Diabetes-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: The Roles of DMARDs as Glucose-Lowering Agents [PDF]
Systemic inflammation represents a shared pathophysiological mechanism which underlies the frequent clinical associations among chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRDs), insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and chronic diabetes complications,
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Thyroid Autoimmunity and Function after Treatment with Biological Antirheumatic Agents in Rheumatoid Arthritis. [PDF]
With the increased pro-inflammatory response in both rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid autoimmune diseases, treatment with biological antirheumatic agents (BAAs) of the former may affect the course of the latter. In hepatitis C and cancer patients, treatment with biological agents substantially increases the risk of developing thyroid autoimmunity.
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Comparative Risk of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementia Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Targeted Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Agents. [PDF]
Desai RJ+9 more
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Evaluation of impaired growth plate development of long bones in skeletally immature mice by antirheumatic agents. [PDF]
Caron MMJ+6 more
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Use of healthcare administrative claims data in observational studies of antirheumatic drug effects on pregnancy outcomes: A scoping review. [PDF]
The safety of antirheumatic drugs in pregnancy and their impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes are understudied. Despite pregnant individuals being excluded from clinical trials, their continued use of medications raises the importance of addressing ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah+7 more
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153 Do Hydroxychloroquine, Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Agents or Steroids, Serve to Prevent COVID-19 Infection? [PDF]
Daniel C. Keyes+4 more
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Effects of Abatacept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and cancer risk [PDF]
Introduction: As a chronic autoimmune disease, Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the joints. Studies have shown a complex and challenging link between cancer and RA.
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Two-year clinical outcomes after discontinuation of long-term golimumab therapy in Korean patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Background/Aims The aim of this study was to investigate long-term post-discontinuation outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had been treated with tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNF-αi) which was then discontinued.
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Background This study sought to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with distinct treatment histories. Methods Pooled phase II/III trial data from patients who received tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily ...
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Background Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It is believed that using disease‐modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to control inflammation can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Chung‐Yuan Hsu+8 more
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