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Shukla P, Russell MW, Muste JC, Shaia JK, Kumar M, Nowacki AS, Hajj-Ali RA, Singh RP, Talcott KE. Propensity-Matched Analysis of the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Systemic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease. Ophthalmol Retina 2024; 8:778-785. [PMID: 38320691 DOI: 10.1016/j.oret.2024.01.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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PURPOSE The pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) involves aberrant complement activation and is a leading cause of vision loss worldwide. Complement aberrations are also implicated in many systemic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), but the relationship between AMD and these conditions remains undescribed. The aim of this study is to first assess the association between AMD and IMIDs, and then assess the risk of AMD in patients with specific IMIDs associated with AMD. DESIGN Cross-sectional study and cohort study. SUBJECTS AND CONTROLS Patients with AMD were compared with control patients with cataracts and no AMD to ensure evaluation by an ophthalmologist. Patients with IMIDs were compared with patients without IMIDs but with cataracts. METHODS This study used deidentified data from a national database (2006-2023), using International Classification of Diseases 10 codes to select for IMIDs. Propensity score matching was based on patients on age, sex, race, ethnicity, and smoking. Odds ratios were generated for IMIDs and compared between AMD and control patients. For IMIDs associated with AMD, the risk of AMD in patients with the IMID versus patients without IMIDs was determined utilizing a cohort study design. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Odds ratio of IMID, risk ratios (RRs), and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of AMD diagnosis, given an IMID. RESULTS After propensity score matching, AMD and control cohorts (n = 217 197 each) had a mean ± standard deviation age of 74.7 ± 10.4 years, were 56% female, and 9% of patients smoked. Age-related macular degeneration showed associations with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriasis, sarcoidosis, scleroderma, giant cell arteritis, and vasculitis. Cohorts for each positively associated IMID were created and matched to control cohorts with no IMID history. Patients with RA (RR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.30-1.49), SLE (RR, 1.73; 95% CI, 1.37-2.18), Crohn's disease (RR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.20-1.71), ulcerative colitis (RR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.29-1.63), psoriasis (RR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.37-1.60), vasculitis (RR, 1.48; 95% CI, 1.33-1.64), scleroderma (RR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.35-2.02), and sarcoidosis (RR, 1.42; 95% CI, 1.24-1.62) showed a higher risk of developing AMD compared with controls. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that there is an increased risk of developing AMD in patients with RA, SLE, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, vasculitis, scleroderma, and sarcoidosis compared with patients with no IMIDs. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE(S) Proprietary or commercial disclosure may be found in the Footnotes and Disclosures at the end of this article.
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- Priya Shukla
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Department of Rheumatology and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio; Cleveland Clinic Martin Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Stuart, Florida
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio; Center for Ophthalmic Bioinformatics, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Lo WC, Hu TH, Shih CY, Lin HH, Hwang JS. Impact of Healthy Lifestyle Factors on Life Expectancy and Lifetime Health Care Expenditure: Nationwide Cohort Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024; 10:e57045. [PMID: 39018094 PMCID: PMC11292159 DOI: 10.2196/57045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The association between lifestyle risk factors and the risk of mortality and chronic diseases has been established, while limited research has explored the impact of healthy lifestyle factors on lifetime health care expenditure using longitudinal individual data. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine the individual and combined effects of 5 healthy lifestyle factors on life expectancy and lifetime health care expenditure in Taiwan. METHODS Using data from the National Health Interview Survey cohort, 5 healthy lifestyle behaviors were defined and analyzed: nonsmoking, avoiding excessive alcohol consumption, engaging in sufficient physical activity, ensuring sufficient fruit and vegetable intake, and maintaining a normal weight. We used a rolling extrapolation algorithm that incorporated inverse probability of treatment weighting to estimate the life expectancy and lifetime health care expenditure of the study populations with and without healthy lifestyle factors. RESULTS A total of 19,893 participants aged ≥30 (mean age 48.8, SD 13.4) years were included, with 3815 deaths recorded during a median follow-up period of 15.6 years. The life expectancy and per capita estimated lifetime health care expenditures for the overall study population were 35.32 years and US $58,560, respectively. Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios for all-cause mortality in participants adhering to all 5 healthy lifestyle factors, compared with those adhering to none, were 0.37 (95% CI 0.27-0.49). We found significant increases in life expectancy for nonsmokers (2.31 years; 95% CI 0.04-5.13; P=.03), those with sufficient physical activity (1.85 years; 95% CI 0.25-4.34; P=.02), and those with adequate fruit and vegetable intake (3.25 years; 95% CI 1.29-6.81; P=.01). In addition, nonsmokers experienced a significant reduction in annual health care expenditure (-9.78%; 95% CI -46.53% to -1.45%; P=.03), as did individuals maintaining optimal body weight (-18.36%; 95% CI -29.66% to -8.57%; P=.01). Overall, participants adhering to all 5 healthy lifestyle behaviors exhibited a life gain of 7.13 years (95% CI 1.33-11.11; P=.02) compared with those adhering to one or none, with a life expectancy of 29.19 years (95% CI 25.45-33.62). Furthermore, individuals adopting all 5 healthy lifestyle factors experienced an average annual health care expenditure reduction of 28.12% (95% CI 4.43%-57.61%; P=.02) compared with those adopting one or none. CONCLUSIONS Adopting a healthy lifestyle is associated with a longer life expectancy and a reduction of health care expenditure in Taiwanese adults. This contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of the impact of healthy lifestyle factors on the overall health and economic burden.
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- Wei-Cheng Lo
- Master Program in Applied Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei, Taiwan
- School of Public Health, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Higuchi T, Tanaka E, Inoue E, Abe M, Saka K, Sugano E, Sugitani N, Higuchi Y, Ochiai M, Yamaguchi R, Ikari K, Yamanaka H, Harigai M. Evaluation of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Observation of Biologic Therapy risk score in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis starting first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: A validation study using the Institute of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis cohort data. Mod Rheumatol 2024; 34:693-699. [PMID: 37409749 DOI: 10.1093/mr/road066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This article aims to examine the ability of the Rheumatoid Arthritis Observation of Biologic Therapy (RABBIT) risk score to predict the occurrence of serious infections in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), after initiating their first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD). METHODS We used data from the Institute of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis cohort from 2008 to 2020. Patients with RA who were started on their first bDMARDs were included. Those with missing data required to calculate the score were excluded. A receiver operating characteristic curve was used to evaluate the discriminatory ability of the RABBIT score. RESULTS A total of 1081 patients were enrolled. During the 1-year observational period, 23 (1.7%) patients had serious infections; the most frequent one was bacterial pneumonia (n = 11, 44%). The median RABBIT score in the serious infection group was significantly higher than that in the non-serious infection group [2.3 (1.5-5.4) vs 1.6 (1.2-2.5), P < .001]. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the occurrence of serious infections was 0.67 (95% confidence interval 0.52-0.79), suggesting that the score had low accuracy. CONCLUSIONS Our present study revealed that the RABBIT risk score did not have sufficient discriminatory ability for predicting the development of severe infections in Japanese patients with RA after initiating their first bDMARD.
