scholarly journals The influence of tumour necrosis factor α inhibitors treatment – etanercept on serum concentration of biomarkers of inflammation and cartilage turnover in psoriatic arthritis patients

Author(s):  
Michał Waszczykowski ◽  
Igor Bednarski ◽  
Aleksandra Lesiak ◽  
Elżbieta Waszczykowska ◽  
Joanna Narbutt ◽  
...  
2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 377-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
SAL de Souza ◽  
V Nentzinsky ◽  
CCM do Carmo ◽  
L Roimicher ◽  
LMB da Fonseca ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 1148-1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Seitz ◽  
Stephan Reichenbach ◽  
Burkhard Möller ◽  
Marcel Zwahlen ◽  
Peter M Villiger ◽  
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) blockers on the presence of liver fibrosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) treated with methotrexate (MTX).MethodsParticipants were consecutive patients with RA and PsA who had undergone MTX treatment for at least 1 year ± TNF blockade for over 6 months. Liver fibrosis was assessed using non-invasive transient elastography (FibroScan). Regression models were used to compare FibroScan values of patients with RA and patients with PsA receiving TNFα blockers with those who were not.ResultsFibroScan assessments were performed on 51 patients with RA and 43 patients with PsA. Compared to patients with RA, those with PsA were predominantly young men, received lower cumulative dosages of MTX and exhibited a higher incidence of liver steatosis and hyperlipidaemia. An abnormal result was observed in 7.1% of the anti-TNFα-naïve and in 13% of the anti-TNFα-treated patients in the RA group and in 30% of the anti-TNFα-naïve and 4.3% of the anti-TNFα-treated patients in the PsA group (OR=0.11, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.98). Results of the PsA group were robust when adjusted for baseline characteristics.ConclusionThe results suggest a protective effect of TNFα inhibitors against the development of liver fibrosis in patients with PsA.


Rheumatology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 2191-2199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pil Højgaard ◽  
Bente Glintborg ◽  
Lars Erik Kristensen ◽  
Bjorn Gudbjornsson ◽  
Thorvardur Jon Love ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne-Sophie Soubrier ◽  
Peggy Bele-Philippe ◽  
Bernard Cortet ◽  
Nassima Ramdane-Sebbane ◽  
Marie-Astrid Bacle-Boutry ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 2130-2136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pil Højgaard ◽  
Bente Glintborg ◽  
Merete Lund Hetland ◽  
Torben Højland Hansen ◽  
Philip Rask Lage-Hansen ◽  
...  

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