SynthesisFrontiers in immunology2023
Efficacy and safety of Iguratimod in the treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Iguratimod in Autoimmune Diseases: Emerging Evidence for its Immunomodulatory and Therapeutic Role.Mediterranean journal of rheumatology · 2026Review
- Assessing the Quality of AI Responses to Patient Concerns About Axial Spondyloarthritis: Delphi-Based Evaluation.JMIR AI · 2026Article
- Iguratimod improves bleomycin-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis by regulating macrophage polarization through inhibiting the TLR4/NF-κB pathway.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Iguratimod prevents renal fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction model mice by suppressing M2 macrophage infiltration and macrophage-myofibroblast transition.Renal failure · 2024Article
- Iguratimod Alleviates Experimental Sjögren's Syndrome by Inhibiting NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2024Article
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Abstract
Objective: To explore the efficacy and safety of Iguratimod (IGU) intervention in the treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Methods: We used computer to search literature databases, collected randomized controlled trials (RCTs) related to IGU treatment of AS, and searched the relevant literature in each database until Sep. 2022. Two researchers independently carried out literature screening, data extraction, and evaluation and analysis of the risk of bias in the included studies, and then used Rev Man5.3 software for meta-analysis. The protocol is CRD42020220798. Results: A total of 10 RCTs involves in 622 patients were collected. The statistical analysis showed that IGU can decrease the BASDAI score (SMD -1.62 [-2.20, -1.05], P<0.00001. Quality of evidence: low), the BASFI score (WMD -1.30 [-1.48, -1.12], P<0.00001. Quality of evidence: low) and the VAS (WMD -2.01 [-2.83, -1.19], P<0.00001. Quality of evidence: very low). Meanwhile, the addition of IGU into the conventional therapy would not increase the adverse events (RR 0.65 [0.43, 0.98], P=0.04. Quality of evidence: moderate). Conclusion: IGU may be an effective and safe intervention for AS. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?, identifier CRD42020220798.
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