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- Tomoaki Higuchi
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Division of Multidisciplinary Management of Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Showa University Research Administration Centre, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Rheumatology, Sanno Medical Centre, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Wang JD, Lai WW, Yang SC, Huang WY, Hwang JS. Estimating Taiwan's QALY league table for catastrophic illnesses: Providing real-world evidence to integrate prevention with treatment for resources allocation. J Formos Med Assoc 2024:S0929-6646(24)00247-X. [PMID: 38772804 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2024.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Curative technologies improve patient's survival and/or quality of life but increase financial burdens. Effective prevention benefits all three. We summarize estimation methods and provide examples of how much money is spent per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) or life year (LY) on treating a catastrophic illness under a lifetime horizon and how many QALYs/LYs and lifetime medical costs (LMC) could be potentially saved by prevention. METHODS We established cohorts by interlinkages of Taiwan's nation-wide databases including National Health Insurance. We developed methods to estimate lifetime survival functions, which were multiplied with the medical costs and/or quality of life and summed up to estimate LMC, quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) and lifetime average cost per QALY/LY for catastrophic illnesses. By comparing with the age-, sex-, and calendar year-matched referents simulated from vital statistics, we obtained the loss-of-QALE and loss-of-life expectancy (LE). RESULTS The lifetime cost-effectiveness ratios of ventilator-dependent comatose patients, dialysis, spinal cord injury, major trauma, and cancers were US$ 96,800, 16,200-20,000, 5500-5,900, 3400-3,600, and 2900-11,900 per QALY or LY, respectively. The successful prevention of lung, liver, oral, esophagus, stomach, nasopharynx, or ovary cancer would potentially save US$ 28,000-97,000 and > 10 QALYs; whereas those for end-stage kidney disease, stroke, spinal injury, or major trauma would be US$ 55,000-300,000 and 10-14 QALYs. Loss-of-QALE and loss-of-LE were less confounded indicators for comparing the lifetime health benefits of different technologies estimated from real-world data. CONCLUSIONS Integration of prevention with treatment for resources allocation seems feasible and would improve equity and efficiency.
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- Jung-Der Wang
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Surgery, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Surgery, An Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Sharma SD, Bluett J. Towards Personalized Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Open Access Rheumatol 2024; 16:89-114. [PMID: 38779469 PMCID: PMC11110814 DOI: 10.2147/oarrr.s372610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, incurable, multisystem, inflammatory disease characterized by synovitis and extra-articular features. Although several advanced therapies targeting inflammatory mechanisms underlying the disease are available, no advanced therapy is universally effective. Therefore, a ceiling of treatment response is currently accepted where no advanced therapy is superior to another. The current challenge for medical research is the discovery and integration of predictive markers of drug response that can be used to personalize medicine so that the patient is started on "the right drug at the right time". This review article summarizes our current understanding of predicting response to anti-rheumatic drugs in RA, obstacles impeding the development of personalized medicine approaches and future research priorities to overcome these barriers.
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- Seema D Sharma
- Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal & Dermatological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Chen EYT, Leontyeva Y, Lin CN, Wang JD, Clements MS, Dickman PW. Comparing Survival Extrapolation within All-Cause and Relative Survival Frameworks by Standard Parametric Models and Flexible Parametric Spline Models Using the Swedish Cancer Registry. Med Decis Making 2024; 44:269-282. [PMID: 38314657 PMCID: PMC10988990 DOI: 10.1177/0272989x241227230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND In health technology assessment, restricted mean survival time and life expectancy are commonly evaluated. Parametric models are typically used for extrapolation. Spline models using a relative survival framework have been shown to estimate life expectancy of cancer patients more reliably; however, more research is needed to assess spline models using an all-cause survival framework and standard parametric models using a relative survival framework. AIM To assess survival extrapolation using standard parametric models and spline models within relative survival and all-cause survival frameworks. METHODS From the Swedish Cancer Registry, we identified patients diagnosed with 5 types of cancer (colon, breast, melanoma, prostate, and chronic myeloid leukemia) between 1981 and 1990 with follow-up until 2020. Patients were categorized into 15 cancer cohorts by cancer and age group (18-59, 60-69, and 70-99 y). We right-censored the follow-up at 2, 3, 5, and 10 y and fitted the parametric models within an all-cause and a relative survival framework to extrapolate to 10 y and lifetime in comparison with the observed Kaplan-Meier survival estimates. All cohorts were modeled with 6 standard parametric models (exponential, Weibull, Gompertz, log-logistic, log-normal, and generalized gamma) and 3 spline models (on hazard, odds, and normal scales). RESULTS For predicting 10-y survival, spline models generally performed better than standard parametric models. However, using an all-cause or a relative survival framework did not show any distinct difference. For lifetime survival, extrapolating from a relative survival framework agreed better with the observed survival, particularly using spline models. CONCLUSIONS For extrapolation to 10 y, we recommend spline models. For extrapolation to lifetime, we suggest extrapolating in a relative survival framework, especially using spline models. HIGHLIGHTS For survival extrapolation to 10 y, spline models generally performed better than standard parametric models did. However, using an all-cause or a relative survival framework showed no distinct difference under the same parametric model.Survival extrapolation to lifetime within a relative survival framework agreed well with the observed data, especially using spline models.Extrapolating parametric models within an all-cause survival framework may overestimate survival proportions at lifetime; models for the relative survival approach may underestimate instead.
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- Enoch Yi-Tung Chen
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Shin JH, Pyo JY, Han M, Lee M, Lim SM, Baek JY, Lee JY, Kang JM, Jung I, Ahn JG. Incidence and disease burden of autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases after non-pharmaceutical interventions in the COVID-19 era: A nationwide observational study in Korea. Int J Rheum Dis 2024; 27:e15144. [PMID: 38590055 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.15144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Infections are considered risk factors for autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRDs), the incidence of which is considered to have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) on the incidence of AIRDs and their associated health care services and medical expenses in Korea was investigated. METHODS We included all AIRD cases reported between January 2016 and February 2021 based on the National Health Insurance Service data. We evaluated changes in incidence trends for each AIRD before and after NPI implementation (Feb 2020 to Feb 2021) using segmented regression analysis. Changes in health care utilization and medical costs for each AIRD before and after NPI implementation were also investigated. RESULTS After NPI implementation, monthly incidence rates declined significantly by 0.205 per 1 000 000 (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.308 to -0.101, p < .001) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). No significant changes in the incidence of all AIRDs other than SLE were observed before and after implementation. Further, annual outpatient department visits per patient were lower during implementation for all diseases, except juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The prescription days per outpatient visit increased significantly during implementation for all diseases, except JIA and ankylosing spondylitis. During implementation, the total annual medical costs per patient tended to decrease for all diseases, except JIA and mixed connective tissue disease. CONCLUSION Implementation of NPIs to contain the pandemic led to a reduction in the incidence of SLE and changed patterns of medical care utilization and treatment cost for most AIRDs.
