Pulse methylprednisolone therapy has dramatic effects on clinical and immunological parameters of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Previous studies of this treatment have all used the intravenous route and methylprednisolone succinate. This study addresses the question of whether oral ...
More aggressive therapy including cytotoxic drugs is increasingly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and may confer increased susceptibili... A. ÖSTENSSON,P. GEBOREK - 《Rheumatology》 被引量: 55发表: 1991年 Pulse steroid therapy and the search for improved drug therapy of...
An 8-year-old boy who had been diagnosed as systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis were on treatment for 8 months with methotrexate and additional steroids during activation. At the end of the 8th month when the corticosteroid dose was 12.5 mg/day, he began to suffer from numbness and ...
OBJECTIVES: There are currently two anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapies licensed for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A British Society... Yee,C.-S. - 《Rheumatology》 被引量: 63发表: 2003年 Anti-TNF-α therapy improves Treg and suppresses Teff in patients with rheumatoid...
In a clinical study on a total of 20 ambulant patients with rheumatoid arthritis a trial was made of the new non-steroid antirheumatic RU 43-715 (Proquazon INN) as to its efficacy and tolerability. The trial lasted 5 to 6 weeks (3 to 4 weeks RU 43-715 therapy, and 1 week free fro...
Some women, during their pregnancy, require prednisolone or prednisone in order to control a disease, such as asthma or rheumatoid arthritis. You should speak with your doctor about your risks before you begin a treatment plan. Does a Steroid Addiction Cause Any Permanent Damage?
Polyarticular corticosteroid injection versus systemic administration in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis patients: a randomized controlled study. intraarticular (IA) triamcinolone hexacetonide (IA group) or intramuscular (IM) mini-pulse therapy with triamcinolone acetonide in equivalent doses (IM ... RN...
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia associated with low-dose methotrexate treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: report of two cases and review of the literature Low-dose methotrexate (MTX) therapy is widely used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) because of its favorable efficacy and toxicity profile. Although Pneu...
The discovery of the anti锕妌flammatory effects of cortisone in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and the report of the contraceptive effects of estrogen and progestin preparations illustrated for the first time that steroids could be considered as medicinal agents. As a result, extensive research...
Glucocorticoids— Any of a group of hormones (like cortisone) that influence many body functions and are widely used in medicine, such as for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis inflammation. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)— Also called estrogen replacement therapy, this controversial treatment is used...