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A medical device therapy known as leukocyte apheresis (selective granulocyte/monocyte adsorptive {GMA} apheresis; GMDN[1] code: 47306) works by removing from the blood a group of white blood cells called activated leukocytes[2] that play a key role in the inflammatory stages of ulcerative colitis (UC).[3] Selectively reducing these cells in the blood helps to reduce inflammation in the colon.[4] Leukocyte apheresis can help UC patients with chronic, grumbling disease who are either unsuitable for, intolerant of, or failing on medicines described above.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Global Medical Device Network".
  2. ^ Hanai H.; et al. (January 2011). "The mode of actions of the Adacolumn therapeutic leucocytapheresis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a concise review". Clinical & Experimental Immunology (163(1) ed.): 50–58. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help)
  3. ^ Nikolaus S., Schreiber S.; et al. (April 1998). "Increased secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines by circulating polymorphonuclear neutrophils and regulation by interleukin 10 during intestinal inflammation". Gut (42(4) ed.): 470–476. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help)
  4. ^ Muratov V.; et al. (2008). "Decreased numbers of FoxP3-positive and TLR-2-positive cells in intestinal mucosa are associated with improvement in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease following selective leukocyte apheresis". Journal of Gastroenterology (43): 277–282. {{cite journal}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help)
  5. ^ Dignass A.; et al. (2015). "P511 Efficacy and safety of granulocyte/monocyte adsorptive apheresis in steroid-dependent Active Ulcerative Colitis with insufficient response or intolerance to immunosuppressants and/or biological therapies (the ART trial): Results at 24 and 48 weeks". ecco-ibd.eu. The European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation (ECCO). {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |last= (help)