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    Glossary Prednisone

    synthetic corticosteroid drug reducing inflammation and suppressing immune response

    Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug that mimics the effects of hormones your body naturally produces in your adrenal glands. It is commonly prescribed to reduce inflammation and suppress the immune system in conditions like asthma, arthritis, and autoimmune diseases, including certain types of alopecia.

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    1. Multiple eruptive dermatofibromas in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus treated with prednisone International Journal of Dermatology · 2002 · 45 citations
    2. ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS TREATED WITH ORAL CYCLOSPORINE A AND PREDNISOLONE: IMMUNOLOGIC STUDIES International Journal of Dermatology · 1992 · 26 citations
    3. Ovarian function after renal transplantation: comparison of cyclosporin A with azathioprine and prednisone combination regimens BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 1984 · 21 citations
    4. Medium-dose prednisolone pulse therapy in alopecia areata Dermato-endocrinology · 2009 · 17 citations
    5. Erosive pustular dermatosis of the scalp successfully treated with oral prednisone and topical tacrolimus Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia · 2013 · 16 citations
    6. Clinical Response to Combined Therapy of Cyclosporine and Prednisone 2013 · 10 citations
    7. The Ability of Nutrient Antioxidants to Influence Oxidative Stress and Lower the Dose of Prednisolone in Patients with Alopecia Areata 2017 · 1 citations
    8. EFFICACY OF METHOTREXATE ALONE OR WITH LOW-DOSE PREDNISONE IN ALOPECIA AREATA TOTALIS Biological & clinical sciences research journal · 2023
    9. SIDE EFFECTS OF CYCLOSPORINE COMPARED TO TACROLIMUS AMONG YEMENI KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS WHO SHARE THE SAME ADJUVANT AGENTS: MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL AND PREDNISONE Universal Journal of Pharmaceutical Research · 2020
    10. The Ability of Nutrient Antioxidants to Influence Oxidative Stress and Lower the Dose of Prednisolone in Patients with Alopecia Areata DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2017
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