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Erdem Y, Erdem S, Barburoglu M, Karaayvaz EB, Shugaiv E, Kurtuncu M, Salmaslioglu A, Oflaz H, Kose AA, Kadioglu A. The risk of endothelial and erectile dysfunctions in Behçet's disease: a comparative analysis of mucocutaneous and systemic patient groups. Postepy Dermatol Alergol 2021; 38:622-628. [PMID: 34658705 PMCID: PMC8501428 DOI: 10.5114/ada.2021.108931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory disease which can be limited to only mucocutaneous tissues or can affect different systems of the body. AIM To investigate the association of endothelial and erectile dysfunctions with BD, on the basis of comparative analysis between mucocutaneous and systemic BD. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-eight men diagnosed with BD were included in the present study. The patients were stratified into two groups as mucocutaneous BD (n = 20, MBD group), and systemic BD (n = 18, SBD group). Erectile dysfunction (ED) was assessed using the Erectile Function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-EF) questionnaire. The coronary flow reserve (CFR) assessment was done for analysing endothelial dysfunction (EnD), and CFR < 2 was defined as EnD. Penile Doppler ultrasonography (PDU) was performed for ED. The demographic and clinical parameters, IIEF-EF score ED classification, CFR and PDU test findings were compared between two groups. RESULTS The median age was 34 (22-52) years in the overall population, and there was no difference between two groups (p = 0.558). Time from diagnosis was significantly longer (24 vs. 102 months, p = 0.021) and the use of immunosuppressive therapies was higher (0 vs. 70.6%, p < 0.001) in the SBD group. In overall, median CFR was 1.92 (1.1-5.96), and there was no difference between two groups (1.88 vs. 1.97, p = 0.812). The percentage of patients with CFR < 2 was similar in two groups (52.6% vs. 52.9%, p = 0.985). The ED status according to IIEF-EF was similar in two groups (45% vs. 27.8%, p = 0.538) as well as according to PDU analyses (10% vs. 16.7%, p = 0.544). CONCLUSIONS The increased risk of endothelial, and erectile dysfunctions should be considered in men who were diagnosed with mucocutaneous and systemic BD.
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- Yasemin Erdem
- Department of Dermatology, Health Science University, Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kastritis E, Laina A, Georgiopoulos G, Gavriatopoulou M, Papanagnou ED, Eleutherakis-Papaiakovou E, Fotiou D, Kanellias N, Dialoupi I, Makris N, Manios E, Migkou M, Roussou M, Kotsopoulou M, Stellos K, Terpos E, Trougakos IP, Stamatelopoulos K, Dimopoulos MA. Carfilzomib-induced endothelial dysfunction, recovery of proteasome activity, and prediction of cardiovascular complications: a prospective study. Leukemia 2021; 35:1418-1427. [PMID: 33589757 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-021-01141-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Carfilzomib (CFZ) improves survival in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma but is associated with cardiovascular adverse events (CVAEs). We prospectively investigated the effect of CFZ on endothelial function and associations with CVAEs. Forty-eight patients treated with Kd (CFZ 20/56 mg/m2 and dexamethasone) underwent serial endothelial function evaluation, using brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and 26S proteasome activity (PrA) measurement in PBMCs; patients were followed until disease progression or cycle 6 for a median of 10 months. FMD and PrA decreased acutely after the first dose (p < 0.01) and FMD decreased at cycles 3 and 6 compared to baseline (p ≤ 0.05). FMD changes were associated with CFZ-induced PrA changes (p < 0.05) and lower PrA recovery during first cycle was associated with more prominent FMD decrease (p = 0.034 for group interaction). During treatment, 25 patients developed Grade ≥3 CVAEs. Low baseline FMD (HR 2.57 lowest vs. higher tertiles, 95% CI 1.081-6.1) was an independent predictor of CVAEs. During treatment, an acute FMD decrease >40% at the end of first cycle was also independently associated with CVAEs (HR = 3.91, 95% CI 1.29-11.83). Kd treatment impairs endothelial function which is associated with PrA inhibition and recovery. Both pre- and posttreatment FMD predicted CFZ-related CVAEs supporting its role as a possible cardiovascular toxicity biomarker.
