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Clinics ; 76: e2904, 2021. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1350626

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy and potential molecular mechanism of Huangkui capsule in combination with leflunomide (HKL) for the treatment of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) METHODS: IgAN rat models were constructed by treating rats with bovine serum albumin, lipopolysaccharide, and tetrachloromethane. Th22 cells were isolated from the blood samples of patients with IgAN using a CD4+ T cell isolation kit. The expression levels of the components of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway, namely, TGF-β1, Smad2, Smad3, Smad4, and Smad7, were detected using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Cell proliferation was determined using the MTT assay, cell viability was determined using the WST 1 method, and the chemotaxis of Th22 cells was observed using the wound healing assay. Changes in the histology of the kidney tissues were analyzed using hematoxylin and eosin staining. RESULTS: Compared with IgAN rats, the rats subjected to HKL treatment showed good improvement in kidney injuries, and the combined drug treatment performed much better than the single-drug treatment. In addition, following HKL treatment, the viability, proliferation, and chemotaxis of Th22 cells dramatically decreased (*p<0.05, **p<0.01, and ***p<0.001). In addition, CCL20, CCL22, and CCL27 levels decreased and the expression of the key components of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway was downregulated in IgAN rats and Th22 cells (*p<0.05, ***p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: By targeting the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway, HKL treatment can improve kidney injury in IgAN rats as well as the excessive proliferation and metastasis of Th22 cells.


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Rats , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology , Smad3 Protein/metabolism , Transforming Growth Factor beta1/metabolism , Leflunomide/pharmacology , Glomerulonephritis, IGA/metabolism , Glomerulonephritis, IGA/drug therapy , Signal Transduction , Kidney/metabolism
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Chinese journal of integrative medicine ; (12): 760-766, 2021.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-922118

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of arsenic trioxide (As@*METHODS@#Transplantation of LVG hamster hearts to Lewis rats was performed by anastomosis of vessels in the neck using end-to-end anastomosis with a non-suture cuff technique. Four groups of recipient rats (n=6 in each) were treated with normal saline (control), As@*RESULTS@#Expression of Nrf2-ARE-HO-1 signaling pathway was upregulated in heart xenografts in rats treated with As@*CONCLUSION@#Combination treatment with As


Subject(s)
Animals , Cricetinae , Rats , Arsenic Trioxide , Heart Transplantation , Heme Oxygenase-1/metabolism , Heterografts , Leflunomide , NF-E2-Related Factor 2/metabolism , Rats, Inbred Lew , Signal Transduction
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Brasília; s.n; 7 jul. 2020. 33 p.
Non-conventional in Portuguese | LILACS, BRISA, PIE | ID: biblio-1117630

ABSTRACT

O Informe Diário de Evidências é uma produção do Ministério da Saúde que tem como objetivo acompanhar diariamente as publicações científicas sobre tratamento farmacológico e vacinas para a COVID-19. Dessa forma, são realizadas buscas estruturadas em bases de dados biomédicas, referente ao dia anterior desse informe. Não são incluídos estudos pré-clínicos (in vitro, in vivo, in silico). A frequência dos estudos é demonstrada de acordo com a sua classificação metodológica (revisões sistemáticas, ensaios clínicos randomizados, coortes, entre outros). Para cada estudo é apresentado um resumo com avaliação da qualidade metodológica. Essa avaliação tem por finalidade identificar o grau de certeza/confiança ou o risco de viés de cada estudo. Para tal, são utilizadas ferramentas já validadas e consagradas na literatura científica, na área de saúde baseada em evidências. Cabe ressaltar que o documento tem caráter informativo e não representa uma recomendação oficial do Ministério da Saúde sobre a temática. Foram encontrados 17 artigos.


