Lupus Nephritis : Drugs
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Azathioprine lowers your body's immune system. The immune system helps your body
fight infections. The immune system can also fight or "reject" a transplanted organ such as a
liver or kidney. This is because the immune system treats the new organ as an invader.
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Azathioprine is a non-specific immunosuppressant antimetabolite that can be used as a chemotherapeutic agent to inhibit lymphocyte purine metabolism. In the United States, azathioprine is also known by the brand name Imuran.
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Cyclophosphamide is a cancer (chemotherapeutic) medication. Cyclophosphamide interferes
with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body.
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Cyclophosphamide is an anticancer (antineoplastic) agent. It also acts as a suppressor of the immune system.
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Methylprednisolone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Methylprednisolone prevents the
release of substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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Mycophenolate mofetil lowers your body's immune system. The immune system helps
your body fight infections. The immune system can also fight or "reject" a transplanted organ
such as a liver or kidney. This is because the immune system treats the new organ as an invader.
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Mycophenolate mofetil (brand name Cell Cept) is a drug that has been shown to inhibit tumor growth in rodents, and that may prove useful in treating tumors in humans. Purpose In August 2000, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of mycophenolate mofetil in patients undergoing liver transplants, and the drug is used primarily to ease the acceptance of a transplanted organ by a recipient.
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Prednisolone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Prednisolone prevents the release of
substances in the body that cause inflammation.
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