Combination Therapy of Interferon Beta-1b and Tacrolimus: A Pilot Safety Study

Tacrolimus is a calcineurin inhibitor which works to induce immune suppression by preventing cytokine transcription and lymphocyte activation. Combining the immunomodulator interferon beta-1b (Betaseron) with the immunosuppressant tacrolimus (Prograf) may have the potential of additive therapeutic b...

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Main Authors: F. Jacques, I. Gaboury, S. Christie, F. Grand'Maison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Multiple Sclerosis International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/935921