Subject(s)
Humans , Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Betacoronavirus/drug effects , Steroids/therapeutic use , Technology Assessment, Biomedical , Vitamin D/therapeutic use , Warfarin/therapeutic use , Ivermectin/therapeutic use , Ceftriaxone/therapeutic use , Chloroquine/therapeutic use , Methotrexate/therapeutic use , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Azithromycin/therapeutic use , Ritonavir/therapeutic use , Oseltamivir/therapeutic use , Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein/therapeutic use , Lopinavir/therapeutic use , Infliximab/therapeutic use , Leflunomide/therapeutic use , Amoxicillin/therapeutic use , Hydroxychloroquine/therapeutic use , Mycophenolic Acid/therapeutic use
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Brasília; s.n; 25 jul. 2020.
Non-conventional in Portuguese | LILACS, BRISA, PIE | ID: biblio-1117709

ABSTRACT

O Informe Diário de Evidências é uma produção do Ministério da Saúde que tem como objetivo acompanhar diariamente as publicações científicas sobre tratamento farmacológico e vacinas para a COVID-19. Dessa forma, são realizadas buscas estruturadas em bases de dados biomédicas, referentes ao dia anterior desse informe. Não são incluídos estudos pré-clínicos (in vitro, in vivo, in silico). A frequência dos estudos é demonstrada de acordo com a sua classificação metodológica (revisões sistemáticas, ensaios clínicos randomizados, coortes, entre outros). Para cada estudo é apresentado um resumo com avaliação da qualidade metodológica. Essa avaliação tem por finalidade identificar o grau de certeza/confiança ou o risco de viés de cada estudo. Para tal, são utilizadas ferramentas já validadas e consagradas na literatura científica, na área de saúde baseada em evidências. Cabe ressaltar que o documento tem caráter informativo e não representa uma recomendação oficial do Ministério da Saúde sobre a temática. Foram encontrados 13 artigos e 8 protocolos.


Subject(s)
Humans , Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Betacoronavirus/drug effects , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Technology Assessment, Biomedical , Immunoglobulins/therapeutic use , Cross-Sectional Studies , Cohort Studies , Interleukins/antagonists & inhibitors , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein/therapeutic use , Leflunomide/therapeutic use , Hydroxychloroquine/therapeutic use , Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Neuromuscular Blocking Agents/therapeutic use
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s.l; s.n; 3 jun. 2020. 26 p.
Non-conventional in Portuguese | BRISA, PIE, LILACS | ID: biblio-1099470

ABSTRACT

O Informe Diário de Evidências é uma produção do Ministério da Saúde que tem como objetivo acompanhar diariamente as publicações científicas sobre tratamento farmacológico e vacinas para a COVID-19. Dessa forma, são realizadas buscas estruturadas em bases de dados biomédicas, referente ao dia anterior desse informe. Não são incluídos estudos pré-clínicos (in vitro, in vivo, in silico). A frequência dos estudos é demonstrada de acordo com a sua classificação metodológica (revisões sistemáticas, ensaios clínicos randomizados, coortes, entre outros). Para cada estudo é apresentado um resumo com avaliação da qualidade metodológica. Essa avaliação tem por finalidade identificar o grau de certeza/confiança ou o risco de viés de cada estudo. Para tal, são utilizadas ferramentas já validadas e consagradas na literatura científica, na área de saúde baseada em evidências. Cabe ressaltar que o documento tem caráter informativo e não representa uma recomendação oficial do Ministério da Saúde sobre a temática. Foram encontrados 16 artigos.


Subject(s)
Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Betacoronavirus/drug effects , Ribavirin/therapeutic use , Technology Assessment, Biomedical , Immunoglobulins/therapeutic use , Chloroquine/therapeutic use , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Interferons/therapeutic use , Cyclosporine/therapeutic use , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Azithromycin/therapeutic use , Ritonavir/therapeutic use , Dexmedetomidine/therapeutic use , Lopinavir/therapeutic use , Rituximab/therapeutic use , Leflunomide/therapeutic use , Hydroxychloroquine/therapeutic use
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Brasília; s.n; 29 abr. 2020. 20 p.
Non-conventional in Portuguese | BRISA, LILACS, PIE | ID: biblio-1097408

