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  1. Article ; Online: ANCA-associated vasculitis and IgG4-related disease overlap syndrome: a case report and literature review.

    Faz-Muñoz, David / Hinojosa-Azaola, Andrea / Mejía-Vilet, Juan M / Uribe-Uribe, Norma O / Rull-Gabayet, Marina / Muñoz-Castañeda, Wallace Rafael / Vargas-Parra, Nancy Janeth / Martín-Nares, Eduardo

    Immunologic research

    2022  Volume 70, Issue 4, Page(s) 550–559

    Abstract: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitides are infrequent autoimmune diseases characterized by inflammation of the walls of small vessels leading to tissue and endothelial damage. On the other hand, IgG4-related disease is a ... ...

    Abstract Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitides are infrequent autoimmune diseases characterized by inflammation of the walls of small vessels leading to tissue and endothelial damage. On the other hand, IgG4-related disease is a fibroinflammatory disease characterized histologically by lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates with IgG4+ plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, and obliterative phlebitis that may affect nearly every organ of the body. There are similarities in clinical, serological, radiological, and histopathological features between both diseases, and hence, they usually mimic each other complicating the differential diagnosis. Furthermore, reports of patients with the coexistence of both conditions (overlap syndrome) have been reported. We herein report a patient with an unequivocal diagnosis of ANCA-associated vasculitis, specifically granulomatosis with polyangiitis (posterior uveitis, polyneuropathy, pauci-immune glomerulonephritis with crescent formation and granulomas, and MPO-ANCA positivity) and IgG4-related disease (thoracic aortitis, tubulointerstitial nephritis with prominent IgG4+ plasma cell infiltration, fibrosis, and obliterative arteritis, high levels of serum IgG4, and eosinophilia) overlap syndrome.
    MeSH term(s) Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis ; Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic ; Autoimmune Diseases/diagnosis ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G ; Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease/diagnosis
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic ; Immunoglobulin G
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 632857-x
    ISSN 1559-0755 ; 0257-277X
    ISSN (online) 1559-0755
    ISSN 0257-277X
    DOI 10.1007/s12026-022-09279-8
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  2. Article ; Online: Risk factors for ischemic antiphospholipid syndrome: A case-control study.

    Matus-Mayorga, Roxana / Barrera-Vargas, Ana / Rull-Gabayet, Marina / Aguirre-Aguilar, Eduardo / Valdez-López, Martín / Espinoza-Lira, Fernando / Ramos-Ventura, Cristina / Cano-Nigenda, Vanessa / Barboza, Miguel A / Merayo-Chalico, Javier / Arauz, Antonio

    Clinical neurology and neurosurgery

    2021  Volume 202, Page(s) 106492

    Abstract: Objective: The objective of this study was to identify clinical and laboratory risk factors for ischemic stroke (IS) in primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients.: Materials and methods: We performed a case-control study with consecutive ... ...

    Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to identify clinical and laboratory risk factors for ischemic stroke (IS) in primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) patients.
    Materials and methods: We performed a case-control study with consecutive primary APS patients divided into two groups, those who presented with IS, vs. those with no history of stroke. Demographics, vascular risk factors, therapeutic approaches, laboratory, imaging and functional outcomes were recorded.
    Results: Fifty-three confirmed primary APS patients with IS and sixty-six non-stroke primary APS controls were recruited. Most patients were female (65.5 %), with a median age of 33 years. The main vascular risk factors for primary APS-associated stroke were hypertension (11.3 %), diabetes (11.3 %) and hypercholesterolemia (9.4 %). Among patients with stroke, median NIHSS score was 6; 15.1 % of these patients presented a recurrent stroke, and 88.8 % had a good functional outcome at the final follow-up. Positive lupus anticoagulant (OR = 6.1, 95 %CI 2.7-13.5), anti-β2 glycoprotein IgG (OR = 3.6, 95 %CI 1.7-7.9), and anticardiolipin IgG (OR = 2.8, 95 %CI 1.3-5.9) were more prevalent in non-stroke primary APS, with a triple-positive antibody presence in 46.4 % of controls vs. 22.2 % of patients with stroke (OR = 3.0, 95 %CI 1.3-6.7). At the time of the index event (arterial or venous), 14 known primary APS patients were using vitamin K antagonists, but only 35.7 % of them had achieved therapeutic INR.
    Conclusion: Patients with primary APS and IS have similar vascular risk factors and lower antibody positivity than those with extracranial thrombosis.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Antibodies, Anticardiolipin/immunology ; Anticoagulants/therapeutic use ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/drug therapy ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/epidemiology ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome/immunology ; Case-Control Studies ; Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiology ; Female ; Functional Status ; Humans ; Hypercholesterolemia/epidemiology ; Hypertension/epidemiology ; International Normalized Ratio ; Ischemic Stroke/epidemiology ; Ischemic Stroke/etiology ; Ischemic Stroke/immunology ; Ischemic Stroke/physiopathology ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor/immunology ; Male ; Mesenteric Ischemia/epidemiology ; Mesenteric Ischemia/etiology ; Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion/epidemiology ; Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion/etiology ; Middle Aged ; Portal Vein ; Pulmonary Embolism/epidemiology ; Pulmonary Embolism/etiology ; Risk Factors ; Venous Thrombosis/epidemiology ; Venous Thrombosis/etiology
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Anticardiolipin ; Anticoagulants ; Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ; anti-beta 2 glycoprotein I autoantibody
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-15
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 193107-6
    ISSN 1872-6968 ; 0303-8467
    ISSN (online) 1872-6968
    ISSN 0303-8467
    DOI 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106492
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  3. Article ; Online: Disease activity is associated with changes in the innate immune function in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Torres-Ruiz, Jiram / Rull-Gabayet, Marina / Mejía-Domínguez, Nancy R / Carrillo-Vázquez, Daniel Alberto / Reyes-Islas, Juan Alberto / Cassiano-Quezada, Fabiola / Cuellar-Rodríguez, Jennifer / Sierra-Madero, Juan / Sánchez, Jessica Márquez / Serrano-García, Jesús Salvador / González, Alexia Esquinca / Juárez-Vega, Guillermo / Tapia-Rodríguez, Miguel / Gómez-Martín, Diana

    Clinical rheumatology

    2023  Volume 43, Issue 1, Page(s) 501–509

    Abstract: Objective: To address the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity and the functional parameters of the innate immunity.: Methods: We evaluated a cohort of 26 adult SLE patients and 10 sex and age-paired healthy donors. ...

    Abstract Objective: To address the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity and the functional parameters of the innate immunity.
    Methods: We evaluated a cohort of 26 adult SLE patients and 10 sex and age-paired healthy donors. When the patients had a disease flare (baseline) and when they achieve clinical response (follow-up), we assessed the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index 2 K (SLEDAI 2 K) and the following parameters with flow cytometry and confocal microscopy: monocyte subsets, their expression of TLR2, phagocytic monocytes and neutrophils using the pHrodo Red E. coli BioParticles, the respiratory burst with 123-dihydrorhodamine in neutrophils, and the spontaneous and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). We used the Wilcoxon test to compare the paired medians with interquartile range (IQR) and the Mann-Whitney U test for independent medians. To assess the effect of prednisone and SLEDAI 2 K on the mentioned parameters, we applied a generalized mixed linear model.
    Results: Twenty-three patients (88.4%) were women. The SLEDAI 2 K was higher at baseline 8 (6-14) in comparison to that at follow-up (6 (4-8), P = 0.028). At baseline, SLE patients had a decreased percentage of intermediate monocytes, a higher expression of TLR2 in total monocytes, increased phagocytosis in monocytes and neutrophils, a decreased respiratory burst intensity, and an increased production of NETs. In the mix model, the SLEDAI 2 K was the main factor influencing these functional innate immune parameters.
    Conclusion: Disease activity regulates the innate immune function in SLE which may contribute to the clinical features and infection predisposition. Key points • This is the first cohort study addressing the effect of disease activity and prednisone use on the innate immune function of lupus patients. • Our results show that the disease activity is a key regulator of the respiratory burst, phagocytosis, and the production of neutrophil extracellular traps. • Also, we observed a differential proportion of monocyte subsets according to SLE disease activity. • We consider that our manuscript contributes to the evidence addressing the intrinsic immune abnormalities of patients with SLE regardless of the use of immunosuppressants and set the bases for new research work considering the disease activity as an element to decide the prescription and duration of antibiotic prophylaxis in SLE patients, which is of interest to all rheumatologists.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Prednisone/therapeutic use ; Toll-Like Receptor 2 ; Cohort Studies ; Escherichia coli ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy ; Immunity
    Chemical Substances Prednisone (VB0R961HZT) ; Toll-Like Receptor 2
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-15
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604755-5
    ISSN 1434-9949 ; 0770-3198
    ISSN (online) 1434-9949
    ISSN 0770-3198
    DOI 10.1007/s10067-023-06810-6
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  4. Article ; Online: Colchicine Is Safe Though Ineffective in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19: a Randomized Clinical Trial (COLCHIVID).

