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Zandonadi RP. An Overview of Nutritional Aspects in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Nutrients 2022; 14:4412. [PMID: 36297096 PMCID: PMC9610591 DOI: 10.3390/nu14204412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 09/07/2024] Open
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There is evidence that nutritional impairment can complicate juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). It is also recognized that the JIA drug treatment may affect the nutritional aspects of patients. It is crucial to understand the impacts that nutritional aspects can have on a patient's treatment, health, and life. Therefore, this review explores how nutrition influences juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Dietary aspects play essential roles in JIA patients' growth, body mass index (BMI), bone mineral density (BMD), inflammation, and recovery. Suboptimal nutrition seems to adversely affect the long-term outcome of JIA patients. Nutritional deficiency potentially affects JIA patients' general wellbeing and disease control and contributes to growth, inflammation, BMI, and BMD disturbances. It was also possible to verify that the correct status of nutrients helps the body recover and reduce inflammation in JIA patients, since nutritional status and nutrients play an important role in regulating immune function. Studies are diverse, and most analyze the effects of a single nutrient on JIA. Moreover, the diet and nutrition impacts are difficult to interpret in the pediatric population due to family influence, dietary regulation, and data collection in children/adolescents. Despite the lack of standardization among studies, the potential benefits of a healthy diet on short- and long-term health and wellbeing in JIA patients are noteworthy.
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- Renata Puppin Zandonadi
- Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, Campus Universitário Darcy Ribeiro, University of Brasília, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
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Stawicki MK, Abramowicz P, Góralczyk A, Młyńczyk J, Kondratiuk A, Konstantynowicz J. Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients Treated for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Potential Role of Methotrexate: A Preliminary Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14081645. [PMID: 35458206 PMCID: PMC9027140 DOI: 10.3390/nu14081645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background: Vitamin D deficiency is reported in rheumatological diseases in adults. The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to investigate potential correlations between vitamin D status and clinical factors, laboratory traits, and medical treatment, including methotrexate (MTX) and glucocorticoids (GCs). Methods: In 189 patients aged 3−17.7 years, with JIA in the stable stage of the disease, anthropometry, clinical status, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], calcium (Ca), phosphate (PO4), total alkaline phosphatase (ALP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) were assessed. Results: Median 25(OH)D level was 15.00 ng/mL, interquartile range (IQR) 12.00 ng/mL. Vitamin D deficiency was found in 67.2% and was independent of sex, disease manifestation, and CRP, ESR, ALP, or PO4 levels. Higher doses of MTX corresponded with lower 25(OH)D levels using both univariate and multivariate models (p < 0.05). No such trend was found for GCs treatment. Serum Ca was lower in patients treated with GCs (p = 0.004), MTX (p = 0.03), and combined GCs/MTX (p = 0.034). Conclusions: JIA patients are vitamin D depleted independently of disease activity or inflammatory markers. MTX therapy may be an iatrogenic factor leading to inadequate 25(OH)D levels. Vitamin D supplementation should be considered in all children with JIA, particularly those receiving long-term MTX therapy.
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- Maciej K. Stawicki
- Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona Street 17, 15274 Bialystok, Poland; (M.K.S.); (J.M.); (A.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona Street 17, 15274 Bialystok, Poland; (M.K.S.); (J.M.); (A.K.); (J.K.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-857-450-622; Fax: +48-857-450-644
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital of Ministry of Administration and Internal Affairs in Bialystok, Fabryczna Street 27, 15471 Bialystok, Poland;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona Street 17, 15274 Bialystok, Poland; (M.K.S.); (J.M.); (A.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona Street 17, 15274 Bialystok, Poland; (M.K.S.); (J.M.); (A.K.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, Waszyngtona Street 17, 15274 Bialystok, Poland; (M.K.S.); (J.M.); (A.K.); (J.K.)
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Sengler C, Zink J, Klotsche J, Niewerth M, Liedmann I, Horneff G, Kessel C, Ganser G, Thon A, Haas JP, Hospach A, Weller-Heinemann F, Heiligenhaus A, Foell D, Zink A, Minden K. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with higher disease activity and the risk for uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis - data from a German inception cohort. Arthritis Res Ther 2018; 20:276. [PMID: 30545399 PMCID: PMC6293517 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-018-1765-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objective The objective was to evaluate the 25(OH) vitamin D (25(OH)D) status of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and determine whether the 25(OH)D level is associated with disease activity and the course of JIA. Methods Patients ≤ 16 years of age with recently diagnosed JIA (< 12 months) were enrolled in the inception cohort of patients with newly diagnosed JIA (ICON), an ongoing prospective observational, controlled multicenter study started in 2010. Clinical and laboratory parameters were ascertained quarterly during the first year and half-yearly thereafter. Of the 954 enrolled patients, 360 patients with two blood samples taken during the first 2 years after inclusion and with follow up of 3 years were selected. The serum 25(OH)D levels were determined and compared with those of subjects from the general population after matching for age, sex, migration status and the month of blood-drawing. Results Nearly half of the patients had a deficient 25(OH)D level (< 20 ng/ml) in the first serum sample and a quarter had a deficient level in both samples. Disease activity and the risk of developing JIA-associated uveitis were inversely correlated with the 25(OH)D level (β = − 0.20, 95% CI − 0.37; 0.03, hazard ratio 0.95, 95% CI 0.91; 0.99, respectively). Conclusion In this study, 25(OH)D deficiency was common and associated with higher disease activity and risk of developing JIA-associated uveitis. Further studies are needed to substantiate these results and determine whether correcting 25(OH)D deficiency is beneficial in JIA.
