The immunodepressive effect of surgical procedures is well known. Immunotherapy with thymic hormones has used a long time to prevent surgical immunitary damage. In cardiac surgery, we can observe a hard immunitary depression caused by the cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP). In this paper we evaluate the response to immunotherapy, with an extractive thymic hormone: thymostimulin at the dosage of 1 mg/kg/day; 20 patients of a group of 40 underwent CBP. Immunological monitoring was obtained with the "multitest CMI", a disposable skin test to evaluate changes of lymphocytes, especially T cells. Results shows a significant increase of response in patients treated with thymostimulin versus control. A larger sample and a deeper immunitary assessment will be provided in the future.

[Immunostimulation in heart surgery: thymostimulin. Preliminary data] / M., Maccherini; G., Davoli; G., Sani; Miraldi, Fabio; G., Gotti; Toscano, Michele. - In: MINERVA CHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0026-4733. - 48:23-24(1993), pp. 1445-1448.

[Immunostimulation in heart surgery: thymostimulin. Preliminary data].

MIRALDI, Fabio;TOSCANO, Michele
1993

Abstract

The immunodepressive effect of surgical procedures is well known. Immunotherapy with thymic hormones has used a long time to prevent surgical immunitary damage. In cardiac surgery, we can observe a hard immunitary depression caused by the cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP). In this paper we evaluate the response to immunotherapy, with an extractive thymic hormone: thymostimulin at the dosage of 1 mg/kg/day; 20 patients of a group of 40 underwent CBP. Immunological monitoring was obtained with the "multitest CMI", a disposable skin test to evaluate changes of lymphocytes, especially T cells. Results shows a significant increase of response in patients treated with thymostimulin versus control. A larger sample and a deeper immunitary assessment will be provided in the future.
1993
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[Immunostimulation in heart surgery: thymostimulin. Preliminary data] / M., Maccherini; G., Davoli; G., Sani; Miraldi, Fabio; G., Gotti; Toscano, Michele. - In: MINERVA CHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0026-4733. - 48:23-24(1993), pp. 1445-1448.
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