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Trial reportIndian journal of pharmacology

Correlation between serum pro inflammatory cytokines and clinical scores of knee osteoarthritic patients using resveratrol as a supplementary therapy with meloxicam.

Bushra Hassan Marouf, Saad Abdulrahman Hussain, Ziyad Serdar Ali

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Trial report in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bushra Hassan MaroufDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Saad Abdulrahman HussainDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al Rafidain University College, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ziyad Serdar AliDepartment of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
University of Sulaimani · IQ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to analyze the associations between the pro-inflammatory markers with the clinical outcomes of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in patients using resveratrol as an add-on treatment with meloxicam. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis was a double-blind controlled clinical investigation, with 110 eligible patients with OA assigned randomly to receive 15 mg a day meloxicam with either resveratrol 500 mg a day or placebo for 90 days. The standard tools for assessment of pain severity and physical functions were utilized. The tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and IL-6 in the blood were evaluated. Spearman's correlation coefficient test was used to determine the significance of correlations.

resultsThe regression analysis to determine the correlation between reductions of the inflammatory biomarkers with the amelioration of the clinical scores showed a nonsignificant weak correlation between these variables. Total clinical scores of each assessment tool that was used "Knee Injury and OA Outcome Score (KOOS) and WOMAC" displayed a weak and nonsignificant correlation with TNF-α, IL-1β blood level. The Spearman's correlation shows a relatively nonsignificant association between IL-6 levels and KOOS, WOMAC, and Visual Analog Scale scores after incorporating resveratrol as an adjuvant with meloxicam for 90 days.

conclusionA weak and nonsignificant correlation between serum biomarkers and the clinical outcomes has been suggested in patients with painful knee OA treated with meloxicam and resveratrol.

Indexed as

AgedCytokinesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6MaleMeloxicamMiddle AgedOsteoarthritis, KneeOutcome Assessment, Health CareResveratrolTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaCytokinesIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1betaInterleukin-6MeloxicamResveratrolTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAssociationbiomarkerscorrelationscore

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PMID34414904
PMCPMC8411958
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