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- Je Hee Shin
- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Biostatistics Collaboration Unit, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
- Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Andonian BJ, Ross LM, Sudnick AM, Johnson JL, Pieper CF, Belski KB, Counts JD, King AP, Wallis JT, Bennett WC, Gillespie JC, Moertl KM, Richard D, Huebner JL, Connelly MA, Siegler IC, Kraus WE, Bales CW, Porter Starr KN, Huffman KM. Effect of Remotely Supervised Weight Loss and Exercise Training Versus Lifestyle Counseling on Cardiovascular Risk and Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. ACR Open Rheumatol 2024; 6:124-136. [PMID: 38126260 PMCID: PMC10933621 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare a remotely supervised weight loss and exercise intervention to lifestyle counseling for effects on cardiovascular disease risk, disease activity, and patient-reported outcomes in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and overweight/obesity. METHODS Twenty older (60-80 years), previously sedentary participants with seropositive RA and overweight/obesity were randomized to 16 weeks of either Supervised Weight loss and Exercise Training (SWET) or Counseling Health As Treatment (CHAT). The SWET group completed aerobic training (150 minutes/week moderate-to-vigorous intensity), resistance training (two days/week), and a hypocaloric diet (7% weight loss goal). The CHAT control group completed two lifestyle counseling sessions followed by monthly check-ins. The primary outcome was a composite metabolic syndrome z-score (MSSc) derived from fasting glucose, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol, minimal waist circumference, and mean arterial pressure. Secondary outcomes included RA disease activity and patient-reported outcomes. RESULTS Both groups improved MSSc (absolute change -1.67 ± 0.64 in SWET; -1.34 ± 1.30 in CHAT; P < 0.01 for both groups) with no between-group difference. Compared with CHAT, SWET significantly improved body weight, fat mass, Disease Activity Score-28 C-reactive protein, and patient-reported physical health, physical function, mental health, and fatigue (P < 0.04 for all between-group comparisons). Based on canonical correlations for fat mass, cardiorespiratory fitness, and leg strength, component-specific effects were strongest for (1) weight loss improving MSSc, physical health, and mental health; (2) aerobic training improving physical function and fatigue; and (3) resistance training improving Disease Activity Score-28 C-reactive protein. CONCLUSION In older patients with RA and overweight/obesity, 16 weeks of remotely supervised weight loss, aerobic training, and resistance training improve cardiometabolic health, patient-reported outcomes, and disease activity. Less intensive lifestyle counseling similarly improves cardiovascular disease risk profiles, suggesting an important role for integrative interventions in the routine clinical care of this at-risk RA population.
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- Brian J. Andonian
- Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Molecular Physiology InstituteDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Molecular Physiology InstituteDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Molecular Physiology InstituteDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Molecular Physiology InstituteDurhamNorth Carolina
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Straube J, Bukhari S, Lerrer S, Winchester RJ, Gartshteyn Y, Henick BS, Dragovich MA, Mor A. PD-1 signaling uncovers a pathogenic subset of T cells in inflammatory arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2024; 26:32. [PMID: 38254179 PMCID: PMC10801937 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-023-03259-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND PD-1 is an immune checkpoint on T cells, and interventions to block this receptor result in T cell activation and enhanced immune response to tumors and pathogens. Reciprocally, despite a decade of research, approaches to treat autoimmunity with PD-1 agonists have only had limited successful. To resolve this, new methods must be developed to augment PD-1 function beyond engaging the receptor. METHODS We conducted a flow cytometry analysis of T cells isolated from the peripheral blood and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, we performed a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen to identify genes associated with PD-1 signaling. We further analyzed genes involved in PD-1 signaling using publicly available bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing datasets. RESULTS Our screen confirmed known regulators in proximal PD-1 signaling and, importantly, identified an additional 1112 unique genes related to PD-1 ability to inhibit T cell functions. These genes were strongly associated with the response of cancer patients to PD-1 blockades and with high tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion scores, confirming their role downstream of PD-1. Functional annotation revealed that the most significant genes uncovered were those associated with known immune regulation processes. Remarkably, these genes were considerably downregulated in T cells isolated from patients with inflammatory arthritis, supporting their overall inhibitory functions. A study of rheumatoid arthritis single-cell RNA sequencing data demonstrated that five genes, KLRG1, CRTAM, SLAMF7, PTPN2, and KLRD1, were downregulated in activated and effector T cells isolated from synovial fluids. Backgating these genes to canonical cytotoxic T cell signatures revealed PD-1+ HLA-DRHIGH KLRG1LOW T cells as a novel inflammatory subset of T cells. CONCLUSIONS We concluded that PD-1+ HLA-DRHIGH KLRG1LOW T cells are a potential target for future PD-1 agonists to treat inflammatory diseases. Our study uncovers new genes associated with PD-1 downstream functions and, therefore, provides a comprehensive resource for additional studies that are much needed to characterize the role of PD-1 in the synovial subset of T cells.
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- Johanna Straube
- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, 650 W 168 St. BB-1701F, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, 650 W 168 St. BB-1701F, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, 650 W 168 St. BB-1701F, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, 650 W 168 St. BB-1701F, New York, NY, 10032, USA
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Herbert Irving Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, 650 W 168 St. BB-1701F, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Columbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, 650 W 168 St. BB-1701F, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
- Herbert Irving Cancer Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
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Chen L, Wu B, Mo L, Chen H, Zhao Y, Tan T, Chen L, Li Y, Yao P, Tang Y. Associations between biological ageing and the risk of, genetic susceptibility to, and life expectancy associated with rheumatoid arthritis: a secondary analysis of two observational studies. THE LANCET. HEALTHY LONGEVITY 2024; 5:e45-e55. [PMID: 38081205 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00220-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that affects life expectancy. Accelerated biological ageing is thought to be a major risk factor for age-related diseases, but its role in rheumatoid arthritis remains uncertain. We aimed to assess the associations between biological ageing and risk of rheumatoid arthritis and genetic susceptibility to the disease. We also aimed to assess the effect of biological ageing on the life expectancy of people with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS We calculated the chronological age-adjusted biological age-by both the Klemera-Doubal method (KDMAge) and phenotypic age (PhenoAge)-as a surrogate measure for biological ageing in participants from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and UK Biobank study. KDMAge or PhenoAge acceleration was defined as the residual of the regression of KDMAge or PhenoAge based on chronological age. Participants with accelerated biological ageing had KDMAge or PhenoAge acceleration values greater than 0, whereas those without accelerated ageing had values less than or equal to 0. We did cross-sectional analyses to assess the association between biological ageing and prevalent rheumatoid arthritis in both cohorts and prospective analyses to assess the association between biological ageing and incident rheumatoid arthritis in the UK Biobank. Logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models were used to analyse these associations. Polygenic risk scores were used to establish genetic susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis and to analyse the interaction between biological ageing and genetic risk. We also assessed the association between life expectancy and biological ageing status in people with rheumatoid arthritis. FINDINGS In the cross-sectional analyses, each 1-year increase in age-adjusted biological age was associated with an increase in the risk of rheumatoid arthritis of between 1% and 10%. In the NHANES, individuals with accelerated ageing had a higher risk of rheumatoid arthritis than non-accelerated