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Tokano M, Kawano M, Takagi R, Matsushita S. Istradefylline, an adenosine A2a receptor antagonist, inhibits the CD4 + T-cell hypersecretion of IL-17A and IL-8 in humans. Immunol Med 2022; 45:244-250. [PMID: 35790489 DOI: 10.1080/25785826.2022.2094593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Extracellular adenosine produced from ATP plays a role in energy processes, neurotransmission, and inflammatory responses. Istradefylline is a selective adenosine A2a receptor (A2aR) antagonist used for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. We previously showed using mouse models that adenosine primes hypersecretion of interleukin (IL)-17A via A2aR, which plays a role in neutrophilic inflammation models in mice. This finding suggests that adenosine is an endogenous modulator of neutrophilic inflammation. We, therefore, investigated the in vitro effect of istradefylline in humans. In the present study, using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), we tested the effect of adenosine, adenosine receptor agonists and istradefylline on cytokine responses using mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR), PBMCs, CD4+ T cells, and Candida albicans antigen (Ag)-stimulated PBMCs. We showed that adenosine and an A2aR agonist (PSB0777) promoted IL-17A and IL-8 production from human PBMCs, and istradefylline suppressed this response. In addition, istradefylline inhibited not only the IL-17A and IL-8 production induced by adenosine but also that from C. albicans Ag-stimulated PBMCs. These results indicate that adenosine-mediated IL-17A and IL-8 production plays a role in neutrophilic inflammation, against which istradefylline should be effective.
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- Mieko Tokano
- Departments of Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan.,Department of Infectious Disease and Infection Control, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
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- Departments of Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
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- Departments of Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
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- Departments of Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan.,Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University, Moroyama, Japan
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Chen Y, Cai JF, Lin CH, Guan JL. Demography of vascular Behcet's disease with different gender and age: an investigation with 166 Chinese patients. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:88. [PMID: 31036056 PMCID: PMC6489364 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1061-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The Clinical features of vascular Behcet’s disease (BD) are not well understood because there are few studies. Our study aimed to investigate characteristics of vascular BD in both genders in different age groups. Results We enrolled 923 patients with BD who presented to our hospital with adequate medical histories and proper vascular screening exams. The raw incidence rate of vascular BD was 17.98% (166/923). The ratio of vascular BD in male to female patients was 1.868 (p = 0.0004, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.317 to 2.625). There was a tendency towards higher ESR and CRP in vascular BD patients than in mucocutaneous, but the difference was not significant. The most susceptible affected vessels were cerebral (29.6% in males, 59.4% in females) and lower limb vessels (31.2% in males, and 17.2% in females). The incidence of vascular involvement in younger (< 50 years old) and older (≥ 50 years old) patients were similar, with ratios of 16.58% (122/736) and 23.53% (44/187) respectively. However, in females, younger patients were less likely to have vascular involvement than were older patients (11.43% vs. 20% p = 0.0328, OR: 0.5161, 95% CI: 0.2874 to 0.912). Aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm was diagnosed in 1.84% (17/923) patients, mostly in male patients (p < 0.05, OR: 3.221, 95% CI: 1.097 to 9.112). Twenty vascular BD patients were followed up, and the age at BD diagnosis was 33.23 ± 11.56 year. This did not differ statistically with their age at vascular involvement (36.15 ± 9.52 years). Ages of vascular BD patients did not differ significantly from those of mucocutaneous BD patients (n = 143) in both males and females. Conclusion Vascular BD, including lethal types of aneurysm is more likely to occur in male patients. The female patients has a similar incidence rate with the males in their postmenopausal age. There was no evidence of progression course from mucocutaneous BD to vascular involvement.
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- Yong Chen
- Rheumatology and Immunology Department of Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, #221 yan'an west Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China.,Present address: Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510330, China
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Department of Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, #221 yan'an west Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Department of Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, #221 yan'an west Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China
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- Rheumatology and Immunology Department of Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, #221 yan'an west Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, 200040, People's Republic of China.
