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Eficacia y seguridad de golimumab en pacientes con artritis psoriasica refractarios a farmes, etanercept e infliximab

INTRODUCCIÓN: Antecedentes: El presente dictamen expone la evaluación de tecnología de la eficacia y seguridad de golimumab en pacientes con artritis psoriásica refractaria a FARMES, etanercep e infliximab. Aspectos Generales: La Artritis Inflamatoria es una enfermeda autoinmune inflamatoria crónica...

Anti-inflammatory effect of lycopene on endotoxin-induced uveitis in rats

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Purpose: We evaluated the efficacy of lycopene, a dietary carotenoid and potent antioxidant, against ocular inflammation and oxidative stress in an experimental uveitis model. Methods: Endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU) was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by a single subcutaneous injection of 200 ...

Systemic and localized infection by Candida species in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving anti-TNF therapy

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of systemic and localized infection by Candida species and its possible association with demographic, clinical and laboratory manifestations and therapy in patients with rheumatic diseases taking TNF blockers. Methods: Consecutive patients with rheumatic d...

Psoriasis comorbidities: complications and benefits of immunobiological treatment

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (6), 2016
Abstract During the last decade, different studies have converged to evidence the high prevalence of comorbidities in subjects with psoriasis. Although a causal relation has not been fully elucidated, genetic relation, inflammatory pathways and/or common environmental factors appear to be underlying the ...

Inflammatory bowel and oxidative stress changes in an experimental model of portal hypertension: action of N-acetylcysteine

Introduction: Portal hypertension (PH) is characterized by vasodilatation in the portal system and the bowel is one of the severely affected organs. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a molecule with important properties and widely used in clinical practice. Objective: To evaluate NAC action in the bowel of anim...

Development of exclusively cutaneous sarcoidosis in patient with rheumatoid arthritis during treatment with etanercept

Summary We report the case of a patient with rheumatoid arthritis who, after 2 months of treatment with etanercept, showed disseminated asymptomatic violaceous papules. Biopsy of the skin lesion showed chronic granulomatous dermatitis with negative staining for fungi and acid-fast bacilli (AFB). After di...

Paradoxical psoriasis after the use of anti-TNF in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (5,supl.1), 2016
Abstract The use of tumor necrosis factor antagonists (anti-TNF) has become a usual practice to treat various inflammatory diseases. Although indicated for the treatment of psoriasis, anti-TNF may paradoxically trigger a psoriasiform condition. We present a case of a female patient who, during the use of...

The effect of hippophae rhamnoides extract on oral mucositis induced in rats with methotrexate

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effect of HRE (Hippophae rhamnoides extract) on oral mucositis induced in rats with MTX. Material and Methods: Experimental animals were divided into groups as healthy (HG), HRE+MTX (HMTX), and control group, which received MTX (MTXC). HMTX group received 50 mg/kg...

Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and depressive symptoms during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period: a longitudinal study

Objective: Perinatal depressive symptoms often co-occur with other inflammatory morbidities of pregnancy. The goals of our study were 1) to examine whether changes in inflammatory markers from the third trimester of pregnancy to 12 weeks postpartum were associated with changes in depressive symptoms; 2) ...

18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and serum cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases in the assessment of disease activity in Takayasu's arteritis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET–CT) and serum levels of different cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA) and associations with disease activity. ...