ageing individuals, with odds ratios of 1·21 (95% CI 1·03-1·42; p=0·018) for KDMAge acceleration and 1·46 (1·26-1·69; p<0·0001) for PhenoAge acceleration. Similarly, in the UK Biobank, the risk of rheumatoid arthritis was increased in individuals with accelerated ageing compared with individuals with no accelerated ageing (KDMAge odds ratio 1·96 [95% CI 1·71-2·24]; PhenoAge 2·71 [2·51-2·92]). In the prospective analyses of the UK Biobank population, accelerated biological ageing was associated with an increased risk of incident rheumatoid arthritis as measured by both KDMAge (hazard ratio 1·27 [95% CI 1·03-1·55]) and PhenoAge (1·70 [1·52-1·92]). Among participants with high genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis, accelerated biological ageing was associated with an increased risk of incident disease, and we noted significant additive interactions between accelerated biological ageing and genetic risk. At age 45 years, people with rheumatoid arthritis had reduced life expectancy compared with those without rheumatoid arthritis. Among people with rheumatoid arthritis, accelerated biological ageing was associated with reduced life expectancy compared with not having accelerated biological ageing. INTERPRETATION Accelerated biological ageing could increase the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, especially among people with high genetic risk, and could reduce the life expectancy of people with rheumatoid arthritis. The identification of populations with accelerated biological ageing has important implications for reducing the risk of rheumatoid arthritis and of lowered life expectancy. FUNDING National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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- Li Chen
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Shenzhen Center for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environment and Health and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Chiu YM, Chen DY. Biological ageing: a promising target for prevention and management of rheumatoid arthritis. THE LANCET. HEALTHY LONGEVITY 2024; 5:e6-e7. [PMID: 38081204 DOI: 10.1016/s2666-7568(23)00239-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
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- Ying-Ming Chiu
- Department of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Jen Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40447, Taiwan; College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan; Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
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Hitchon CA, ONeil L, Peschken CA, Robinson DB, Fowler-Woods A, El-Gabalawy HS. Disparities in rheumatoid arthritis outcomes for North American Indigenous populations. Int J Circumpolar Health 2023; 82:2166447. [PMID: 36642913 PMCID: PMC9848324 DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2166447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management have significantly improved clinical outcomes of this disease; however, some Indigenous North Americans (INA) with RA have not achieved the high rates of treatment success observed in other populations. We review factors contributing to poor long-term outcomes for INA with RA. We conducted a narrative review of studies evaluating RA in INA supplemented with regional administrative health and clinical cohort data on clinical outcomes and health care utilisation. We discuss factors related to conducting research in INA populations including studies of RA prevention. NA with RA have a high burden of genetic and environmental predisposing risk factors that may impact disease phenotype, delayed or limited access to rheumatology care and advanced therapy. These factors may contribute to the observed increased rates of persistent synovitis, premature end-stage joint damage and mortality. Novel models of care delivery that are culturally sensitive and address challenges associated with providing speciality care to patients residing in remote communities with limited accessibility are needed. Progress in establishing respectful research partnerships with INA communities has created a foundation for ongoing initiatives to address care gaps including those aimed at RA prevention. This review highlights some of the challenges of diagnosing, treating, and ultimately perhaps preventing, RA in INA populations.
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- Carol A Hitchon
- Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,CONTACT Carol A Hitchon Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, CAN, RR149 800 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, ManitobaR3A 1M4Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Straube J, Bukhari S, Lerrer S, Winchester R, Henick B, Dragovich M, Mor A. PD-1 signaling uncovers a pathogenic subset of T cells in inflammatory arthritis. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.11.16.566893. [PMID: 38014321 PMCID: PMC10680732 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.16.566893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
Background PD-1 is an immune checkpoint on T cells and interventions to block this receptor result in T cell activation and enhanced immune response to tumors. Paired to that, and despite a decade of research, approaches to treat autoimmunity with PD-1 agonists still need to be more successful. To resolve this, new methods must be developed to augment PD-1 function beyond engaging the receptor. Methods We conducted a flow cytometry analysis of T cells isolated from the peripheral blood and synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In addition, we performed a genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen to identify genes associated with PD-1 signaling. We further analyzed genes involved in PD-1 signaling using publicly available bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing datasets. Results Our screen confirmed known regulators in proximal PD-1 signaling and, importantly, found an additional 1,112 unique genes related to PD-1 ability to inhibit T cell functions. These genes were strongly associated with the response of cancer patients to PD-1 blockades and with high tumor immune dysfunction and exclusion scores, confirming their role downstream of PD-1. Functional annotation revealed that more significant genes uncovered were those associated with known immune regulation processes. Remarkably, these genes were considerably downregulated in T cells isolated from patients with inflammatory arthritis, supporting their overall inhibitory functions. A study of rheumatoid arthritis single-cell RNA sequencing data demonstrated that five genes, KLRG1, CRTAM, SLAMF7, PTPN2, and KLRD1, were downregulated in activated and effector T cells isolated from synovial fluids. Back-gating these genes to canonical cytotoxic T cell signatures revealed PD-1 + HLA-DR HIGH KLRG LOW T cells as a novel inflammatory subset of T cells. Conclusion We concluded that PD-1 + HLA-DR HIGH KLRG LOW T cells are a potential target for future PD-1 agonists to treat inflammatory diseases. Our study uncovers new genes associated with PD-1 downstream functions and, therefore, provides a comprehensive resource for additional studies that are much needed to characterize the role of PD-1 in the synovial subset of T cells.
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Chiu YM, Lan JL, Huang WL, Wu CS. Estimation of life expectancy and healthcare cost in rheumatoid arthritis patients with and without depression: a population-based retrospective cohort study. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1221393. [PMID: 38020149 PMCID: PMC10657652 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1221393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Purpose This study aimed to estimate the lifetime healthcare costs and loss of life expectancy (loss-of-LE) among patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with and without depression. Methods This 18 years longitudinal cohort study used data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database. In total, 43,311 patients with RA were included. Among them, 1,663 patients had depressive disorders in the year preceding the RA diagnosis. The survival function for patients with RA with or without depression was estimated and extrapolated over a lifetime using the rolling extrapolation algorithm. The loss-of-LE was calculated by comparing the sex, age, and calendar year-matched referents from vital statistics. The average monthly cost was calculated as the sum of the monthly costs for all patients divided by the number of surviving patients. Lifetime healthcare costs were estimated by multiplying the monthly average cost by the monthly survival probability. Results The loss-of-LE for RA patients with and without depression was 5.60 years and 4.76 years, respectively. The lifetime costs of RA patients with and without depression were USD$ 90,346 and USD$ 92,239, respectively. However, the annual healthcare costs were USD$ 4,123 for RA patients with depression and USD$ 3,812 for RA patients without depression. Regardless of sex or age, RA patients with depression had higher annual healthcare costs than those without depression. Conclusion Patients with RA and depression have a high loss-of-LE and high annual healthcare costs. Whether treating depression prolongs life expectancy and reduces healthcare costs warrants further investigation.
