Ferrara, G and Zumla, A and Maeurer, M (2012) Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) for refractory and difficult-to-treat infections. Am J Med , 125 (10) 1036.e1 - 1036.e8. 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.01.023.
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Abstract
Traditionally, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has been used as replacement therapy for patients with primary or secondary immunoglobulin deficiencies. Increasingly, IVIg is being used (in doses higher than for replacement therapy) in certain bacterial or viral infectious diseases. A variety of modes of action have been attributed to the beneficial effects of IVIg, including its interaction with T-cell function, antigen-presenting cell maturation/presentation, combined with a general "tune down" effect on inflammatory reactions. More often, IVIg is being evaluated in clinical trials for the treatment of refractory and difficult-to-treat chronic infections. The evidence, molecular mechanisms, and rationale for the use of adjunct IVIg therapy in infectious diseases are reviewed, and its potential use in the adjunct treatment of difficult-to-treat drug-resistant tuberculosis discussed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) for refractory and difficult-to-treat infections. |
| Location: | United States |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.01.023 |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Bacterial Infections, Chronic Disease, Humans, Immunoglobulins, Intravenous, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes, Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant, Virus Diseases |
| UCL classification: | UCL > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Infection and Immunity (Division of) > Research Department of Infection |
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