Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an oral DNA base synthesis inhibitor that has profound immunosuppressive effects on activated T cells, B cells and macrophages. MMF selectively inhibits inosine 50-monophosphate dehydrogenase type II, responsible for de novo synthesis of the purine nucleotide guanine. The drug has been used for anti-rejection therapy in organ transplantation and also for immunothe...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in combination with cyclosporine or tacrolimus prevents acute rejection and chronic allograft failure in renal transplantation in Western countries. We began to add low-dose MMF to primary cyclosporine immunosuppressive therapy in renal transplantation at the Department of Surgery of National Taiwan University Hospital in 1998. This study compa...

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 25-year-old female with mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) complicated by scleroderma renal crisis presented with a 2-week history of profuse, watery diarrhoea that persisted through the night and with fasting. She has been maintained on mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) at 1000 mg/day for 1 year for her MCTD. The patient reported no recent travel or similar illness in her ho...

BACKGROUND Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive agent commonly used after organ transplantation. Gastrointestinal side effects occur in approximately 45% of patients. The spectrum of histologic features associated with MMF colitis has been well described, but data on the endoscopic features is lacking. The aim of the study was to describe the endoscopic features of MMF colitis in...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in IgA nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS A search through Cochrane Library, EMBASE and PubMed was carried out. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs), which compared MMF with conventional treatments, were identified. Patients' baseline, treatment strategies and study end-points were compared. RESULTS...

The immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is used to prevent organ rejection after transplantation and has shown some efficacy to prevent the fibrotic complications that occur during autoimmune diseases such as systemic sclerosis or during graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). We tested the hypothesis that MMF may exert direct effects on fibroblast extracellular matrix remodeling. Incu...

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) on proliferation and mucin-5AC (MUC5AC) mRNA expression of normal human conjunctival goblet cells (CGCs) in vitro and to understand mechanisms of MMF in treatment of dry eye syndrome at molecular level. METHODS Purified human CGCs were treated with a series of graded concentrations of MMF after being confirmed by immunocytochem...

BACKGROUND Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that predominantly affects women and is associated with prevalent hypertension, renal injury, and cardiovascular disease. Immune system dysfunction is recognized as an important factor in the pathogenesis of hypertension. We recently showed that preventing autoimmunity prevents the development of hypertension in an e...

BACKGROUND Atopic dermatitis (AD) includes severe forms that can be refractory to various systemic treatments. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has been found to be useful in patients with severe forms of AD and to have fewer side effects than long-term treatment with oral corticosteroids or cyclosporine. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and adverse effects of MMF in patients seen in our skin a...

Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is a commonly used drug in the prevention of allograft rejection in patients with solid organ transplants. Although diffuse colitis has been described in MMF-related colitis, segmental colitis has not been reported. We report the case of a 64-year-old male on MMF therapy who presented for evaluation of afebrile diarrhea and abdominal pain. Flexible sigmoidoscopy reve...