 receptor by Paliogianni, F, Ahuja, SS, Balow, JP, Balow, JE, Boumpas, DT

“…Interaction of IL-2 with its high affinity membrane receptor complex (IL-2R) present on activated T lymphocytes induces cell proliferation and mediates…”
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Therapy of lupus nephritis. Controlled trial of prednisone and cytotoxic drugs by Austin, 3rd, H A, Klippel, J H, Balow, J E, le Riche, N G, Steinberg, A D, Plotz, P H, Decker, J L

“…We evaluated renal function in 107 patients with active lupus nephritis who participated in long-term randomized therapeutic trials (median follow-up, seven…”
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Outcome criteria for lupus nephritis trials: a critical overview by Boumpas, D T, Balow, J E

“…Lupus nephritis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Traditional outcome criteria such as doubling…”
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Renal biopsy in lupus nephritis by Grande, J P, Balow, J E

“…Renal biopsy can be extremely valuable in the management of patients with lupus nephritis. It is remarkably common to find pathological evidence of substantial…”
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Use of cytotoxic agents and cyclosporine in the treatment of autoimmune disease. Part 2 : Inflammatory bowel disease, systemic vasculitis, and therapeutic toxicity by LANGFORD, C. A, KLIPPEL, J. H, BALOW, J. E, JAMES, S. P, SNELLER, M. C

“…When cytotoxic agents were introduced, their ability to disrupt nucleic acid and protein synthesis led to their effective use for the treatment of neoplastic…”
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Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Fabry Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Schiffmann, Raphael, Kopp, Jeffrey B, Austin III, Howard A, Sabnis, Sharda, Moore, David F, Weibel, Thais, Balow, James E, Brady, Roscoe O

“…CONTEXT Fabry disease is a metabolic disorder without a specific treatment, caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme α-galactosidase A (α-gal A). Most…”
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A pilot study of low-dose fludarabine in membranous nephropathy refractory to therapy by Boumpas, D T, Tassiulas, I O, Fleisher, T A, Vaughan, E, Piscitelli, S, Kim, Y, Pucino, F, Balow, J E, Austin, H A

“…Lymphocytes are believed to play a role in the induction and perpetuation of membranous nephropathy. Fludarabine is a purine nucleoside analog with selective…”
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Effect of transforming growth factor-beta on early and late activation events in human T cells by Ahuja, SS, Paliogianni, F, Yamada, H, Balow, JE, Boumpas, DT

“…Transforming growth factors-beta (TGF-beta) modulate immune responses by inhibiting the proliferation of normal T lymphocytes. To examine the mechanism(s) of…”
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Pulse cyclophosphamide for severe neuropsychiatric lupus by Boumpas, D T, Yamada, H, Patronas, N J, Scott, D, Klippel, J H, Balow, J E

“…We studied the effect of parenteral pulse cyclophosphamide therapy in nine patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus and severe central nervous system…”
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