Background Mizoribine (MZR) is an immunosuppressant used to treat adult nephropathy.There is little experience with the drug in treating Chinese children with frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome (FRNS).We investig...
supported by grants-in-aid for Science from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology of Japan(TH and IT).
Background:Mizoribine(MZR)is a selective inhibitor of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase,a key enzyme in the pathway responsible for de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides.As an immunosuppressant,MZR has been used ...
Background Lupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most serious manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus.Although there have been substantial improvements in LN treatment over the last decade,the outcome remains un...
The molecular chaperone HSP60 is a chaperonin homolog of GroEL. We had previously shown that the immunosuppressant mizoribine is bound directly to HSP60 and inhibited its chaperone activity. However, the inhibitory me...
Objective To observe efficacy and safety of different doses of mizoribine to prevent rejection after renal transplantation. Methods Sorted by time of operation and odevity,206 primary kidney transplant recipients were...