Affiliation:
1. Kharkiv Medical academy of postgraduate education
Abstract
Methotrexate has been applied clinically for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treatment for decades. It is recommended for use globally, according all modern guidelines. Despite the fact that fibrosis molecular mechanisms as well as methotrexate (MTX) elimination and fibrosis indexes were studied a lot there is still not enough information for adolescence. Adiponectin, fibroblast growth factor and fibrosis indexes in adolescents with JIA treated with methotrexate were studied in this work.
The aim was to study dynamics of molecular-cellular mechanisms activation of fibrotic processes development in the liver in adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with methotrexate.
Materials and methods: A total of 68 children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, were enrolled in the study. 25 boys (36.8 %) and 43 girls (63.2 %) were examined. Children were divided into three groups in accordance with the methotrexate dose. The following data were analyzed: ESR (mm/hour), C-reactive protein (mg/l), Hemolytic activity (CU), circulating immune complexes, (g/l), ALT (U/l), AST (U/l), Adiponectin (mcg/ml), BFGF (pg/ml), APRI index, FIB-4 Score.
Results: According to our results when patients start using MTX they have significantly positive effect. Therefore, when analyzing all parameters liver pathologies may occur before MTX use. When MTX used, its proinflammation and antifibrotic effects lead to normalization of all organs and systems, as well as joints and liver. Also, long-term MTX use can lead to adverse effects.
Conclusions: So, it is important to control possible liver disorders in adolescence treated with MTX. According to our study results we find out that there are decreasing of liver damage parameters in patients which started using MTX.
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