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Use of immunomodulators (thymopentine) in hepatitis B vaccine in elderly patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis.

M Melappioni1, M Baldassari, S Baldini, R Radicioni, N Panichi, S Saldini.   

Abstract

Thymopentine is a synthetic immunomodulator that positively affects T-lymphocyte maturation, reproduction and differentiation. In elderly uremic patients nonresponders to hepatitis B vaccine, the administration of this drug has been shown to improve the response to the new vaccination.

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Year:  1992        PMID: 1386910     DOI: 10.1159/000186942

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Nephron        ISSN: 1660-8151            Impact factor:   2.847


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1.  Immunogenicity and immunization costs of adjuvanted versus non-adjuvanted hepatitis B vaccine in chronic kidney disease patients.

Authors:  Alba Vilajeliu; Víctor-Guillermo Sequera; Alberto L García-Basteiro; Elisa Sicuri; Marta Aldea; César Velasco; José M Bayas
Journal:  Hum Vaccin Immunother       Date:  2016-04-22       Impact factor: 3.452

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