ABSTRACT

Essa é uma produção do Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia (Decit) da Secretaria de Ciência, Tecnologia, Inovação e Insumos Estratégicos em Saúde (SCTIE) do Ministério da Saúde (Decit/SCTIE/MS), que tem como missão promover a ciência e tecnologia e o uso de evidências científicas para a tomada de decisão do SUS, tendo como principal atribuição o incentivo ao desenvolvimento de pesquisas em saúde no Brasil, de modo a direcionar os investimentos realizados em pesquisa pelo Governo Federal às necessidades de saúde pública. Informar sobre as principais evidências científicas descritas na literatura internacional sobre tratamento farmacológico para a COVID-19. Além de resumir cada estudo identificado, o informe apresenta também uma avaliação da qualidade metodológica e a quantidade de artigos publicados, de acordo com a sua classificação metodológica (revisões sistemáticas, ensaios clínicos randomizados, entre outros). Foram encontrados 13 artigos e 7 protocolos.


Subject(s)
Humans , Pneumonia, Viral/drug therapy , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Betacoronavirus/drug effects , Technology Assessment, Biomedical , Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use , Famotidine/therapeutic use , Chloroquine/therapeutic use , Azithromycin/therapeutic use , Ritonavir/therapeutic use , Drug Combinations , Lopinavir/therapeutic use , Meloxicam/therapeutic use , Leflunomide/therapeutic use , Hydroxychloroquine/therapeutic use
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Rev. méd. Paraná ; 78(1): 15-20, 2020.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-1129253

ABSTRACT

A Artrite reumatoide (AR) é uma doença associada com aumento de risco cardiovascular em relação à população em geral. A leflunomida, utilizada para seu tratamento, tem um efeito hipouricemiante mas não se sabe se este fato influi na redução do risco cardiovascular. Objetivo: Estudar a influência do uso da leflunomida em níveis de ácido úrico sérico e na espessura da camada médio-intimal da carótida. Métodos: Sessenta pacientes com AR foram estudados: 30 usando leflunomida e 30 sem o seu uso. Dados acerca de fatores de risco cardiovascular, ácido úrico sérico e espessura da camada médio-intimal da carótida por ecografia foram obtidos. Resultado: A leflunomida mostrou-se capaz de reduzir os níveis de ácido úrico sérico (p=0.03) mas não influenciou os valores da espessura médio-intimal da carótida (p=0.51) Conclusão: Não foi possível demonstrar redução dos valores de espessura da média-íntima da carótida em pacientes usuários de leflunomida.


Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a disease associated with increased cardiovascular risk when compared to the general population. Leflunomide, used for its treatment, has a hypouricemiante effect but it is not known whether this fact influences the reduction of cardiovascular risk. Objective: To study the influence of the use of leflunomide in serum uric acid levels and the intimal middle layer of carotid. Methods: Sixty patients with RA were studied: 30 using leflunomide and 30 without it. Data on cardiovascular risk factors, serum uric acid and thickness of the middle-intimal layer of carotid by ultrasound were obtained. Result: Leflunomide was able to reduce serum uric acid levels (p=0.03) but did not influence the values of the medium-intimal thickness of carotid (p=0.51). Conclusion: It was not possible to demonstrate a reduction in the thickness values of the media-intima of carotid in patients using leflunomide.


Subject(s)
Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Uric Acid , Atherosclerosis , Leflunomide , Cardiovascular Diseases , Risk
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Protein & Cell ; (12): 723-739, 2020.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-827018

ABSTRACT

Emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses occasionally cause epidemics and pandemics worldwide, such as the on-going outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Herein, we identified two potent inhibitors of human DHODH, S312 and S416, with favorable drug-likeness and pharmacokinetic profiles, which all showed broad-spectrum antiviral effects against various RNA viruses, including influenza A virus, Zika virus, Ebola virus, and particularly against SARS-CoV-2. Notably, S416 is reported to be the most potent inhibitor so far with an EC of 17 nmol/L and an SI value of 10,505.88 in infected cells. Our results are the first to validate that DHODH is an attractive host target through high antiviral efficacy in vivo and low virus replication in DHODH knock-out cells. This work demonstrates that both S312/S416 and old drugs (Leflunomide/Teriflunomide) with dual actions of antiviral and immuno-regulation may have clinical potentials to cure SARS-CoV-2 or other RNA viruses circulating worldwide, no matter such viruses are mutated or not.