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- Ying-Ming Chiu
- Department of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Jen Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan
- Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan
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Chiu YM, Chiu HY. Lifetime risk, life expectancy, loss-of-life expectancy and lifetime healthcare expenditure for Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis in Taiwan: follow-up of a nationwide cohort from 2008 to 2019. Br J Dermatol 2023; 189:553-560. [PMID: 37427802 DOI: 10.1093/bjd/ljad234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) not only cause acute, devastating mucocutaneous reactions but also have long-lasting implications on survivors' lives. OBJECTIVES To quantify the lifetime burden of SJS/TEN. METHODS The cumulative incidence rate (CIR), life expectancy (LE), loss-of-life expectancy (LoLE) and lifetime healthcare expenditure (HE) for SJS/TEN were estimated over the period from 2008 to 2019 using data from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan and life tables of vital statistics. RESULTS In this nationwide cohort of 6552 incident SJS/TEN cases, a trend towards a decrease in the CIR was observed between 2008 and 2019. Compared with the general population, patients with SJS/TEN experience a tremendous loss of 9.43 (1.06) [mean (SEM)] years of LE after diagnosis of SJS/TEN. Male patients with SJS/TEN had higher LoLE [10.74 (1.22) vs. 7.69 (1.43) years] and annual HE than females. Younger age at diagnosis of SJS/TEN was associated with longer LE but greater LoLE and higher lifetime HE. Patients with intensive care unit admission on diagnosis, malignancy, diabetes mellitus, end-stage renal disease and SJS/TEN-associated sequelae experienced substantially greater LoLE and HE per life year. CONCLUSIONS Patients with SJS/TEN suffer substantial loss-of-LE and HE, particularly young patients, compared with the general population. These data provide a reference estimate of the lifetime burden of SJS/TEN to help health authorities evaluate the cost-effectiveness of future preventive and treatment strategies to minimize the burden of SJS/TEN.
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- Ying-Ming Chiu
- Department of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Tungs' Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Jen Teh Junior College of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli, Taiwan
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hsin-Chu Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Lin SM, Yang SC, Wu TI, Wang JD, Liu LF. Estimation of disability free life expectancy in non small cell lung cancer based on real world data. Sci Rep 2023; 13:13318. [PMID: 37587142 PMCID: PMC10432474 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-40117-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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To quantify the societal impact of disability in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), this study estimated the disability-free life expectancy (DFLE), loss-of-DFLE and explored their associations with quality-adjusted life expectancy (QALE) and loss-of-QALE. We interlinked national databases and applied a rolling-over algorithm to estimate the lifetime survival function for patients with NSCLC. Using the EuroQOL-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) and Barthel index (BI), we repeatedly measured the quality-of-life and disability functions of NSCLC patients who visited our hospital from 2011 to 2020. Age-, sex-matched referents were simulated from lifetables of the same calendar year of diagnosis. We categorized BI scores ≤ 70 as in need of long-term care and constructed linear mixed models to estimate the utility values and disability scores. We collected 960 cases and 3088 measurements. The proportions of measurements without disability at age 50-64 and in stage I-IIIa, 50-64 and stage IIIb-IV, 65-89 and stage I-IIIa and 65-89 and stage IIIb-IV were 97.3%, 89.3%, 94.8%,78.3%, corresponding to DFLEs of 15.3, 2.4, 6.8, 1.2 years and losses-of-DFLE of 8.1, 20.7, 4.0, 8.6 years, respectively, indicating that advanced stage had a stronger effect than old age. Survivors in advanced stages showed increased demands for assistance in almost all subitems. The DFLEs seemed to be approximate to the QALEs and the latter were shorter than the former due to discomfort and depression. From a societal perspective, future health technology assessment should consider the impact of lifetime duration of functional disability. Early diagnosis of NSCLC may decrease the burden of long-term care.
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- Shin-Mao Lin
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, Tainan, Taiwan
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Gerontology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
- Department of Geriatric, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.138, Sheng-Li Road, Tainan, 70428, Taiwan.
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Almutairi KB, Inderjeeth CA, Preen DB, Keen HI, Nossent JC. Mortality Trends Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Western Australia. Rheumatol Ther 2023; 10:1021-1037. [PMID: 37335433 PMCID: PMC10326173 DOI: 10.1007/s40744-023-00562-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION With scarce comparative data on mortality in Australian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we investigated temporal changes in standardized mortality rates for patients with RA using longitudinal linked population-wide health data in Western Australia (WA) over the period 1980 to 2015. METHODS The study included 17,125 patients with a first-time hospital contact for RA (ICD-10-AM M05.00-M06.99 and ICD-9-AM 714.00-714.99) in the study period. Standardized mortality rate ratios (SMRRs) for the RA cohort versus the WA general population was estimated using direct age standardization. We analyzed temporal trends over with dates and causes provided by the WA Death Registry. RESULTS During 356,069 patient-years of follow-up, a total of 8955 (52%) deaths occurred in the RA cohort. The SMRR was 2.24 (95% CI 2.15-2.34) in males and 3.09 (95% CI 3.00-3.19) in females over the study period. SMRR decreased since 2000 to 1.59 (95% CI 1.39-1.81) for the period 2011-2015. Median survival was 26.80 years (95% CI 26.30-27.30), where age and comorbidity independently increased the risk of death. The leading causes of deaths were cardiovascular diseases (26.60%), cancer (16.80%), rheumatic diseases (5.80%), chronic pulmonary disease 491 (5.50%), dementia (3.00%), and diabetes 235 (2.6%). CONCLUSIONS The mortality rate in patients with RA in WA has decreased but remains 1.59-times higher than in community counterparts, suggesting that there is room for further improvement. Comorbidity is the main modifiable risk factor to further reduce mortality in patients with RA.
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- Khalid B Almutairi
- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
- Pharmacy Department, King Fahd Specialist Hospital, Burydah, Al Qassim, Saudi Arabia.
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- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Rheumatology Department, Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Health Care Group, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Rheumatology Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
- Rheumatology Department, Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Health Care Group, Perth, WA, Australia
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Cano-García L, Manrique-Arija S, Domínguez-Quesada C, Vacas-Pérez JC, Armenteros-Ortiz PJ, Ruiz-Vilchez D, Martín-Martín JM, Redondo-Rodríguez R, García-Studer A, Ortiz-Márquez F, Mena-Vázquez N, Fernández-Nebro A. Sarcopenia and Nutrition in Elderly Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study to Determine Prevalence and Risk Factors. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15112440. [PMID: 37299407 DOI: 10.3390/nu15112440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence of sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients aged ≥65 years and identify the risk factors associated with sarcopenia. METHODS This is a multicenter, controlled, cross-sectional study of 76 RA patients and 76 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Sarcopenia was defined according to the revised criteria of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2). Whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was performed. Binary regression was used to assess the relationship between sarcopenia and sex, age, duration of RA, Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) score, and Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) score in patients with RA. RESULTS Nearly 80% of participants were female, and the average age was >70 years. Patients with RA had lower muscle mass and greater adiposity (fat-to-muscle ratio mean [SD] 0.9 [0.2] vs. 0.8 [0.2]; p = 0.017) than controls, mainly in the central area (android/gynoid ratio, median [p25-p75]: 1.0 [0.9-1.2] vs. 0.9 [0.8-1.1]; p < 0.001). Twelve patients (15.8%) and three controls (3.9%) had confirmed sarcopenia (p = 0.014). Sarcopenic obesity was observed in 8/76 patients with RA (10.5%) and in 1/76 controls (1.3%) (p = 0.016). The factors associated with sarcopenia were male sex (OR [95% CI]: 9.3 [1.1-80.4]; p = 0.042), disease duration (OR [95% CI]: 1.1 [1.0-1.2]; p = 0.012), and nutritional status according to the MNA (OR [95% CI]: 0.7 [0.5-0.9]; p = 0.042). CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that patients with RA aged ≥65 years may be at increased risk for sarcopenia, adiposity, and malnutrition (especially male patients with long-standing disease) and have poor nutritional status.
