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ArticleZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics2025

[Effect of rituximab combined with short-course glucocorticoid therapy on cellular immunity and cytokines in children with new-onset nephrotic syndrome].

Ting-Ting Yuan, Bing-Bing Zhu, Yan Li, Rui-Feng Zhang, Shan Qiu, Juan Lyu, Su-Qin Zhou

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Article in Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ting-Ting YuanDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
Bing-Bing ZhuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
Yan LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
Rui-Feng ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
Shan QiuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
Juan LyuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.
Su-Qin ZhouDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Xuzhou Children's Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, 221006, China.

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Abstract

objectivesTo explore the effect of rituximab on cellular immunity and cytokines in children with new-onset steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS).

methodsClinical data of 60 children with new-onset SSNS treated at Xuzhou Children's Hospital from December 2021 to March 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. Children were allocated according to rituximab use into a control group (no rituximab) and an observation group (rituximab). The relapse rate, T-lymphocyte subsets and cytokines before and after treatment, and the incidence of adverse reactions were compared between groups.

resultsThe relapse rate was lower in the observation group than in the control group (27% vs 73%,

conclusionsRituximab can reduce the relapse rate in children with new-onset nephrotic syndrome and shows good safety. Its therapeutic effect is achieved by regulating the number and function of T cells and by modulating the anti-inflammatory effects of cytokines.

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CytokinesGlucocorticoidsImmunity, CellularNephrotic SyndromeRituximabAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleRetrospective StudiesCytokinesGlucocorticoidsRituximabCellular immunityChildCytokineNephrotic syndromeRituximabSteroid sensitivity

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PMCPMC12708061

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