Publication Name	World Journal of Respirology
Manuscript ID	15703
Country	Japan

Received	2014-12-05 09:27
Peer-Review Started	2014-12-07 19:56
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Category	Medicine, General & Internal
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Polymyxin B-immobilized fiber columns: A column to breathe new life into the treatment of interstitial lung disease?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Katsuaki Asakawa and Toshinori Takada
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Toshinori Takada, MD, PhD, Professor, Director of the Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata 951-8520, Japan. ttakada@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
Key Words	Acute exacerbation; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Polymyxin B; Hemoperfusion; Interstitial lung disease
Core Tip	Application of direct hemoperfusion with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber columns (PMX-DHP) to the treatment of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis may improve oxygenation and survival of the patients with the disease. PMX-DHP performed on the first day of steroid pulse therapy may improve the prognosis of patients with rapidly progressive interstitial lung diseases in a case-control setting. PMX treatment decreases not only various circulating molecules but also inflammatory cells, in particular activated monocytes, producing such mediators. In order to test the effects of PMX-DHP on the disease, a cohort or case-control analytic study needs to be conducted, preferably from more than one center or research group.
Publish Date	2015-03-23 14:01
Citation	Asakawa K, Takada T. Polymyxin B-immobilized fiber columns: A column to breathe new life into the treatment of interstitial lung disease? World J Respirol 2015; 5(1): 1-3
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6255/full/v5/i1/1.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5320/wjr.v5.i1.1

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