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- Claudia Sengler
- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
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- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.,Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for General Pediatrics and Neonatology, Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany.,University hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Clinic of Pediatric Rheumatology, St. Josef-Stift Hospital, Sendenhorst, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Allergology and Neonatology, Children's Hospital, Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- German Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Ophtha-Lab at St. Franziskus Hospital, Muenster, Germany.,University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Center, a Leibniz Institute, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Bone health in children with rheumatic conditions may be compromised due to several factors related to the inflammatory disease state, delayed puberty, altered life style, including decreased physical activities, sun avoidance, suboptimal calcium and vitamin D intake, and medical treatments, mainly glucocorticoids and possibly some disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Low bone density or even fragility fractures could be asymptomatic; therefore, children with diseases of high inflammatory load, such as systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis, juvenile dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and those requiring chronic glucocorticoids may benefit from routine screening of bone health. Most commonly used assessment tools are laboratory testing including serum 25-OH-vitamin D measurement and bone mineral density measurement by a variety of methods, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry as the most widely used. Early disease control, use of steroid-sparing medications such as disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and biologics, supplemental vitamin D and calcium, and promotion of weight-bearing physical activities can help optimize bone health. Additional treatment options for osteoporosis such as bisphosphonates are still controversial in children with chronic rheumatic diseases, especially those with decreased bone density without fragility fractures. This article reviews common risk factors leading to compromised bone health in children with chronic rheumatic diseases and discusses the general approach to prevention and treatment of bone fragility.
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Vitamin D, upon its discovery one century ago, was classified as a vitamin. This classification still greatly affects our perception about its biological role. 1,25(OH)2D (now known as the D hormone) is a pleiotropic steroid hormone that has multiple biologic effects. It is integral to the regulation of calcium homeostasis and bone turnover as well as having anti-proliferative, pro-differentiation, anti-bacterial, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties within the body in various cells and tissues. Vitamin D (cholecalciferol) should be considered a nutritional substrate that must be ingested or synthesized in sufficient amounts for the further synthesis of the very important regulatory steroid hormone (D hormone), especially in patients with pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRD). Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency was shown to be pandemic and associated with numerous chronic inflammatory and malignant diseases and even with increased risk of mortality. Several studies have demonstrated that a high percentage of children with pediatric rheumatic diseases (PRD-e.g., JIA, jSLE) have a vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency which might correlate with disease outcome and flares. Glucocorticoids used to treat disease may have a regulatory effect on vitamin D metabolism which can additionally aggravate bone turnover in PRD. An effort to define the optimal serum 25(OH)D concentrations for healthy children and adults was launched in 2010 but as of now there are no guidelines about supplementation in PRD. In this review we have tried to summarize the strong evidence now suggesting that as the knowledge of the optimal approach to diagnosis and treatment PRD has evolved, there is also an emerging need for vitamin D supplementation as an adjunct to regular disease treatment. So in accordance with new vitamin D recommendations, we recommend that a child with rheumatic disease, especially if treated with steroids, needs at least 2-3 time higher doses of vitamin D than the dose recommended for age (approximately 2000 UI/day). Vitamin D supplementation has become an appealing and important adjunct treatment option in PRD.
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- Jelena Vojinovic
- Clinic of Pediatrics, Clinical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Bul dr Zorana Djindjica 48, 18000, Nis, Serbia.
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- Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Area del Farmaco e Salute del Bambino (NEUROFARBA), Viale Pieraccini, 24, 50139, Firenze, Italy.
