Effect of statins as modulators of CD39+ tregs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were unsuccessfully treated with methotrexate

Abu-Zaid, Mohammed Hassan; Ghany, Salwa Elmorsy Abdel; Gaber, Rasha A.

doi:10.4103/err.err_20_17

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“…Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune condition that affects multiple body cells and has a high disease morbidity and mortality rate [ 1 ]. It is affected by degradation of autoreactive T cell immune tolerance and/or suppressive T cell dysfunction [ 2 ].…”

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Hydroxychloroquine non-availability during COVID-19 pandemic and its relation to anxiety level and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and lupus patients: a cross-sectional study

Abu-Zaid

Aly

Moshrif

et al. 2022

Egypt Rheumatol Rehabil

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Background During COVID-19 disease era, there is an accelerated demand for hydroxychloroquine since it was suggested by some centers as potential therapy for COVID-19 which has led to diminished supplies for patients with rheumatic disease and which carried unexpected risk for disease flare particularly in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of the work is to detect the effect of HCQ shortage in patients with RA and SLE on anxiety and disease activity. Results A total of 320 patients were divided into two groups: group 1—216RA patients with mean age 45.5 ± 9.59 years, disease duration 43.4 ± 25.6 months with female predominance (62.5%). Group 2—104 SLE patients with mean33.4 ± 7.9 age years, disease duration 52.1 ± 34.6 months with female predominance (85.6%). HCQ shortage occurred in 174 RA patients (80.5%) and 76 lupus patients (73.1%). Despite HCQ shortage, there were no significant change in disease activity of RA (using CDAI) and SLE (using SELENA) p = 0.063 and 0.064 respectively before and after HCQ shortage. Anxiety level was higher in patients who were exposed to HCQ shortage in both groups (SLE p 0.0058 and RA p 0.0044) when we compared them to those without HCQ shortage. Conclusion In most patients with RA and SLE, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a HCQ scarcity, with no effect on disease activity. Anxiety was found to be associated with HCQ shortage in both diseases.

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