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- Laura Cano-García
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)-Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29009 Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)-Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29009 Málaga, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía de Córdoba, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Córdoba, Spain
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- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)-Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29009 Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)-Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29009 Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)-Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29009 Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)-Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29009 Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)-Plataforma Bionand, 29010 Málaga, Spain
- UGC de Reumatología, Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga, 29009 Málaga, Spain
- Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, 29010 Málaga, Spain
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Andonian B, Ross LM, Zidek AM, Fos LB, Piner LW, Johnson JL, Belski KB, Counts JD, Pieper CF, Siegler IC, Bales CW, Porter Starr KN, Kraus WE, Huffman KM. Remotely Supervised Weight Loss and Exercise Training to Improve Rheumatoid Arthritis Cardiovascular Risk: Rationale and Design of the Supervised Weight Loss Plus Exercise Training-Rheumatoid Arthritis Trial. ACR Open Rheumatol 2023; 5:252-263. [PMID: 36992545 PMCID: PMC10184018 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remain at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. RA CVD results from a combination of traditional risk factors and RA-related systemic inflammation. One hypothetical means of improving overall RA CVD risk is through reduction of excess body weight and increased physical activity. Together, weight loss and physical activity can improve traditional cardiometabolic health through fat mass loss, while also improving skeletal muscle health. Additionally, disease-related CVD risk may improve as both fat mass loss and exercise reduce systemic inflammation. To explore this hypothesis, 26 older persons with RA and overweight/obesity will be randomized to 16 weeks of a usual care control arm or to a remotely Supervised Weight Loss Plus Exercise Training (SWET) program. A caloric restriction diet (targeting 7% weight loss) will occur via a dietitian-led intervention, with weekly weigh-ins and group support sessions. Exercise training will consist of both aerobic training (150 minutes/week moderate-to-vigorous exercise) and resistance training (twice weekly). The SWET remote program will be delivered via a combination of video conference, the study YouTube channel, and study mobile applications. The primary cardiometabolic outcome is the metabolic syndrome Z score, calculated from blood pressure, waist circumference, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose. RA-specific CVD risk will be assessed with measures of systemic inflammation, disease activity, patient-reported outcomes, and immune cell function. The SWET-RA trial will be the first to assess whether a remotely supervised, combined lifestyle intervention improves cardiometabolic health in an at-risk population of older individuals with RA and overweight/obesity.
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- Duke University School of MedicineDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of MedicineDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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- Duke University School of Medicine and Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Durham VA Medical CenterDurhamNorth Carolina
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Chiu HY, Lan JL, Chiu YM. Lifetime risk, life expectancy, loss-of-life expectancy, and lifetime healthcare expenditures for psoriasis in Taiwan: a nationwide cohort followed from 2000 to 2017. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2023; 14:20406223231168488. [PMID: 37152349 PMCID: PMC10155019 DOI: 10.1177/20406223231168488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Background Patients with psoriasis have a significant disease burden throughout the life course. Nevertheless, the lifetime risk and disease burden of psoriasis across the entire lifespan is rarely quantified in an easily understandable way. Objective To estimate the cumulative incidence rate, life expectancy, loss-of-life expectancy, and lifetime healthcare expenditures for incident psoriasis. Design and methods Using real-world nationwide data from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan for 2000-2017, along with the life tables of vital statistics, we estimated cumulative incidence rate, life expectancy, loss-of-life expectancy, and lifetime healthcare expenditures for those with psoriasis using a semi-parametric survival extrapolation method. Results A total of 217,924 new psoriasis cases were identified. The lifetime risk of psoriasis in patients aged 18-80 for both sexes decreased in Taiwan with a cumulative incidence rate of 7.93% in 2000 to 3.25% in 2017. The mean (±standard error) life expectancy after diagnosis was 27.11 (± 1.15) and 27.14 (±1.17) years for patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, respectively. Patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis had a mean (±standard error) loss-of-life expectancy of 6.41 (±1.16) and 6.48 (±1.17) due to psoriasis, respectively. Male patients have higher lifetime and annual lifetime healthcare expenditures than female. Mean life expectancy, loss-of-life expectancy, and lifetime cost were relatively higher for younger patients. Conclusion Among psoriatic patients, patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis had substantial years of life lost, particularly for younger patients. Our results provide a reliable estimation of lifetime disease burden, and these estimates will help health authorities in cost-effectiveness assessments of public health interventions and allocation of services resources to minimize loss-of-life expectancy, and lifetime healthcare expenditures in patients with psoriasis.
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- Hsien-Yi Chiu
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan
University Hsin-Chu Hospital, Hsinchu
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan
University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsinchu
- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan
University Hospital, Taipei
- Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine,
National Taiwan University, Taipei
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Center, China
Medical University Hospital, Taichung City
- Department of Medicine, China Medical
University, Taichung City
- Hsien-Yi Chiu is also affiliated to Department
of Medical Research, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch,
Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Allergy, Immunology, and
Rheumatology, Tungs’ Taichung MetroHarbor Hospital, No. 699, Section 8,
Taiwan Boulevard, Wuqi District, Taichung City 43503
- Department of Nursing, Jen-Teh Junior College
of Medicine, Nursing and Management, Miaoli
- Department of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine,
College of Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung City
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Lee SK, Shin K, Jung JY, Suh CH, Kim JW, Kim HA. Retention Rate and Safety of Biologic and Targeted Synthetic DMARDs in Patients with RA-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A KOBIO Registry Study. BioDrugs 2023; 37:247-257. [PMID: 36757601 DOI: 10.1007/s40259-023-00578-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the long-term retention and safety of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARDs) and identify the factors associated with drug withdrawal in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with interstitial lung disease (ILD) enrolled in the Korean College of Rheumatology Biologics and Targeted Therapy registry. METHODS We investigated adults with RA (n = 2266) administered with bDMARDs or tsDMARDs between 2012 and 2021. Propensity score matching (1:3) was performed between patients with RA with ILD (RA-ILD) and without ILD (RA-no ILD). The Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyse drug survival and a logistic regression model to identify withdrawal-related factors in RA-ILD. RESULTS One hundred and fifty-nine patients with RA-ILD were matched with 477 patients with RA-no ILD. The 5-year drug retention rate was lower in RA-ILD than in RA-no ILD (log-rank p = 0.020), and both the ILD and no-ILD groups had statistical differences of drug retention rate among agents (log-rank p = 0.019 and 0.020, respectively). In the RA-ILD group, Janus kinase inhibitors had the highest drug retention rate (64.3%), and tumour necrosis factor-α inhibitors showed the lowest retention rate (30.6%). Approximately 58.5% and 48.4% of the patients with RA-ILD and RA-no ILD, respectively, withdrew from their regimen, and the main cause of withdrawal in RA-ILD was adverse events, followed by inefficacy. In the logistic regression analysis, current smoking had a negative effect on drug retention (odds ratio [OR]: 9.938, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.550-38.733; p < 0.001), while concomitant corticosteroid use had a protective effect against withdrawal (OR: 0.284, 95% CI: 0.008-0.917; p = 0.035) in RA-ILD. CONCLUSION The patients with RA-ILD had lower bDMARD and tsDMARD retention rates than those with RA-no ILD. In the RA-ILD group, current smoking and concomitant corticosteroid use were associated factors affecting drug withdrawal.