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- Efstathios Kastritis
- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.,Biosciences Institute, Vascular Biology and Medicine Theme, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cell Biology and Biophysics, Faculty of Biology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. .,Biosciences Institute, Vascular Biology and Medicine Theme, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Clinical Therapeutics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Monzón Manzano E, Fernández-Bello I, Justo Sanz R, Robles Marhuenda Á, López-Longo FJ, Acuña P, Álvarez Román MT, Jiménez Yuste V, Butta NV. Insights into the Procoagulant Profile of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus without Antiphospholipid Antibodies. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9103297. [PMID: 33066506 PMCID: PMC7602183 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9103297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We aimed to identify the key players in the prothrombotic profile of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) not mediated by antiphospholipid antibodies, as well as the potential utility of global coagulation tests to characterize hemostasis in these patients. Patients with SLE without antiphospholipid antibodies and without signs of thrombosis were included. The kinetics of clot formation were determined by ROTEM®. Platelet activation markers were determined by flow cytometry. Thrombin generation associated with Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) and microparticles (MPs) was measured by calibrated automated thrombogram (CAT). The plasma levels of PAI-1 were also determined. ROTEM® showed a procoagulant profile in SLE patients. SLE patients had activated platelets and more leukocyte/platelet aggregates at basal conditions. The plasma PAI-1 and platelet aggregates correlated with several ROTEM® parameters. The thrombin generation associated withthe tissue factor (TF) content of MPs and with NETs was increased. Our results suggest the utility of global tests for studying hemostasis in SLE patients because they detect their procoagulant profile, despite having had neither antiphospholipid antibodies nor any previous thrombotic event. A global appraisal of hemostasis should, if possible, be incorporated into clinical practice to detect the risk of a thrombotic event in patients with SLE and to consequently act to prevent its occurrence.
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- Elena Monzón Manzano
- Hematology Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Paseo de la Castellana 231, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.M.); (I.F.-B.); (R.J.S.); (P.A.); (M.T.Á.R.); (V.J.Y.)
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- Hematology Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Paseo de la Castellana 231, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.M.); (I.F.-B.); (R.J.S.); (P.A.); (M.T.Á.R.); (V.J.Y.)
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- Hematology Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Paseo de la Castellana 231, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.M.); (I.F.-B.); (R.J.S.); (P.A.); (M.T.Á.R.); (V.J.Y.)
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- Hematology Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Paseo de la Castellana 231, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.M.); (I.F.-B.); (R.J.S.); (P.A.); (M.T.Á.R.); (V.J.Y.)
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- Hematology Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Paseo de la Castellana 231, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.M.); (I.F.-B.); (R.J.S.); (P.A.); (M.T.Á.R.); (V.J.Y.)
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- Hematology Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Paseo de la Castellana 231, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.M.); (I.F.-B.); (R.J.S.); (P.A.); (M.T.Á.R.); (V.J.Y.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Hematology Unit, University Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Paseo de la Castellana 231, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (E.M.M.); (I.F.-B.); (R.J.S.); (P.A.); (M.T.Á.R.); (V.J.Y.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-91-727-0000 (ext. 42258)
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Khabbazi A, Ghojazadeh M, Hajebrahimi S, Nikniaz Z. Relationship between vitamin D level and Bechcet's disease activity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. INT J VITAM NUTR RES 2019; 90:527-534. [PMID: 30789802 DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Aim: In the present study, the evidence about the association between vitamin D deficiency and Behcet's disease activity was systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed. Method: We searched the English and Persian databases of Medline (Ovid), CINHAL, Scopus, Proquest, the Cochrane library and SID, IranDoc, Magiran, Iran Medex for articles published up until May 2018 with the keywords were related to serum vitamin D and active and inactive Behcet's disease in adults. Meta-analysis was done using the CMA software. Results: A total of 138 titles were retrieved and reduced to 80 titles after deletion of duplicates and finally after close assessing of titles and abstracts eight eligible studies including a total of 939 participants were identified for systematic review and meta-analysis. According to the results of the meta-analysis, the pooled effect size of the differences in the serum level of vitamin D in patients with inactive Behçet's Disease and healthy controls was [OR:-0.05; 95% CI:-2.05, 1.94; p = 0.95]. The serum vitamin D level was significantly lower in active patients compared with healthy controls [OR:1.21; 95%CI: -0.12, 2.31; p = 0.03]. The pooled effect size of the differences in the serum level of vitamin D in active and inactive Behçet's Disease was [OR:-0.71; 95%CI: -1.41, -0.007; p = 0.04] Conclusion: There is an association between vitamin D deficiency and active Behçet's Disease. Future studies investigating the association of vitamin D deficiency and Behçet's Disease needs to involve following information: dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D, measuring of sun exposure, report of drug consumption and physical activity level.