    Absalón-Aguilar, Abdiel / Rull-Gabayet, Marina / Pérez-Fragoso, Alfredo / Mejía-Domínguez, Nancy R / Núñez-Álvarez, Carlos / Kershenobich-Stalnikowitz, David / Sifuentes-Osornio, José / Ponce-de-León, Alfredo / González-Lara, Fernanda / Martín-Nares, Eduardo / Montesinos-Ramírez, Sharon / Ramírez-Alemón, Martha / Ramírez-Rangel, Pamela / Márquez, Manlio F / Plata-Corona, Juan Carlos / Juárez-Vega, Guillermo / Gómez-Martín, Diana / Torres-Ruiz, Jiram

    Journal of general internal medicine

    2021  Volume 37, Issue 1, Page(s) 4–14

    Abstract: Background: Colchicine is an available, safe, and effective anti-inflammatory drug and has been suggested as a COVID-19 treatment, but its usefulness in hospitalized severe COVID-19 patients has not been thoroughly demonstrated.: Objective: To ... ...

    Abstract Background: Colchicine is an available, safe, and effective anti-inflammatory drug and has been suggested as a COVID-19 treatment, but its usefulness in hospitalized severe COVID-19 patients has not been thoroughly demonstrated.
    Objective: To address the safety and efficacy of colchicine in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19.
    Design: We conducted a triple-blind parallel non-stratified placebo-controlled clinical trial.
    Participants: We recruited 116 hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 in Mexico.
    Interventions: Patients were randomized to receive 1.5 mg of colchicine or placebo at the time of the recruitment in the study (baseline) and 0.5 mg BID PO to complete 10 days of treatment.
    Main measures: The primary composite outcome was the progression to critical disease or death. Besides, we evaluated immunological features at baseline and after recovery or disease progression in 20 patients.
    Key results: Fifty-six patients were allocated to colchicine and 60 patients received placebo. The study was suspended after the second interim analysis demonstrated colchicine had no effect on the primary outcome (OR 0.83, 95%CI 0.35-1.93, P = 0.67), nor in the days of ICU and hospital stays. Adverse events were similar between groups (OR 1.63, 95% CI 0.66-3.88, P = 0.37). After colchicine treatment, patients had higher BUN and lower serum levels of IL-8, IL-12p70, and IL-17A.
    Conclusions: Colchicine is safe but not effective in the treatment of severe COVID-19.
    Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04367168.
    MeSH term(s) Colchicine/adverse effects ; Hospitalization ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Treatment Outcome ; COVID-19 Drug Treatment
    Chemical Substances Colchicine (SML2Y3J35T)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial
    ZDB-ID 639008-0
    ISSN 1525-1497 ; 0884-8734
    ISSN (online) 1525-1497
    ISSN 0884-8734
    DOI 10.1007/s11606-021-07203-8
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  5. Article ; Online: Improvement in OMERACT domains and renal function with regular treatment for gout: a 12-month follow-up cohort study.

    Vazquez-Mellado, Janitzia / Peláez-Ballestas, Ingris / Burgos-Vargas, Rubén / Alvarez-Hernández, Everardo / García-Méndez, Sergio / Pascual-Ramos, Virginia / Rull-Gabayet, Marina

    Clinical rheumatology

    2018  Volume 37, Issue 7, Page(s) 1885–1894

    Abstract: OMERACT proposed a set of mandatory and discretionary domains to evaluate the effect of treatment in patients with gout. To determine the percentage of improvement and the effect size 6 and 12 months after starting a proper treatment in patients with ... ...