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Elbay AE, Topalkara A, Elbay A, Erdoğan H, Vural A, Bahadır Çetin A. Evaluation of Serum Homocysteine and Leptin Levels in Patients with Uveitis. Turk J Ophthalmol 2015; 45:146-151. [PMID: 27800222 PMCID: PMC5082272 DOI: 10.4274/tjo.26539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the serum homocysteine (Hcy) and leptin levels in patients with uveitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The 70 cases included in the study comprised 3 groups: patients with Behçet's uveitis (BU), patients with non-Behçet's uveitis (NBU) and healthy controls. Body mass index was calculated for each subject. Serum Hcy and leptin levels were measured. Furthermore, acute-phase reactants including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein and neutrophil count were measured. RESULTS Serum Hcy levels were 15.04±4.59 µmol/L in the BU group, 15.4±6.87 µmol/L in the NBU group and 13.64±4.72 µmol/L in the control group (p>0.05). The serum leptin levels of male patients in the BU group, NBU group and control group were 4.76±3.54 ng/ml, 6.33±3.74 ng/ml and 5.47±6.33 ng/ml, respectively (p>0.05). When we compared serum leptin levels in female patients and controls, the mean serum leptin concentrations were significantly higher in female BU and NBU patients (24.83±17.62 ng/ml and 28.46±13.90 ng/ml, respectively) than in healthy control volunteers (9.62±6.36 ng/ml, p<0.05). In addition, the ESR value differences between groups were statistically significant (p<0.05). CONCLUSION A larger case series is necessary to investigate serum Hcy and leptin concentrations in uveitis patients.
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- Arif Emre Elbay
- Gazi State Hospital, Clinic of Ophthalmology, Samsun, Turkey
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- Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Sivas, Turkey
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- Pendik State Hospital, Clinic of Ophthalmology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Sivas, Turkey
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- Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Sivas, Turkey
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Yazmalar L, Batmaz İ, Sarıyıldız MA, Yıldız M, Uçmak D, Türkçü F, Akdeniz D, Sula B, Çevik R. Sleep quality in patients with Behçet's disease. Int J Rheum Dis 2014; 20:2062-2069. [DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Levent Yazmalar
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Ophtalmology; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Faculty of Medicine; Dicle University; Diyarbakır Turkey
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Behçet disease is a chronic inflammatory systemic disorder, characterized by a relapsing and remitting course. It manifests with oral and genital ulcerations, skin lesions, uveitis, and vascular, central nervous system and gastrointestinal involvement. The main histopathological finding is a widespread vasculitis of the arteries and veins of any size. The cause of this disease is presumed to be multifactorial involving infectious triggers, genetic predisposition, and dysregulation of the immune system. As the clinical expression of Behçet disease is heterogeneous, pharmacological therapy is variable and depends largely on the severity of the disease and organ involvement. Treatment of Behçet disease continues to be based largely on anecdotal case reports, case series, and a few randomized clinical trials.
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- Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, Education City, PO Box 24144, Doha, Qatar
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Capella MJ, Foster CS. Long-term efficacy and safety of infliximab in the treatment of Behçet's disease. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2012; 20:198-202. [PMID: 22486265 DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2012.670360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of infliximab therapy for the treatment of Behçet's disease patients with ocular involvement who failed to respond or did not tolerate conventional treatment. METHODS Retrospective study of 12 patients treated with infliximab at a starting dose of 5 mg/kg. RESULTS Infliximab was infused during a mean of 31.43 months. The mean follow-up period was 35.77 months (range: 6-94). All patients achieved remission, 7 of whom did not need any adjuvant immunosuppressive therapy and 9 of whom were able to discontinue systemic corticosteroids. Visual acuity remained stable or improved in 20/21 eyes. Ten patients did not report any side effect of the medication or those were mild and tolerable. We observed two major adverse events requiring withdrawal of infliximab. CONCLUSIONS Infliximab therapy is an effective biologic agent for the treatment of ocular inflammation in Behçet's disease unresponsive to the standard immunosuppressive therapy.
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Behçet's disease is a chronic relapsing multisystemic inflammatory disorder characterized by four major symptoms (oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, skin lesions, and ocular lesions) and occasionally by five minor symptoms (arthritis, gastrointestinal ulcers, epididymitis, vascular lesions, and central nervous system symptoms). Although the etiology of Behçet's disease is still unknown, there have been recent advances in immunopathogenic studies, genome-wide association studies, animal models, diagnostic markers, and new biological agents. These advances have improved the clinical understanding of Behçet's disease and have enabled us to develop new treatment strategies for this intractable disease, which remains one of the leading causes of blindness.
