Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease characterized by chronic autoimmune inflammation of body joints, causing movement disability, loss of functions, joint damage, and many complications. Persistent usage of anti-rheumatic drugs has several side effects, which may cause heart, kidney, or liver di...

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Main Authors: Tamara Salman Mohammed, Raya Ezat Maroof, Ali Hussein Al-Hafidh
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Published: middle technical university 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Techniques
Online Access:https://journal.mtu.edu.iq/index.php/MTU/article/view/698
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description Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease characterized by chronic autoimmune inflammation of body joints, causing movement disability, loss of functions, joint damage, and many complications. Persistent usage of anti-rheumatic drugs has several side effects, which may cause heart, kidney, or liver diseases. This study aims to assess the influence of RA duration on kidney and liver enzymes and study the correlation between these enzyme levels and RA disease activity (CDAI). This study collected a total of 150 blood samples. 100 samples for RA patients (61 were seropositive, 39 were seronegative), and 50 for healthy Control. throughout the period from November 2021 to February 2022. The blood samples were collected from Baghdad Teaching Hospital / Rheumatology Consulting Clinic. General information had been collected from each subject according to a questionnaire that had been applied for this purpose.  The age groups of patients and control were between 22-72 years, and 26-62 years old, respectively. The female participants were more than the male counterparts. The blood samples were taken from patients and control groups to screen liver and kidney functions by an automated biochemical system using the SELECTRA PRO X2 device, in addition to the ESR test. The study showed that the levels of urea, creatinine, GPT, and GOT were either normal or slightly elevated and they are non-significantly associated with RA disease activity, the little effect of RA on kidney and liver may be related to the low doses of methotrexate and corticosteroid therapy which used mostly for these patients and didn’t reach to toxicity.
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spelling doaj-art-e7c9922ff0744b97b63ef041a05d858e2025-01-19T11:07:06Zengmiddle technical universityJournal of Techniques1818-653X2708-83832022-11-014Special Issue10.51173/jt.v4i33.698Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAITamara Salman Mohammed0Raya Ezat Maroof1Ali Hussein Al-Hafidh2Al- Alam Health Centre, Baghdad/ al- Karkh Health Department, Iraqi Ministry of HealthCollege of Health & Medical Technology - Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, IraqCollege of Health & Medical Technology - Baghdad, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, Iraq Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease characterized by chronic autoimmune inflammation of body joints, causing movement disability, loss of functions, joint damage, and many complications. Persistent usage of anti-rheumatic drugs has several side effects, which may cause heart, kidney, or liver diseases. This study aims to assess the influence of RA duration on kidney and liver enzymes and study the correlation between these enzyme levels and RA disease activity (CDAI). This study collected a total of 150 blood samples. 100 samples for RA patients (61 were seropositive, 39 were seronegative), and 50 for healthy Control. throughout the period from November 2021 to February 2022. The blood samples were collected from Baghdad Teaching Hospital / Rheumatology Consulting Clinic. General information had been collected from each subject according to a questionnaire that had been applied for this purpose.  The age groups of patients and control were between 22-72 years, and 26-62 years old, respectively. The female participants were more than the male counterparts. The blood samples were taken from patients and control groups to screen liver and kidney functions by an automated biochemical system using the SELECTRA PRO X2 device, in addition to the ESR test. The study showed that the levels of urea, creatinine, GPT, and GOT were either normal or slightly elevated and they are non-significantly associated with RA disease activity, the little effect of RA on kidney and liver may be related to the low doses of methotrexate and corticosteroid therapy which used mostly for these patients and didn’t reach to toxicity. https://journal.mtu.edu.iq/index.php/MTU/article/view/698
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title Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI
title_full Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI
title_fullStr Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI
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title_short Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI
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