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Mice , Antiviral Agents , Pharmacology , Therapeutic Uses , Betacoronavirus , Physiology , Binding Sites , Cell Line , Coronavirus Infections , Drug Therapy , Virology , Crotonates , Pharmacology , Cytokine Release Syndrome , Drug Therapy , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Gene Knockout Techniques , Influenza A virus , Leflunomide , Pharmacology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Orthomyxoviridae Infections , Drug Therapy , Oseltamivir , Therapeutic Uses , Oxidoreductases , Metabolism , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Drug Therapy , Virology , Protein Binding , Pyrimidines , RNA Viruses , Physiology , Structure-Activity Relationship , Toluidines , Pharmacology , Ubiquinone , Metabolism , Virus Replication
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Protein & Cell ; (12): 723-739, 2020.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-828747

ABSTRACT

Emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses occasionally cause epidemics and pandemics worldwide, such as the on-going outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Herein, we identified two potent inhibitors of human DHODH, S312 and S416, with favorable drug-likeness and pharmacokinetic profiles, which all showed broad-spectrum antiviral effects against various RNA viruses, including influenza A virus, Zika virus, Ebola virus, and particularly against SARS-CoV-2. Notably, S416 is reported to be the most potent inhibitor so far with an EC of 17 nmol/L and an SI value of 10,505.88 in infected cells. Our results are the first to validate that DHODH is an attractive host target through high antiviral efficacy in vivo and low virus replication in DHODH knock-out cells. This work demonstrates that both S312/S416 and old drugs (Leflunomide/Teriflunomide) with dual actions of antiviral and immuno-regulation may have clinical potentials to cure SARS-CoV-2 or other RNA viruses circulating worldwide, no matter such viruses are mutated or not.


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Mice , Antiviral Agents , Pharmacology , Therapeutic Uses , Betacoronavirus , Physiology , Binding Sites , Cell Line , Coronavirus Infections , Drug Therapy , Virology , Crotonates , Pharmacology , Cytokine Release Syndrome , Drug Therapy , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Gene Knockout Techniques , Influenza A virus , Leflunomide , Pharmacology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Orthomyxoviridae Infections , Drug Therapy , Oseltamivir , Therapeutic Uses , Oxidoreductases , Metabolism , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Drug Therapy , Virology , Protein Binding , Pyrimidines , RNA Viruses , Physiology , Structure-Activity Relationship , Toluidines , Pharmacology , Ubiquinone , Metabolism , Virus Replication
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Protein & Cell ; (12): 723-739, 2020.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-828583

ABSTRACT

Emerging and re-emerging RNA viruses occasionally cause epidemics and pandemics worldwide, such as the on-going outbreak of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Herein, we identified two potent inhibitors of human DHODH, S312 and S416, with favorable drug-likeness and pharmacokinetic profiles, which all showed broad-spectrum antiviral effects against various RNA viruses, including influenza A virus, Zika virus, Ebola virus, and particularly against SARS-CoV-2. Notably, S416 is reported to be the most potent inhibitor so far with an EC of 17 nmol/L and an SI value of 10,505.88 in infected cells. Our results are the first to validate that DHODH is an attractive host target through high antiviral efficacy in vivo and low virus replication in DHODH knock-out cells. This work demonstrates that both S312/S416 and old drugs (Leflunomide/Teriflunomide) with dual actions of antiviral and immuno-regulation may have clinical potentials to cure SARS-CoV-2 or other RNA viruses circulating worldwide, no matter such viruses are mutated or not.