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- Sung Bin Cho
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Autoimmune uveitis is a complex group of sight-threatening diseases that arise without a known infectious trigger. The disorder is often associated with immunological responses to retinal proteins. Experimental models of autoimmune uveitis targeting retinal proteins have led to a better understanding of the basic immunological mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of uveitis and have provided a template for the development of novel therapies. The disease in humans is believed to be T cell-dependent, as clinical uveitis is ameliorated by T cell-targeting therapies. The roles of T helper 1 (Th1) and Th17 cells have been major topics of interest in the past decade. Studies in uveitis patients and experiments in animal models have revealed that Th1 and Th17 cells can both be pathogenic effectors, although, paradoxically, some cytokines produced by these subsets can also be protective, depending on when and where they are produced. The major proinflammatory as well as regulatory cytokines in uveitis, the therapeutic approaches, and benefits of targeting these cytokines will be discussed in this review.
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- Reiko Horai
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1857, USA
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Touma Z, Ghandour L, Sibai A, Puzantian H, Hamdan A, Hamdan O, Menassa J, Uthman I, Arayssi T. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of Behçet's disease quality of life questionnaire. BMC Med Res Methodol 2011; 11:52. [PMID: 21507231 PMCID: PMC3111402 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Currently, there is one Behçet's disease (BD) specific self reporting questionnaire developed and published in the literature, The Leeds BD-quality of life (QoL). We conducted a cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Arabic version of the Leeds BD-QoL METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 41 consecutive patients attending rheumatology clinics at the American University of Beirut Medical Center between June and December 2007. The BD-QoL questionnaire, the Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and the Lawton Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) questionnaires were co-administered during the same visit, and severity scores were calculated. Cross-cultural adaptation of BD-QoL was performed using forward and backward translations of the original questionnaire. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the final version were determined. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to assess the dimensionality of the scale items. External construct validity was examined by correlating Arabic BD-QoL with the severity score, ADL and IADL. RESULTS The 30 items of the adapted Arabic BD-QoL showed a high internal consistency (KR-20 coefficient 0.89) and test-retest reliability (Spearman's test 0.91). The convergence of all 30 items suggests that the 30-item adapted Arabic BD-QoL scale is unidimensional. BD-QoL did not correlate with any of the patients' demographics. Still, it was positively correlated with patient severity score (r 0.4, p 0.02), and IADL (but not ADL). CONCLUSIONS This cross-cultural adaptation has produced an Arabic BD-QoL questionnaire that is now available for use in clinical settings and in research studies, among Arabic speaking patients.
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- Zahi Touma
- Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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ISHIGATSUBO Y, SAMUKAWA S. Behcet's disease from the aspect of autoinflammatory disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 34:408-19. [DOI: 10.2177/jsci.34.408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Yoshiaki ISHIGATSUBO
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University
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Li H, Yoneda M, Takeyama M, Sugita I, Tsunekawa H, Yamada H, Watanabe D, Mukai T, Yamamura M, Iwaki M, Zako M. Effect of Infliximab on Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha-Induced Alterations in Retinal Microvascular Endothelial Cells and Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther 2010; 26:549-56. [DOI: 10.1089/jop.2010.0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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- Huili Li
- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular biology, Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing and Health, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Aichi, Japan
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TNF polymorphisms in patients with Behçet disease: a meta-analysis. Arch Med Res 2010; 41:142-6. [PMID: 20470944 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2010.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Polymorphisms in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) gene at the locations -308, -238, -863, -857 and -1031 have been studied in various ethnic groups for possible association with Behçet's disease. The aim of this meta-analysis is to examine the association between polymorphism in the TNF gene at the locations -308, -238, -863, -857 and -1031 and Behçet's disease. METHODS A literature review was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials for original studies published in English up to October 31, 2009 and that examined the association of the TNF-alpha promoter polymorphisms with Behçet's disease. All pooled odds ratios (OR) were derived from random-effects model with its 95% confidence intervals (CI). We assessed statistical heterogeneity among studies using Cochrane Q test and by calculating I(2). The Cochrane collaboration's software program, RevMan 5 was used to prepare and complete this review. RESULTS The literature search resulted in 13 studies. Ten studies met the included criteria and thus were selected. Overall, -1031C (OR = 1.35, 95% CI = 1.09-1.68), -238A (OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.12-2.04) and -857T (OR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.58-0.98) had a significant association with Behcet's disease. The pooled estimates for the other polymorphisms were not statistically significantly associated with Behcet's disease; -308A and -863A. CONCLUSIONS Behcet's disease was associated with the -1031C, -238A and the -857T promoter polymorphisms in various ethnic groups.