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- Alireza Khabbazi
- Connective Tissue Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Center for Evidence Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Accelerated atheromatosis and arteriosclerosis in primary systemic vasculitides: current evidence and future perspectives. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2018; 30:36-43. [DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Bournia VK, Kitas G, Protogerou AD, Sfikakis PP. Impact of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on cardiovascular risk: Is it the same in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? Mod Rheumatol 2016; 27:559-569. [PMID: 27659504 DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2016.1232332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Although large-scale population studies have shown that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the risk of myocardial infarction, this is not confirmed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Herein, we review the litterature on the differential effects of NSAIDs on cardiovascular risk in osteoarthritis (OA) versus RA and discuss possible explanations for this discrepancy. To assess a potential additive effect of age in non-RA populations, we compared weighted mean age between RA patients and unselected NSAID users included in cohort and case-control studies that estimate the cardiovascular risk of NSAIDs, assuming that the main indication for NSAID usage in elderly populations is OA. Our hypothesis that advanced age in osteoarthtitis compared to RA patients confounds the effect of NSAIDs on cardiovasular risk was not confirmed. Several other hypotheses that can be proposed to explain this counterintuitive effect of NSAIDs on the cardiovascular risk of RA patients are discussed. We conclude that patients with RA have a lower cardiovascular disease risk associated with the use of NSAIDs, probably due to the nature of their disease per se, until further research indicates differently.
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- Vasiliki-Kalliopi Bournia
- a First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine and Joined Rheumatology Program , Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon Hospital , Athens , Greece
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- a First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine and Joined Rheumatology Program , Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon Hospital , Athens , Greece
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- a First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine and Joined Rheumatology Program , Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon Hospital , Athens , Greece
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- a First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine and Joined Rheumatology Program , Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laikon Hospital , Athens , Greece
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Hatemi G, Merkel PA, Hamuryudan V, Boers M, Direskeneli H, Aydin SZ, Yazici H. Outcome measures used in clinical trials for Behçet syndrome: a systematic review. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:599-612. [PMID: 24488418 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Behçet syndrome (BS) is a multisystem vasculitis that is most active during young adulthood, causing serious disability and significant impairment in quality of life. Differences in the disease course, severity, and organ involvement between patients, depending on the age at presentation and sex, makes it impossible to determine a single management strategy. The diversity and variability in the outcome measures used in clinical trials in BS makes it difficult to compare the results or inform physicians about the best management strategy for individual patients. There is a large unmet need to determine or develop validated outcome measures for use in clinical trials in BS that are acceptable to researchers and regulatory agencies. We conducted a systematic review to describe the outcomes and outcome measures that have been used in clinical trials in BS. This review revealed the diversity and variability in the outcomes and outcome measures and the lack of standard definitions for most outcomes and rarity of validated outcome tools for disease assessment in BS. This systematic literature review will identify domains and candidate instruments for use in a Delphi exercise, the next step in the development of a core set of outcome measures that are properly validated and widely accepted by the collaboration of researchers from many different regions of the world and from different specialties, including rheumatology, ophthalmology, dermatology, gastroenterology, and neurology.