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- Sun-Kyung Lee
- Department of Mathematics, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Korea.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, 16499, Korea.
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Frank MS, Bodtger U. An Individualized Approach to Comorbidities in Lung Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 2023; 18:254-256. [PMID: 36842806 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2022.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- Malene S Frank
- Department of Clinical Oncology and Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Næstved, Denmark
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- Respiratory Research Unit PLUZ, Department of Internal Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Næstved, Denmark.
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Lo WC, Hu TH, Hwang JS. Lifetime exposure to PM 2.5 air pollution and disability-adjusted life years due to cardiopulmonary disease: A modeling study based on nationwide longitudinal data. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 855:158901. [PMID: 36176245 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND As knowledge of the health risks of PM2.5 has grown, the focus of PM2.5-related health impact assessments has evolved from simple risk models to burden-of-disease estimates. We proposed an ecological approach to directly estimate the impacts of lifetime exposure to PM2.5 on expected health losses due to cardiopulmonary diseases for older adult populations in Taiwan. METHODS We created study cohorts of 3.5 million older people living in 350 townships in Taiwan. We used a weighted regression model, with adjustments of area characteristic variables, to directly estimate the impacts of lifetime mean PM2.5 exposure on health losses among the 350 cohorts. Potential avoidable disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by assuming that ambient PM2.5 met the air quality standard was estimated. RESULTS Each 10 μg/m3 increase in lifetime mean exposure to PM2.5 for an individual corresponded to an increment of 0.25 (95 % confidence interval (CI): 0.18-0.32) DALYs due to cardiopulmonary diseases, after adjusting for a wide range of ecological covariates. We estimated that 611.8 (95 % CI: 440.4-783.2) DALYs per 1000 older adult population could potentially be avoided by achieving air quality standards of WHO in Taiwan. CONCLUSIONS Reducing PM2.5 pollution in Taiwan associated with significant health co-benefits, providing important implications for public health and environmental management.
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- Wei-Cheng Lo
- Master Program in Applied Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 10675, Taiwan
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- Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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Pankowski D, Wytrychiewicz-Pankowska K, Janowski K, Pisula E. The relationship between primary cognitive appraisals, illness beliefs, and adaptation to rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Psychosom Res 2023; 164:111074. [PMID: 36395531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.111074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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UNLABELLED Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease that negatively affects functioning; however, the relationship between cognitive appraisals and illness-related beliefs and adaptation indices remains unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to assess the relationship between cognitive appraisals, illness beliefs and indicators of adaptation to life with a chronic disease, such as the severity of depressive symptoms, anxiety, and quality of life. METHODS A database search was carried out between May 13 and 18, 2022, with no time restrictions. Thirty studies (5 related to cognitive appraisals, 25 related to illness beliefs) were identified. RESULTS The studies identified in the review were of satisfactory quality. An analysis of the articles allowed for a meta-analysis focusing on the relationship between the belief related to illness consequences and the severity of depressive symptoms, which gave an overall correlation estimate of 0.50 [0.44-0.56]. CONCLUSION Both cognitive appraisals and illness beliefs are related to indicators of rheumatoid arthritis adaptation, such as depressive symptom severity, anxiety and acceptance levels. Further longitudinal research would be crucial in further elucidating the impact of cognitive factors on adjustment level and its trajectories over time. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION Review was pre-registered at https://osf.io/gd9cw (DOI:http://10.17605/OSF.IO/GD9CW).
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- Daniel Pankowski
- Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw 01-043, Poland; Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 00-927, Poland.
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw 01-043, Poland; Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 00-927, Poland
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, Warsaw 01-043, Poland
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- Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw 00-927, Poland
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Shen H, Jin L, Zheng Q, Ye Z, Cheng L, Wu Y, Wu H, Jon TG, Liu W, Pan Z, Mao Z, Wang Y. Synergistically targeting synovium STING pathway for rheumatoid arthritis treatment. Bioact Mater 2022; 24:37-53. [PMID: 36582350 PMCID: PMC9761476 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease leading to pain, disability, and even death. Although studies have revealed that aberrant activation of STING was implicated in various autoimmune diseases, the role of STING in RA remains unclear. In the current study, we demonstrated that STING activation was pivotal in RA pathogenesis. As the accumulation of dsDNA, a specific stimulus for STING, is a feature of RA, we developed a spherical polyethyleneimine-coated mesoporous polydopamine nanoparticles loaded with STING antagonist C-176 (PEI-PDA@C-176 NPs) for treating RA. The fabricated NPs with biocompatibility had high DNA adsorption ability and could effectively inhibit the STING pathway and inflammation in macrophages. Intra-articular administration of PEI-PDA@C-176 NPs could effectively reduce joint damage in mice models of dsDNA-induced arthritis and collagen-induced arthritis by inhibiting STING pathway. We concluded that materials with synergistic effects of STING inhibition might be an efficacious strategy to treat RA.
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- Haotian Shen
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China,Dr. Li Dak Sum & Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China,International Institutes of Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, N1 Shangchen Road, Yiwu, Zhejiang, 322000, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China,Dr. Li Dak Sum & Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310000, China,Corresponding author. Dr. Li Dak Sum & Yip Yio Chin Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China,Corresponding author. MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China,Corresponding author. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China.
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Jiang SZ, To JL, Hughes MR, McNagny KM, Kim H. Platelet signaling at the nexus of innate immunity and rheumatoid arthritis. Front Immunol 2022; 13:977828. [PMID: 36505402 PMCID: PMC9732516 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.977828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating autoimmune disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the synovial tissues and progressive destruction of bone and cartilage. The inflammatory response and subsequent tissue degradation are orchestrated by complex signaling networks between immune cells and their products in the blood, vascular endothelia and the connective tissue cells residing in the joints. Platelets are recognized as immune-competent cells with an important role in chronic inflammatory diseases such as RA. Here we review the specific aspects of platelet function relevant to arthritic disease, including current knowledge of the molecular crosstalk between platelets and other innate immune cells that modulate RA pathogenesis.