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Chang HK, Jang WC, Park SB, Nam YH, Lee SS, Park YW, Kim SK. The novel –G646A polymorphism of the TNFα promoter is associated with the HLA‐B51 allele in Korean patients with Behçet's disease. Scand J Rheumatol 2009; 36:216-21. [PMID: 17657677 DOI: 10.1080/03009740601154244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was performed to examine the influence of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) promoter polymorphisms on disease susceptibility and clinical features of Behçet's disease (BD) and the association between TNFalpha polymorphisms and human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B51. METHODS We examined 115 patients with BD and 114 healthy subjects. Six single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the TNFalpha promoter at positions -1031, -863, -857, -308, -238, and -646 were analysed using automated sequencing. We compared the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in patients with BD and controls using the chi(2)-test or Fisher's exact test. Haplotype frequency was also assessed using the chi(2)-test. RESULTS We found no significant differences in the frequencies of polymorphic genotypes and alleles of the TNFalpha promoter region between BD patients and controls. The resulting haplotype frequencies of the BD patients were also not significantly different from those of controls. None of the TNFalpha promoter polymorphisms analysed here were associated with clinical features. Patients with the novel -646A allele of the TNFalpha promoter region were significantly associated with the expression of the HLA-B51 allele (p(corr) = 0.006), although this novel polymorphic allele was not associated with BD susceptibility. CONCLUSION The novel -646A TNFalpha allele was associated with the expression of HLA-B51 in Korean BD, although we found no genetic role of TNFalpha promoter polymorphisms in the susceptibility to BD. Further studies to examine the contributions of this gene polymorphism and HLA-B51 to the susceptibility to BD in large populations are required.
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- H K Chang
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, South Korea
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Kamoun M, Houman MH, Hamzaoui A, Hamzaoui K. Vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and serum levels in Behçet’s disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 72:581-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01145.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bettencourt A, Pereira C, Carvalho L, Carvalho C, Patto JV, Bastos M, Silva AM, Barros R, Vasconcelos C, Paiva P, Costa L, Costa PP, Mendonça D, Correia J, Silva BM. New insights of HLA class I association to Behçet's disease in Portuguese patients. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 72:379-82. [PMID: 18627572 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01087.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*51 is a well-known genetic factor associated with Behçet's disease (BD). To analyse the influence of HLA-B*51 and other HLA class I alleles in BD susceptibility in a Portuguese population and its association with disease severity, we studied 78 BD patients and 208 healthy controls. The patients were classified into two severity groups as described by Gul et al. As expected, a higher frequency of HLA-B*51 was found. The frequency of HLA-Cw*16 alleles was significantly higher in patients. Regarding severity, HLA-B*27 frequency was higher in the severe group compared with controls and with the mild group. Thus, HLA-B*51 and HLA-Cw*16 seem to confer susceptibility to BD in this patients. HLA-B*27 may be important as a prognostic factor.
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- A Bettencourt
- Immunogenetics Laboratory, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS), Unidade Multidisciplinar de Investigação Biomédica (UMIB), Porto, Portugal.
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Adamanitiades-Behcet's disease (ABD) is a relapsing systemic vasculitis that may involve the eyes, skin, and almost all other organ systems. Current research on the pathogenesis of ABD suggests a genetic basis for the disease, with certain MHC genes such as those coding for HLA-B51 being the most obvious candidates. Environmental factors such as infectious disease are thought to be responsible for triggering an immunological reaction and systemic features of the disease in genetically susceptible individuals. Identification of genes responsible for this susceptibility may lead to more definitive diagnostic tests and new approaches to the management of this potentially blinding condition.