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- Gulen Hatemi
- From the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey; Division of Rheumatology and Department of Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul; Department of Rheumatology, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Barry RJ, Markandey B, Malhotra R, Knott H, Joji N, Mubin M, Denniston AK, Murray PI. Evidence-based practice in Behçet's disease: identifying areas of unmet need for 2014. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2014; 9:16. [PMID: 24475935 PMCID: PMC3909356 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-9-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Behçet's Disease (BD) is characterized by a relapsing-remitting course, with symptoms of varying severity across almost all organ systems. There is a diverse array of therapeutic options with no universally accepted treatment regime, and it is thus important that clinical practice is evidence-based. We reviewed all currently available literature describing management of BD, and investigated whether evidence-based practice is possible for all disease manifestations, and assessed the range of therapeutic options tested. METHODS We conducted an internet search of all literature describing management of BD up to August 2013, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions. We recorded treatment options investigated and disease manifestations reported as primary and secondary study outcomes. Quality of data was assessed according to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network (SIGN) hierarchy of evidence. RESULTS Whilst there is much literature describing treatment of ocular and mucocutaneous disease, there is little to guide management of rheumatoid, cardiovascular and neurological disease. This broadly reflects the prevalence of disease manifestations of BD, but not the severity. Biologic therapies are the most commonly investigated intervention. The proportion of SIGN-1 graded studies is declining, and there are no SIGN-1 graded studies investigating neurological or gastrointestinal manifestations of BD. CONCLUSIONS This is the first study to investigate trends in published literature for management of BD over time. It identifies neurological, cardiovascular and gastro-intestinal disease as particular areas of unmet need and suggests that overall quality of evidence is declining. Future research should be designed to address these areas of insufficiency to facilitate evidence-based practice in BD.
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- Robert J Barry
- Centre for Translational Inflammation Research, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Birmingham, UK
- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Birmingham Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Birmingham Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Birmingham Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Birmingham Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Birmingham Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Translational Inflammation Research, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Birmingham, UK
- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Department of Ophthalmology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
- Behçet’s Centre of Excellence, City Hospital, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Centre for Translational Inflammation Research, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Birmingham, UK
- Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
- Behçet’s Centre of Excellence, City Hospital, Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Faezi ST, Ansari N, Paragomi P, Akhlaghi M, Ghanavat M, Davatchi F. Vitamin D deficiency in patients with Behcet's disease. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2014; 13:18. [PMID: 24451043 PMCID: PMC3996194 DOI: 10.1186/2251-6581-13-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Behcet's disease is an autoimmune, recurrent and multisystem disease. Vitamin D has immunomodulator role in immune system. So that vitamin D deficiency was reported in some autoimmune diseases. Behcet's disease as a Silk Road disease is common in Iran. The aim of this study was to detect the serum level of 25(OH) vitamin D in Behcet's patients and control group. METHODS In this case-control study, 112 Behcet's patients as cases group and 112 healthy individuals as controls group were enrolled. Any subject on vitamin D supplement, steroid, and immunosuppressors during the last 6 months were excluded. The serum level of 25(OH) vitamin D was measured in the two groups by ELISA method. The findings were compared via SPSS software. RESULTS About 57% and 17% of Behcet's patients had vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency respectively. Vitamin D deficiency was significantly more common in controls than cases group (P < 0.001). Vitamin D levels were significantly lower in controls (P < 0.001). Age and sex did not have any confounding effect on the results. There was no significant relationship between disease duration, disease activity, Pathergy test, HLA-B5, and HLA-B51 with vitamin D level in Behcet's patients. CONCLUSIONS Vitamin D deficiency is common among Behcet's patients. However, our results revealed vitamin D deficiency was significantly more common in healthy controls in comparison with Behcet's cases.
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- Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi
- Rheumatolology Research Center (RRC), Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,(TUMS), Kargar Avenue, Tehran, Iran.
