Cyclosporine in the treatment of dermatologic disease.(Tips from Other Journals)

Cyclosporine has been primarily used for the prevention and treatment of organ transplant rejection and graft-versus-host disease. However, recently it has been used in the management of dermatologic disease and has become more popular than other immunosuppressive agents because of weak myelotoxicity, rapid therapeutic action and selectivity for helper T cells. Lim and colleagues review the use of cyclosporine for dermatologic diseases and discuss efficacy, dosage, safety and monitoring.

Cyclosporine interferes with the effective immune response by preventing the generation of antigen-specific population of T cells capable of coordinating an immune response. This function ...

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