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Mice , Antiviral Agents , Pharmacology , Therapeutic Uses , Betacoronavirus , Physiology , Binding Sites , Cell Line , Coronavirus Infections , Drug Therapy , Virology , Crotonates , Pharmacology , Cytokine Release Syndrome , Drug Therapy , Drug Evaluation, Preclinical , Gene Knockout Techniques , Influenza A virus , Leflunomide , Pharmacology , Mice, Inbred BALB C , Orthomyxoviridae Infections , Drug Therapy , Oseltamivir , Therapeutic Uses , Oxidoreductases , Metabolism , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral , Drug Therapy , Virology , Protein Binding , Pyrimidines , RNA Viruses , Physiology , Structure-Activity Relationship , Toluidines , Pharmacology , Ubiquinone , Metabolism , Virus Replication
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Chinese Medical Journal ; (24): 1009-1014, 2019.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-772185

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND@#Clinical remission is the treatment target in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to investigate clinical remission and related factors in a large cohort of patients with RA.@*METHODS@#This study composed of 342 patients with RA. Data were collected by face-to-face interview of 1049 patients with RA who visited the Department of Rheumatology of three teaching hospitals from September 2015 to May 2016. The patients with RA were clinically assessed by rheumatologists and a four-page questionnaire was completed on site. Subsequently, patients fulfilled remission criteria were further analyzed. The practicability of different definitions of remission of RA was rated by a panel of rheumatologists. Sustained intensive disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment was defined as a combination treatment with two or more DMARDs for at least 6 months.@*RESULTS@#In this cohort of 342 patients with RA, the proportions of patients achieving remission were 38.0%, 29.5%, 24.9%, 21.1%, 19.0%, 18.1%, and 17.0%, based on criteria of disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28) using CRP (DAS28-CRP), DAS28 using ESR (DAS28-ESR), routine assessment of patient index data 3 (RAPID-3), Boolean, simplified disease activity index (SDAI), clinical disease activity index, and the newly described clinical deep remission (CliDR), respectively. Boolean and CliDR are the best in practicability scored by rheumatologists (7.5 and 8.0, respectively). Compared with the non-sustained intensive group, sustained intensive treatment with DMARDs yielded higher remission rates of 25.6%, 23.8%, and 21.3% in patients with RA based on Boolean (χ = 3.937, P = 0.047), SDAI (χ = 4.666, P = 0.031), and CliDR criteria (χ = 4.297, P = 0.038). The most commonly prescribed conventional synthesized DMARDs (csDMARDs) in patients with RA was leflunomide, followed by methotrexate, and hydroxychloroquine. Compared with the non-remission group, patients achieving remission had a longer median duration of DMARDs (45.0 [22.8-72.3] months, Z = -2.295, P = 0.022).@*CONCLUSIONS@#The findings in this study indicated that clinical deep remission is achievable in patients with RA. Sustained intensive DMARD treatment is needed to achieve a better outcome in RA.


Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Antirheumatic Agents , Therapeutic Uses , Arthritis, Rheumatoid , Drug Therapy , Pathology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Hydroxychloroquine , Therapeutic Uses , Leflunomide , Therapeutic Uses , Methotrexate , Therapeutic Uses , Retrospective Studies , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Rev. bras. oftalmol ; 77(2): 80-84, mar.-abr. 2018. tab
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: biblio-899114

