| Literature DB >> 9543372 |
H K Yap1, K Y Loke, B Murugasu, B W Lee.
Abstract
The effect of growth hormone (GH) on subclinical disease activity in a 15-year-old boy with previously quiescent lupus nephritis and chronic renal failure is described. Institution of supraphysiological doses of GH resulted in a rise in erythrocyte sedimentation rate, decrease in serum complement, rise in anti-DNA antibody titers, and increase in T-cell activation markers, all of which improved following cessation of GH treatment.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID： 9543372 DOI： 10.1007/s004670050421
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Nephrol ISSN： 0931-041X Impact factor: 3.714