Leflunomide: friend or foe for systemic lupus erythematosus?

被引:21
作者
Wu, Guo-Cui [1 ]
Xu, Xiao-Di [1 ]
Huang, Qiong [1 ]
Wu, Hua [1 ]
机构
[1] First Peoples Hosp Hefei City, Dept Pharm, Binhu Hosp, Hefei 230001, Anhui, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Leflunomide; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Therapy; ACUTE INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; ACTIVE RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; DOUBLE-BLIND; KAPPA-B; METHOTREXATE; EFFICACY; PLACEBO; SAFETY; DRUG;
D O I
10.1007/s00296-012-2508-z
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Leflunomide is a new immunosuppressive medicine that has been effectively used in the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis and subsequently used with success in animal models and patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, its use has also been associated with significant and serious adverse reactions involving hematological, hepatic, immune, dermatological and respiratory systems. In the current review, we attempt to describe the two sides of this drug in the treatment of SLE.
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页码:273 / 276
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