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Stagi S, Bertini F, Cavalli L, Matucci-Cerinic M, Brandi ML, Falcini F. Determinants of vitamin D levels in children, adolescents, and young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol 2014; 41:1884-92. [PMID: 25086083 DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Deficiency of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is reported to be common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); data in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) are inconsistent. We assessed serum 25(OH)D in children, adolescents and young adults with JIA, in order to identify the risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in patients with JIA. METHODS We evaluated 152 patients with JIA: 115 female, 37 male, mean age 16.2 ± 7.4 yrs; evaluated by onset type, 96 had oligoarticular, 35 polyarticular, 7 systemic, and 14 enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA). Patients were compared with a control group matched for sex and age. All patients and controls underwent laboratory tests of plasma 25(OH)D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, phosphorus, and bone alkaline phosphatase levels, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry examination. RESULTS Patients with JIA showed significantly reduced 25(OH)D levels compared to controls (p < 0.001), even divided into subtypes (oligoarticular, p < 0.05; polyarticular, p < 0.005; systemic, p < 0.001; ERA, p < 0.005). Patients with active disease and/or frequent relapses had significantly reduced 25(OH)D levels compared to patients with no active disease and no frequent flares (p < 0.005, respectively). Nevertheless, JIA patients had significantly higher PTH levels compared to controls (p < 0.0001). JIA patients with 25(OH)D deficiency showed a significantly lower bone mineral apparent density than those with normal 25(OH)D levels (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION JIA patients have reduced 25(OH)D and higher PTH values. This may explain at least in part why JIA patients, despite more effective current drugs, do not achieve bone-normal condition over time. JIA patients with more severe disease could require higher supplementation of vitamin D to maintain normal 25(OH)D serum levels. Longterm studies are needed to investigate the relationship between serum 25(OH)D levels and disease activity in JIA.
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- Stefano Stagi
- From the Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence; Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Florence; and Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.S. Stagi, MD, Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital; F. Bertini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; L. Cavalli, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; M.L. Brandi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; F. Falcini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence
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- From the Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence; Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Florence; and Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.S. Stagi, MD, Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital; F. Bertini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; L. Cavalli, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; M.L. Brandi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; F. Falcini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence
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- From the Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence; Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Florence; and Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.S. Stagi, MD, Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital; F. Bertini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; L. Cavalli, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; M.L. Brandi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; F. Falcini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence
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- From the Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence; Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Florence; and Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.S. Stagi, MD, Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital; F. Bertini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; L. Cavalli, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; M.L. Brandi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; F. Falcini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence
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- From the Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence; Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Florence; and Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.S. Stagi, MD, Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital; F. Bertini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; L. Cavalli, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; M.L. Brandi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; F. Falcini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence
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- From the Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence; Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence, Florence; and Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.S. Stagi, MD, Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital; F. Bertini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; L. Cavalli, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; M. Matucci-Cerinic, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence; M.L. Brandi, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology Unit, University of Florence; F. Falcini, MD, Department of BioMedicine, Section of Rheumatology, Transition Clinic, University of Florence.
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Bouaddi I, Rostom S, El Badri D, Hassani A, Chkirate B, Abouqal R, Amine B, Hajjaj-Hassouni N. Vitamin D concentrations and disease activity in Moroccan children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2014; 15:115. [PMID: 24690195 PMCID: PMC3973605 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background In addition to its important metabolic activities, vitamin D also contributes to the regulation of the immune system. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between hypovitaminosis D and disease activity in Moroccan children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods In this cross-sectional study, forty children with JIA were included, all having been diagnosed according to the classification criteria of International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR). The children underwent anthropometric assessment and clinical evaluation. Disease activity was measured using the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) for polyarticular and oligoarticular JIA and the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) for enthesitis-related arthritis. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin [25(OH)D] D2 and D3 were measured using radioimmunoassay (RIA). Hypovitaminosis D was defined as serum 25(OH)D <30 ng/ml. Results The average age of participants was 11 years ± 4.23. Hypovitaminosis D was observed in 75% of patients. In univariate analyses, 25(OH)D levels were negatively associated with DAS28 for polyarticular and oligoarticular JIA. No significant relationship was found between 25(OH)D levels and BASDAI for juvenile spondylarthropathy. In multivariate linear regression analysis, no association persisted between 25(OH)D levels and DAS28. Conclusions Our study suggested that serum levels of vitamin D were low in Moroccan children with JIA disease. Future studies with a larger population are needed to confirm our results.
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- Ilham Bouaddi
- Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi Hospital, University Hospital of Rabat-Salé, 11000 Salé, Morocco.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The role of vitamin D in situations other than calcium homeostasis and bone health has become very topical. It is apparent that vitamin D has significant effects on the immune system and as such may contribute to the pathogenesis of autoimmune disease. This review examines the evidence-to-date that vitamin D has a role in immune-mediated rheumatic disorders. RECENT FINDINGS Low vitamin D status is reported in many inflammatory rheumatic conditions. In some this extends to an association with disease activity. Vitamin D acts on a number of cells involved in both innate and acquired immunity biasing the adaptive immune system away from Th17 and Th1, towards Th2 and Tregs. Deficiency accordingly could encourage autoimmunity. Direct evidence for this plausible mechanism in specific diseases remains largely to be demonstrated. To date, there is a dearth of controlled trials of vitamin D in prophylaxis or therapy. SUMMARY Vitamin D deficiency may well be an important factor in autoimmune rheumatic disease, including initial disease development and worsening the disease once present. This is testable and there is a pressing need for therapeutic studies.