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Sezer I, Melikoglu MA, Çay HF, Kocabaş H, Bütün B. Superior vena cava syndrome associated with Behcet’s disease and 18 months’ follow up: a case report. Rheumatol Int 2008; 28:807-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00296-008-0517-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2007] [Accepted: 12/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Park SB, Nam YH, Park SM, Lee SH, Ahn YC, Cho MH, Kim JG, Choi JG, Kim SK, Jang WC. Molecular Genetic Analysis of Behcet's Disease in Korean. JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY-DAEHAN HWAHAK HOE JEE 2007. [DOI: 10.5012/jkcs.2007.51.6.536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Leão JC, Gomes VB, Porter S. Ulcerative lesions of the mouth: an update for the general medical practitioner. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2007; 62:769-80. [PMID: 18209920 DOI: 10.1590/s1807-59322007000600018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2007] [Accepted: 08/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Oral ulceration is a common complaint of patients attending out-patient clinics. Because of the diversity in causes of oral ulceration, patients presenting with oral mucosal disease can be challenging to diagnose and manage. Patients with signs or symptoms of oral ulcers are sometimes referred to gastroenterology clinics; however, in most instances the ulcers do not result from gastrointestinal disease. The aim of the present article is to review aspects of the etiology, diagnosis and management of common ulcerative disorders of the oral mucosa. A search in the National Library of Medicine computerized bibliographic database MEDLINE was performed. Selection of publications, extraction of data, and validity assessment were then performed by the authors. Based upon the searched literature, it is concluded that there are several systemic disorders that can present with similar clinical signs and symptoms, and knowledge of each disease is necessary for the clinician to provide proper management.
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- Jair Carneiro Leão
- Departamento de Clínica e Odontologia Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.
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Tognon S, Graziani G, Marcolongo R. Anti-TNF- Therapy in Seven Patients with Behcet's Uveitis: Advantages and Controversial Aspects. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1110:474-84. [PMID: 17911463 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1423.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, relapsing, multisystem disease. In some patients, ocular involvement can lead to severe vision impairment despite immunosuppressive therapy. Since high levels of circulating TNF-alpha have been found both in peripheral blood and aqueous humor of patients with active BD, we evaluated the efficacy of anti-TNF-alpha therapy in seven patients with severe ocular involvement resistant to previous treatment. Seven patients with sight-threatening relapsing uveitis refractory to immunosuppressive regimens received intravenously infliximab, at a dose of 3-5 mg/kg, on week 0-2-4 and then every 6-8 weeks, in combination with low-dose prednisone and methotrexate or azathioprine. Efficacy was assessed in terms of number and severity of relapses of posterior uveitis, visual acuity, and reduction of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs. After a mean follow-up period of 23 months, the total number of relapses dropped to 6, compared to the 21 observed in an equivalent period of time before treatment. The visual acuity improved in 4 eyes, while it remained stable in 9. Therapy with infliximab considerably reduced the required daily dose of both corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs. In our experience infliximab proved to be safe and effective in controlling both the number and intensity of cases of posterior uveitis and the extraocular manifestations of BD. It also allowed a reduction of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs required to control the disease. However, ocular and systemic manifestations tended to recur after drug withdrawal or when the interval between infliximab courses was longer than 8 weeks. Moreover, infliximab administration is costly and requires hospital admission.
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- S Tognon
- Department of Neurosciences, Ophthalmology Unit, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Demiroglu H. Final decisions of the Supreme Courts of Law of the Turkish Republic. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2007; 37:204; author reply 205-6. [PMID: 17586003 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2007.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2007] [Accepted: 05/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Aydin F, Kara N, Senturk N, Gunes S, Canturk MT, Bagci H, Bek Y, Turanli AY. Lack of association between leptin G2548A gene polymorphism and Behçet's disease. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2007; 21:68-71. [PMID: 17207170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01868.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Behçet's disease is a chronic, multisystem, inflammatory disease characterized by the predominance of T-helper 1 cytokines. The disease is also characterized by infiltration of lymphocytes and neutrophils into the affected tissues. Because cytokines are involved in the regulation of lymphocyte and phagocyte functions, they may play an important role in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease. Leptin, a member of the gp 130 family of cytokines, induces a strong T-helper 1 response and is regarded as a proinflammatory inducer. Recent studies have shown that serum leptin concentration was increased in patients with Behçet's disease and correlated with disease activity. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate the role of G2548A polymorphism of leptin gene in patients with Behçet's disease and compare the results with healthy controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 93 subjects with Behçet's disease and 125 healthy controls were included in this study. Analyses of G-2548A polymorphism of the LEP gene were performed using the PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique. The genotypes (GG, GA, and AA of leptin G2548A) and alleles (G and A of leptin 2548) were scored and the frequency was estimated. The frequencies of the alleles and genotypes in patients and controls were compared. We analysed the correlation between leptin gene polymorphism and the clinical features of BD. RESULTS Both genotype and allele frequencies were not significantly different between controls and Behçet's disease patients [OR=0.67, 95% CI (0.35-1.29), P=0.197 and OR=0.77, 95% CI (0.52-1.15), P=0.184]. We did not find any significant relationship between leptin gene polymorphism and the clinical features of BD (P>0.05). CONCLUSION In the present case-control study, we found no evidence of an association between the G-2548A variant of the leptin gene and BD among Turks. Further studies are needed to investigate serum leptin level to explain the mechanisms behind the lack of association between leptin G2548A gene polymorphism and BD.