ABSTRACT

Resumo Objetivo: A uveíte anterior aguda é a principal manifestação extra-articular na espondiloartrite. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar se a presença da uveíte se associa com diferentes manifestações clínicas, laboratoriais, radiológicas e a terapêutica nos pacientes com espondiloartrite. Métodos: Estudo observacional retrospectivo realizado com 153 pacientes portadores de espondiloartrite atendidos no período de 1997 a 2017 na Grande Florianópolis, Brasil. Foram analisados dados demográficos, laboratoriais, clínicos e do tratamento de pacientes com espondiloartrite em relação a presença ou não de uveíte. Resultados: A uveíte foi encontrada em 26,8% dos pacientes. A presença de complicações foi rara, ocorrendo catarata em somente quatro pacientes e glaucoma em dois deles. Foi observada uma tendência a maior frequência de uveíte anterior aguda no sexo masculino (p=0,06), nos pacientes com história familiar (p=0,19) e HLA-B27 positivos (p=0,14). Pacientes com espondiloartrite e uveíte mais frequentemente usavam anti-TNF (p=0,04) e apresentavam sacroiliite em exames de imagem (p=0,02). Não observou-se associação entre a uveíte e o acometimento cardiovascular (p=0,44), cutâneo (p=0,13) ou gastrointestinal (p=0,10). Conclusão: A uveíte que ocorre em pacientes com espondiloartrite é comum, tem predomínio no sexo masculino e é mais frequente em pacientes com HLA-B27 positivo. O uso de imunobiológicos como o anti-TNF é frequente nos pacientes com uveíte.


Abstract Objective: Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the most common extra-articular manifestation of spondyloarthritis. The aim of this study is to analyze if the presence of uveitis is associated with a diferent clinical manifestation, laboratorial, radiological and therapetiuc among spondyloarthritis patients. Methods: This was a observational retrospective study with 153 patients with spondyloarthritis attended in the period from 1997 to 2017 in Florianopolis, Brazil. It was analyzed demografical, laboratorial, clinical and therapeutic data in spondyloarthritis patients with or without uveitis. Results: 26,8% of the patients with spondyloarthritis presented uveitis. The presence of complications was rare, with cataract occurring in only four patients and glaucoma in two of them. A higher frequency of acute anterior uveitis in males (p = 0.06) was observed in patients with a family history (p = 0.19) and HLA-B27 positive (p = 0.14). Patients with spondyloarthritis and uveitis more frequently used anti-TNF (p = 0.04) and presented sacroiliitis on imaging tests (p = 0.02). There was no association between uveitis and cardiovascular (p = 0.44), cutaneous (p = 0.13) or gastrointestinal involvement (p = 0.10). Conclusion: Uveitis in patients with spondylarthritis is common, predominantly in males, and more frequently in HLA-B27 positive patients. The use of immunobiological agents such as anti-TNF is common in patients with uveitis.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Uveitis/etiology , Uveitis/epidemiology , Spondylarthritis/complications , Spondylitis, Ankylosing , Uveitis/diagnosis , Uveitis/drug therapy , X-Rays , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , HLA-B27 Antigen/blood , Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use , Methotrexate/therapeutic use , Retrospective Studies , Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use , Spondylarthritis/diagnosis , Spondylarthritis/drug therapy , Sacroiliitis/diagnostic imaging , Observational Study , Leflunomide/therapeutic use , Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors/therapeutic use
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Rev. colomb. reumatol ; 24(4): 242-246, Oct.-Dec. 2017. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-960235

ABSTRACT

Abstract Leflunomide is an immunomodulatory agent widely used in rheumatoid arthritis and other rheumatic diseases like psoriatic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. Although its safety profile is generally good, side effects have been reported in up to 20% of cases. Severe reactions, such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens Johnson syndrome are rare. The case is presented of a leflunomide-induced Stevens Johnson syndrome in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.


Resumen La leflunomida es un agente inmunomodulador de amplio uso en artritis reumatoide y también empleado en otras enfermedades reumáticas como artritis psoriásica y lupus eritematoso sistémico. Aunque su perfil de seguridad en general es bueno, se han reportado reacciones secundarias hasta en un 20%, aunque casos severos como necrólisis epidérmica tóxica y síndrome de Stevens Johnson son de muy baja frecuencia de presentación. Reportamos un caso de síndrome de Stevens Johnson inducido por leflunomida en una paciente con lupus eritematoso sistémico.


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Adult , Stevens-Johnson Syndrome , Leflunomide , Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic , Rheumatic Diseases , Immunologic Factors
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