Other uses for this medicine
Apart from transplant medicine, cyclosporin is also used in psoriasis and infrequently in rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases, although it is only used in severe cases. It has been investigated for use in many other autoimmune disorders.
Also, it is often taken in conjunction with corticosteroids. Cyclosporin has also been used to help treat patients with ulcerative colitis who do not respond to treatment with steroids.
Additionally, cyclosporin A has been investigated as a possible neuroprotective agent in conditions such as traumatic brain injury, and has been shown in animal experiments to reduce brain damage associated with injury. Cyclosporin A blocks the formation of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, which has been found to cause much of the damage associated with head injury and neurodegenerative diseases.
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