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Ozuguz P, Karabulut AA, Tulmac M, Kisa U, Kocak M, Gunduz O. Markers of Endothelial Dysfunction and Evaluation of Vascular Reactivity Tests in Behçet Disease. Angiology 2013; 65:937-43. [DOI: 10.1177/0003319713512413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We assessed endothelial dysfunction (ED) in patients with Behcet disease (BD; n = 40) and healthy controls (n = 20). Serum lipid, homocysteine, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels, erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESRs), and ultrasonographic flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) were measured. Mean hsCRP, ESR, homocysteine, and ADMA were significantly higher in the BD group ( P < .001 for all). Patients with active BD had higher serum levels of hsCRP, homocysteine, and ESR compared with those in remission ( P < .001, P < .001, and P = .005, respectively). Flow-mediated dilatation was significantly lower in patients with BD than in controls ( P = .001). Flow-mediated dilatation correlated negatively with BD duration and serum ADMA levels ( P < .001, r = −.745 and P < .001, r = −.682); a positive correlation was seen between serum ADMA levels and BD duration ( P < .001, r = .552). Only stepwise multivariate regression analysis revealed BD duration to have a significant effect on FMD. Flow-mediated dilatation, in conjunction with markers of inflammation, may evaluate ED in patients with BD.
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- Pinar Ozuguz
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocatepe University, Afyon Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey
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Mean platelet volume in ocular Behçet's disease. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2013:215912. [PMID: 24250258 PMCID: PMC3819921 DOI: 10.1155/2013/215912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Objective. To determine whether mean platelet volume (MPV) is an indicator of disease severity in ocular Behçet's Disease (BD). Materials and Methods. The study population was 30 newly diagnosed ocular BD patients who presented with active uveitis. These patients had no past history of smoking, drug use, or systemic diseases including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and renal disease. A control group consisting of 34 healthy individuals was included for comparison. MPV measurements were performed serially upon presentation with active uveitis and at one and three month thereafter in BD group whereas only at presentation in the controls. Results. Upon presentation with active uveitis, the mean MPV levels were 7.88 ± 1.14 femtoliters (fL) for BD group. During the posttreatment follow-up period at first and third months, BD patients demonstrated a mean MPV level of 7.71 ± 1.12 fL and 7.65 ± 1.04 fL, respectively. The mean MPV value of control group, was 8.39 ± 0.66 fL at presentation. Fluctuations in MPV values were not significant in the BD group, while there was a significant difference between the initial measurements of the BD and control groups. Conclusion. MPV measurement in ocular BD is not a predictive laboratory test to determine the clinical improvement in early stages following classical immunosuppressive treatment.
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Zampeli E, Protogerou A, Stamatelopoulos K, Fragiadaki K, Katsiari CG, Kyrkou K, Papamichael CM, Mavrikakis M, Nightingale P, Kitas GD, Sfikakis PP. Predictors of new atherosclerotic carotid plaque development in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal study. Arthritis Res Ther 2012; 14:R44. [PMID: 22390577 PMCID: PMC3446411 DOI: 10.1186/ar3757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 01/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality attributed to both classical risk factors and chronic inflammation. We assessed longitudinally the factors associated with new carotid plaques in nondiabetic RA patients and apparently healthy individuals. Methods In our present prospective observational study, carotid plaques were identified by ultrasonography at baseline and follow-up end, separated by an average of 3.6 ± 0.2 years, in 64 patients (mean age 59.2 ± 12.0 and disease duration at baseline 7.8 ± 6.2 years, 83% women, clinical and laboratory evaluation every 3 to 6 months). In a substudy, 35 of the patients were matched 1:1 for traditional cardiovascular risk factors with 'healthy' controls and were studied in parallel. Results New atherosclerotic plaques formed in 30% of patients (first plaque in 9%) who were significantly older than the remaining patients. Tobacco use, blood pressure, body mass index, average cumulative low-density lipoprotein, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate level, RA stage, functional class, disease duration and treatment modalities during follow-up did not differ significantly between subgroups after application of the Bonferroni correction. RA was in clinical remission, on average, for approximately 70% of the follow-up time and was not different between subgroups. Multivariate analysis including all the above parameters revealed that age (P = 0.006), smoking (P = 0.009) and duration of low-dose corticosteroid use (P = 0.016) associated independently with new plaque formation. RA patients displayed similar numbers of newly formed carotid plaques to the tightly matched for traditional cardiovascular risk factors 'healthy' controls, although more patients than controls had carotid plaques at baseline. Conclusions Formation of new atherosclerotic plaques in this small cohort of patients with well-controlled RA depended mainly on traditional cardiovascular risk factors and corticosteroid use, whereas an adverse effect of residual systemic inflammation was not readily detectable.
