Gene expression of Interleukin-18 in rheumatoid arthritis patients on disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy.

Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs Gene expression Interleukin-18 Rheumatoid arthritis

Journal

Pakistan journal of medical sciences
ISSN: 1682-024X
Titre abrégé: Pak J Med Sci
Pays: Pakistan
ID NLM: 100913117

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2019
Historique:
entrez: 2 7 2019
pubmed: 2 7 2019
medline: 2 7 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis is the inflammation that is mediated by the macrophages and monocytes that cause release of pro-inflammatory cytokines like interleukin-18. It is highly expressed in serum of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and has a positive association with disease activity. The aim of this study was to analyze the gene expression of interleukin-18 in rheumatoid arthritis patients on disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy. The cross sectional comparative study is conducted at Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Center for Research in Experimental and Applied Medicine (CREAM-1Lab), Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, in collaboration with Rheumatology Department, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Study was conducted on two groups consisting of Group-I of rheumatoid arthritis patients on diseases modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and control Group-II comprising of normal healthy individuals. Non-probability purposive sampling was done from patients and controls. The duration of study was one year i-e from November 2015 to November 2016. Relative quantification of gene expression of interleukin-18 was done by Real time PCR using ∆∆CT method. Expression analysis for interleukin-18 showed down regulation of gene in rheumatoid arthritis patients as compared to controls. Interleukin-18 gene shows down regulation in rheumatoid arthritis patients on disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs therapy.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVE
The hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis is the inflammation that is mediated by the macrophages and monocytes that cause release of pro-inflammatory cytokines like interleukin-18. It is highly expressed in serum of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and has a positive association with disease activity. The aim of this study was to analyze the gene expression of interleukin-18 in rheumatoid arthritis patients on disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy.
METHODS METHODS
The cross sectional comparative study is conducted at Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Center for Research in Experimental and Applied Medicine (CREAM-1Lab), Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, in collaboration with Rheumatology Department, Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. Study was conducted on two groups consisting of Group-I of rheumatoid arthritis patients on diseases modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and control Group-II comprising of normal healthy individuals. Non-probability purposive sampling was done from patients and controls. The duration of study was one year i-e from November 2015 to November 2016. Relative quantification of gene expression of interleukin-18 was done by Real time PCR using ∆∆CT method.
RESULTS RESULTS
Expression analysis for interleukin-18 showed down regulation of gene in rheumatoid arthritis patients as compared to controls.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Interleukin-18 gene shows down regulation in rheumatoid arthritis patients on disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs therapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31258598
doi: 10.12669/pjms.35.3.1070
pii: PJMS-35-802
pmc: PMC6572992
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

802-806

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of Interest: The authors of this study reported no conflict of interest.

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Auteurs

Sabeen Khalid (S)

Dr. Sabeen Khalid, MBBS, MPhil. Department of Biochemistry, Aziz Fatimah Medical & Dental College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Muhammad Javad Yousaf (MJ)

Muhammad Javad Yousaf, MBBS, FCPS, MHPE. Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistani.

Amir Rashid (A)

Amir Rashid, MBBS, PhD. Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistani.

Saleem Ahmad Khan (SA)

Saleem Ahmad khan, MBBS, FCPS, PhD. Department of Pathology, Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistani.

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