Glucocorticosteroids Rescue Basophils from Dasatinib-Augmented Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Histamine Release
Background: Dasatinib is a multikinase inhibitor active against several tyrosine kinases including ABL, KIT, Lyn and Btk. Apart from its known antileukemic activity, the drug produces several side effects including edemas and pleural effusions, which are supposedly triggered by activated immune cell...
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Veröffentlicht in: | International archives of allergy and immunology 2012-01, Vol.159 (1), p.15-22 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: Dasatinib is a multikinase inhibitor active against several tyrosine kinases including ABL, KIT, Lyn and Btk. Apart from its known antileukemic activity, the drug produces several side effects including edemas and pleural effusions, which are supposedly triggered by activated immune cells. Effusion formation can be treated effectively by glucocorticosteroids. We have recently shown that low concentrations of dasatinib ( |
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ISSN: | 1018-2438 1423-0097 |
DOI: | 10.1159/000335146 |