类风湿性关节炎(RA)是关节炎的最常见形式之一。体外冲击波疗法(ESWT)已被确定为一种可行的替代治疗方法,根据目前长期的临床药物治疗过程,RA患者血液样本中标记蛋白水平的变化可用于评估治疗结果。
■进行了一项随机对照试验,纳入40名被诊断为类风湿性关节炎(RA)的患者,随机分为两组。第一组接受双氯芬酸和甲氨蝶呤(MTX)的组合,其由每天三次施用25mg双氯芬酸和每周一次施用15mgMTX组成。在7天和14天后进行个体随访评估。同时,第二组患者接受了两次体外冲击波治疗(ESWT),会议之间有7天的间隔。在第7天和第14天进行评价。显示疼痛控制和稳定性的患者被建议继续治疗,而那些有炎症和不适的人被给予特定的药物,他们的进展被密切监测,直到第28天。治疗前两组均采集血样,第一次治疗后,在第二次治疗之后。使用蛋白质印迹和RT-PCR技术测量了四种标记蛋白(NRP-1,CELF-6,COX-2和RGS-1)和两种炎性细胞因子(IL-6和IL-17)。对治疗前后的特异性蛋白和炎症因子水平进行统计分析,评价其影响。
■两组在干预前后的血清目标生物标志物水平均表现出统计学上的显着差异。然而,ESWT组表现出更明显的效果,与ESWT相比,双氯芬酸+MTX组表现出延迟的抗炎作用。
■两种治疗方法都能显著改善关节功能,缓解疼痛,减少患者的炎症。然而,与双氯芬酸和MTX的组合治疗相比,ESWT显示出更显著的临床镇痛效果。此外,ESWT通过调节NRP-1表达产生更直接和值得注意的抗炎作用,一种通过血管生成促进血管内皮细胞迁移和组织修复的营养因子受体,并调节RGS-1以限制炎症信号传递和免疫细胞活化。
UNASSIGNED: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common forms of arthritis. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been identified as a viable alternative therapeutic approach in light of the present protracted clinical course of pharmacological treatment, and changes in levels of marker proteins in the blood samples of RA patients can be utilized to assess treatment outcomes.
UNASSIGNED: A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving forty patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were assigned randomly to two groups. The first group received a combination of
diclofenac and methotrexate (MTX) consisting of 25 mg of
diclofenac administered thrice daily and 15 mg of MTX administered once weekly. Individual follow-up assessments were carried out after 7 and 14 days. Meanwhile, patients in the second group underwent two sessions of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT), with a 7-day interval between sessions. Evaluations were conducted on day 7 and day 14. Patients who displayed pain control and stability were advised to continue the treatment, whereas those who had inflammation and discomfort were administered specific medications, and their progress was closely monitored until day 28. Blood samples were collected from both groups prior to treatment, after the first treatment, and after the second treatment. Four marker proteins (NRP-1, CELF-6, COX-2, and RGS-1) and two inflammatory cytokines (IL-6 and IL-17) were measured using western blot and RT-PCR techniques. A statistical analysis was conducted on the levels of specific proteins and inflammatory factors before and after treatment to evaluate its impact.
UNASSIGNED: Both groups exhibited statistically significant differences in the serum level of target biomarkers before and after the intervention. However, the ESWT group demonstrated a more noticeable effect, while the
diclofenac + MTX group exhibited a delayed anti-inflammatory effect compared to ESWT.
UNASSIGNED: Both treatments significantly improved joint function, relieved pain, and reduced inflammation in patients. However, ESWT demonstrated a more prominent clinical analgesic effect compared to the combination treatment of
diclofenac and MTX. Furthermore, ESWT produced a more immediate and noteworthy anti-inflammatory impact by regulating NRP-1 expression, a trophic factor receptor that facilitates vascular endothelial cell migration and tissue repair through angiogenesis, and regulating RGS-1 to limit inflammatory signal transmission and immune cell activation.