    Abstract OMERACT proposed a set of mandatory and discretionary domains to evaluate the effect of treatment in patients with gout. To determine the percentage of improvement and the effect size 6 and 12 months after starting a proper treatment in patients with gout from our cohort (GRESGO) based on the OMERACT proposal for chronic gout. GRESGO is a cohort of consecutive, new patients with gout attending either of two dedicated clinics. This report includes 141 patients evaluated at baseline and 6 months plus 101 of them completing a 12-month follow-up in 2012. Clinical data including the OMERACT domains for chronic gout were collected at baseline and every 6 months. Treatment was prescribed by their attending physician with the purpose of getting < 6 mg/dL of seric uric acid (sUA). Most patients were males (96%) with inappropriate treatment (95%); 66% had tophi, 30% metabolic syndrome, and 32% low renal function. Mean dose of allopurinol at baseline and throughout the study went from 344 ± 168 mg/day to 453 ± 198 at 12 months. Most OMERACT domains and renal function improved significantly; 73% improved > 20% from 6 to 12 months. Greater improvement was observed in the domains: flares, index tophus size, pain, general health assessment, and HAQ score, all of them associated to lower sUA values. Chronic gout patients improve significantly in most OMERACT domains when conventional and regular treatment is indicated. sUA < 6 mg/dL is associated with greater improvement.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Allopurinol/administration & dosage ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gout/blood ; Gout/drug therapy ; Gout/physiopathology ; Gout Suppressants/administration & dosage ; Humans ; Kidney/drug effects ; Kidney/physiopathology ; Male ; Mexico ; Middle Aged ; Time Factors ; Treatment Outcome ; Uric Acid/blood
    Chemical Substances Gout Suppressants ; Uric Acid (268B43MJ25) ; Allopurinol (63CZ7GJN5I)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-03-15
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Multicenter Study
    ZDB-ID 604755-5
    ISSN 1434-9949 ; 0770-3198
    ISSN (online) 1434-9949
    ISSN 0770-3198
    DOI 10.1007/s10067-018-4065-7
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  6. Article ; Online: Radiographic outcome in Hispanic early rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with conventional disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.

    Contreras-Yáñez, Irazú / Rull-Gabayet, Marina / Vázquez-Lamadrid, Jorge / Pascual-Ramos, Virginia

    European journal of radiology

    2011  Volume 79, Issue 2, Page(s) e52–7

    Abstract: Objectives: To determine rates of incident erosive disease in early rheumatoid arthritis patients, to identify baseline predictors and to evaluate erosion's impact on patient-reported outcomes.: Methods: 82 patients with ≤ 12 months of disease ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To determine rates of incident erosive disease in early rheumatoid arthritis patients, to identify baseline predictors and to evaluate erosion's impact on patient-reported outcomes.
    Methods: 82 patients with ≤ 12 months of disease duration, ≥ 3 years of follow-up and conventional treatment were included. Consecutive evaluations assessed swollen and tender joint counts, treatment and comorbidity, acute reactant-phase determinations and patient-reported outcomes. Digitized radiographs of the hands and feet were obtained at baseline and yearly thereafter. RA was defined as erosive when at least one unequivocal cortical bone defect was detected. Descriptive statistics and Cox regression analysis were performed.
    Results: At baseline, 71 of the patients were ♀, population median (range) age was of 38.7 (16-78.2) years, 58 patients had antibodies and all the patients had active disease and substantial disability. Follow-up cohort was of 299.3 person-years. At last follow-up (49 ± 13.8 months), 28 patients developed erosions. Erosion's location was the feet, in 12 patients. Incident rates of erosive disease at one, two, three and four years were of 8.1, 12.8, 13.8 and 5.6 per 100 person-years, respectively. Higher C-reactive protein (HR: 1.20, 95%CI: 1.04-1.4, p=0.01) and positive antibodies (HR: 5.09, 95%CI: 1.08-23.86, p=0.04) were baseline predictors of incident erosive disease. Erosions had minor impact on patient-reported outcomes.
    Conclusion: Rheumatoid arthritis patients with antibodies and higher C reactive protein at baseline are at risk for incident erosions which appear most frequently at the feet. Up to 1/3 patients conventionally treated develop incident erosions, which minimally impact function.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnostic imaging ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/ethnology ; Chi-Square Distribution ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Mexico ; Middle Aged ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Radiography ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Antirheumatic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-08
    Publishing country Ireland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 138815-0
    ISSN 1872-7727 ; 0720-048X
    ISSN (online) 1872-7727
    ISSN 0720-048X
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.03.036
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  7. Article: Inhibidores adquiridos de la coagulación en una paciente con lupus eritematoso sistémico y anticuerpos antifosfolipídicos: respuesta a rituximab.

    Ortiz Jiménez, Enrique / Loera Fragoso, Sergio / Rull Gabayet, Marina

    Reumatologia clinica

    2008  Volume 4, Issue 2, Page(s) 74–76

    Abstract: Hematologic signs of systemic lupus erythematosus are diverse (SLE). Although a delayed coagulation time is anti-phospholipid antibody related, thrombotic events are the usual clinical manifestation. Spontaneous appearance of circulating anticoagulant in ...