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- Steven Z. Jiang
- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,School of Biomedical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada,*Correspondence: Hugh Kim,
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Quiñones ME, Joseph JK, Dowell S, Moore HJ, Karasik PE, Fonarow GC, Fletcher RD, Cheng Y, Zeng-Treitler Q, Arundel C, Liappis AP, Sheriff HM, Zhang S, Taub DD, Heimall MS, Faselis C, Kerr GS, Ahmed A. Hydroxychloroquine and Risk of Long QT Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Veterans Cohort Study With Nineteen-Year Follow-up. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2022. [PMID: 36039941 DOI: 10.1002/acr.25005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Recent evidence suggests that hydroxychloroquine use is not associated with higher 1-year risk of long QT syndrome (LQTS) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Less is known about its long-term risk, the examination of which was the objective of this study. METHODS We conducted a propensity score-matched active-comparator safety study of hydroxychloroquine in 8,852 veterans (mean age 64 ± 12 years, 14% women, 28% Black) with newly diagnosed RA. A total of 4,426 patients started on hydroxychloroquine and 4,426 started on another nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) and were balanced on 87 baseline characteristics. The primary outcome was LQTS during 19-year follow-up through December 31, 2019. RESULTS Incident LQTS occurred in 4 (0.09%) and 5 (0.11%) patients in the hydroxychloroquine and other DMARD groups, respectively, during the first 2 years. Respective 5-year incidences were 17 (0.38%) and 6 (0.14%), representing 11 additional LQTS events in the hydroxychloroquine group (number needed to harm 403; [95% confidence interval (95% CI)], 217-1,740) and a 181% greater relative risk (95% CI 11%-613%; P = 0.030). Although overall 10-year risk remained significant (hazard ratio 2.17; 95% CI 1.13-4.18), only 5 extra LQTS occurred in hydroxychloroquine group over the next 5 years (years 6-10) and 1 over the next 9 years (years 11-19). There was no association with arrhythmia-related hospitalization or all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS Hydroxychloroquine use had no association with LQTS during the first 2 years after initiation of therapy. There was a higher risk thereafter that became significant after 5 years of therapy. However, the 5-year absolute risk was very low, and the absolute risk difference was even lower. Both risks attenuated during longer follow-up. These findings provide evidence for long-term safety of hydroxychloroquine in patients with RA.
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and Howard University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgetown University, George Washington University, Uniformed Services University, and US Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgetown University, George Washington University, and Uniformed Services University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center and George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center and George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, George Washington University, and Uniformed Services University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, George Washington University, and Uniformed Services University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center and George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center and George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, George Washington University, and Uniformed Services University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Howard University, and Georgetown University, Washington, DC
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- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Georgetown University, and George Washington University, Washington, DC
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Kotschenreuther K, Yan S, Kofler DM. Migration and homeostasis of regulatory T cells in rheumatoid arthritis. Front Immunol 2022; 13:947636. [PMID: 36016949 PMCID: PMC9398455 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.947636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Regulatory T (Treg) cells are garnering increased attention in research related to autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They play an essential role in the maintenance of immune homeostasis by restricting effector T cell activity. Reduced functions and frequencies of Treg cells contribute to the pathogenesis of RA, a common autoimmune disease which leads to systemic inflammation and erosive joint destruction. Treg cells from patients with RA are characterized by impaired functions and by an altered phenotype. They show increased plasticity towards Th17 cells and a reduced suppressive capacity. Besides the suppressive function of Treg cells, their effectiveness is determined by their ability to migrate into inflamed tissues. In the past years, new mechanisms involved in Treg cell migration have been identified. One example of such a mechanism is the phosphorylation of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP). Efficient migration of Treg cells requires the presence of VASP. IL-6, a cytokine which is abundantly present in the peripheral blood and in the synovial tissue of RA patients, induces posttranslational modifications of VASP. Recently, it has been shown in mice with collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) that this IL-6 mediated posttranslational modification leads to reduced Treg cell trafficking. Another protein which facilitates Treg cell migration is G-protein-signaling modulator 2 (GPSM2). It modulates G-protein coupled receptor functioning, thereby altering the cellular activity initiated by cell surface receptors in response to extracellular signals. The almost complete lack of GPSM2 in Treg cells from RA patients contributes to their reduced ability to migrate towards inflammatory sites. In this review article, we highlight the newly identified mechanisms of Treg cell migration and review the current knowledge about impaired Treg cell homeostasis in RA.
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- Konstantin Kotschenreuther
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department I of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, Cologne, Germany
- *Correspondence: David M. Kofler,
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Kim H, Sung YK. Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Korea. JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES 2021; 28:60-67. [PMID: 37476013 PMCID: PMC10324889 DOI: 10.4078/jrd.2021.28.2.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterised by symmetrical involvement of the joints, associated extra-articular manifestations and functional disability. In Korea, several epidemiologic studies reporting prevalence and incidence rates of RA have been conducted using large databases such as claims databases, national surveys, prospective cohort databases or electronic health records; according to these data sources, the estimated prevalence ranged from 0.27% to 1.85%. The prevalence of extra-articular manifestations such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) were also reported, but an issue of external validity of the study results persisted. In this review, we detail the epidemiology of Korean RA patients, focusing on the prevalence of RA and the frequency of systemic extra-articular manifestations including ILD and SS reported in previous studies. In addition, we discuss the current methodological issues which are inherent in Korean epidemiologic studies for patients with RA with understanding of the characteristics of each database.
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- Hyoungyoung Kim
- Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea
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Cost-effectiveness of Triple Therapy vs. Biologic Treatment Sequence as First-line Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients after Methotrexate Failure. Rheumatol Ther 2021; 8:775-791. [PMID: 33772743 PMCID: PMC8217385 DOI: 10.1007/s40744-021-00300-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Introduction A clinical trial (RACAT) reported the noninferiority of triple therapy compared to biologic agents (etanercept + methotrexate), and previous studies confirmed that biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) are more expensive but less beneficial than triple therapy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in whom methotrexate (MTX) fails. However, from the perspective of the Chinese healthcare system, the cost-effectiveness of triple therapy versus bDMARD treatment sequences as a first-line therapy for patients with RA is still unclear. Methods An individual patient simulation model was used to extrapolate the lifetime cost and health outcomes by tracing patients from initial treatment through switches to further treatment lines in a sequence. Therapeutic efficacy and physical function were evaluated using the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response, 28-Joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28), and Health Assessment Questionnaire score. All input parameters in the model were derived from published studies, national databases, local hospitals, and experts’ opinions. Both direct costs and indirect costs were taken into consideration. Probabilistic and one-way sensitivity analyses were performed to test the uncertainty of the model, as were multiple scenario analyses. Results The lifetime analysis demonstrated that triple therapy was associated with lower costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) than bDMARD sequences. These resulted in incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) ranging from $87,090/QALY to $104,032/QALY, higher than the willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold in China ($30,950/QALY). The baseline DAS28 impacted the model outcomes the most. Scenario analyses indicated that adding triple therapy to bDMARD sequences as a first-, second-, third-, or fourth-line therapy is very cost-effective, at a WTP of $10,316/QALY. Conclusions From a Chinese payer perspective, triple therapy as first-line treatment in treatment sequence could be regarded as cost-effectiveness option for patients who failed MTX, compared to bDMARDs as first-line treatment, and instead of prescribing triple therapy as a substitute for bDMARDs as a first-line treatment, adding triple therapy to the bDMARD treatment sequence is likely to be very cost-effective for patients with active RA compared to bDMARD sequences. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40744-021-00300-4.
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