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- Evangelia Zampeli
- First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Ag Thoma, 17, GR-11527 Athens, Greece
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Association of sarcoidosis with endothelial function, arterial wall properties, and biomarkers of inflammation. Am J Hypertens 2011; 24:647-53. [PMID: 21372802 DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease, which may affect vascular function. The study was designed to assess the impact of sarcoidosis on endothelial function and arterial stiffness. METHODS Eighty-seven sarcoidosis patients and eighty-seven matched healthy subjects (Cl) were included in the study. Sarcoidosis patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 included patients never treated and group 2 included patients receiving cortisone treatment. Endothelial function was evaluated by flow-mediated dilatation (FMD). Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV) was measured as an index of aortic stiffness and augmentation index (AI75) as a measure of arterial wave reflections. Serum levels of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), were measured. RESULTS In the totality of the population, sarcoidosis patients had significantly lower FMD (P < 0.01) and significantly higher AI75 (P < 0.05). There was also a significant difference, between group 1, and Cl in FMD and AI75, but there was no difference between group 2 and Cl in FMD and AI75. AI75 values were significantly correlated with serum levels of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) (r = 0.370, P < 0.01) and TNF-α (r = 0.219, P = 0.049). CONCLUSIONS In the present study, we have shown that sarcoidosis patients have impaired endothelial function and increased arterial stiffness. Sarcoidosis patients on cortisone treatment had no differences compared to controls on the vascular parameters. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between inflammatory process and vascular function impairment. These findings indicate that sarcoidosis patients have impaired vascular function and increased inflammatory status, which may improve with cortisone treatment.
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Etiopathogenesis of Behçet's disease with emphasis on the role of immunological aberrations. Clin Rheumatol 2010; 29:1211-6. [PMID: 20495938 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1491-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multisystemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin consisting of oral aphthous ulcers, ocular symptoms, skin lesions, and genital ulcerations. It has many features in common with systemic vasculitides and is more prevalent in countries along the ancient Silk route. Immune-mediated mechanisms play a major role in the pathogenesis of the disease, and inflammatory mediators are also involved. BD is not considered to be an autoimmune disorder, and the character of the disease needs to be clarified. Immunological aberrations in BD have been extensively studied by many investigators; genetic factors have been related to disease susceptibility, but their exact role in the development of disease is uncertain. Environmental factors such as infectious agents have also been implicated in the etiology of BD. However, the etiopathogenesis of the disease remains to be elucidated. Factors involved in the immunopathogenesis of BD with emphasis on the role of immunological aberrations are analyzed in this review.
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Sandoo A, Toms T, Zanten JVV, Carroll D, Kitas G. Short-term effects of rituximab on flow-mediated dilatation may be mediated by intravenous glucocorticoids: comment on the article by Gonzalez-Juanatey et al. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2009; 61:854-856. [PMID: 19479694 DOI: 10.1002/art.24582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Espinola-Zavaleta N, Soto-López ME, Carreón-Torres E, Gamboa R, Mejía AM, Márquez-Velasco R, Bojalil R, Huesca-Gomez C, Reyes PA, Pérez-Méndez O. Altered Flow-Mediated Vasodilatation, Low Paraoxonase-1 Activity, and Abnormal High-Density Lipoprotein Subclass Distribution in Takayasu's Arteritis. Circ J 2009; 73:760-6. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-08-0582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez"
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- Department of Hematology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez"
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- Department of Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez"
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- Department of Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez"
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología "Ignacio Chávez"
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