    Title translation Aquired inhibitors of coagulation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibodies: response to rituximab.
    Abstract Hematologic signs of systemic lupus erythematosus are diverse (SLE). Although a delayed coagulation time is anti-phospholipid antibody related, thrombotic events are the usual clinical manifestation. Spontaneous appearance of circulating anticoagulant in the absence of a previous coagulation disorder is secondary to the development of antibodies to factors II, V, VIII, IX, XI, XII,vonWillebrand, and other membrane glucoproteins, all of them uncommon causes (1 case per million persons per year) of life threatening coagulopathies. We report a case of SLE and antiphospholipid antibodies in a woman with a hemorrhagic syndrome, probably caused by multiple antibodies to coagulation factors, unresponsive to steroids and high-dose immunosupressive therapy and a favorable response to rituximab.
    Language Spanish
    Publishing date 2008-03
    Publishing country Spain
    Document type English Abstract ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2231357-6
    ISSN 1699-258X
    ISSN 1699-258X
    DOI 10.1016/S1699-258X(08)71804-7
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  8. Article ; Online: Novel clinical and immunological features associated with persistent post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 after six months of follow-up: a pilot study.

    Torres-Ruiz, Jiram / Lomelín-Gascón, Julieta / Lira Luna, Jaquelin / Vargas-Castro, Ana Sofia / Pérez-Fragoso, Alfredo / Nuñez-Aguirre, Miroslava / Alcalá-Carmona, Beatriz / Absalón-Aguilar, Abdiel / Balderas-Miranda, Jennifer T / Maravillas-Montero, José Luis / Mejía-Domínguez, Nancy R / Núñez-Álvarez, Carlos / Llorente, Luis / Romero-Ramírez, Sandra / Sosa-Hernández, Victor Andrés / Cervantes-Díaz, Rodrigo / Juárez-Vega, Guillermo / Meza-Sánchez, David / Rull-Gabayet, Marina /
    Martínez-Juárez, Luis Alberto / Morales, Linda / López-López, Lizeth Naomi / Negrete-Trujillo, José Adrián / Falcón-Lezama, Jorge Abelardo / Valdez-Vázquez, Rafael Ricardo / Gallardo-Rincón, Héctor / Tapia-Conyer, Roberto / Gómez-Martín, Diana

    Infectious diseases (London, England)

    2023  Volume 55, Issue 4, Page(s) 243–254

    Abstract: Background: Currently, there is scant information regarding the features associated to the persistence of post-COVID-19 syndrome, which is the main aim of the present study.: Methods: A cohort study of 102 COVID-19 patients was conducted. The post- ... ...

    Abstract Background: Currently, there is scant information regarding the features associated to the persistence of post-COVID-19 syndrome, which is the main aim of the present study.
    Methods: A cohort study of 102 COVID-19 patients was conducted. The post-COVID-19 symptoms were assessed by a standardised questionnaire. Lymphocyte immunophenotyping was performed by flow cytometry and chemokines/cytokines, neutrophil extracellular traps, the tripartite motif 63, anti-cellular, and anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies were addressed in serum. The primary outcome was the persistence of post-COVID-19 syndrome after six months follow-up.
    Results: Thirteen patients (12.7%) developed the primary outcome and had a more frequent history of post-COVID-19 syndrome 3 months after infection onset (
    Conclusion: Our data suggest an important relationship between a pro-inflammatory state mediated through metabolic pathways related to obesity and increased cellular senescence as a key element in the persistence of post-COVID-19 syndrome at six months of follow-up.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19/complications ; Pilot Projects ; Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes ; Cohort Studies ; Chemokine CXCL10 ; Obesity
    Chemical Substances Chemokine CXCL10
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2839775-7
    ISSN 2374-4243 ; 2374-4235
    ISSN (online) 2374-4243
    ISSN 2374-4235
    DOI 10.1080/23744235.2022.2158217
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  9. Article ; Online: FANSY POSTCOV: A composite clinical immunological predictive index for post-COVID-19 syndrome unveils distinctive features in a cohort study of mild to critical patients.