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- F Aydin
- Ondokuz Mayis University, Department of Dermatology, Samsun, Turkey.
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Alayli G, Aydin F, Coban AY, Süllü Y, Cantürk F, Bek Y, Durupinar B, Cantürk T. T helper 1 type cytokines polymorphisms: association with susceptibility to Behçet’s disease. Clin Rheumatol 2007; 26:1299-305. [PMID: 17211678 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0503-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2006] [Revised: 11/14/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The pathogenesis of Behçet's disease (BD) is not fully understood and immunological abnormalities and genetic factors have been investigated. Because serum concentrations of mainly T helper 1 (Th1) type cells have been reported to be increased in BD, we aimed to investigate whether certain cytokine polymorphisms might represent a risk factor for developing BD. We genotyped 80 patients with BD and 105 healthy controls for interleukin (IL)-1 alpha (T/C -889), IL-1 beta (C/T -511, T/C +3962), IL-1R (C/T pst11970), IL-1RA (T/C mspa111100), IL-2 (T/G -330), IL-12 (C/A -1188), interferon (IFN)-gamma (A/T UTR 5644), and TNF-alpha (G/A -238) polymorphisms. Analyses of cytokine polymorphisms were performed with PCR-SSP. The genotype and allele frequencies of the patients and controls were compared and the association between the polymorphisms of the cytokines with the clinical findings was investigated. Genotype distribution showed significant differences between the patients and the controls for the IL-1 alpha -889, IL-1 beta -511, IL-1 beta +3962, IL-1R, IL-12, IFN- gamma, and TNF-alpha cytokines. We didn't observe significant difference in genotypic frequencies of IL-1RA and IL-2 in our study. Comparison of the IL-1 alpha -889, IL 1 beta -511, and IL 1 beta +3962 genotype frequencies showed significant increase in CC genotype between the patients and the controls. The individuals with IL-1R TT polymorphism had a higher risk for BD compared to patients with CT/CC polymorphism. Comparison of IL-12, IFN- gamma, and TNF-alpha, genotype frequencies showed significant increase in CA, AA, and AA genotypes between the patients and controls, respectively. The frequencies of genotypes according to the clinical features of the patients with BD did not show a significant difference (p>0.05). Our study suggests that development of BD might be determined by various cytokine gene polymorphisms. However, further studies on larger numbers of cases are needed before definite conclusions can be drawn.
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- Gamze Alayli
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
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Ozdogu H, Boga C, Yilmaz Z, Sahin FI, Bal N. Long-term colchicine therapy in a patient with Behçet’s disease and acute promyelocytic leukemia. Rheumatol Int 2006; 27:763-5. [PMID: 17177066 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-006-0285-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Behçet's disease causes a continuous T-lymphocytic mediated inflammatory reaction in the small arterioles, which results in gradual destruction of any human organ or system. The benefit of treatment with colchicine in patients with Behçet's disease has been reported in literature. Acute leukemia has seldom been associated with Behçet's disease, although acute promyelocytic leukemia is a particular subtype of leukemia that is often characterized by special cytogenetic abnormalities. We report a male patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia and Behçet's disease who had received long-term treatment with colchicine. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the concomitant occurrence of acute promyelocytic leukemia and Behçet's disease, which suggests that long-term colchicine therapy has a role in the pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia. The patient described has been treated with retinoic acid and idarubicin (the ATRA-IDA protocol). At the time of this writing, his disease is in clinical remission.