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Long-Term Bone Health in Glucocorticoid-Treated Children with Rheumatic Diseases. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2013; 15:315. [DOI: 10.1007/s11926-012-0315-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Casella CB, Seguro LPC, Takayama L, Medeiros D, Bonfa E, Pereira RMR. Juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a possible role for vitamin D in disease status and bone health. Lupus 2012; 21:1335-42. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203312454929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Purpose: In juvenile onset systemic lupus erythematosus (JoSLE), evidence for the association between vitamin D status, lupus activity, and bone health is very limited and not conclusive. The aim of this study was, therefore, to assess in JoSLE patients the possible relevance of vitamin D deficiency in disease and bone parameters. Methods: Fifty-seven JoSLE patients were initially compared to 37 age, race and body mass index (BMI) -matched healthy controls. The serum concentration of 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) was determined by radioimmunoassay. Patients with 25OHD deficiency (≤20 ng/mL) were compared to those with levels >20 ng/mL. Disease activity was evaluated by SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Bone mineral density (BMD) and body composition (BC) were measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Results: 25OHD levels were similar in patients and controls (21.44 ± 7.91 vs 22.54 ± 8.25 ng/mL, p = 0.519), regardless of supplementation (65% of patients and none in controls). Thirty-one patients with 25OHD deficiency (≤20 ng/mL) were further compared to the 26 JoSLE patients with levels >20 ng/mL. These two groups were well-balanced regarding vitamin D confounding variables: age ( p = 0.100), ethnicity ( p = 1.000), BMI ( p = 0.911), season (p = 0.502 ), frequency of vitamin D supplementation ( p = 0.587), creatinine ( p = 0.751), renal involvement ( p = 0.597 ), fat mass ( p = 0.764), lean mass ( p = 0.549), previous/current use of glucocorticoids(GC) ( p = 1.0), immunosuppressors ( p = 0.765), and mean current daily dose of GC ( p = 0.345). Patients with vitamin D deficiency had higher SLEDAI (3.35 ± 4.35 vs 1.00 ± 2.48, p = 0.018), lower C4 levels (12.79 ± 6.78 vs 18.38 ± 12.24 mg/dL, p = 0.038), lower spine BMD (0.798 ± 0.148 vs 0.880 ± 0.127 g/cm2, p = 0.037 ) and whole body BMD (0.962 ± 0.109 vs 1.027 ± 0.098 g/cm2, p = 0.024). Conclusion: JoSLE vitamin D deficiency, in spite of conventional vitamin D supplementation, affects bone and disease activity status independent of therapy and fat mass reinforcing the recommendation to achieve adequate levels.
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- CB Casella
- Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Pelajo CF, Lopez-Benitez JM, Kent DM, Price LL, Miller LC, Dawson-Hughes B. 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and juvenile idiopathic arthritis: is there an association with disease activity? Rheumatol Int 2011; 32:3923-9. [PMID: 22198692 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2287-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The aims of this study were to examine the association between serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), to determine the prevalence of vitamin D (VD) deficiency [25(OH)D ≤ 19 ng/ml] and insufficiency [25(OH)D 20-29 ng/ml], and to determine factors associated with lower serum levels of 25(OH)D in this population. In this cross-sectional study, disease activity was measured using JADAS-27, as well as its individual components (physician global assessment of disease activity, parent global assessment of child's well-being, count of joints with active disease, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate). Linear regression models were developed to analyze the association between serum 25(OH)D levels and JADAS-27 and to determine variables associated with serum 25(OH)D levels. A total of 154 patients (61% girls, 88% whites) were included. Mean age was 10.6. VD deficiency was detected in 13% and insufficiency in 42%. In univariate and multivariate analyses, 25(OH)D levels were not associated with JADAS-27, neither with its individual components. However, in a subset analysis including all new-onset JIA patients (n = 27), there was a nonsignificant negative correlation between serum 25(OH)D levels and JADAS-27 (r = -0.29, P = 0.14). In the univariate and multivariate analyses, age, ethnicity, BMI, and season were significantly associated with serum 25(OH)D levels, but not total VD intake. More than 1/2 of JIA patients had serum 25(OH)D levels below 29 ng/ml; however, there was no association between serum 25(OH)D levels and disease activity. Future larger, long-term studies with new-onset JIA patients are needed to further explore the association between serum 25(OH)D levels and disease activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christina F Pelajo
- Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington St Box #190, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
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