    Torres-Ruiz, Jiram / Lomelín-Gascón, Julieta / Lira-Luna, Jaquelin / Pérez-Fragoso, Alfredo / Tapia-Conyer, Roberto / Nuñez-Aguirre, Miroslava / Alcalá-Carmona, Beatriz / Absalón-Aguilar, Abdiel / Maravillas-Montero, José Luis / Mejía-Domínguez, Nancy Raquel / Núñez-Álvarez, Carlos / Llorente, Luis / Romero-Ramírez, Sandra / Sosa-Hernández, Victor Andrés / Cervantes-Díaz, Rodrigo / Juárez-Vega, Guillermo / Meza-Sánchez, David / Rull-Gabayet, Marina / Martínez-Juárez, Luis Alberto /
    Morales-Juárez, Linda / López-López, Lizeth Naomi / Negrete-Trujillo, José Adrián / Falcón-Lezama, Jorge Abelardo / Valdez-Vázquez, Rafael Ricardo / Gallardo-Rincón, Héctor / Gómez-Martín, Diana

    Clinical and translational medicine

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 11, Page(s) e623

    MeSH term(s) Area Under Curve ; B-Lymphocytes/immunology ; B-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Biomarkers/metabolism ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; COVID-19/complications ; COVID-19/diagnosis ; COVID-19/immunology ; Cohort Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Odds Ratio ; Predictive Value of Tests ; ROC Curve ; Sex Factors ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/blood
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 2697013-2
    ISSN 2001-1326 ; 2001-1326
    ISSN (online) 2001-1326
    ISSN 2001-1326
    DOI 10.1002/ctm2.623
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  10. Article ; Online: Medication persistence over 2 years of follow-up in a cohort of early rheumatoid arthritis patients: associated factors and relationship with disease activity and with disability.

    Pascual-Ramos, Virginia / Contreras-Yáñez, Irazú / Villa, Antonio R / Cabiedes, Javier / Rull-Gabayet, Marina

    Arthritis research & therapy

    2009  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) R26

    Abstract: Introduction: Aggressive treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) plays a major role in improving early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient outcomes. Persistence and adherence with medication occurs variably (20% to 70%). The ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Aggressive treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) plays a major role in improving early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient outcomes. Persistence and adherence with medication occurs variably (20% to 70%). The objectives of the study were to determine medication persistence (MP) in early RA patients over 13 consecutive visits each 2 months apart, to investigate the relationship between MP and disease activity, disability and structural damage, and to identify baseline prognosticators.
    Methods: Charts from 75 patients of an early RA cohort were reviewed. At each visit, a rheumatologist interviewed patients regarding therapy, scored disease activity with the 28-joint disease activity score (DAS28) and disability with the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ), and recorded comorbidities and treatment. A complete medical history was obtained at baseline. MP was defined as the duration of time from initiation to discontinuation of at least one DMARD and/or corticosteroids for at least 1 week and was reported as a dichotomous variable at consecutive evaluations. Structural damage was defined by detection of new erosions on radiography. Descriptive statistics, Student's t test, the chi-squared test, and logistic regression analyses were used.
    Results: The proportion of MP patients decreased from 98% at 2 months to 34% at 2 years. MP patients (n = 32) had similar DAS28 to non-MP patients (n = 53) at initial visits, lower DAS28 and greater DAS28 improvements at follow-ups (P < or = 0.05 at visits 4, 6, 7 and 9) and reached sustained remission (> or = 3 consecutive visits with DAS28 < 2.6) more frequently (82.8% versus 46.5%, P = 0.003) and earlier (7.7 +/- 4.6 versus 13.6 +/- 5.7 months, P = 0.001) than non-MP patients. MP patients had similar baseline HAQ scores, but lower HAQ scores at follow-up (P < or = 0.05 at visits 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13). More non-MP patients developed erosive disease than MP patients (26.8% versus 17.9%, P = 0.56). Older age at baseline was associated with therapy discontinuation (odds ratio = 1.1, 95% confidence interval = 1.007 to 1.103, P = 0.02).
    Conclusions: Discontinuation of DMARDs was frequent and progressive in an early RA cohort. Patients with persistence on therapy were younger, had lower disease activity and disability during follow-up, and reached sustained remission more frequently and earlier than patients without it. MP should intentionally be evaluated during follow-up of early RA patients, as it seems to play a major role in outcome.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology ; Disability Evaluation ; Female ; Health Status ; Humans ; Male ; Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data ; Severity of Illness Index ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Antirheumatic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-02-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2107602-9
    ISSN 1478-6362 ; 1478-6354
    ISSN (online) 1478-6362
    ISSN 1478-6354
    DOI 10.1186/ar2620
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