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- Hakan Ozdogu
- Department of Hematology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, 06490 Ankara, Turkey.
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Akman A, Sallakci N, Coskun M, Bacanli A, Yavuzer U, Alpsoy E, Yegin O. TNF-alpha gene 1031 T/C polymorphism in Turkish patients with Behçet's disease. Br J Dermatol 2006; 155:350-6. [PMID: 16882174 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2006.07348.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Genetic factors that predispose individuals to Behçet's disease (BD) are considered to play an important role in development of the disease. The tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha gene, which is closely linked to the HLA-B51 gene, is involved in susceptibility for BD. Recently, a polymorphism at position -1031 within the TNF-alpha promoter region was demonstrated to be responsible for susceptibility to BD in a British population. However, the functional effects of this polymorphism have not yet been determined. OBJECTIVES To investigate the possible relation of the TNF-alpha-1031 T/C polymorphism with susceptibility to BD in a Turkish population and to determine the functional importance of this polymorphism. METHODS Ninety-nine unrelated patients (47 women, 52 men; mean +/- SD age, 34.10 +/- 10.53 years) with BD and 103 ethnically matched healthy controls (52 males, 51 females; mean +/- SD age, 40.25 +/- 14.15) were enrolled in the study. For genotyping, polymerase chain reaction - restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) analysis was employed. The functional importance of TNF-alpha-1031 T/C polymorphism was determined with an enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assay. For this purpose, mononuclear cells obtained from BD patients and controls were analysed for TNF-alpha and interferon (IFN)-gamma production. RESULTS A significant difference was observed between BD patients and controls with respect to the allele frequency of TNF-alpha-1031C [P = 0.018, OR = 1.83, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.07-3.13]. When the allele frequencies were analysed according to the clinical features, the T allele in patients with positive skin pathergy test (SPT) was significantly increased when compared with those of patients without these findings (P = 0.004, OR = 2.75, 95% CI = 1.3-5.86). To demonstrate the frequency of TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma producing cells, mononuclear cells from four representative individuals of each genotype were used and the spontaneous and stimulated TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma values (spot numbers) were analysed. Compared with the control groups, a significant increase was observed in the number of cells producing TNF-alpha obtained from BD patients (P < 0.001). Moreover, the stimulation index for TNF-alpha [bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulated/unstimulated] was higher for the CC genotype (9 +/- 9.5) with respect to the other genotypes (TT; 1.3 +/- 0.3 and TC; 1.2 +/- 0.2). While the difference in the spontaneous IFN-gamma values between groups were not statistically significant, the stimulated IFN-gamma values were found to be significantly increased in the BD group when compared with the healthy control group (P = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS Our results showed that, in the Turkish population the TNF-alpha-1031C allele is associated with susceptibility to BD. On the other hand, carrying the T allele may render patients more prone to developing a positive skin pathergy test. In addition, ELISPOT assays revealed that BD patients exhibited a significantly higher number of mononuclear cells producing TNF-alpha, and cells obtained from patients with a CC genotype had a stronger response to LPS stimulation. The strong IFN-gamma response upon LPS stimulation in BD patients supports the previous findings that BD is a Th1 driven disease. These findings suggest that the TNF-alpha-1031 polymorphism may have a functional effect and could explain the reason for high levels of TNF-alpha production observed in BD patients.
