Trial reportRheumatology international2006
Adenosine and cytokine levels following treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with dipyridamole.
Trial report in Rheumatology international, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dipyridamole augments the antiinflammatory response during human endotoxemia.Critical care (London, England) · 2011Trial
- Efficacy and safety of a novel synergistic drug candidate, CRx-102, in hand osteoarthritis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2008Trial
- Dual Action of Dipyridamole in Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis: Suppression of Joint Inflammation and Upregulation of Muscle Anabolism via Adenosine and AMPK Pathways.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Signaling of the Purinergic System in the Joint.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Review
- Phosphodiesterase type 5 and cancers: progress and challenges.Oncotarget · 2017Review
- Clinical and molecular genetics of the phosphodiesterases (PDEs).Endocrine reviews · 2014Review
- Purinergic signalling in the musculoskeletal system.Purinergic signalling · 2013Review
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Abstract
Adenosine can suppress the release of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) from activated monocytes and macrophages, and may contribute to the anti-inflammatory activities of methotrexate and sulphasalazine. Dipyridamole inhibits the cellular uptake and metabolism of adenosine and we have, therefore, examined the effects of dipyridamole in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an attempt to alleviate their symptoms. Forty patients aged 18-75 years were randomised to receive dipyridamole 400 mg/day or placebo. Blood samples were taken at baseline and at monthly intervals for 6 months. Purines were determined by HPLC and cytokines by ELISA. After 3 months of treatment there were significant reductions in neopterin levels and in the modified Health Assessment Questionnaire score, but these were not maintained. Dipyridamole had no effect on disease severity or the levels of purine metabolites, interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), IL-6, TNF-alpha, lipid peroxidation products, erythrocyte sedimentation rate or C-reactive protein. In conclusion, rheumatoid arthritis patients showed no clinical improvement following treatment with dipyridamole for 6 months.
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