BackgroundTreatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) prior to “Treat to target” is difficult enough, forcing researchers around the world look for ways to improve the effectiveness of RA treatment.ObjectivesTo explore the possibilities of reducing RA activity on the disease activity score DAS28 CRP by adding pentoxifylline to the methotrexate treatment.MethodsThis study included women (n=101) with RA longer than 1 year in duration, have a seropositive rheumatoid factor, and DAS28 CRP activity score of 3.2–5.1. Middle aged – 45.04±5.24 years old. All patients received a 15.50±2.50 mg oral dose of methotrexate per week. Patients were divided into two groups - those who only had methotrexate (n=50) and those who were treated with an oral dose of methotrexate and 1200 mg of pentoxifylline per day (n=51).ResultsThe baseline for both groups of RA patients did not differ significantly in terms of the level on the DAS28 CRP (p=0.812). On 14th day of the group who were taking pentoxifylline, the DAS28 CRP disease activity score was significantly lower by 12.5% (p<0.001). After 28 days, the users had a DAS28 CRP disease activity score index difference. The difference between two groups is statistically significant. In the group that were treated with pentoxifylline in addition to methotrexate (p=0.001) the index was found to be 8.3% lower. For 28 days, the methotrexate group's disease activity according to the DAS28 CRP activity score significantly decreased by 14.3% from the baseline (p<0.001). For 28 days, the pentoxifylline + methotrexate group also achieved a statistically significant reduction in the index according to the DAS28 CRP activity score by 20.5% (p<0.001)The disease activity index for the two groups for 14 and 28 days is shown in the table.DAS28 CRP Index in the two groups of RA patientsGroups of patients and observation timeGroupGroupStatistical significant differences between the two groupsMethotrexate (n=50)Methotrexate + Pentoxifylline (n=51)Baseline3.11±0.053.13±0.05p=0.812For 14 days3.06±0.052.69±0.06p<0.001For 28 days2.71±0.042.48±0.06p=0.001ConclusionsThus, converting the monotherapy methotrexate to pentoxifylline will significantly reduce the activity of RA, while avoiding many of the adverse effects of the other combination therapies. This data requires further long-term research.Disclosure of InterestNone declared
Фундаментальные и клинические исследования последних лет установили связи между концентрацией витамина Д и функционированием эндокринной, нервной, сердечно-сосудистой, иммунной, костно-мышечной систем. Возросший интерес к витамину D привел к увеличению количества научных публикаций о его влиянии на организм человека. В частности было выявлено его влияние на регуляцию массы тела и чувствительность к инсулину. Ряд исследований предполагают и доказывают, что назначение витамина D может быть весьма перспективным в снижении массы тела и лечении инсулинорезистентности. В статье приведен обзор литературы о возможных механизмах влияния витамина D на массу тела и коррекцию инсулинорезистентности.
Questions of the organization of rheumatological assistance to the population of Russia concerned the advanced medical community since the beginning of the last century. The last quarter of the XX century was marked by the development of new classifications of rheumatic diseases, which approved the grouping of those nosological forms in them, which are really close to the predominant lesion of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue, the systemic nature of the pathological process characteristic of these diseases, the frequent family genetic predisposition, the incidence of female persons, etc. So, in the International classification of diseases and causes of death (ICD-X revision of the who 1990). XIII class is designated as a disease of the skeletal system and connective tissue and covers the inflammatory arthropathies and arthrosis systemic connective tissue diseases, including systemic vasculitis, dorsopathies, osteopathy and chondropathy. The need to combine these diseases was dictated on the one hand, purely practical tasks of timely diagnosis of numerous similar clinical manifestations of diseases and differential therapy, and on the other — the understanding of the social significance of pathology. In the last 50 years, the state system of anti-rheumatic service has been established, providing highly specialized assistance to numerous patients with rheumatic diseases. Work of polyclinic and stationary links of the state help to numerous adult patients with rheumatic diseases is regulated by the order "on measures for improvement of the organization of rheumatological medical care to the population of the Russian Federation" (27.06.2007); it was approved and directed for implementation to all subjects of the Russian Federation. The previous manual was published in 2004 and quickly sold (Fundamentals of clinical rheumatology. Under the editorship of Professor V. G. Lychev. – Moscow: Medical book, N. Novgorod: publishing house of the ngma, 2004). This manual is a revised, revised and expanded edition based, inter alia, on the material of the national guide to rheumatology (Rheumatology: national guide. Edited by E. L. Nasonov, V. A. Nasonova M.: GEOTAR-Media, 2008.), standards and clinical guidelines for the management of patients with rheumatological diseases, as well as taking into account the new Federal state standard of higher professional medical education.
Кардинально пересмотрена роль различных уровней артериального давления в предсказании неблагоприятных кардиоваскулярных событий, чему во многом способствовали результаты нескольких исследований, продемонстрировавших, что пульсовое артериальное давление (ПАД) может быть более сильным предиктором сердечно-сосудистого риска, чем диастолическое или систолическое, у лиц пожилого возраста. Эти данные, а также результаты ряда других исследований послужили основой для того, чтобы ведущая роль предиктора кардиоваскулярного риска у больных АГ была отведена ПАД. Уровень ПАД может служить также адекватным маркером поражения органов-мишеней при АГ. У больных АГ, АГ в сочетании с ИБС и ХСН пожилого и старческого возраста зарегистрировано ремоделирование магистральных артерий эластического типа, которое характеризовалось увеличением жесткости и утолщением артериальной стенки на фоне дилатации артериального сосуда. В результате дегенеративных изменений сосудистой стенки, связанных с особыми условиями кровоснабжения, постоянной деформации стенки под действием пульсовой волны, происходит повреждение и разрушение эластина и замещение его коллагеном. Увеличение жесткости (снижение эластичности) сосудистой стенки приводит к нарушению демпфирующей функции аорты, энергия систолы не переключается в должной мере на диастолу, поэтому ДАД снижается, а ПАД увеличивается. ПАД является сложной величиной, которая отражает функцию левого желудочка сердца, эластические свойства магистральных сосудов, является важным параметром гемодинамики.Ключевые слова: сердечно-сосудистые заболевания, пожилой возраст, показатели гемодинамики, артериальная жесткость, пульсовое артериальное давление.
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