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- A Akman
- Akedeniz University School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and Venerology, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
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Yurtkuran M, Yurtkuran M, Alp A, Sivrioglu K, Dilek K, Tamgaç F, Alper E, Tunali S, Saricaoğlu H, Nasircilar A. Hand involvement in Behçet's disease. Joint Bone Spine 2006; 73:679-83. [PMID: 16626999 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2005] [Accepted: 11/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIMS To study the clinical hand findings in Behçet's disease (BD) and to observe scintigraphic changes of these areas. METHODS Fifty-seven randomly selected BD patients and the patients in the control group (N=40) were evaluated by two blind rheumatologists. The hands were examined for the presence of pain, tenderness, swelling, effusion, erythema, warmth, range of motion and limitation of motion, deformities and muscle atrophy. Then scintigraphic examination of the hands was performed. Control hand scintigrams were obtained from 40 age- and sex-matched patients and were examined by the same two observers. RESULTS Thirty-two of the 57 patients (56.1%) showed Behçet's clinical hand findings. Terminal phalangeal pulp atrophy was observed in 17 (29.81%), rheumatoid-like hand findings were observed in 16 (28.1%), dorsal interosseos atrophy was observed in 12 (20.05%) and erythema over the digits was observed in 12 (20.05%). Twenty-four patients (42.1%) had scintigraphic involvement. The disease duration was observed to be an important factor for hand findings (P=0.040) and scintigraphic involvement (P=0.011). CONCLUSION High prevalence of hand involvement in BD and its relationship with disease duration is demonstrated. Hand involvement tends to be overlooked and careful examination is required in the evaluation of BD. The scintigraphic involvement detected in hands requires special consideration, too.
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- Merih Yurtkuran
- Division of Rheumatology, Atatürk Rehabilitation Center, Uludag University, Kükürtlü C.98, 16080 Bursa, Turkey
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Kara N, Senturk N, Gunes SO, Bagci H, Yigit S, Turanli AY. Lack of evidence for association between endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism (glu298asp) with Behçet’s disease in the Turkish population. Arch Dermatol Res 2006; 297:468-71. [PMID: 16463158 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-006-0643-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2005] [Revised: 09/14/2005] [Accepted: 01/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) could be a candidate gene for Behçet's disease (BD). This study investigated the relationship of the eNOS Glu298 --> Asp polymorphism with the presence and severity of BD in the Turkish population. Ninety-two patients with BD and 100 controls were studied. Analyses of Glu298Asp polymorphism in exon 7 of the eNOS gene were made by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique. The frequencies of the eNOS genotypes were similar for BD patients (GG:GT:TT = 58.7%:38%:3.3%) and controls (59.2%:33.7%:7.1 %), P = 0.335. No evidence of difference was found in the frequency of the T allele between BD patients (22.3%) and controls (24%), [OR = 0.91, 95% CI (0.55-1.50), P = 0.690]. Glu298 --> Asp polymorphism of the eNOS gene does not appear to be associated with the presence of BD in the Turkish population.
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- Nurten Kara
- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Kurupelit, 55139, Samsun, Turkey.
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Hamdan A, Mansour W, Uthman I, Masri AF, Nasr F, Arayssi T. Behçet's disease in Lebanon: clinical profile, severity and two-decade comparison. Clin Rheumatol 2005; 25:364-7. [PMID: 16292470 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0058-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2005] [Revised: 06/14/2005] [Accepted: 06/16/2005] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features of Lebanese patients with Behçet's disease (BD) followed up at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. A retrospective review of medical records of 90 patients who fulfilled the International Study Group (ISG) criteria for diagnosis was performed. The clinical characteristics and severity score were compared with those reported from other populations of Arab and of Turkish origin using the same diagnostic criteria, and a comparison over two decades for the Lebanese population was made. The male-to-female ratio was 2.9:1, the mean age at onset, 25.4 years, and mean age at diagnosis, 29.2 years. One hundred percent of the patients had mouth ulceration; 72.2%, genital ulceration; 59.1%, arthritis; 55.7%, papulopustular skin lesion; 53.9%, ocular disease; 36.8%, vascular disease; 29.5%, erythema nodosum; and 23.0%, neurologic disease. The characteristics of our patient population are similar to that reported from other countries in the region. However, we found a higher prevalence of vascular and neurologic disease.
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- Ayad Hamdan
- Division of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine Department, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Box 11-0236, Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Oral ulceration is a common problem, and is sometimes a marker of gastroenterological disease. Patients with signs or symptoms of oral ulcers are sometimes referred to gastroenterology clinics, however, in most instances the ulcers does not reflect gastrointestinal disease. Indeed, a spectrum of disorders other than those of the gut can give rise to oral mucosal ulcers ranging from minor local trauma to significant local disease such as malignancy or systemic illness. This present article reviews aspects of the aetiology, diagnosis and management of common ulcerative disorders of the oral mucosa.
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- S R Porter
- Oral Medicine, Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic, Medical and Surgical Sciences, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, UCL, University of London, London, UK.
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